This review is from: The Big Show: A tribute to my mentor and friend, Television Producer, Fred de Cordova (Kindle Edition)

I watched the Tonight Show when I was a kid and had to go to bed as soon as Johnny finished his monolog. But I still recall him calling out his producer, Fred DeCordova now and again, and the shot would cut to a dapper dark haired mystery man standing in the wings. This book is about that man and his efforts to help a new comer to the business. It's a very sweet story and full of clever one liners that are eminently steal-able, as I have done. Freddy, it turns out, had quite a vocabuary as well as resume. For anyone who has an interest in TV history, this is a great book, and it has a lot of solid info about how shows are put together and how network TV gets made. The writing is fluid and readable and the story never gets bogged down. The writer had a great trip with his friend and it comes through loud and clear. Highly recommended.