"TOXIC" WORKPLACE AT CBS PROMPTS EXEC TO PEN OPEN LETTER
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Take a look at the CBS line-up of shows in recent years and one thing is clear- many feature white male leads. Whitney Davis is a former CBS executive who says that that “white problem” at the network doesn’t just refer to on-camera talent. As a director of entertainment diversity and inclusion Davis was in part responsible for bringing more diversity to the network but she recounts in an open letter published in Variety a workplace culture that was anything but inclusive. She's now left CBS and started a new initiative called Inclusion In Hollywood in the wake of her "toxic" experiences at CBS.
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DAUGHTER OF HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS ON HER PARENTS' MARRIAGE
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Robert Riskin was one of the great screenwriters of the 20th century. His movies, many directed by Frank Capra, included “It Happened one Night” and “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.” Fay Wray was an actress who starred in "The Wedding March," "The Clairvoyant" and, most famously, the original "King Kong." Riskin and Wray were married for and now their daughter, Victoria Riskin, has just written a memoir about them. She talks with John Horn about despite all of her parents' Hollywood endeavors, they had one memorable collaboration: their marriage.
KEEPING ARMENIAN MUSIC ALIVE
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This week marks the 104th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. By some accounts, the Ottoman government killed as many as one point five million people in the early 20th century. Areni Agbabian’s is an Armenian-American pianist and vocalist who keeps her culture's musical legacy alive in part by integrating it into her debut album. That’s out today on the ECM label. The Frame contributor Betto Arcos has her story.