HBO Documentary's Head, Sheila Nevins On Her Work, Life, And Aging

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 3, 2017

This interview is a rebroadcast that originally aired on May 1, 2017.

Award-winning television producer and president of HBO Documentary Films, Sheila Nevins joins us to discuss her book, You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales. The book is a collection of personal essays, poetry and stories that deal with aging, family and working as a media professional in a youth-obsessed culture. Nevins has produced over 1,000 documentary films for HBO and will share stories from her accomplished career.

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