Kingmaking 'The Apprentice' lures businessmen seeking to follow Trump's lead

By Stephanie Baker and Blake Schmidt
Updated February 8 2017 - 11:18am, first published 9:58am
Billed as "The Ultimate Job Interview", Donald Trump was the anchor for the reality TV series The Apprentice from its inception in January 2004 until 2015.
Billed as "The Ultimate Job Interview", Donald Trump was the anchor for the reality TV series The Apprentice from its inception in January 2004 until 2015.

When Donald Trump became a reality-television star more than a decade ago with his signature snarl "You're fired!" few of those at the upper reaches of American life took the broadcast seriously.

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