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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Rattlesnake Brigade,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK, airs on Apr. 27, 1982 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: James Garner files a cross-complaint against Warner Bros. on Apr. 26, 1960, reiterating his claim that the studio had breached his contract by suspending payment of his salary. The ensuing legal battle set in motion a chain of events that not only changed the course of Garner’s career, but led to the demise of MAVERICK – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Robert Webber, Marj Dusay, and Jameson Parker star in the conclusion of “Faith, Hope and Clarity,” a two-part episode of BRET MAVERICK that originally aired on Apr. 20, 1982 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Part 1 of “The Devil’s Necklace,” the only two-part episode of the original MAVERICK series, airs on Apr. 16, 1961 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Andrew Duggan stars as Big Ed Murphy in “The Money Machine,” airing Apr. 15, 1962 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
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Cool Hand Lou and The First Lady of Song: Next on TVC
Please join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL for a special encore presentation of our conversations with actor/director Lou Antonio and radio host and Ella Fitzgerald biographer Geoffrey Mark, airing May 7-9 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, America America, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Boston Legal, C.S.I., Can't Buy Me Love, Candice Bergen, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, comprehensive biography, Cool Hand Luke, Count Basie, David Janssen, Decca, Dennis Weaver, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Diana Washington, Dolly Levi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Felicity, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Frank Pierson, Frank Sinatra, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, George C. Scott, George Kennedy, Glen Larsen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, Hello Dolly, Henry Thomas, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How High the Moon, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Arness, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Karen Carpenter, Larger Than Life, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lorelei, Lou Antonio, Lou Antonio Cool Hand Lou, Lou Antonio James Garner, Lou Antonio Rockford Files, Lou Antonio Roundabout, Louis Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Lucille Ball, Luis Delgado, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, McCloud, Mel Torme, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Mothers-in-Law, Naked City, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, radio host, rags to riches, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Waite, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, Stuart Rosenberg, Sweet Georgia Brown, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, The Lucy Book, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, The Show Goes On, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers
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Bob Hope, George Jefferson, and Comfort TV: Next on TVC
Television writer and producer Jay Moriarty, comedy writer Martha Bolton, and author and TV historian David Hofstede will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 30-May 2 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy Awards, All in the Family, All in the Family Draft Dodger episode, Berlinda Tolbert, Bewitched, Bob Hope, Bob Hope Desert Classic, Bob Hope Korean War, Bob Hope March Field, Bob Hope Martha Bolton, Bob Hope military audiences, Bob Hope military shows, bob Hope monologue, Bob Hope on TV, Bob Hope Operation Desert Storm, Bob Hope Presents, Bob Hope radio show, Bob Hope soldiers, Bob Hope Texaco, Bob Hope The Laugh Makers, Bob Hope USO, Bob Hope veterans, bob hope vietnam, Bob Hope World War II, Bob Mills, Cathy Lee Crosby, Charlies Angels Casebook, Chrysler Theater, Comfort TV, Comfort TV era, damon evans, David Hofstede, David Hofstede Comfort TV, David Hofstede What Were They Thinking, David Hofstede When Television Brought Us Together, Dear Bob, Dear Bob Bob Hopes World War II correspondence, Dee-luxe apartment in the sky, deluxe apartment in the sky, Eddie Edie, Father Knows Best, first black actress Emmy Award Comedy, first black actress to win Emmy Award, first female comedy writer Bob Hoper, first female writer Bob Hope, first upwardly mobile black family on television, Florence Johnston The Jeffersons, Florence's Problem, franklin cover, Gene Perret, George Foreman, george jefferson, Get Smart, Gloria Loring, Gold Star families, Honky in the House, Honky in the House The Jeffersons, Honky in the House Writing & Producing The Jeffersons, I Dream of Jeannie, I Love Lucy, interracial marriage, isabel sanford, Isabel Sanford Emmy Award, Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson, Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons, Isabel Sanford The Queen, Isabel Sanford Weezy, Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois Movin on Up, Jay Moriarty, Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty All in The Family, Jay Moriarty Checkin' In, Jay Moriarty Draft Dodger episode, Jay Moriarty Good Times, Jay Moriarty Honky in the House, Jay Moriarty That's My Mama, Jay Moriarty The Draft Dodger, Jay Moriarty The Jeffersons, Jay Moriarty The Royal Family, Jefferson Cleaners, JoAnne Worley, Johnny Carson, legendary comedian, Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Louise Jefferson, March Field Riverside, Marie Osmond, marla gibbs, Marla Gibbs Florence, Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston, Marla Gibbs The Jeffersons, Martha Bolton, Martha Bolton Bob Hope, Martha Bolton Dear Bob, Martha Bolton Joan Rivers, Martha Bolton Linda Hope, Martha Bolton Phyllis Diller, Martha Bolton The Lockhorns, Martin Luther King episode, Michael Evans, Mike Milligan, movin on up, Ned Wertimer, Nicholl Ross West, Nicholl Ross West The Jeffersons, Norman Lear Tandem Productions, Norman Lear The Jeffersons, Once a Friend, paul benedict, roxie roker, Sherman Hemsley, Sherman Hemsley Broadway, Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson, Sherman Hemsley Purlie, Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons, suicide, Thanks for the Memory, That Girl, The Andy Griffith Show, The Bob Newhart Show, The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Draft Dodger episode All in The Family, The Jeffersons A Friend in Need, The Jeffersons Live in Front of a Studio Audience, The Jeffersons The First Store, The Odd Couple, The Simpsons, Tonight Show, trangender identity, When Television Brought Us Together, Writing & Producing The Jeffersons, Zara Cully, Zara Cully Isabel Sanford, Zara Cully Mother Jefferson
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Behind the Scenes of The Jeffersons, plus The Bob Crane TV Trivia Quiz: Next on TVC
Award-winning television writer and producer Jay Moriarty will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 23-25 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday 4/23 9am ET 6am PT Listen Live … Continue reading →
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Tagged All in the Family, All in the Family Draft Dodger episode, Andrea Martin, Anne McRae, Arsenic and Old Lace, Auto Focus, B. Kirby Jr., Berlinda Tolbert, Bob Crane, Bob Crane Show, Bruce Dern, Bruno Kirby, Catherine O'Hara, damon evans, Dave Clark Five, Dave Thomas, Dee-luxe apartment in the sky, deluxe apartment in the sky, Diana Dors, Dickie Dawson, Donna Reed Show, Ed Begley Jr., Eddie Edie, Edward Feldman, first black actress Emmy Award Comedy, first black actress to win Emmy Award, first upwardly mobile black family on television, Florence Johnston The Jeffersons, Florence's Problem, franklin cover, Gavin MacLeod, george jefferson, Gold Star families, Helen Hayes, Hogan's Heroes, Hollywood Plateau, Honky in the House, Honky in the House The Jeffersons, Honky in the House Writing & Producing The Jeffersons, Howard Caine, interracial marriage, isabel sanford, Isabel Sanford Emmy Award, Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson, Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons, Isabel Sanford The Queen, Isabel Sanford Weezy, Ivan Dixon, Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois Movin on Up, Jack Nicholson, James Sutorious, Jamie Foxx, Jay Moriarty, Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty All in The Family, Jay Moriarty Checkin' In, Jay Moriarty Draft Dodger episode, Jay Moriarty Good Times, Jay Moriarty Honky in the House, Jay Moriarty That's My Mama, Jay Moriarty The Draft Dodger, Jay Moriarty The Jeffersons, Jay Moriarty The Royal Family, Jefferson Cleaners, Jimmy Kimmel, Joan Rivers, Joe Flaherty, John Banner, John Candy, John Wayne, Kenneth Washington, KNX, Koko the Gorilla, Larry Hovis, Leon Askin, Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Los Angeles Times, Louise Jefferson, marla gibbs, Marla Gibbs Florence, Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston, Marla Gibbs The Jeffersons, Martin Luther King episode, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Evans, Mike Milligan, movin on up, Mr. Tambourine Man, Ned Wertimer, Nicholl Ross West, Nicholl Ross West The Jeffersons, Norman Lear Tandem Productions, Norman Lear The Jeffersons, Once a Friend, Otto Klemperer, Oui magazine, paul benedict, Phil Hartman, Playboy magazine, Playgirl magazine, political correctness, Richard Dawson, Rick Moranis, Robert Clary, Robert Crane, Roseanne Barr, roxie roker, SCTV, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sherman Hemsley, Sherman Hemsley Broadway, Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson, Sherman Hemsley Purlie, Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons, Spinal Tap, Sue Lyon, Sue Lyon Bob Crane, suicide, Superdad, Teri Garr, The Byrds, The Draft Dodger episode All in The Family, The Jeffersons Live in Front of a Studio Audience, The Jeffersons The First Store, Traci Lords, trangender identity, Werner Klemperer, Writing & Producing The Jeffersons, Zara Cully, Zara Cully Isabel Sanford, Zara Cully Mother Jefferson
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Radames Pera, Bob Crane, Hank Aaron, and Tommy Lasorda: Next on TVC
Actor and entrepreneur Radames Pera and authors Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 16-18 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday 4/16 9am … Continue reading →
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