Herbie J. Pilato Herbie J.'s new book is now available! NBC & Me - My Life As A Page In A Book.
From May 1984 to December 1985, I worked as a Page for NBC-TV in Burbank, California. Many Pages were excited by the frequent showbiz interactions that were accessible and provided by a major TV network facility. Some found work within and outside of the industry. Others found their job only uncovered a depressing, even insulting Hollywood experience. For me, it was da bomb, as I found myself on the set of Family Ties, The Golden Girls and Wheel of Fortune.
I helped to coordinate an affiliates' convention, two press tours, five Bob Hope specials, An All-Star Salute To President Dutch Reagan, the 1984 Democratic Presidential Debates, and the 1984 Emmy Awards. I laughed with established comedians, lunched with network suits, hob-knobbed with celebrities, stuffed envelopes - and passed out tickets to Scrabble - all for a measly $5.20 an hour.
It's an experience that I remember in-depth - and with tongue-in-cheek - in
NBC & ME: MY LIFE AS A PAGE IN A BOOK (A MOCK MEMOIR OF MY BIG '80s DAZE WITH THE PEACOCK NETWORK).
With this book, I expose for the first time the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of my initial TV network tenure. Within its pages (every possible pun intended), I take you - the reader - behind closed-doors, down inactive hallways, and inside TV's oldest web of intrigue (ah huh - that's what they used to call television networks in the old days - webs).
So, if you're looking for a fun read, NBC & ME: MY LIFE AS A PAGE IN A BOOK fits the bill as, none other than, a real...uhm...page-turner.
See below on how to order your personally-signed copy today!
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