“We need imagination in programming, not sterility; creativity, not imitation; experimentation, not conformity; excellence, not mediocrity. Television is filled with creative, imaginative people. You must strive to set them free.”

Speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, May 9, 1961 (the Wasteland Speech)

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