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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Star Trek biographer Marc Cushman on how Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner mentored a young Gene Roddenberry; how the Great Bird’s ambition and desire for excellence both helped and hurt him throughout his career; how Roddenberry was a visionary in television, long before Star Trek; and the vital role that Lucille Ball played in getting Star Trek off the ground. Volume One of THESE ARE THE VOYAGES, Marc’s comprehensive three-volume biography of the making of Star Trek: The Original Series, is now available as an expanded edition through Jacobs Brown Media Group with more than eighty pages of new information, including the final thoughts and observations of Leonard Nimoy before his passing in 2015. Volume One of THESE ARE THE VOYAGES is also now available as an audiobook

Posted on May 15, 2019 by admin

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Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Adam Nimoy, Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, Bill Cosby, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, Chris Doohan, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Earle Hagen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Erle Stanley Gardner, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Great Bird of the Galazy, Herb Solow, I Spy, I Spy canceled, I Spy TV show, James Doohan, James Goldstone, Jerry Finnerman, Joe D'Agosta, John D.F. Black, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Mission: Impossible, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Paramount, Perry Mason, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Culp, Robert Foxworth, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sheldon Leonard, Spectre, Star Trek, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, These are the Voyages Books, Vic Mignogna, Walter Koenig, why was I Spy canceled, William Shatner | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 450 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on May 12, 2019 by admin

Gene Roddenberry biographer Marc Cushman and the backstory of The Questor Tapes Original Airdates: May 10-12, 2019 TVC 450.1: Star Trek historian Mark Cushman takes us behind the scenes of The Questor Tapes, the critically acclaimed series pilot that many … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, Bill Cosby, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Earle Hagen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Great Bird of the Galazy, I Spy, I Spy canceled, I Spy TV show, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Robert Culp, Robert Foxworth, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sheldon Leonard, Spectre, Star Trek, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, Walter Koenig, why was I Spy canceled, William Shatner | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 448 with guest Julie Budd is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on April 28, 2019 by admin

Singer/actress Julie Budd on why her tribute to Frank Sinatra is unlike any other Original Airdates: Apr. 26-28, 2019 TVC 448.2: Ed welcomes Julie Budd, the legendary singer/actress whom Merv Griffin famously dubbed “the mini girl with the maxi voice.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged All the Way, Bill Cosby, Birdland Theater, Bob Hope, Brooklyn, Burt Bacharach, Carol Burnett Show, Catskill Mountains, Come Rain Come Shine, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Great American Songbook, Hal David, Herb Bernstein, Jerry Herman, Jim Nabors, Jim Nabors Hour, Joan Rivers, Jules Stern, Julie Budd, Julie Budd Carol Burnett, Let Me Try Again, Liberace, Marvin Hamlisch, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Julie Budd, Merv Griffin Show, Michel Legrand, Milton Berle, My Way, New York City, New York Times, Paul Anka, Remembering Mr. Sinatra, Sidewalks of New York, The Best is Yet to Come, the consummate performer, The Devil and Max Devlin, The Merv Griffin Show, the mini girl with the maxi voice, The Songs of My Life and The Composers Who Wrote Them | Leave a comment

Lee Purcell, Julie Budd, and Kat Kramer: Next on TVC

Posted on April 22, 2019 by admin

Two-time Emmy nominated actress Lee Purcell, singer/actress Julie Budd, and actress and producer Kat Kramer will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 26-28 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 4/26 … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Adwin Brown, All the Way, Almost Summer, American Sign Language, Andrea F. Freeman, ASL, Bentonville Film Festival Foundation, Beverly Todd, Big Wednesday, Bill Bixby, Bill Cosby, Billy Preston, Birdland Theater, Blair Williamson, Blithe Spirit, Bob Hope, Brooklyn, Burt Bacharach, Carlos Carascas, Carol Burnett Show, Carol of the Bells, Catskill Mountains, Charles Bronson, Child of the '70s, Come Rain Come Shine, CSI, Cy Coleman, director Linda Palmer, Donna Mills, Donna Pescow, Down syndrome, Due South, Duke Ellington, Eddie Macon's Run, Elina Madison, Ellen Gerstein, Frances Rye, Frank Sinatra, Geena Davis, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Gemstone, Gene Wilder, George Burns, Geri Jewell, Great American Songbook, Green River Players, Hal David, Herb Bernstein, inclusion all forms media, Inclusion Films, Isabella Blake-Thomas, James Garner, Jamie Brewer, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jerry Herman, Jim Nabors, Jim Nabors Hour, Joan Rivers, Joe Don Baker, Joey Travolta, Jules Stern, Julia Silverman, Julie Budd, Julie Budd Carol Burnett, Karen Kramer, Karen Sharpe Kramer, Kat Kramer, Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World, Katharine Kramer, Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell, Let Me Try Again, Liberace, Lily Tomlin, Long Beach, Love Letters, MacGyver, Marvin Hamlisch, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Julie Budd, Merv Griffin Show, Michael Douglas, Michel Legrand, Mick Jagger, Milton Berle, My Duet with Mick, My Way, New York City, New York Times, Orson Welles, Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Down Syndrome Film Festival, Party Doll, Paul Anka, Paul Guilfoyle, Paul Guilfoyle CSI, Paul Guilfoyle Turnover, Persona Unknown, Primitive Cool, Remembering Mr. Sinatra, Richard Pryor, Riker Lynch, Say You Will, Sidewalks of New York, Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer, Stir Crazy, The Best is Yet to Come, the consummate performer, The Defiant Ones, The Devil and Max Devlin, The Merv Griffin Show, the mini girl with the maxi voice, The Songs of My Life and The Composers Who Wrote Them, Theodore Bikel, Tony Curtis, Turnover, Turnover Linda Palmer, Turnover movie, Valley Girl, Warren Oates | Leave a comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer/actress Julie Budd on her journey as an artist; collaborating with the likes of Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, Michel Legrand, Herb Bernstein, and Liberace; the importance of honesty in choosing one’s material, which she learned from Frank Sinatra; and what makes REMEMBERING MR. SINATRA, Julie’s new CD, unique among all other Sinatra tributes. REMEMBERING MR. SINATRA is available now at Amazon, iTunes, and CDBaby. For our listeners on the East Coast, Julie Budd will bring her live show THE SONGS OF MY LIFE AND THE COMPOSERS WHO WROTE THEM to the Birdland Theater in New York on Wednesday 5/1 thru Saturday 5/4; she’ll also be honored by The Friars Club in New York on Tuesday 5/14

Posted on April 17, 2019 by admin

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Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged All the Way, Bill Cosby, Birdland Theater, Bob Hope, Brooklyn, Burt Bacharach, Carol Burnett Show, Catskill Mountains, Come Rain Come Shine, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Great American Songbook, Hal David, Herb Bernstein, Jerry Herman, Jim Nabors, Jim Nabors Hour, Joan Rivers, Jules Stern, Julie Budd, Julie Budd Carol Burnett, Let Me Try Again, Liberace, Marvin Hamlisch, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Julie Budd, Merv Griffin Show, Michel Legrand, Milton Berle, My Way, New York City, New York Times, Paul Anka, Remembering Mr. Sinatra, Sidewalks of New York, The Best is Yet to Come, the consummate performer, The Devil and Max Devlin, The Merv Griffin Show, the mini girl with the maxi voice, The Songs of My Life and The Composers Who Wrote Them | Leave a comment

Breakfast Cereal, Coca-Cola and Television: Next on TVC

Posted on June 15, 2018 by admin

Authors Tim Hollis and Mark Pendergrast will join us on an encore presentation of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing June 15-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 6/15 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Shows, Next Show, Television Star | Tagged Bill Cosby, breakfast-cereal characters, Cap’n Crunch, Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era, coca-cola, Coke, Crackle and Pop, Daws Butler, Don Draper, epidemic, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, For God Country and Coca-Cola, future of Coca-Cola, Greg Ehrbar, hey hey hey, history of Coca-Cola, Jay Ward, Linus the Lionhearted, Lucky the Leprechaun, Mad Men, Mark Pendergrast, New Coke, new cola wars, obesity, Part of a Complete Breakfast, Pepsi, popular TV commercials, Quisp and Quake, Snap, Sugar Bear, The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It, The Hilltop Ad, the Trix Rabbit, Tim Hollis, Tony the Tiger, TV ad campaigns, William Conrad | Leave a comment

via @NPR: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski for violating its standards of conduct. This marks only the fourth time in the Academy’s history that it has expelled members, the other two being Harvey Weinstein and actor Carmine Caridi

Posted on May 4, 2018 by admin

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Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star | Tagged Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Bill Cosby, Carmine Caridi, Cosby retrial, Cosby trial, Cosby verdict, ethics violation, expelled, expulsion, Harvey Weinstein, membership, Motion Picture Academy, Roman Polanski, standards of conduct | Leave a comment

via Deadline: The Television Academy Hall of Fame removes Bill Cosby’s name and statue in the wake of his conviction last week on sexual assault charges, a move that suggests that the group is distancing itself from the actor/comedian

Posted on May 2, 2018 by admin

Bill Cosby Booted From TV Academy’s Hall Of Fame Roster Please follow and like us:

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Television Star | Tagged Bill Cosby, Cosby, Cosby trial, Cosby verdict, Deadline, MeToo, MeToo movement, sexual assault, sexual assault charges, sexual harassment, Television Confidential, The Cosby Show | Leave a comment

via THR: Bounce TV pulls reruns of The Cosby Show from its lineup in the wake of today’s guilty verdict in the retrial of the Bill Cosby sexual assault case

Posted on April 26, 2018 by admin

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Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Television Star | Tagged Bill Cosby, BounceTV, Cosby trial, Cosby verdict, MeToo, sexual assault, sexual harassment, The Cosby Show | Leave a comment

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 450 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 448 with guest Julie Budd is now available online for listening on demand

Lee Purcell, Julie Budd, and Kat Kramer: Next on TVC

Breakfast Cereal, Coca-Cola and Television: Next on TVC

via @NPR: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski for violating its standards of conduct. This marks only the fourth time in the Academy’s history that it has expelled members, the other two being Harvey Weinstein and actor Carmine Caridi

via Deadline: The Television Academy Hall of Fame removes Bill Cosby’s name and statue in the wake of his conviction last week on sexual assault charges, a move that suggests that the group is distancing itself from the actor/comedian

via THR: Bounce TV pulls reruns of The Cosby Show from its lineup in the wake of today’s guilty verdict in the retrial of the Bill Cosby sexual assault case

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