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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Film and television actress Carole Wells on Sept. 27, 1977, the day she boarded a plane en route to Bangkok, only to find herself taken prisoner, along with 155 other passengers and fourteen crew members, when Japanese Red Army terrorists hijack the flight and commandeer it to Bangladesh. Carole relives those events in vivid detail in her gripping new book, Hijacked: An Eyewitness Account of Evil
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, a complete history of The Merv Griffin Show on television that also provides insight into Merv the producer, Merv the entrepreneur, Merv the producer and what made Merv different than any other talk show host
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- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Ed Asner will bring his critically acclaimed one-man show A Man and His Prostate to Lafayette, California, Sacramento, California and Grand Rapids, Michigan in early 2019. Ed describes A Man and His Prostate as “The Vagina Monologues, for men.” In addition, he is starring in a new play, God Help Us, a political comedy in which God moderates a debate between two pundits on opposite sides of the spectrum. Ed will talk about both God Help Us and A Man and His Prostate, and more, next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL
- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Leslie Bertram Crane on her career working behind the scenes in network television, both in production and post-production. Leslie spent more than a decade in variety television, not only on weekly series but high profile specials and such live events as the Jerry Lewis telethon and two Oscarcasts, before becoming as a “switcher” on such top shows as Friends, The Drew Carey Show, and Murphy Brown. She’ll tell you what a “switcher” does, plus she’ll give you an idea of just how many plates are spinning behind the camera of most variety TV shows. Our conversation will air in a few weeks. Leslie is also co-author, along with her husband Robert Crane, of Burn The Ice, a book that details the adventures of two bartenders in L.A.
- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: The one and only Ed Asner on his approach to playing God Almighty in the new stage play, God Help Us; the inspiration for starting The Ed Asner Family Center, a nonprofit organization that benefits children with special needs; working with Valerie Harper on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; and the differences between playing God and playing Santa Claus. Visit GodHelpUs.net to find out how to bring God Help Us to a playhouse near you
- A Tribute to James Garner: Next on TVC « KSAV on This week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor Sam Medina on working opposite Tom Hardy in the upcoming Marvel adventure Venom. Sam will join us in the first hour of this week’s program. Venom opens in theaters Friday 10/5
- Robert Wagner: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Budd Moss: Robert Wagner to Receive the Hollywood Golden Era Award at the Second Gold Coast International Film Festival, which will be held on Wednesday 10/24
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Oct. 19-22, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes Leslie Bertram Crane. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1989, A Kiss Before Dying, Academy Awards, Alexander Mundy, Alistair Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Allan Carr, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beach Blanket Babylon, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Bill Bertram, Broken Lance, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burn the Ice, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Captain and Tennille, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Dean Stockwell, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Diane Baker, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Donald J. Bellisario, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Edward Binns, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, ER, Frank Price, Fred Astaire, Friends, Gary Collins, Glen Larson, Gold Coast Arts Center, Gold Coast International Film Festival, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Era of Hollywood, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Plateau, Hour Magazine, I Loved Her in the Movies, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Irwin Allen, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jeff Margolis, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, John Cerney, Kirk Driscoll, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lew Wasserman, live television, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Malachi Throne, Marie Osmond, Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffn, Midway, Mike Myers, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Murphy Brown, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Niki Dantine, Number Two, Oscarcast, Pearl, Pieces of My Heart, Prince Valiant, Quantum Leap, Richard Thomas, Rob Lowe, Robert Crane, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Scott Bakula, Scott Eyman, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Snow White, Solid Gold, Sonia Henie, Stanleys, Star Search, Stefanie Powers, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, studio system, Susan Anton, Susan Hayward, Switch, switcher, The American Music Awards, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Drew Carey Show, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Toni Tennille, Universal, variety shows, variety television, Windmills of the Gods, With a Song in My Heart, You Must Remember This
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Robert Wagner: Next on TVC
Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner will join us, plus Leslie Bertram Crane will take us behind the scenes of the production of variety shows and live television specials. All that and more this … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1989, A Kiss Before Dying, Academy Awards, Alexander Mundy, Alistair Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Allan Carr, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beach Blanket Babylon, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Bill Bertram, Broken Lance, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burn the Ice, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Captain and Tennille, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Diane Baker, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Edward Binns, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, ER, Frank Price, Fred Astaire, Friends, Gary Collins, Glen Larson, Gold Coast Arts Center, Gold Coast International Film Festival, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Era of Hollywood, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Plateau, Hour Magazine, I Loved Her in the Movies, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Irwin Allen, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jeff Margolis, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, John Cerney, Kirk Driscoll, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lew Wasserman, live television, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Malachi Throne, Marie Osmond, Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffn, Midway, Mike Myers, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Murphy Brown, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Niki Dantine, Number Two, Oscarcast, Pearl, Pieces of My Heart, Prince Valiant, Richard Thomas, Rob Lowe, Robert Crane, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Scott Eyman, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Snow White, Solid Gold, Sonia Henie, Stanleys, Star Search, Stefanie Powers, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, studio system, Susan Anton, Susan Hayward, Switch, switcher, The American Music Awards, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Drew Carey Show, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Toni Tennille, Universal, variety shows, variety television, Windmills of the Gods, With a Song in My Heart, You Must Remember This
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode Original Airdate: June 22-25, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes film historian Alan Rode. Alan’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2 Broke Girls, 24, Adam Tsekhman, Adventures of Robin Hood, Alan Rode, Americanistan, Amos Gitai, and a one and a two, Bess Meredyth, Captain Blood, Casablanca, champagne music, cinephile, Coming to America, Comrades, Dragged Across Concrete, Errol Flynn, Everybody Comes to Rick's, film history, film noir, Fools, Gary Green, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Era of Hollywood, goodnight sleep tight, Hal Wallis, Hawaii Five-0, History Channel, How I Met Your Mother, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Irene Lee, Jack Warner, James Cagney, John Frankenheimer, John Meredyth Lucas, Lawrence Welk, Legends of Tomorrow, live television, Mel Gibson, Michael Curtiz, Mildred Pierce, motion picture history, NCIS: Los Angeles, Neil Simon, Noah's Ark, Perfect Strangers, Perry Mason, Rizzoli & Isles, Six, Television Confidential, The CW, The Lawrence Welk Show, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Tseky, Tsili, TV Confidential, Vince Vaughn, Wharton School of Business, White Christmas, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yuri Petrov
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Adam Tsekhman and The Films of Michael Curtiz: Next on TVC
Actor and writer Adam Tsekhman and author and film historian Alan Rode will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing June 22-25 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 6/22 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2 Broke Girls, 24, Adam Tsekhman, Adventures of Robin Hood, Alan Rode, Americanistan, Amos Gitai, Bess Meredyth, Captain Blood, Casablanca, cinephile, Coming to America, Comrades, Dragged Across Concrete, Errol Flynn, Everybody Comes to Rick's, film history, film noir, Fools, Gary Green, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Era of Hollywood, Hal Wallis, Hawaii Five-0, History Channel, How I Met Your Mother, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Irene Lee, Jack Warner, James Cagney, John Frankenheimer, John Meredyth Lucas, Legends of Tomorrow, live television, Mel Gibson, Michael Curtiz, Mildred Pierce, motion picture history, NCIS: Los Angeles, Neil Simon, Noah's Ark, Perfect Strangers, Perry Mason, Rizzoli & Isles, Six, Television Confidential, The CW, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Tseky, Tsili, TV Confidential, Vince Vaughn, Wharton School of Business, White Christmas, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yuri Petrov
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Coming up in May on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, writer, painter and artist Peter Mark Richman on The Actors Studio, The Method, and what made Lee Strasberg stand alone among all other acting teachers; working with Gary Cooper, William Wyler and other legends; how his introduction to the spiritual movement Subud changed the course of his life; his passions for writing, charcoal sketch drawing, and painting; and the approach he took whenever he played a villain
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Aaron Spelling, Andrew Laird, Anthony Quinn, Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, battering Ram, Ben Gazzara, Bruce Lee, C.C. Capwell, Cain's Hundred, Chrissy Snow, Chuck Knox, Dynasty, Eastern Pro Conference, Friendly Persuasion, Funny Girl, Gary Cooper, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Helen Landess, Helen Richman, Hollander's Deal, I Saw a Molten White Light, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Joe Pitts, Joel Rogosin, John Forsythe, John Ritter, KYW radio, Lee Strasberg, live television, Longstreets, Los Angeles Rams, Mark Richman, Marvin Rich, method acting, Michael V. Gazzo, Muhammad Subuh, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paddy Chayevksy, Pak Subuh, Passyunk Square, Paul Monash, Peter Mark Richman, Philadelphia Hall of Fame, Philadelphia High School Championship, Quinn Martin, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert Altman, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Santa Barbara, Shibe Park, Sophia Loren, South Philadelphia High, Steve McQueen, Subud, Suzanne Somers, Sydney Pollack, The Black Orchid, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, Three's Company, Twelve Angry Men, Twilight Zone, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 400 with guests Marion Ross and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 400 with guests Marion Ross and Chuck Harter Original Airdate: Apr. 6-9, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 400 with guests Marion Ross and Chuck Harter” on Spreaker. First hour: Chuck Harter joins Ed, Tony and Donna for … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Behind the scenes of Stanley, one of the last vestiges of the Golden Age of Live Television, starring Buddy Hackett and a young Carol Burnett
Stanley Productions is Proud to Present:
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Tagged Buddy Hackett, Carol Burnett, Danny Simon, Dick Gautier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elaine Joyce, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Jane Connell, Lisa Hackett, live television, Max Liebman, Neil Simon, Paul Lynde, Woody Allen
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Marion Ross, The Monkees and Show No. 400: Next on TVC
Actress and author Marion Ross and author, musician and Monkees historian Chuck Harter will join us this weekend for the landmark 400th edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing April 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1966, 33 and 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, 400th edition, ABC 1976, acclaimed documentary, Airport, Andrew Sandoval, Anson Williams, Bert Schneider, Best Comedy Series, Bob Rafelson, Bobby Hart, Boy Meets World, Chip Douglas, Chris Korman, Chuck Harter, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Colgems, Colpix, Dave Madden, David Laurell, Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, Don Kirshner, Don Most, Donna Allen, Edith Head, Emmy Award, Eric Lefcowitz, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Girl I Knew Somewhere, Glen Campbell, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Good Times, Greg Ehrbar, groundbreaking series, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Harold Bronson, Head, Headquarters, Henry Winkler, Hey Hey We're The Monkees, I'm a Believer, Jack Nicholson, Jimi Hendrix, Justus, K E Double L O Double Good, Kellogg's Best to You, Kelloggs, Kensington Publishing, Kool-Aid, Larry Edmunds bookstore, Last Train to Clarksville, Lauren Bacall, legacy of The Monkees, Listen to the Band, live television, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Michael Blessing, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Braddock, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Monkee-mania, Monkees Tale, Monkees tribute band, Mrs. C, MTV, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, Neil Diamond, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, origins 1965, Papa Gene's Blues, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Peter Thorkelson, Peter Tork, Phil Gries, Reuben Kinkaid, Rhino Records, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ron Howard, Sandra Gould, Santa Monica Public Library, Screen Gems, sessions musicians, Still the One, Tapioca Tundra, Teacher’s Pet, That Was Then This is Now, The Beatles, The Fonz, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, The Glenn Miller Story, The Missing Links, The Monkees, The Proud and Profane, Tom Bosley, Tommy Boyce, Tony Curtis and her idol, Tony Figueroa, TV Confidential, Wings, You and I
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Our conversation with Greg Ehrbar about the history of Bozo on television, including the syndicated series featuring Frank Avruch, is available online for listening on demand
Click on the link below to hear Greg’s look at the history of Bozo the Clown on television. The segment begins about thirty minutes into the first hour: http://podcast.tvconfidential.net/2017/10/tv-confidential-show-381-guests-aki-aleong-tom-lisanti/
via Associated Press: Boston television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, the first nationally syndicated Bozo the Clown, dies at age 89
https://www.apnews.com/df4f51e1e151404093afc68fd814918c/TV-personality-known-for-playing-Bozo-the-Clown-dies-at-89