From the archives: Watch Martie Salt interview legendary TV producer Norman Lear in 1984

ORLANDO, Fla. — People around the world are reacting to the news that TV legend Norman Lear passed away this week.

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Lear was an influential television writer and producer who created series including “All in the Family,” and “The Jeffersons.”

Channel 9 dug into our archives and found a 1984 interview with Lear and retired Channel 9 anchor Martie Salt.

Read: Norman Lear, ‘All in the Family’ creator, dies at 101

Salt spoke via satellite with Lear about the show “a.k.a. Pablo,” which feathered the story of Mexican-American stand-up comic Paul Rivera.

See the full interview in the video above.

Photos: Norman Lear through the years

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Through the years LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 22: ALL IN THE FAMILY featuring Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor speaking to the show's creator/writer: Norman Lear. Image dated December 22, 1970. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)

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