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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 543.4 with guest Joseph Wallenstein is available for listening on demand
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- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, author, comedienne and voice artist LARAINE NEWMAN on discovering her ear for dialects and her gift for creating voices when she was a young girl; how, in many respects, she came into her own as a performer for the first time once she began working in voiceover animation; and the touching story of her chance encounter with screen legend Fred Astaire. Laraine’s new audio memoir, MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES, not only takes you backstage of the first five years of Saturday Night Live, but includes memories of her favorite sketches, plus glimpses of the people behind the people of SNL, including the writers, producers, musicians, guest stars and, of course, her fellow Not Ready for Prime Time Players. Laraine speaks candidly about her life before, during and after SNL throughout her nine-hour audiobook (including overcoming her struggle with addiction), often while slipping in and out of the many voices she has created throughout her career. That makes this one of the most entertaining memoirs you will ever hear. Available now at audible.com/larainenewman
- Alison Mills Newman, plus the Back Story of the Miranda Decision: Next on TVC
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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Rattlesnake Brigade,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK, airs on Apr. 27, 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: James Garner files a cross-complaint against Warner Bros. on Apr. 26, 1960, reiterating his claim that the studio had breached his contract by suspending payment of his salary. The ensuing legal battle set in motion a chain of events that not only changed the course of Garner’s career, but led to the demise of MAVERICK – 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: Robert Webber, Marj Dusay, and Jameson Parker star in the conclusion of “Faith, Hope and Clarity,” a two-part episode of BRET MAVERICK that originally aired on Apr. 20, 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: Part 1 of “The Devil’s Necklace,” the only two-part episode of the original MAVERICK series, airs on Apr. 16, 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
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Andrew Duggan stars as Big Ed Murphy in “The Money Machine,” airing Apr. 15, 1962 – 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. 526.7: Tribute to Paul Green is available for listening on demand
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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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
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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
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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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