Monthly Archives: January 2023

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress CONCETTA TOMEI on the thirty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of CHINA BEACH on television (and how the show continues to impact the lives of Vietnam veterans), her early career as a elementary school teacher, and how her parents supported her decision to pursue her path as an actress. Concetta also shares a few memories of some of her various leading men and leading ladies on stage and television, including David Bowie, Kevin Kline, Kathy Baker, and Dabney Coleman

 

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 602.4 with guest Paul Dooley is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Paul Dooley: Movie Dad Original Airdates: Jan. 20-23, 2023 TVC 602.5: Ed welcomes actor, author, and humorist Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, A Wedding). While Paul was carving a niche for himself as a dad onscreen, he was living … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 602.6 with guest Lee Purcell is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Lee Purcell of the Hollywood Radio Players Original Airdates: Jan. 20-23, 2023 TVC 602.6: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Lee Purcell (Big Wednesday, Valley Girl, Mr. Majestyk, Stir Crazy, Carol of the Bells). Lee is … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 602.1 with guest Peter Berk is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Peter Berk, co-author of Time Lock Original Airdates: Jan. 20-23, 2023 TVC 602.1: Ed welcomes Peter Berk, longtime Hollywood publicist and the son of the late Howard Berk. Howard Berk wrote for many top network TV shows of the 1970s … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 602.3: Space Ghost and Thundarr: The Barbarian on Blu-ray is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ce Ghost on Blu-ray Original Airdates: Jan. 20-23, 2023 TVC 602.3: Greg Ehrbar discusses the broadcast history and Blu-ray release of Space Ghost (CBS, 1966 and NBC, 1976), the Hanna-Barbera animated series starring the voice of Gary Owens that was … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 601.4 with guest Lee Purcell is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Lee Purcell and The Hollywood Radio Players: “Radio You Can See” Original Airdates: Jan. 13-16, 2023 TVC 601.4: A return appearance by Emmy-nominated actress and producer Lee Purcell (Big Wednesday, Valley Girl, Long Road Home, Carol of the Bells). Lee … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 601.5 with guest Lee E. Cox is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Lee E. Cox of The Wire and Snap Original Airdates: Jan. 13-16, 2023 TVC 601.5: Ed welcomes Lee E. Cox, the actor that most of you know best for his recurring role as rookie police officer Aaron Castor on the … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 601.2: Tribute to Barbara Walters, featuring encore presentations of our conversations with Jim Peck and Stephen Battaglio, is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

How Barbara Walters Broke Ground for Women in TV News Original Airdates: Jan. 13-16, 2023 TVC 601.2: TV Confidential pays tribute to Barbara Walters, the pioneering news woman who, long before hosting The View, broke ground for women in television, … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 601.1: Ideas for Spending Your Holiday Gift Cards is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Bret Maverick, Jim Rockford, and Jimmy McGill Original Airdates: Jan. 13-16, 2023 TVC 601.1: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed with suggestions on how to spend the various gift cards that you may have received over the holidays, including such books as … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Oscar-nominated actress NANCY OLSON LIVINGSTON on why Sunset Boulevard continues to resonate with viewers today; her poignant yet surreal encounter with Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (and how Bennett Cerf helped make that happen); how her marriages to lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and Capitol Records executive Alan Livingston allowed her to witness the creation of some of the greatest works in American theatre (such as My Fair Lady and Gigi) and the rise of such music stars as The Beach Boys and The Beatles; and the many times in which John F. Kennedy came in and out of her life. Nancy’s memoir, A FRONT ROW SEAT: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour, is available in bookstores everywhere through University Press of Kentucky, as well as Amazon.com

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