Monthly Archives: June 2020

via Black Pawn Press: 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES will become available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other retailers worldwide next week. But… you can pre-order the book right now by going to Rockford45.com

Posted on June 26, 2020 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Backlash of the Hunter, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Bill Mumy, Black Pawn Press, Bonhams Auction House, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Gross, Ed Gross Closer Weekly, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Gretchen Corbett, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner auction, James Garner Bonhams, James Garner golf, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Lindsay Wagner, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Rockford Files Stephen J. Cannell, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, Stuart Margolin, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

Coming July 1 from Black Pawn Press: 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES: Revised Third Edition, featuring sixty pages of new information about both the NBC Rockford Files and the eight CBS Rockford Files movies, including more than twenty new interviews, six new appendices, additional photographs, and a foreword by Jim’s daughter Gigi Garner. 25 percent of the net sales of 45 YEARS will be donated to the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Pre-order the book now at Rockford45.com or OKG853.com

Posted on June 25, 2020 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Backlash of the Hunter, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Bill Mumy, Black Pawn Press, Bonhams Auction House, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Gross, Ed Gross Closer Weekly, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Gretchen Corbett, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner auction, James Garner Bonhams, James Garner golf, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Lindsay Wagner, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Rockford Files Stephen J. Cannell, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, Stuart Margolin, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.4 with guest John Barbour is now available for listening on demand

Posted on June 22, 2020 by admin

John Barbour on Why Bobby Darin was a Vesuvius of Music Original Airdates: June 19-21, 2020 TVC 498.5: Part 3 of a conversation that began earlier this spring with John Barbour, the five-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, comedian, critic … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Adam Walsh, Americas Most Wanted, assassination of JFK, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Cesar Chavez, comedian, definitive film on JFK and the rise of Fake News, director, Eva Cassidy, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra John Barbour, George Burns, George Carlin, George Schlatter, Godfather of Reality TV, Jane Fonda, Jim Garrison, John Barbour, John Barbour A.M. Los Angeles, John Barbour Bobby Darin, John Barbour Christopher Barbour, John Barbour comedian, John Barbour Dick Gregory, John Barbour Ernie Kovacs, John Barbour Frank Sinatra, John Barbour Garrison Tapes, John Barbour Geoff Miller, John Barbour Hungry i, John Barbour I Met A Man I Didn't Like, John Barbour It's Tough Being White, John Barbour Jane Fonda, John Barbour JFK, John Barbour Jim Nabors, John Barbour KNBC, John Barbour Knuckles and Nash, John Barbour Las Vegas, John Barbour Laugh-In, John Barbour Los Angeles Magazine, John Barbour Merv Griffin, John Barbour Pat Morita, John Barbour Real People, John Barbour Reality TV, John Barbour Redd Foxx, John Barbour Robin Williams, John Barbour Sarita, John Barbour Tim Conway, John Barbour Tom Bradley, John Barbour Tom Hayden, John Walsh, Johnny Carson, KNBC Critic-At-Large, Knuckles & Nash, Lenny Bruce, Los Angeles Magazine, Muhammad Ali, Navajo Code Talkers, Oliver Stone, producer, Real People John Walsh, Real People Navajo Code Talkers, Real People Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Rodney Dangerfield, Ronald Reagan, The American Media and the Second Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, The Dean Martin Show, The Garrison Tapes, the hungry i, The Tonight Show, Tim Conway, trendsetting hit Real People, TV Host, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Writer, Your Mother's Not a Virgin, Your Mother's Not a Virgin: The Bumpy Life and Times of the Canadian Dropout Who Changed the Face of American TV | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.1 with guest Bill Boggs is available for listening on demand

Posted on June 22, 2020 by admin

Bill Boggs, Spike the Wonder Dog, and a Slice of Blueberry Pie Original Airdates: June 19-21, 2020 TVC 498.1: Ed welcomes four-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, producer, author and entrepreneur Bill Boggs (Midday Live, My Generation, Bill Boggs Corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Bill Boggs, Bill Boggs At First Sight, Bill Boggs Bill Patchett, Bill Boggs Comedy Tonight, Bill Boggs Corner Table, Bill Boggs Food Network, Bill Boggs Frank Sinatra, Bill Boggs Got What It Takes, Bill Boggs Jay Tarses, Bill Boggs John Facenda, Bill Boggs Morton Downey Jr., Bill Boggs My Generation, Bill Boggs PBS, Bill Boggs Spike the Wonder Dog, Bill Boggs Talk Show Confidential, Bill Boggs Trapped Live, Comedy Tonight, Comedy Tonight TV series, Dick Clark, English bull terrier, Frank Sinatra, John Facenda, John Facenda voice of NFL Films, Midday Live, Morton Downey Jr., Morton Downey Jr. Show, My Generation, NFL Films, Spike The Wonder Dog | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.3: James Garner and Golf is now available for listening on demand

Posted on June 22, 2020 by admin

James Garner and Golf Original Airdates: June 19-21, 2020 TVC 498.3: A brief segment about James Garner’s passion for golf that includes a clip from a conversation with Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files (Garner’s memoir), that originally aired … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Backlash of the Hunter, Bill Mumy, Black Pawn Press, Bonhams Auction House, Bret Maverick, Ed Gross, Ed Gross Closer Weekly, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Gretchen Corbett, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner auction, James Garner Bonhams, James Garner golf, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Lindsay Wagner, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Rockford Files, Rockford Files Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Stuart Margolin | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.4: Jack Sheldon’s Contributions to Schoolhouse Rock! is now available for listening on demand

Posted on June 22, 2020 by admin

Jack Sheldon and Schoolhouse Rock! Original Airdates: June 19-21, 2020 TVC 498.4: Part 1 of a two-part segment in which Tony, Donna, and Ed remember actor, comedian, singer, and jazz trumpeter extraordinaire Jack Sheldon (The Merv Griffin Show), with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Conjunction Junction, Energy Blues, Great American Songbook, Jack Sheldon, Jack Sheldon comedian, Jack Sheldon Conjunction Junction, Jack Sheldon Dom DeLuise, Jack Sheldon I'm Just a Bill, Jack Sheldon Merv Griffin, Jack Sheldon Mr. Morton, Jack Sheldon Penny Peyser, Jack Sheldon Run Buddy Run, Jack Sheldon Schoolhouse Rock, Jack Sheldon trumpeter, Jack Sheldon Trying to Get Good, Jack Sheldon Where the Money Goes, Just a Bill, Larger Than Life, Merv Griffin Jack Sheldon, Run Buddy Run, Schoolhouse Rock, The Tale of Mr. Morton, Where the Money Goes | Leave a comment

via Closer Weekly: Ed Gross talks to Gigi Garner this Father’s Day weekend about how she is honoring the legacy of her dad through the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Ed’s piece includes a capsule biography of James Garner, plus a few comments about Jim’s career from Ed Robertson, host of TV CONFIDENTIAL and author of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES

Posted on June 20, 2020 by admin

The World Knows James Garner as Maverick and Jim Rockford, But for Daughter Gigi He’s Just Dad

via National Comedy Center: The National Comedy Center will pay tribute to Desi Arnaz, Richard Pryor, Jerry Stiller, and John Cleese during Father’s Day weekend with live streaming events featuring Lucie Arnaz, Rain Pryor, Amy Stiller and Ben Stiller, and Camilla Cleese, respectively, that will air Friday 6/19 thru Sunday 6/21 at various times at ComedyCenter.org/FathersDay, with simulcasts via Facebook Live on the National Comedy Center Facebook page. All four streaming events are free and will support the Center’s educational and preservation initiatives during the museum’s temporary closure

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

Jamestown, NY – June 18, 2020 — The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution and non-profit museum dedicated to comedy, announced today that it will present a tribute to fathers of comedy this Father’s Day weekend, June 19-21, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Alan and Robin Zweibel, Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, Amy & Ben Stiller, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Bill Marx, Bob Newhart, Camilla Cleese, Carl Reiner, charles schumer, chuck schumer, Dan Aykroyd, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Too, Dick Van Dyke Show, Ellen DeGeneres, Ernie Kovacs, First Couple of Comedy, first female television executive, Fran Drescher, George Carlin, George Carline, George Schlatter, George Shapiro, George Shapiro and Jerry Seinfeld, Harold Ramis, Harpo Marx Family, I Love Lucy, Jamestown, Jamestown Lucille Ball, Jamestown New York, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Stiller, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, John Cleese, John Dingell Jr., Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Kelly Carlin and the George Carlin estate, kirsten gillibrand, Laraine Newman, largest independent television production company in the United States, Laugh-In, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz, Mission: Impossible, National Comedy Center, National Comedy Center World's Greatest Places, National Comedy Center’s Father’s Day Tributes, NBC Universal, New York, Oscar Nunez & Judy Gold, paramount pictures, Paula Poundstone, Rain Pryor, Ray Romano, Richard Pryor, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman, Star Trek, The Andy Griffith Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams estate, the first female head of a major Hollywood production studio, The Garry Shandling Estate, The Harold Ramis Family, The Jack Benny Program, The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, The Lucy Show, The Smothers Brothers, The Untouchables, Time magazine, Time Magazine National Comedy Center, Time magazine Worlds Greatest Places, Tom Benson, tom reed, Trevor Noah, W. Kamau Bell, Warner Bros. Corporate Archive | Leave a comment

Now available from PostHill Press and Simon & Schuster: STILL STANDING: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to The Stage and Sinatra, the story of how of comedian TOM DREESEN turned the hard times of growing up on the South Side of Chicago into funny monologues that have delighted television and stage audiences for more than fifty years

Posted on June 15, 2020 by admin

(LOS ANGELES) – Tom Dreesen is one of the world’s most groundbreaking, well-respected, and beloved entertainers of stage and screen. A living legend in the world of comedy, Dreesen has made over 500 national television appearances as a stand-up comedian … Continue reading →

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 497.3: A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft is now available for listening on demand

Posted on June 15, 2020 by admin

A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft Original Airdates: June 12-14, 2020 TVC 497.3: Iconic television producer Marty Krofft of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions talks to Ed about the star that he and his brother received in February of … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Anson Williams, Banana Splits, Barbara Mandrell, Barbra Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Billie Hayes, Bob Denver, Butch Patrick, Cesar Millan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Chuck McCann, D.C. Follies, David Arquette, Deidre Hall, Donny & Marie, Donny and Marie Osmond, Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Florence Henderson, H.R Pufnstuff, Jack Wild, Jim Nabors, Johnny Whitaker, Judy Garland, Krofft Kwickies, Land of the Lost, Les Poupees De Paris, Liberace, Lidsville, Lost Saucer, Margaret Hamilton, Martha Raye, Mutt & Stuff, Pryors Place, Richard Pryor, Ringling Brothers Circus, Rip Taylor, Ruth Buzzi, Seattle World's Fair, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters, The Brady Bunch Hour, Timothy Bottoms, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

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Monthly Archives: June 2020

via Black Pawn Press: 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES will become available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other retailers worldwide next week. But… you can pre-order the book right now by going to Rockford45.com

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.4 with guest John Barbour is now available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.1 with guest Bill Boggs is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.3: James Garner and Golf is now available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.4: Jack Sheldon’s Contributions to Schoolhouse Rock! is now available for listening on demand

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 497.3: A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft is now available for listening on demand

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