Day at Night: Hugh Hefner

Topics in Hugh Hefner’s discussion of the American way of life include the influence of the Puritan work ethics on himself, his humble middle-class upbringing, the influence of money and sex on the American public, as well as Mr. Hefner’s true definition of happiness. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970’s. This edition taped April 25, 1974. Watch more at