Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actor THOMAS HADEN CHURCH (Wings, Sideways, Ned and Stacey, Spider-Man 3) on the making of ACIDMAN and collaborating with director Alex Lehmann and co-star Dianna Agron in developing the character he plays in the film. A character piece about a woman who reconnects with her estranged father and finds him obsessed with UFOs, Acidman is also the story of how they attempt to make first contact, both with the UFOs and with each other. ACIDMAN opens in select theaters on Friday 3/31; it will also be avaiable for streaming on demand on Apple+, Amazon Prime, and other streaming platforms beginning Friday 3/31

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: DONELLE DADIGAN, founder and president of the Hollywood Museum, on how her godfather, JOSE ITURBI, dedicated his life to making classical music accessible to as many people as possible, particularly through his many appearances in the movies, on radio, and on television. Donelle is also the co-author, along with Grammy Award winner MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, of FROM HOLLYWOOD TO THE WORLD: The Rediscovered Recordings of Pianist and Condustor Jose Iturbi, a beautifully illustrated coffee table book that also includes the complete RCA Victor recordings of Iturbi (covering the years 1933 to 1953), all restored and digitally remastered as part of a 16-CD collection

Posted on March 16, 2023 by admin

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TV CONFIDENTIAL welcomes its newest affiliate, KALM-DB / Yosemite Breeze Radio Network (Toronto, Canada). They will carry our show Saturdays 5pm ET beginning Mar. 18

Posted on March 15, 2023 by admin

TV CONFIDENTIAL welcomes our newest affiliate, KALM-DB / Yosemite Breeze Radio Network (Toronto, Canada). They will carry our show Saturday 5pm ET 2pm PT beginning Saturday, Mar. 18. Welcome aboard!

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 605.2 with guest Concetta Tomei is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on March 12, 2023 by admin

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Concetta Tomei on “Getting Your Stripes” in Life
Original Airdates: Mar. 10-13, 2023
TVC 605.2: Stage and television actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence, Madman of the People) talks to Ed about her early career as an elementary school teacher, including how she often worked in songs by James Taylor as part of her curriculum; the 35th anniversary of the premiere of China Beach (ABC, 1988-1991), and why the series continues to resonate with Vietnam veterans; and how moments of hardship and disappointment often help us “earn our stripes” in life (as Major Lila Garreau, Concetta’s character on China Beach, might put it).

Concetta Tomei, David Bowie, and The Elephant Man
Original Airdates: Mar. 10-13, 2023
TVC 605.3: Actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence, Madman of the People) shares a few memories of starring opposite David Bowie in the national tour of The Elephant Man, including a poignant story about Bowie and Concetta’s parents.

Concetta Tomei, Dabney Coleman, and The Many Ways to Throw a Pillow
Original Airdates: Mar. 10-13, 2023
TVC 605.4: Actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence) talks to Ed about how much she learned from Dabney Coleman about performing comedy in television when they co-starred together on Madman of the People (NBC, 1995-1996).

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 605.1 with guest Johanna Siegmann, author of IN GOOD COMPANY: Notable People with Their Pets, is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on March 12, 2023 by admin

The Deanna Troi of Pet Photographers
Original Airdates: Mar. 10-13, 2023
TVC 605.1: Via remote from West Hollywood: Ed welcomes Johanna Siegmann, the accomplished photographer sometimes known as the “Deanna Troi of Pet Photographers” because of her unique ability to connect with animals. Johanna is also the author of In Good Company: Notable People with Their Pets, a new coffee table book that features photographs of Dee Wallace, Ed Begley Jr., Ed Asner, Gina Hecht, and many other celebrities from film, television, music, and politics… all seen at home with their animal friends. In Good Company is available now at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com as well as local book sellers.

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: TED BERGMAN, Emmy nominated writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and author of CONFESSIONS OF A ROGUE TV COMEDY WRITER, on working with Redd Foxx and why SANFORD AND SON continues to resonate with audiences more than fifty years later. Ted’s latest two books, THE BILLION DOLLAR TALLYWHACKER and THE REAL ROATAN, are both available in softcover and as an eBook through Amazon.com

Posted on March 8, 2023 by admin

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, producer, director, and screenwriter GRIFF FURST, youngest son of Stephen Furst (Animal House, St. Elsewhere, Babylon 5) and one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the entertainment industry today. Griff is the producer of DEVIL’S PEAK, a crime thriller starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jackie Earle Haley, Robin Wright, and Hopper Penn that is now available for viewing on demand on all major streaming platforms, while Griff also stars opposite Morgan Freeman, Greg Germann, and Josh Hutcherson in 57 SECONDS, a sci-fi thriller that is due out in theaters in September 2023

Posted on March 2, 2023 by admin

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, author, and filmmaker PENNY PEYSER on her love of the Shakespearean sonnet; the back story of how she was interviewed by longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in 2022 about her famous scene with Dustin Hoffman in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN; and why it’s impossible to play a sad song on a ukelele. Penny’s new book, SONNETS FROM SUBURBIA: More Candles Than Cake, provides a whimsical look at the foibles of modern-day life… all told in the form of Shakespearean sonnets. SONNETS FROM SUBURBIA is available now both as a print edition and as an eBook from Amazon.com, while the audiobook edition will become available soon

Posted on March 1, 2023 by admin

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 604.5 with guest Rich Little is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on February 19, 2023 by admin

Rich Little and the Order of Canada
Original Airdates: Feb. 17-20, 2023
TVC 604.5: A return visit by legendary comedian and impressionist Rich Little. The Governor General of Canada recently appointed Rich to the Order of Canada, which honors a select number of native Canadians from all walks of life—including doctors, lawyers, teachers, scientists, and entertainers—not only for their service to society, their innovations, and their compassion, but for inspiring, educating, and mentoring future generations and creating a foundation of excellence in Canada that is respected throughout the world. In Rich’s case, his accomplishments include not just the many hours of laughter that he continues to bring us, but his humanitarian efforts, which include his longtime support of our veterans and first responders and their families.

Rich Little, Ed Sullivan, and Frank Sinatra
Original Airdates: Feb.17-20, 2023
TVC 604.6: Rich Little talks to Ed about some of his many television appearances, including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.

Rich’s book, LITTLE BY LITTLE: Celebrities I’ve Known and Been, is a collection of stories and anecdotes about some of the many notable showbiz figures and politicians that Rich has impersonated—and, in many cases, became good friends with—over the years, including Jack Benny, George Burns, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Robert Goulet, Ronald Reagan, Judy Garland, Orson Welles and Johnny Carson. Rich recently updated LITTLE BY LITTLE with more than 200 pages of new stories and photographs, including a section about his frien Don Rickles.  All proceeds from sales of LITTLE BY LITTLE will support our veterans, by way of The Gary Sinise Foundation.

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 604.1 with guest Fritz Coleman is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on February 19, 2023 by admin

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Fritz Coleman of the Media Path Podcast
Original Airdates: Feb. 17-20, 2023
TVC 604.1: Ed welcomes legendary television broadcaster Fritz Coleman, the affable weatherman on KNBC Channel 4 who drew on his background in stand-up comedy to deliver upbeat and whimsical weather forecasts twice a night, every night for thirty-nine years. After retiring from television in 2020, Fritz finds himself busier than usual. He co-hosts, along with Louise Palanker, Media Path, a podcast that not only looks back at the people, places, and things that have defined our media for the past half-century, but features interviews with guests from politics, music, books, and entertainment while also taking its listeners on a journey of remembering, learning, and reevaluating our shared memories and histories. Media Path is available wherever you find podcasts.

Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker, co-hosts of the podcast Media Path

Fritz Coleman, Raymond Burr, and Unassisted Living
Original Airdates: Feb. 17-20, 2023
TVC 604.2: Legendary television broadcaster Fritz Coleman talks to Ed about some of his notable network TV appearances (including The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, one of the very last Perry Mason movies starring Raymond Burr), his recent return to stand-up comedy, and his upcoming one-man show, Unassisted Living. If all goes well, Unassisted Living will become available for viewing on demand later in 2023.

Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker co-host Media Path, a podcast that looks back at the people, places, and things that have defined our media for the past half-century. Media Path is available wherever you find podcasts.



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