Since its premiere in 1986, Emmy-winning documentary series PBS THIRTEEN’s AMERICAN MASTERS has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. American Masters celebrates the career of award-winning director Mike Nichols with a brilliant documentary brought to PBS by entertainment icon and raconteur Julian Schlossberg, the producer of the film, and longtime friend of Nichols. Schlossberg joins Halli for at her table to talk about the documentary and much more on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show.

Everyone knows who Mike Nichols was. From the beginning of his career as part of the satiric duo Nichols and May moving on to become one of the Twentieth Century’s legendary, award-winning directors of stage and screen. But Schlossberg is himself a legend. Shows produced by Schlossberg have earned many honors, including six Tony Awards, two Obie Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards and five Outer Critics Circle Awards. His work in film is equally notable. He is the founder of major film production and distribution companies, a well-known music label and for years was the host of the beloved, nationally syndicated radio program MOVIE TALK. http://tiny.cc/byhcgy

A conversation with Julian Schlossberg, raconteur and producer of the new American Master’s documentary NICHOLS, directed by Elaine May, on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. For more information visit Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.