Web Site Spotlight:She Made It

She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio

What impact have women made in the broadcasting industry?

This well-presented and content-rich Web site, part of a multiyear initiative from the Museum of Television & Radio, offers an in depth look at the achievements and legacy of 50 women writers, directors, producers, journalists, sportscasters, and executives, past and present, in broadcasting.

In addition to lengthy profiles of each of the women, there are brief audio and video clips for many of them. See, for instance, Lucille Ball talking about her little-known role as director of some of her shows (in an excerpt from a 1985 Museum seminar.) Or listen to a radio broadcast of Dorothy Thompson responding to Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.

Other women profiled on the site include: Christiane Amanpour; Fanny Brice; Julia Child; Katie Couric; Joan Ganz Cooney; Ellen DeGeneres; Tina Fey; Phyllis George; Terri Gross; Sarah Jessica Parker; Cokie Roberts; Barbara Walters; Oprah Winfrey; and 35 more.

The site also presents video of She Made It panel discussions, including one on the evolution of the family sitcom and another on the women of National Public Radio. There are also online discussion forums (though these, unfortunately, are marred by lots of spam).

For more on the She Made It initiative, including the Web site and the Museum of Television & Radio's growing collection of programming created by women, see the Museum's press release.