We will welcome Emmy Award winner Ron Bacon and producer/director Suzanne de Laurentiis, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar. All this, and more, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 16-18 at the following times and venues:
WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1
Bardstown, KY
Friday 7/16
9am ET 6am PT
Listen Live at WBRTCountry.com
Share-a-Vision Radio
San Francisco Bay Area
Friday 7/16
7pm ET, 4pm PT
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Click on the Listen Live button at KSAV.org
or listen to us on the KSAV TuneIn channel
RadioSlot.com
San Francisco, CA
Friday 7/16
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Saturday 7/17
11pm ET, 8pm PT
Sunday 7/18
11pm ET, 8pm PT
with replays Monday thru Friday 11am ET, 8am PT
Click on the Talk Slot button at RadioSlot.com
WTCA 1050 AM and FM 106.1
South Bend/Plymouth, IN
Saturday 7/17
6am ET, 3am PT
Streaming at am1050.com
or listen to us on the WTCA TuneIn channel
WKXO AM 1500 and FM 103.5
Lexington-Fayette/Richmond/Berea, KY
Saturday 7/17
8am ET, 5am PT
Streaming at Facebook.com/1035wkxo
KZFX HD-3 93.7 FM
Ridgecrest/California City, CA
Saturday 7/17
Noon ET, 9am PT
Streaming at KZFXRadio.wixsite.com/kzfx
KSCJ Talk Radio 1360 AM and 94.9 FM
Sioux City, IA
Saturday 7/17
4pm CT, 2pm PT
Sunday 7/18
6pm CT, 4pm PT
Streaming at KSCJ.com
or listen to us on the KSCJ TuneIn channel
KZLS 1640 AM The Eagle
Oklahoma City/Enid, OK
Saturday 7/17
6pm CT, 4pm PT
Streaming at 1640TheEagle.com
or listen to us on the KZLS TuneIn channel
Indiana Talks
Huntington, IN
Saturday 7/17
8pm ET, 5pm PT
Sunday 7/11
10am ET, 7am PT
Click on the player at IndianaTalks.com
or listen to us on the Indiana Talks TuneIn channel
KFMO AM 1240
Park Hills/Farmington/St. Louis, MO
Saturday 7/17
9pm CT, 7pm PT
Click on the player at KFMO.com
or listen to us on the KFMO TuneIn channel
WON 920 The Apple
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday 7/17
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Streaming at WONNewYork.net
Bull 99.1 FM and KIKO AM 1340
Apache Junction/Mesa/Phoenix, AZ
Saturday 7/17
Sat 8pm MT and PT
Sunday 7/18
6pm MT and PT
Streaming at TheRadioRanchAZ.com
WLAD AM 800 and FM 94.1
Danbury, CT
Sunday 7/18
5am ET, 2am PT
Also streaming at WLAD.com
or listen to us on the WLAD TuneIn channel
KSCO AM-1080 and FM-104.1
San Jose, Santa Cruz and Salinas, CA
Sunday 7/18
9am ET, 6am PT
Also streaming at KSCO.com
or listen to us on the KSCO TuneIn channel
KOMY AM-1340
La Selva Beach and Watsonville, CA
Sunday 7/18
9am ET, 6am PT
Hear us online on the KOMY TuneIn channel
CROC Radio
Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Sunday 7/18
7pm ET, 4pm PT
Streaming at CROCRadio.com
or listen to us on the CROC Radio TuneIn channel
KLTF 960 AM
St. Cloud/Little Falls, MN
Sunday 7/18
8pm CT, 6pm PT
Streaming at FallsRadio.com
or listen to us on the KLTF TuneIn channel
KPLT 1490 AM and 96.3 FM
Paris, TX
Sunday 7/18
8pm CT, 6pm PT
Streaming at EastTexasRadio.com/stations/kplt/
or listen to us on the KPLT TuneIn channel
WLEA AM 1480 and FM 106.9
Hornell/Elmira-Corning, NY
Sunday 7/18
9pm ET, 6pm PT
Streaming at WLEA.net
or listen to us on the KPLT TuneIn channel
WDIG AM 1450
Dothan, AL
Sunday 7/18
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Streaming at WDIGRadio.com
or listen to us on the WDIG TuneIn channel
Rattler 97.3 FM and KBSZ AM 1260
Apache Junction/Mesa/Phoenix, AZ
Sunday 7/18
8pm MT and PT
Streaming at TheRadioRanchAZ.com
KHMB AM-1710
KHMV-LP 100.9 FM
Half Moon Bay, CA
Sunday 7/18
9pm PT (Mid ET Mon 7/19)
Click on the Listen Live button at KHMBRadio.com
or listen to us on the KHMB/KHMV TuneIn channel
PassionateWorldTalkRadio.com
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Ann Arbor, MI ~ Boston, MA ~ Chicago, IL ~ Melrose, FL ~ Los Angeles, CA
Various times throughout the week on PassionateWorldTalkRadio.com
and the PWR channel on TuneIn
(L-R) Mitzi Gaynor, Frank Sinatra, and Ron Bacon
(L-R) Ron Bacon and Lawrence Welk
One of the true pioneers of network television, Ron Bacon spent thirty-five years in network TV production—mostly with ABC, where he wore many hats (including stage manager, associate director, writer, producer, and director) on more than 12,500 broadcasts, covering just about every type of programming available, including such variety shows as The Lawrence Welk Show, The Frank Sinatra Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Jonathan Winters Show, and Shindig), live events, such as the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards broadcasts; the now-iconic specials that Ernie Kovacs did for ABC just before his death in 1962; sporting events, such as the 1984 Summer Olympics (for which Ron won an Emmy); many of the game shows produced by Chuck Barris, Monty Hall, and Goodson-Todman; and, occasionally, such scripted shows as Barney Miller and “Those Were the Days,” the second pilot for All in the Family.
The story of how Ron broke into television is a classic example of how persistence and networking, coupled with the right opportunity, can help you land the right job. We’ll talk about that, plus Ron will share a few memories of the various shows that he worked on (and the stars that he worked with), when Ron Bacon joins us in our second hour.
Also this week: We will welcome Suzanne de Laurentiis, the accomplished producer, director, writer, and philanthropist whose many credits behind the camera include Rocky V, Mannequin 2, D-Railed, Black Gold, 10th and Wolf, and A Month of Sundays.
While Suzanne has shepherded the development of all kinds of movies throughout her career, she has always been drawn to horror films—especially classic horror movies starring Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney. Suzanne now brings that passion to horror movies to Suzanne’s Saturday Night Scares, a fun, new homage to drive-in-type horror movies from the early 1970s that you can now enjoy on demand on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. Shot on location in an historic haunted mansion originally built in 1929, Suzanne’s Saturday Night Scares, in many respects, will remind you of the various late night Creature Features-type shows that we all enjoyed on local television back in the day. We’ll talk about that, and more, when Suzanne de Laurentiis joins us in our first hour.
The first episode of Suzanne’s Saturday Night Scares features Sisters of Death (the 1976 movie starring Claudia Jennings that is considered the blueprint of sorority horror movies), plus an original interview with Morgan Fairchild; the second episode features the 1973 thriller Messiah of Evil, plus a new interview with Lara Parker.
Our first hour will also include Part 2 of the conversation that began last week with Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar, the co-authors of The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood, the story of Howard fifty-year career as a stand-up comedian, actor, improv performer (with The Committee), and film and TV director (including nearly sixty episodes of Mork & Mindy, plus many shows produced by MTM Productions and Garry Marshall). This week, we’ll ask Howard about his experience with The Committee, plus he’ll talk about some of the many comedians who influenced him as a performer.
TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
Fri 9am ET, 6am PT on WBRT AM 1320/FM 97.1 (Bardstown, KY)
Fri 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org and CX Radio Brazil
Fri 10pm ET, 7pm PT, Sat/Sun 11pm ET, 8pm PT on RadioSlot (San Francisco, CA)
Sat 9am ET, 6am PT on WKXO 1500 AM and 103.5 FM (Lexington-Fayette/Richmond/Berea, KY)
Sat Noon ET, 9am PT on KZFX FM (Ridgecrest/California City, CA)
Sat 3pm ET, Noon PT on WTCA 1050 AM and 106.1 FM (South Bend/Plymouth, IN)
Sat 4pm CT, 2pm PT and Sun 6pm CT, 4pm PT on KSCJ 1360 AM and 94.9 FM (Sioux City, IA)
Sat 6pm CT, 4pm PT on KZLS-AM 1640 (Enid/Oklahoma City, OK)
Sat 8pm ET, 5pm PT and Sun 10am ET, 7am PT on Indiana Talks (Huntington, IN)
Sat 9pm CT, 7pm pm PT on KFMO-AM 1240 (Park Hills/Farmington/St. Louis, MO)
Sat 10pm ET, 7pm PT on 920 WON The Apple (Brooklyn, NY)
Sat 8pm MT and PT and Sun 6pm MT and PT on Bull 99.1 FM and KIKO AM 1340 (Apache Junction/Mesa/Phoenix, AZ)
Sun 5am ET, 2am PT on WLAD-AM 800 and FM 94.1 (Danbury, CT)
Sun 9am ET, 6am PT on KSCO-AM 1080 (San Jose/Santa Cruz/Salinas, CA)
Sun 9am ET, 6am PT on KOMY-AM 1340 (La Selva Beach/Watsonville, CA)
Sun 6pm CT, 4pm PT on KLTF-AM 960 (St. Cloud/Little Falls, MN)
Sun 7pm ET, 4pm PT on CROC Radio (British Columbia, Canada)
Sun 8pm CT, 6pm PT on KPLT AM and FM (Paris, TX)
Sun 9pm ET, 6pm PT on WLEA AM and FM (Hornell/Elmira-Corning, NY)
Sun 10pm ET, 7pm PT on WDIG AM (Dothan, AL)
Sun 8pm MT and PT on Rattler 97.3 FM and KBSZ AM 1260 (Apache Junction/Mesa/Phoenix, AZ)
Sun 9pm PT, Mon Mid ET on KHMB-AM and FM (Half Moon Bay, CA)
Various times throughout the week on the Entertainment Channel at Passionate World Talk Radio
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