Consult the further reading page for a list of books and Web sites related to They Made America.

A number of people were interviewed or acted as consultants. See the complete film credits for more information.

On-Camera Interview Subjects:
Bill Adler, Def Jam, 1984-1990 and author, Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC
Ken Auletta, author, Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire
Porter Bibb, author, Ted Turner: It Ain't As Easy As It Looks
Harold Evans, author, They Made America
Nelson George, author, Hip Hop America
Robert Goldberg, author, Citizen Turner: The Wild Rise of an American Tycoon
Ted Kavanau, CNN senior producer
Sandy Kenyon, CNN reporter
Alan Light, editor, Tracks Magazine
Jim Miklaszewski, CNN reporter
Reese Schonfeld, founding president, CNN, and author, Me and Ted Against the World: The Unauthorized Story of the Founding of CNN
Bernard Shaw, CNN anchor
Russell Simmons, co-founder, Def Jam
Bill Stephney, Def Jam, 1984-1989
Ted Turner, founder, CNN