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Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Emerges from Exile

Sep 20, 2018

Headlines in late summer 2018 caught me at my core - prompting me to realize why we cherish some of the finest writing & acting onTV - from Murphy Brown and Designing Women. We DO need to pay closer attention to the power and influence of media. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason's guest column in The Hollywood Reporter sheds light on her creative exile, suffered at the hands of CBS' Les Moonves.

Resources:

The Hollywood Reporter Linda Bloodworth-Thomason guest column(Sept 12, 2018)

2016 Podcast episode: Designing Women 1, Bodyshamers 0

2017 Podcast episode: Designing Women's Earnest NYE