Norman Lear, the television writer, producer and director who redefined TV comedy by pushing boundaries through the use of controversial social issues as subjects for humor, has died at age 101. In 2014, WGN Radio’s Dave Plier spoke with Lear about his career creating groundbreaking television.

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