Last Updated: December 29, 2000
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Institute for journalism
excellence
The wit and wisdom of Lloyd Dobyns
On his work at NBC: “My best work had to have been for “Weekend,”
back in 1974 and ’75. ...Then I did nine documentaries for NBC. But no
one wanted to do documentary anymore. ...”
On Tom Brokaw, “NBC Nightly News” host: “He’s a master
at getting what he wants,” rivaled only by his wife (Meredith).
On Roger Mudd, former anchor: “One of the nicest men in
the business!”
On Linda Ellerbee: “We’re still good friends and get together
a few times a year. ... It’s unusual for TV colleagues to like each other.
We genuinely like each other.”
On the Dobyns-Ellerbee projects: “We attracted a strange following
— people who worked all night, quirky people ... Jerry Garcia (of Grateful
Dead fame) was one of our biggest fans.”
