Word on Words

For years the legendary John Seigenthaler hosted A Word on Words on Nashville's public television station, WNPT. During the show's four-decade run (1972 to 2013), he interviewed some of the most interesting and most important writers of our time. These in-depth exchanges revealed much about the writers who appeared on his show and gave a glimpse into their creative processes. Seigenthaler was a deeply engaged reader and a generous interviewer, a true craftsman. Frye Gaillard and Pat Toomay have collected and transcribed some of the iconic interactions from the show. Featuring interviews with: Arna Bontemps *, Marshall Chapman *, Pat Conroy *, Rodney Crowell *, John Egerton *, Jesse Hill Ford *, Charles Fountain *, William Price Fox *, Kinky Friedman *, Frye Gaillard *, Nikki Giovanni *, Doris Kearns Goodwin *, David Halberstam *, Waylon Jennings *, John Lewis *, David Maraniss *, William Marshall *, Jon Meacham *, Ann Patchett *, Alice Randall *, Dori Sanders *, John Seigenthaler Sr. *, Marty Stuart *, Pat Toomay