Operators and switchboards have largely been consigned to history. But Ernestine the Telephone Operator as played by Lily Tomlin endures. The character originated on the TV comedy series “Laugh-In” in ...

Lily Tomlin loves her characters! She's so enthusiastic about them that it's hard to keep up with her when she talks about creating them. Ernestine the Phone Lady, Sister Boogie Woman, Mrs. (Judith) ...

Lily Tomlin long ago embraced the unpredictable and the unlikely. Born in Detroit, Mich. to blue collar-working parents from the South, she rode her talents to international acclaim as a funny woman ...

Every year, in partnership with the Library of Congress, 1A profiles some of the newest inductees into the National Recording Registry. Think of it as the country’s audio “hall of fame.” Today, three ...