Ed Berenhaus (NBC page 1975-1977 (SNL, Tomorrow Show), Nick at Nite, Joan Rivers Show)

<p>Ed Berenhaus joined me to discuss his influences: Jack Benny, Sonny Fox, Chuck McCann, Soupy Sales, Jay Ward; seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium and being able to hear them; going to Stony Brook University to be a director but segueing to TV and radio; the many rock acts he saw; growing up in Kew Gardens and having Art Garfunkel&#39;s school dictionary; becoming an NBC page when befriended by Cousin Brucie; giving the NBC tour; working with Sonny Fox on NBC children&#39;s programming; working on <em>Saturday Night Live</em>; Aykroyd &amp; Belushi shower with the pages; meeting Bill Murray; doing an extra rehearsal the day before the October 11, 1975 premiere; being with Chevy at the 1976 DNC at MSG; the NBC logos; the original idea for <em>SNL </em>(Albert Brooks, Jim Henson); seeing Billy Crystal get cut from the first episode; the Candice Bergen episode being the first one to look like <em>SNL</em> today; watching the theme song be written; checking out the musical guests; working on the <em>Tomorrow</em> show and giving pointers to Dan Aykroyd on his Tom Snyder impression; putting the younger better looking audience members up front; seating celebrities; taking Mick Jagger and Ron Wood to the bathroom during the Eric Idle show; making promos for the news; watching the <em>SNL </em>promos being taped; the problems of writing talk show promos; taking Sean Connery to the bathroom when the door won&#39;t open; leaving NBC to go to Satellite Network News; SNN being bought out by Ted Turner; moving to Harpo to make promos for <em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em>; making fun promos for Nick at Nite; memorable promos for <em>The Donna Reed Show</em> and <em>I Dream of Jeannie</em> used in the movie &quot;As Good as it Gets&quot;; worked for Broadway Video on <em>Sunday Night</em>; meeting Miles Davis; the legacy of <em>SNL</em>; trying to give away tickets to a spontaneous Paul Simon / George Harrison performance; <em>SNL</em> being both original and running ideas into the ground; working for <em>The Jeremy Kyle Show</e