Dick Cavett was the Host of The Dick Cavett Show on ABC and PBS, and also hosted talk shows on the USA, HBO and CNBC cable networks. He appears frequently on stage, screen, and new media, and was nominated for his most recent Emmy Award in 2012. Mr. Cavett is the author of Talk Show and the co-author of Cavett and Eye on Cavett, and writes an online opinion column for The New York Times. His latest book is Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments and Assorted Hijinks. He lives in New York City and Montauk, New York.