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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 735.3: Raymond Burr wins an Emmy for Perry Mason is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Raymond Burr wins his first Emmy for playing Perry Mason Original Airdates: May 8-10, 2026 TVC 735.3: From May 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed take us back to May 6, 1959, the night on which Raymond Burr won his first … Continue reading →
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Tagged Art Seid, Arthur Marks, Barbara Hale, Della Street, Erle Stanley Gardner, Gail Patrick Jackson, Gene Wang, Orville Hampton, Perry Mason, Perry Mason Raymond Burr, Quentin Tarantino, Raymond Burr, Raymond Burr Emmy Award, Raymond Burr Perry Mason, Seeleg Lester, William Hopper, William Talman
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This Date in THE FBI History: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. dies on May 2, 2014 at age ninety-five. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available through Black Pawn Press
LEARN MORE about the life and career of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is available through Black … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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This Date in THE FBI History: Andrew Duggan, Robert Drivas, and Charlotte Stewart star in “The Bomb That Went Off Like a Man,” airing May 1, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE BOMB THAT WENT OFF LIKE A MAN Original Airdate: May 1, 1966 Synopsis. In Wilmington, Delaware, Erskine investigates the kidnapping and brutal murder of Cheryl Stanford (played by Charlotte Stewart), the daughter of police chief John Stanford (played by … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 732.4 with guest Denise Nicholas is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Denise Nicholas, author of Finding Home Original Airdates: Apr. 10-13, 2026 TVC 732.4: Ed welcomes Denise Nicholas, the Golden Globe-nominated actress known to television audiences for her starring roles in Room 222 and In the Heat of the Night, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bill Cosby, Bill Withers, Billy Dee Williams The FBI, Carroll O'Connor In the Heat of the Night, Charles Floyd Johnson, Charles Floyd Johnson A Gathering of Voices, Charles Floyd Johnson JAG, Charles Floyd Johnson Magnum p.i., Charles Floyd Johnson NCIS, Charles Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, Civil Rights Movement, Deep South 1964, Demond Wilson, denise nicholas, Denise Nicholas A Gathering of Voices, Denise Nicholas A Piece of the Action, Denise Nicholas activist, Denise Nicholas Agate Publishing, Denise Nicholas aunt Fanette, Denise Nicholas Baby I'm Back, Denise Nicholas Bill Withers, Denise Nicholas Billy Dee Williams, Denise Nicholas Brock Peters, Denise Nicholas Carroll O'Connor, Denise Nicholas Charles Floyd Johnson, Denise Nicholas Danny Glover, Denise Nicholas Denise Billings, Denise Nicholas Free Southern Theater, Denise Nicholas Freshwater Road, Denise Nicholas Golden Globe-nominated, Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong, Denise Nicholas In the Heat of the Night, Denise Nicholas Janet MacLachlan, Denise Nicholas Karen Valentine, Denise Nicholas Let's Do It Again, Denise Nicholas Liz McIntyre, Denise Nicholas Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas Longwood Writers Workshop, Denise Nicholas Media Forum, Denise Nicholas Michele Burgen, Denise Nicholas Negro Ensemble Company, Denise Nicholas novelist, Denise Nicholas Robert Hooks, Denise Nicholas Room 222, Denise Nicholas Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas The FBI, Denise Nicholas The Media Forum, Finding Home, Finding Home A Memoir, Free Southern Theater, Freshwater Road, Freshwater Road Civil Rights Movement, Freshwater Road critically acclaimed novel, Freshwater Road literary fiction, guidance counselor Room 222, GW Williams, Harriet DeLong In the Heat of the Night, Hattie Winston, In the Heat of the Night, Liz McIntyre guidance counselor, Longwood Writers Workshop, novel Freshwater Road, novelist Denise Nicholas, Otto Stallworth Jr., Room 222, Sidney Poitier, Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 732.6 with guest Nick Leisure is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Nick Leisure, director of the new action thriller Golden Original Airdates: Apr. 10-13, 2026 TVC 732.6: Ed welcomes director and producer Nick Leisure. Known for crafting grounded, character-driven thrillers with strong visual language with performance-driven storytelling, Nick developed his cinematic … Continue reading →
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Tagged action thriller Golden, After 7, Babyface, Brian Austin Green Beverly Hills 90210, Brian Austin Green Knots Landing, Kurupt, Nick Leisure, Nick Leisure Brian Austin Green, Nick Leisure commercials, Nick Leisure director, Nick Leisure Golden, Nick Leisure music videos, Nick Leisure Sacramento Kings, NIKE, Ray-Ban, Sacramento Kings, Too Short, Toyota
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 731.4 with Sheree J. Wilson is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Sheree J. Wilson on making a sequel (and prequel) to Easy Rider Original Airdates: Apr. 3-6, 2026 TVC 731.4: TV Confidential commemorates the recent passing of Chuck Norris by bringing you an encore presentation of our conversation with actress and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Captain America, Chuck Norris Walker Texas Ranger, Dallas, Easy Rider 2, Easy Rider The Ride Back, Easy Rider The Ride Home, Larry Hagman, Larry Hagman Dallas, Larry Hagman Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman Sheree J. Wilson, MacGyver, Michael Bell Dallas, Michael Preece, Michael Preece Dallas, Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, Sheree J. Wilson Dallas, Sheree J. Wilson Easy Rider The Ride Back, Sheree J. Wilson Walker Texas Ranger, The Streets of San Francisco, Walker: Texas Ranger, Wayne Péré Victor LaRue, Wayne Pere Walker Texas Ranger, Wild Bill Hickok
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 731.7 with guest Michael Preece is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Michael Preece on directing Dallas and Walker: Texas Ranger Original Airdates: Apr. 3-6, 2026 TVC 731.7: TV Confidential concludes its remembrance of Chuck Norris by bringing you a clip of our 2012 conversation with longtime television director Michael Preece (Dallas, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Quinn Martin Production, Chuck Norris Walker Texas Ranger, Dallas, Larry Hagman, Larry Hagman Dallas, Larry Hagman Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman Sheree J. Wilson, MacGyver, Michael Bell Dallas, Michael Preece, Michael Preece Dallas, Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, Sheree J. Wilson Dallas, Sheree J. Wilson Walker Texas Ranger, The Streets of San Francisco, Walker: Texas Ranger, Wayne Pere Walker Texas Ranger
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This date in MAVERICK TV History: Robert Rockwell guest stars in “Substitute Gun,” airing on Apr. 2, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
SUBSTITUTE GUN Original Airdate: April 2, 1961 Synopsis. When the sheriff of Spearhead, Kansas asks him to impersonate a slain gunman named Smiley Drake, Bart finds himself embroiled in the professional and personal animosities between rival gambling house owners Tom … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Eve Arden, Gigi Garner, Hawaiian Eye, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Jor-El, 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, Our Miss Brooks, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Robert Rockwell, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, Superman, William T. Orr
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 729 and 730 with guest Robert Illes is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Robert Illes, author of Funny is Money Original Airdates: Mar. 20-23, 2026 TVC 729.1: Ed welcomes two-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Robert Illes (The Carol Burnett Show, Sanford and Son, Fernwood Tonight, Lily, Silver Spoons, Sister, Sister). Bob’s memoir, … Continue reading →
This Date in THE FBI History: Andrew Prine, Bobby Sherman, and Will Kuluva star in “The Mechanized Accomplice,” airing Mar. 31, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE MECHANIZED ACCOMPLICE Original Airdate: Mar. 31, 1968 Synopsis. The strange kidnapping of Gus Kolner (played by Bobby Sherman), the son of an Idaho millionaire (played by Will Kuluva), leads Erskine and Colby to the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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