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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Cactus Switch,” featuring Edgar Buchanan and Fay Spain, aired on Jan. 15, 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
- Celebrating Dawn Wells: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 469.7 with guest Bill Funt is now available online for listening on demand
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Deadline: Sweetwater,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK featuring Ed Nelson and Joshua Bryant, aired on Jan. 12, 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: Bret falls in love in “A Rage for Vengeance,” airing Jan. 12, 1958 – 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: “Gun-Shy,” the famous episode of MAVERICK that parodied GUNSMOKE, aired for the first time on Jan. 11, 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
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 511.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is available for listening on demand
Suzy “The Shark” Friendly Original Airdates: Oct. 9-11, 2020 TVC 511.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began earlier this year with Suzy Friendly about her thirty-five-year career in network television production. Suzy worked behind the scenes in many capacities, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star
Tagged Almost Anything Goes, Anne Baxter, Baby Blues, Bob Banner, Bob Banner Associates, Bob Banner variety television, Bronson Pinchot, Brothers, Brothers HBO series, Brothers Robert Walden, Caroline Raskin, Democratic National Telethon, Dusty Baker, Faith Ford Maggie Winters, Flip Wilson, Franco Hayes, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Benson, George Schlatter, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Hollywood Henderson, Howie Mandel, Jack Roe, James Stewart, Jeannot Szwarc, John Davidson, John Ford, John Forsythe, John Wayne, Kari Lizer, Kari Lizer Maggie Winters, Kari Lizer New Adventures of Old Christine, Kari Lizer Will and Grace, Kay Lenz, Laugh Trax, Leslie Bertram Crane, Leslie Moonves, Lisa Bright and Dark, live TV, live TV specials, Maggie Winters, Marion Ross, Mel Torme, Monique James, Monique Universal television, NAACP Image Awards, Newport Jazz Festival, Podcasts, radio stations, Richard Pryor, Slickers, Slickers Dana Carvey, Slickers Michael Richards, Slickers TV pilot, Susan Anton, Suzy Friendly, Suzy Friendly associate producer, Suzy Friendly Bob Banner, Suzy Friendly producer, Suzy Friendly production manager, Suzy Friendly stage manager, Television Star AFI tribute John Ford, The Last Survivors, The Superstars, The Trouble with Larry, The WB, Tom Bosley, Tribute to John Ford, Universal Studios, Universal Television, Up Up with People, Up with People, variety specials, variety television, variety TV, Warner Bros. television
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 507: Tribute to James Drury with guest Paul Green is available for listening on demand
Tribute to James Drury Original Airdates: Sept. 11-13, 2020 TVC 507.1: Film and TV biographer Paul Green pays tribute to James Drury, the actor known around the world as the star of The Virginian. James Drury passed away on April … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged A History of Television’s The Virginian, Clu Gulager, comprehensive biography, Doug McClure, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley Love Me Tender, Frank Price, James Drury, James Drury Love Me Tender, James Drury Ride the High Country, James Drury The Virginian, Jeffrey Hunter biography, Jeffrey Hunter: The Film Television Radio and Stage Performances, longest running Westerns on television, Love Me Tender, Owen Wister, Paul Green, Paul Green Pete Duel, Paul Green Roy Huggins, Paul Green The Virginian, Pete Duel: A Biography, Randolph Scott, Randy Boone, Revue, Revue Television, Ride the High Country, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins biography, Roy Huggins: Creator of Maverick The Fugitive The Rockford Files and 77 Sunset Strip, The Virginian, Trampas, Universal Television
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand
Suzy Friendly’s Career in TV Production Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.1: Suzy Friendly talks to Ed about her three-decade-plus career in network television production, which saw her work behind the scenes in many capacities (both above the line … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged AFI tribute John Ford, Almost Anything Goes, Bob Banner, Bob Banner Associates, Bob Banner variety television, Bronson Pinchot, Brothers, Brothers HBO series, Brothers Robert Walden, Dusty Baker, Faith Ford Maggie Winters, Flip Wilson, Franco Hayes, George Benson, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Hollywood Henderson, James Stewart, John Davidson, John Ford, John Wayne, Kari Lizer, Kari Lizer Maggie Winters, Kari Lizer New Adventures of Old Christine, Kari Lizer Will and Grace, Leslie Bertram Crane, Leslie Moonves, Lisa Bright and Dark, live TV, live TV specials, Maggie Winters, Mel Torme, Monique James, Monique Universal television, NAACP Image Awards, Newport Jazz Festival, Richard Pryor, Slickers, Slickers Dana Carvey, Slickers Michael Richards, Slickers TV pilot, Suzy Friendly, Suzy Friendly associate producer, Suzy Friendly Bob Banner, Suzy Friendly producer, Suzy Friendly production manager, Suzy Friendly stage manager, The Last Survivors, The Superstars, The Trouble with Larry, The WB, Tribute to John Ford, Universal Studios, Universal Television, Up Up with People, Up with People, variety specials, variety television, variety TV, Warner Bros. television
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