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- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Part 1 of the two-part episode “Gearjammers!” airs on Sept. 26, 1975
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor ED ASNER helps us celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW by sharing a few memories of each of his fellow cast members. Ed’s memoir, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, is available in hardcover, paperback and as an eBook through Amazon.com
- TV CONFIDENTIAL welcomes its newest affiliate, KZFX HD-3 93.7 FM (Ridgecrest/California City, CA). They will carry our show Saturdays 9am PT beginning Sept. 26
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Robert Colbert, Edgar Buchanan, and a host of other Warner Bros. Western actors star in “Hadley’s Hunters,” airing Sept. 25, 1960
- Renowned magicians DAVID GROVES, ALLEN GITTELSON and ADRIAN LACROIX will perform an hourlong comedy magic show via ZOOM on Saturday 9/26 beginning at 4pm ET 1pm PT. Cost is $10. See PayPal and Venmo addresses on the flyer below to register and for more information
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- Rich Little, Tara Arkle, and A Rogue TV Comedy Writer: Next on TVC « KSAV on via BHBPR: RICH LITTLE, America’s Master Mimic, will bring his arsenal of voices to RICH LITTLE… VIRTUALLY SPEAKING, a virtual club performance directed by Alison Arngrim that will be streamed live on Thursday 10/15 beginning at 8:30pm ET 5:30pm PT. The venue marks Mr. Little’s very first virtual performance. Tickets are $15 and are available at StageIt.com or TheRichLittle.com
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: MAVERICK premieres on ABC with “The War of Silver Kings,” airing on Sept. 22, 1957 – 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: David Frankham stars in “Royal Four Flush,” airing Sept. 20, 1959 – 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
- Gigi Garner, Mr. TV Classics, and A Rogue TV Comedy Writer: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 504 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand
- This Day in MAVERICK TV History: “The Bundle from Britain,” Roger Moore’s debut appearance as Cousin Beau Maverick, airs on Sept. 18, 1960 – 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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via Indiewire: PHIL GRIES of TV CONFIDENTIAL and Archival Television Audio appears in and contributed vital archival audio to THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW, the new NBC Peacock documentary, executive produced by Joy Reid and directed by Yoruba Richen, that is now available for streaming on demand. Phil contributed audio of Belafonte interviewing The Smothers Brothers, Lena Horne and Bill Cosby during the week when the singer and longtime civil rights activist guest hosted The Tonight Show in February 1968. THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW will also have a special airing on MSNBC on Saturday 9/12 at 10pm ET and PT
In 1968, America was embroiled in protests over civil rights and the Vietnam War. In that tumultuous time, “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson turned over hosting duties for an entire week to actor and activist Harry Belafonte. His cast of … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 450 with guest Robert Hooks is now available online for listening on demand
Trouble Man’s Robert Hooks on the Marvin Gaye soundtrack and Mr. T’s stylish threads Original Airdates: May 10-12, 2019 TVC 450.6: Robert Hooks, founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, joins Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter for Part 2 of … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 445, Segments 3 and 4 with guest Robert Hooks is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 445 with guest Robert Hooks Original Airdate: Apr. 5-7, 2019 TVC 445.3: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Robert Hooks, the Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor, producer and entrepreneur who founded three significant African-American theatre companies: … Continue reading
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Tagged A Raisin in the Sun, admiral morrow, African-American actors, african-american theatre, bill henderson, black arts movement, black theatre, blaxploitation movies 1972, bobby dean hooks, brock peters, carter's army, chas. floyd johnson, contemporary black theatre movement, cultural architect, daniel melnick, David Susskind, dc black reportory company, denise nicholas, denzel washington, douglas turner ward, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., East Side West Side, eric hooks, foggy bottom, frank converse, genius, genius TV series, gerald krone, group theatre company, hurry sundown, Ivan Dixon, j.T., Jack Warden, janet maclachlan, jeff ward, julius harris, kevin hooks, Leonard Nimoy, lorraine hansberry, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, MLK, mr. t, n.y.p.d. tv series, original n.y.p.d. tv series, passenger 57, paul robeson, pbs special, pioneer black actors, posse, robert hooks, robert hooks actor, Ron Howard, rosalind cash, roscoe lee browne, search for spock, star trek iii, star trek movie, the original Mr. T, tiger tiger burning bright, Trouble Man, trouble man blaxploitation movie, trouble man marvin gaye, trouble man movie, trouble man robert hooks, trouble man soundtrack, washington D.C.
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