About the Program

SHOW DESCRIPTION | PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT (.pdf) | CREDITS

Host
Robert X. Cringely

Produced & Directed By
Frank Batavick

Co-Producer
Henry C. Lucas, Jr.

Coordinating Producer
Marilyn M. Phillips

Segment Producer
Mike Montella

Writers
Robert X. Cringely
Frank Batavick
Henry C. Lucas, Jr.

Edited By
Steve Smith

Principal Videography
Tim Pugh
Kim Moir

Audio
Gordon Masters
Karl DeVos
Mark Arees
Steve Hanning
Eric Toline

Animation & Compositing
Mitch Butler, Explain-o-Graphics

Theme Music
David Zee

Additional Videography
Mike Goldsmith
Frank Leung
Marlene Rodman

Jib Camera
John K. Taylor

Additional Editing
Pat Donnelly
Frank Batavick

Colorist
Bob Mixter

Studio Production
Tracy Gaspari
Claudia Burn

Props
Bob Gibson

Makeup
Deanna Haspett

Audio Post Production
David Wainwright
Brad Giardiello

Creative Services
Alex Vitalo
Chris Kahler

Title Design
Jose Rodriquez III

Website
Bob Wilson

Program Coordinator
Donna Hunt

Production Consultant
Chris Haws

Script Consultant
Lisa Feit

Station Relations
Tina Waganer
Marta Simms
Chris Matthews

Promotion
Maryland Public Television
Lisa Shenkle

Promotion
University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Angela Toda

Client Services
Victoria Dudek

Assistant Producers
Brandon Holthaus
Jennifer Twigg

Announcer
Alec Webb

DVD Authoring
Daryl Martin
Dave Schein

Closed Captioning
Robin Gautney
Judi Mann

Production Interns
Michelle Falco
Dan Garfinkel
Michele Hammerbacher
Jessica Helene
Shannon Wilson
Sarah Wohl

Manager, Production Operations
Harry Vaughn

Supervisor, Editing/Videotape
Bill Dukes

Supervisor, Production Audio
Jim Bigwood

Scheduling
Stephen Gradin
Glenn Goff

National Archives Film Research
Bonnie G. Rowan

Archival Materials
Kennedy Space Center
Johnson Space Center
Mayo Clinic, David Coleman
7-Eleven Inc.
Palto Alto Research Center, Inc.
The MIT Museum
Library of Congress
George Eastman House
Kodak
Sabre Systems
Wright's Reprints
Time Warner

Additional Footage Provided By
Common Craft, Lee LeFever
RFID Journal, Mark Roberti
Intermec
Jimboco
National Association of Convenience Stores
E-Z Pass Interagency Group
Microsoft
Hewlett-Packard

Production Assistance Provided By
Computer History Museum
Orange Cycle Works, Inc.
George Eastman House
Dresden Engle Olcott
Race Pace Bicycles
REI
Princeton Sports
Best Buy Stores
Maryland Transportation Authority
City of Baltimore
Producer's Video, Baltimore, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Photoworks.com
Motore Coffee

For Oregon Public Television
Dave Spangler, Videographer
Steven Kray, Audio

Special Thanks to

Lee Thornton

Randy Brooke
Maria Pryor
Chesley McLaren
Wendell Teodoro

Sabyasachi
Robyn Berkley
Kelly Cutrone

Couture Fashion Week
Andres Aquino
Maria Pryor

Nancy Grayson
Sue Vanskiver
Christina Bildstein
Mary Alyce Cringely

Transcriptions
Soft Scribe, LLC

Executive Producer
University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Howard Frank

Executive Producer
Maryland Public Television
Steven J. Schupak

MPT Chief Content Officer
Eric Eggleton

© 2008 University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business