Subject Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Nye, Bill
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content: Bill Nye Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971 - 2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1383, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series consists of subject files, arranged alphabetically.  Many of the materials relate to Nye's work to promote science, publicity appearances, speeches delivered, events he attended and/or presented at. Other files containi information on topics such as comedy, and ephemera.  Also included are materials about Nye's early television work with Almost Live! a weekly comedy show on Seattle's KING-TV that aired from 1983-1999.  Nye joined Almost Live! in 1986  with his persona of the "Science Guy" emerging on an episode in 1987. Nye became a regular feature, playing a variety of roles, combining his knowledge of science and engineering with comedy.  In 1992, Almost Live! went national on the Comedy Central Channel and was hosted by John Keister.