Summary: Writer-producer <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692708/">Ari Posner</a> delivered a humorous valedictorian speech to his Harvard class in 1986, and has been making us laugh ever since! <br> <br> Click image to play video; more details are below. <br> <br> After graduating from Harvard, Ari worked as a reporter for numerous publications such as the Miami Herald, The Boston Phoenix, and The New Republic. However, he found himself continually drawn toward writing comedy. <br> <br> Awarded a full scholarship to study at USC, Ari moved to L.A., and soon after graduating was on his first sitcom staff, Fox's Partners. Since then he has worked on numerous multi-camera sitcoms, hour-long dramas, and single camera comedies, including such titles as Popular, Reba, Mental, and Call Me Fitz, which was recently nominated for 16 Gemini Awards. <br> <br> He has also written and developed many pilots, for such companies as Sony Pictures Television, Happy Madison Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, CBS, and Disney Channel. <br> <br> In this interview, Ari takes us on an entertaining look at his journey through the industry, and gives incredibly helpful tips on writing pilots and other original material, and how to use that material to break in. <br> <br> Make sure you check out the TV Writer Podcast Summer Contest, with some amazing prizes! Find out more at <a href="http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/?p=1009">tvwriterpodcast.com</a>. <br> <br> Didn't get your questions asked? Make sure you <a href="http://twitter.com/GrayJones">follow Gray on Twitter</a> so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our <a href="http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/?page_id=530">TV Writer Twitter Database</a> to find Twitter addresses for several hundred TV writers. Find previous episodes and other resources at <a href="http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/">www.tvwriterpodcast.com</a>. <br> <br> Hosted by Gray Jones, the TV Writer Podcast is devoted to interviews with working TV writers. It is brought to you by Script magazine and <a href="http://www.scriptmag.com/">Scriptmag.com</a>, the leading source for scriptwriting information in print and on the web; and by <a href="http://finaldraft.com/">Final Draft</a> scriptwriting software, the entertainment industry standard for scriptwriting worldwide. <br> <br> Subscribe: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=387132396">iTunes (Video)</a> • <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/script-magazine/id318971821">iTunes (Audio)</a> • <a href="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=48451">PodBean (Audio)</a><br>
