Don’t get me wrong. Osa and Martin Johnson were very involved in the Chautauqua circus. They used to have long ago before radio and television. They used to have get-togethers they call Chautauquas. And they would all get together and bring a speaker in. But yeah, there used to be… Read More
Then he would set a trigger down here at 60 feet away with a net and the leopard would come up and get near the bait and triggered. And the cat would go zooming up to the top of the tree in a net. These are amazing things they used… Read More
How would you like to be remembered?… Read More
I brought out the ones that reflected human emotions. And he was taken by it. But some of those people believe me are very disconnected from anything that’s natural. Urban people often that have some of the talk shows. Now, in soming up here, I got two questions. Read More
What do you know about the profession that you have devoted so many years of your life?… Read More
No, the question is, what do I know about my profession?… Read More
It’s a black background and you’re sitting at a table. Well, I had some apples cut up and these were sitting right in front of me. The first thing I knew, Charlie Rose was extremely enthralled. He’d never seen anything like it. So he was giving these pieces of apple… Read More
And then I brought a condor out with a 10 foot wing spread and boy, he didn’t say a word. So it didn’t quite work out like I wanted, because I can’t be talking philosophically about something with Charlie Rose, feeding. And he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Read More
So you brought out the wild animal and the aaw animal?… Read More
I probably haven’t utilized whatever celebrity I have, to the point that I should have. I have a lot of things dangling there that I should have probably been more efficient in exploiting them. But it has opened some doors. Yeah, I spoke at the Bill Clinton Global Initiative in… Read More
By the way, my son mark is a documentary film producer and he’s done three or four shows for National Geographic that had been very successful. I told my son, I said, Mark, you’re not as smart as I was, because when I came out of the shoot, I worked… Read More
And Charlie’s a pretty good guy to be on. I don’t wanna fool around with some of the talk show hosts nowadays, because some of them are having some of my colleagues John who are more interested in scaring the host or joking about an animal than they are being… Read More
That’s the interesting thing. I’m still a private contractor, I guess, is the right call. And they’re using me. But you know, I have a partner in this whole thing with Mutual of Omaha. His name is Peter Gross and he has gotten pretty well-known by being on, or first… Read More
But he’s a great guy and he was two years or so on Wild Kingdom, but he’s been my partner in Wild Kingdom for quite awhile. Read More
To what extent has your celebrity been able to open doors for your message?… Read More
Then we wanna eventually work for a convention and have people who represents this is a regional, the right word that I was looking for. We’re gonna start with regional workshops. And then the regional workshops will help elect this organization, the leaders of it and the people who represent… Read More
To what extent are you still involved with Mutual of Omaha?… Read More
I’m a private contractor with Mutual of Omaha. And I’m glad you mentioned that, because this year 2013 is the 50th anniversary of Wild Kingdom. And so we’re gonna be celebrating, Mutual is gonna be celebrating the 50th anniversary the whole year. And it should be promoted on television. And… Read More
Is that your individual effort or is that connected to Mutual of Omaha?… Read More
It’s not connected with Mutual Omaha. Like I say, I’ve tried to form groups in the past. I had one group called O-W-L. Organization of Wildlife Lectures, but it’s been difficult cause I’ve strung myself out a little bit too thin. But I really am enthusiasts. Now, I have about… Read More