Interviews | Posted by TV Time Machine 06.06.12
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Wayne Rogers, businessman, entrepreneur, and star of the classic TV series MASH, is interviewed by host Jim Benson about finance, politics, and the arts. WayneRogers3

On this edition of TV Time Machine, we are proud to welcome an extraordinary individual in the fields of media, entrepreneurship, business and finance, Mr. Wayne Rogers. Probably best known to television viewers for playing Trapper John McIntire for three seasons on the classic TV series MASH, those who have payed stricter attention soon realize the vast expanse of Mr. Rogers’ talent, experience, and background. In addition to a remarkable fifty-year career in television and movies, our guest has achieved extraordinary success as an entrepreneur, investor, businessman, pundit, and even Broadway producer.

In these three audio segments, Wayne Rogers helps us explore virtually every aspect of his television career and also delves into his innovative and iconoclastic approach toward business and investing, featured in his book, Make Your Own Rules, A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success. Again, for those of you intrepid enough to sell short, feel free to put in a market order, as we slip from the restraints of the present and enter a rather lucrative past! waynerogerssmall

Listen to the Interview Below

Wayne Rogers audio interview Segment One

In this segment, host Jim Benson talks to investment strategist, actor and entreprenuer Wayne Rogers about his early years growing up in Alabama and the effect his father’s death had on his young life. Mr. Rogers also explores the encroachment of big government, big business and other large institutions on our society and what needs to change to right our domestic ship. Our guest also discusses his years in the Navy, his days as a struggling young actor in New York City, and his first big television break, starring as Luke Perry in the 1960 ABC TV western, Stagecoach West.

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Wayne Rogers audio interview Segment Two

For the second segment, host Jim Benson discusses with Wayne Rogers his role as Trapper John McIntire in the classic 1970’s TV series MASH, his working relationship with co-star Alan Alda, the remarkable talents of fellow actors McLean Stevenson and Larry Linville (who played Colonel Henry Blake and Major Frank Burns respectively), and the behind-the-scenes contributions of writer Larry Gelbart and director Gene Reynolds. Mr. Rogers also talks about why he left the series, and his subsequent foray into the short-lived NBC TV show City of Angels. Our multi-talented guest also delves into his very fond memories of working with Lynn Redgrave on the late 1970’s CBS TV comedy, House Calls.

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Wayne Rogers audio interview Segment Three

For the final segment, host Jim Benson discusses with Wayne Rogers his book, Make Your Own Rules: A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success, what it’s like to strike out on your own as an entrepreneur, and how to solve problems by thinking “out of the box”– following the path to ultimate success by using unconventional strategies as a means of problem-solving and manifesting new ideas that staid thinking and conventional practices cannot engender. Mr. Rogers also talks about his ever-curious mind and how he uses expansive thought to fortify his knowledge base to grow his various businesses, and invest successfully for himself and others, despite recent economic headwinds. In closing, Wayne Rogers reflects upon his vastly successful life in all facets of venture–the arts, politics, and business.

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  • Los Angeles lady

    I loved his short-lived series, “City of Angels.” I hope it’s available on DVD some day.