One thing I have to add here about Tom Snyder, he was NOT a racist. As a journalist who is Black, I was impressed with the way he handled African-American subjects. That is, he was ALWAYS fair and friendly, rather than hostile or condescending. That is, his interviews with people of color, especially Black Americans, was even keeled. His interviews with noted leaders such as the civil rights figure Jesse Jackson, Disco song writer and producer, the late Van Mc Coy, comedian Richard Pryor, Jazz guitarist George Benson, and Rock and Roll icon, Chuck Berry made superb viewing.