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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 526.7: Tribute to Paul Green is available for listening on demand

Posted on February 15, 2021 by admin

Tribute to Paul Green Original Airdates: Feb. 12-14, 2021 TVC 526.7: TV Confidential honors our colleague Paul Green with a replay of our conversation from December 2015 about the life and career of Pete Duel. Author of many books on … Continue reading →

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Kevin Spirtas, Gene Roddenberry, Ella Fitzgerald, and Pete Duel: Next on TVC

Posted on February 11, 2021 by admin

Actor, writer, and producer Kevin Spirtas will join us this weekend, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with Star Trek historian/Gene Roddenberry biographer Marc Cushman. All and this, and more, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 511.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is available for listening on demand

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

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 →

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Alison Arngrim and Suzy Friendly: Next on TVC

Posted on October 7, 2020 by admin

Actress, comedienne and producer Alison Arngrim and television producer Suzy Friendly will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Oct. 9-11 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday 10/9 9am ET … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on September 14, 2020 by admin

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 →

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Tribute to James Drury: Next on TVC

Posted on September 9, 2020 by admin

Film and TV biographers Paul Green and Geoffrey Mark will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Sept. 11-13 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday 9/11 9am ET 6am PT … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand

Posted on July 20, 2020 by admin

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 →