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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills Original Airdates: Dec. 28-30, 2018 First hour: Part 2 of our November 2017 interview with Josh Mills, curator of the estates of Edie Adams and Ernie Kovacs, and the executive producer of Take … Continue reading →
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Tagged Auld Lang Syne, ball drop, Boo Hoo, Cesar Romero, Daws Butler, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, Ernie Kovacs Centennial, Ernie Kovacs The Definitive Collection, Frank Welker, Hans Conried, Happy New Year, Howard Cosell, Huckleberry Hound, Jimmy Weldon, Josh Mills, Kovacs lithographs, Kwicky Koala, Martin Mills, midnight, Mr. New Year's Eve, New Year’s Eve, New York, Phil Gries, Royal Canadians, Royal Canadiens, Shout! Factory, Sounds of Lost Television, Take a Good Look, Take a Good Look The Definitive Collection, Television's Orignal Genius, Times Square, Winchester Cathedral, Yogi Bear
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Take a Good Look at Guy Lombardo: Next on TVC
We’ll have something old and something new for you this holiday weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 28-30 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 12/28 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm PT … Continue reading →
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Tagged Auld Lang Syne, ball drop, Boo Hoo, Cesar Romero, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, Ernie Kovacs Centennial, Ernie Kovacs The Definitive Collection, Hans Conried, Howard Cosell, Josh Mills, Kovacs lithographs, Martin Mills, midnight, Mr. New Year's Eve, New Year’s Eve, New York, Phil Gries, Royal Canadians, Royal Canadiens, Shout! Factory, Sounds of Lost Television, Take a Good Look, Take a Good Look The Definitive Collection, Television's Orignal Genius, Times Square, Winchester Cathedral
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The Sounds of Lost Christmas: Next on TVC
We’ll go back in time this weekend as part of a special holiday edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 21-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 12/21 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Bob Hope, Charles Kuralt, Christmas TV Companion, Danny Thomas, Dean Martin, Florence Henderson, Glen Campbell, holiday TV episodes, Jim Nabors, Joanna Wilson, Jonathan Winters, Judy Garland, Phil Gries, The Sounds of Lost Television, Tis the Season TV, vintage holiday TV specials, Walter Cronkite
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 430 with guests Wink Martindale and Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 430 with guests Wink Martindale and Marc Cushman Original Airdates: Dec. 14-17, 2018 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Marc Cushman, author of Long Distance Voyagers: The Story of The Moody Blues, Volume 1: 1965-1979, an … Continue reading →
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Tagged 80 million records, all love broke loose, Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Blue World, Bob Quigley, Bobby Darin, British bands, Bumper Stumpers, Bye Bye Bird, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Chuck Harter, cold hearted orb that rules the night, concept album, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Days of Future Passed, Debt, Deck of Cards, Deep, Denny Laine, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, For My Lady, Frankie Avalon, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Gemini Dream, Go Now, Grahme Edge, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Know I'll Find You Somewhere, I Stand for Everyone, In Search of the Lost Chord, Jack Barry, Jackson, James Darren, Jerry Weintraub, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Keys to the Kingdom, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Legend of a Mind, Let's Rock, Life magazine, Long Distance Voyager, Long Distance Voyagers, Look at Me, Marc Cushman, Mellotron, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Mike Pinder, Moodies, Moody Blues, Mr. Game Show, Nights in White Satin, No. 1 single, Octave, on the threshold of a dream, Pacific Ocean Park, Paul McCartney, pop music TV shows, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Ray Thomas, Ready Steady Go, red is gray and yellow white, remove the color from our sight, rock album format with orchestral music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, skiffle, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Sur La Mer, symphonic rock, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Beatles, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Lively Set, The Moody Blues, The Present, The Rolling Stones, The Story in Your Eyes, The Story of The Moody Blues, The Winker, These Are The Voyages, Threshold Records, Tic Tac Dough, Timothy Leary's dead, Tony Bennett, Top 20 hits, Tuesday Afternoon, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS
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Wink Martindale: Next on TVC
Game show legend Wink Martindale will join us, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with Moody Blues historian Marc Cushman. All that and more this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 14-17 at the following times and venues: … Continue reading →
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Tagged 80 million records, all love broke loose, Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Blue World, Bob Quigley, Bobby Darin, British bands, Bumper Stumpers, Bye Bye Bird, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Chuck Harter, cold hearted orb that rules the night, concept album, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Days of Future Passed, Debt, Deck of Cards, Deep, Denny Laine, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, For My Lady, Frankie Avalon, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Gemini Dream, Go Now, Grahme Edge, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Know I'll Find You Somewhere, I Stand for Everyone, In Search of the Lost Chord, Jack Barry, Jackson, James Darren, Jerry Weintraub, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Keys to the Kingdom, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Legend of a Mind, Let's Rock, Life magazine, Long Distance Voyager, Long Distance Voyagers, Look at Me, Marc Cushman, Mellotron, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Mike Pinder, Moodies, Moody Blues, Mr. Game Show, Nights in White Satin, No. 1 single, Octave, on the threshold of a dream, Pacific Ocean Park, Paul McCartney, pop music TV shows, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Ray Thomas, Ready Steady Go, red is gray and yellow white, remove the color from our sight, rock album format with orchestral music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, skiffle, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Sur La Mer, symphonic rock, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Beatles, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Lively Set, The Moody Blues, The Present, The Rolling Stones, The Story in Your Eyes, The Story of The Moody Blues, The Winker, These Are The Voyages, Threshold Records, Tic Tac Dough, Timothy Leary's dead, Tony Bennett, Top 20 hits, Tuesday Afternoon, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi Original Airdates: Dec. 7-10, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, a comprehensive history of The Merv Griffin Show on television … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Amberella, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Ann Sheridan, Arthur Rankin Jr., Arthur Treacher, Bangladesh, Bob Shanks, Bombay, Cairo, Carole Wells, CBS late night, CIA, Cort Theatre, Dacca, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Eyewitness Account of Evil, Frosty the Snowman, Funny Lady, Fusako Shigenobu, Group W, hijack, hijack terror, Hijacked, Hijakced book, Hollywood Bowl, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, international incident, Jack Paar, JAL Flight 472, Japanese Red Army, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, John Gabriel, Johnny Carson, Julann Griffin, Jules Bass, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Mahmud, Mai Shigenobu, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, National Velvet, NBC daytime, New York City, opera, Osamu Maruoka, Palestine Liberation Organization, Pat McCormick, Paul Coker, Perry Mason, Peter Barsochini, Pistols 'n' Petticoats, Pistols and Petticoats, Play Your Hunch, PLO, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Puccini, Rankin/Bass, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Romeo Muller, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Ruth McDevitt, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Sept 27 1977, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, terrorism, The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass, the dear boy, The Fallen Leaves, The Lively Set, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Original Christmas Specials Collection, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Walter Karabian, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune, Yassar Arafat
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via Decades Network: Spend Christmas Day with Carol Burnett with an all-day Carol-a-thon featuring select episodes of Carol Burnett and Friends, The Lucy Show plus Carol’s appearance as host of The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show
Dec. 6, 2018 – Chicago, IL – DECADES Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co., unwraps a Christmas gift of comedy in celebration of the comedic genius and enduring appeal of actress Carol Burnett. “A Christmas Carol” will … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, As the Stomach Turns, Barbra Streisand, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett and Friends, DECADES Network, Desi Arnaz, Elvis Presley, Harvey Korman, Joan Rivers, Judy Garland, Kermit the Frog, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Lyle Waggoner, Once Upon A Mattress, The Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Lucy Show, Tim Conway, Tudball and Wiggins, Vicki Lawrence, Weigel Broadcasting Co., Went with the Wind
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager for more than forty years, on what Williams looked for whenever he considered a film role, and how he always took direction from the audience whenever he performed his stand-up routines. David is also executive producer of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, the acclaimed HBO documentary that is just one part of ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, the comprehensive 22-DVD collection that will give you an idea of how Robin’s mind worked, how he came to create material, and how that process grew throughout his life and career. ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS is available exclusively through RobinWilliams.com
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Tagged Alex Gibney, Arthur Grac, Billy Crystal, Comic Relief, David Steinberg, Eric Idle, Garry Marshall, Good Will Hunting, Happy Days, HBO documentary, Holy City Zoo, Jay Leno, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Marina Zenovich, Mork, Mork & Mindy, Ork, Pam Dawber, Paula Poundstone, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, San Francisco comics, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Steve Martin, The Early Years, USO tour, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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via Beachwood Entertainment Collective: Legendary songwriter and music producer Brian Wilson to be the subject of a definitive documentary that will take viewers into the world of rock ‘n’ roll’s most misunderstood icon. The as-yet untitled film will include interviews with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Jim James, and Gustavo Dudamel, plus showcases and rare, unreleased music
Los Angeles, CA – Dec. 3, 2018 – Ley Line Entertainment and BriMel announce the definitive documentary on the life and music of iconic producer, songwriter, and singer Brian Wilson. Director and co-writer Brent Wilson of HatCreek Films and Rolling … Continue reading →
Carole Wells, plus the Legacies of Merv Griffin and Rankin/Bass: Next on TVC
Actress, author and philanthropist Carole Wells and television historian and author Steve Randisi will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 7-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 12/7 7pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Amberella, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Ann Sheridan, Arthur Rankin Jr., Arthur Treacher, Bangladesh, Bob Shanks, Bombay, Cairo, Carole Wells, CBS late night, CIA, Cort Theatre, Dacca, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Eyewitness Account of Evil, Frosty the Snowman, Funny Lady, Fusako Shigenobu, Group W, hijack, hijack terror, Hijacked, Hijakced book, Hollywood Bowl, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, international incident, Jack Paar, JAL Flight 472, Japanese Red Army, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, John Gabriel, Johnny Carson, Julann Griffin, Jules Bass, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Mahmud, Mai Shigenobu, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, National Velvet, NBC daytime, New York City, opera, Osamu Maruoka, Palestine Liberation Organization, Pat McCormick, Paul Coker, Perry Mason, Peter Barsochini, Pistols 'n' Petticoats, Pistols and Petticoats, Play Your Hunch, PLO, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Puccini, Rankin/Bass, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Romeo Muller, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Ruth McDevitt, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Sept 27 1977, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, terrorism, The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass, the dear boy, The Fallen Leaves, The Lively Set, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Original Christmas Specials Collection, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Walter Karabian, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune, Yassar Arafat
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