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William Schallert: A Television Favorite: Next on TVC
We’ll celebrate the birthday of beloved character actor William Schallert as part of a special holiday weekend edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 2-4 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday 7/2 … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guest Lou Antonio is now available online for listening on demand
Cool Hand Lou: Chatting with Lou Antonio Original Airdates: Mar 9-12, 2018 From March 2018: An encore presentation of our March 2018 conversation with acclaimed actor, director, and screenwriter Lou Antonio. Lou’s memoir, Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in … Continue reading →
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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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Michael Learned, plus Tributes to Burt Reynolds and Bill Daily: Next on TVC
Please join us this weekend for a special encore presentation of TV CONFIDENTIAL featuring Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned, plus tributes to actors Burt Reynolds and Bill Daily. Airing Dec. 6-8 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 25-27, 2019 Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned (The Waltons, Nurse) talks to Ed about how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan in … Continue reading →
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Michael Learned, Titus Welliver, plus More TV Finales: Next on TVC
Actors Michael Learned and Titus Welliver and authors Douglas Howard and David Bianculli will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 25-27 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 1/25 7pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Learned on how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan as a clean slate, no matter how many times she has played the character. Michael co-stars with Lance Nichols in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs thru Sunday, January 27 in Laguna Beach, California. Michael also stars, along with John Wesley, in the short film Second Acts. She is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
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Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Uhry, Anya Adams, Chrome Entertainment, Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Gerry Pass, Hoke, Hollywood, Icon Awards, interracial couple, interracial relationships, Laguna Beach, Laguna Playhouse, Lainie Kazan, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Life Interrupted, Loretta Swit, Michael Learned, Olivia Walton, Oscar Party, Paladium, Patricia Neal, Pulitzer Prize, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, The Waltons, Travis Liden, Treme, TV moms
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 420 with guest Michael Learned is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 420 with guest Michael Learned Original Airdates: Sept. 21-24, 2018 First hour: A tribute to film and television actor Burt Reynolds featuring highlights from previously broadcast conversations with people who knew and worked with him, including actors Richard … Continue reading →
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via Harlan Boll: Michael Learned to be honored by the Family Film Awards on Thursday 9/27 with its annual Legend Award
Four time Emmy winner, People’s Choice recipient and multiple Golden Globe nominee Michael Learned will be honored with the Legend Award at The Family Film Awards on Thursday, Sept 27. In addition, the iconic actress recently served as a celebrity … Continue reading →
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Tagged All My Children, American Conservatory Theare, Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Family Film Awards, General Hospital, Gore Vidal, Hoke, Honorable Judge Turner, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Lewis Black, Life Interrupted, Michael Learned, Nurse, Olivia Walton, On Golden Pond, One Life to Live, One Slight Hitch, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, Steel Magnolias, The Best Man, The Outgoing Tide, The Sisters Rosenweig, The Waltons, The Young & the Restless, Treme, TV moms, Wendy Wasserstein, World Film Institute
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Four-time Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned on her new short film, Second Acts; reprising the role of Daisy Werthan this winter in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy; and how Earl Hamner conveyed the genuine love he had for his family in every episode of The Waltons. The Family Film Awards will honor Michael with this year’s Legend Award on Thursday 9/27
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Tagged Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Family Film Awards, Hoke, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Life Interrupted, Michael Learned, Olivia Walton, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, The Waltons, Treme, TV moms, World Film Institute
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