Monthly Archives: November 2020

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 516.3 with guest Ken Corday is available for listening on demand

Ted and Betty Corday: True TV Pioneers Original Airdates: Nov. 13-15, 2020 TVC 516.3: From November 2010: Ed and Tony welcome Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives. Ken’s book, The Days of Our Lives: The True Story … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 516.1: Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player is available for listening on demand

Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player Original Airdates: Nov. 13-15, 2020 TVC 516.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the passing of broadcast legend Hugh Downs earlier this year as part of a special edition of This Week in History. … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, comedian, voice artist, and former professional wrestler HANK GARRETT on his troubled youth running roughshod in the streets of Harlem, New York and how he turned his life around with the help of several angels… one of whom happened to be Sammy Davis Jr. Hank’s memoir, FROM HARLEM HOODLUM TO HOLLYWOOD HEAVYWEIGHT, is now available. See links in the post below to order it directly from Briton Publishing and Amazon.com

You can order Hank’s book directly from Briton Publishing or from Amazon.com

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Broadcast journalism professor and game show historian STEVE BEVERLY, host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, on his upcoming tribute to the early game show career of Alex Trebek (premiering Saturday 11/21 on EPlusTV6.com); the episode of Jeopardy! for which Trebek won the first of his six Emmy Awards; and how he first got to know Alex in 1984, at the start of Trebek’s thirty-six-year run as the host of Jeopardy!

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Holy Guest Star! BURT WARD will join us in December on TV CONFIDENTIAL to help us celebrate the fifty-fifth anniversary of BATMAN 1966. Burt and his wife Tracy have been real-life animal rescue superheroes for more than twenty-five years, helping more than 15,000 dogs find forever homes through their nonprofit organization, GENTLE GIANTS RESCUE

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Showbiz legend RUTA LEE helps us pay tribute to game show legend Alex Trebek. Ruta first met Alex on the set of High Rollers in 1974 and they remained lifelong friends until his passing earlier this week. Alex Trebek recently wrote the foreword to Ruta’s upcoming memoir, CONSIDER YOUR ASS KISSED

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, author, and Renaissance woman DAPHNE MAXWELL REID on the upcoming cast reunion of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air; her eye for photography and for design; her favorite holiday tradition; and more. THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR cast reunion premieres Thanksgiving weekend on HBO Max. Daphne also stars in THE BUSINESS OF CHRISTMAS, which premieres Tuesday 12/1 on Netflix and BET Plus

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 515.5 with guest Anson Williams is available for listening on demand

Why Happy Days Still Has Legs 45 Years Later Original Airdates: Nov. 6-8, 2020 TVC 515.5: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Anson Williams (Happy Days, Harvest Time, Alert Drops).Topics include the Oct. 25 reunion of … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 515.7 with guest Penny Peyser is available for listening on demand

Penny Peyser, Lady Penelope, and Crazy Like a Fox Original Airdates: Nov. 6-8, 2020 TVC 515.7: Actress and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser (All the President’s Men, The Tony Randall Show, The In-Laws, Crazy Like a Fox, Trying to Get Good, … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 515.3: The Jetsons on Blu-ray is available for listening on demand

The Jetsons on Blu-ray Original Airdates: Nov. 6-8, 2020 TVC 515.3: Greg and Ed discuss the Blu-ray release of The Jetsons that includes the original twenty-four episodes from 1962 featuring the voices of George O’Hanlon and Jean Vander-Pyl. The Jetsons … Continue reading

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