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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Jim Hampton stars in “The Aaron Ironwood School of Success,” airing Sept. 12, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 12, 2026 by admin

THE AARON IRONWOOD SCHOOL OF SUCCESS Original Air Date: September 12, 1975 Synopsis. Aaron Ironwood, an orphan who once lived with the Rockfords for many years, is now a self-made multi-millionaire who travels around the country giving motivational seminars that … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: James Garner wins the Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series for his performance in “So Help Me God” at the twenty-ninth Emmy Awards ceremony, held Sept. 11, 1977. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 11, 2026 by admin

A searing indictment of the federal judicial system at its worst, “So Help Me God” (original airdate: Nov. 19, 1976) remains a stellar example of how dramatic television can inform as well as entertain. “We were very proud of that … Continue reading →

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: John Saxon stars in “A Portrait of Elizabeth,” airing Jan. 23, 1976. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 23, 2026 by admin

A PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH Original Air Date: January 23, 1976 Synopsis. John Saxon stars as Dave Delaroux, Beth’s client—and new boyfriend. Delaroux, the controller for the local branch of a national corporation, wants Rockford to determine whether someone in his … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 508 with guest Gigi Garner is available for listening on demand

Posted on September 21, 2020 by admin

The Humanity of James Garner Original Airdates: Sept. 18-20, 2020 TVC 508.4: Ed welcomes back Gigi Garner, daughter of beloved film and TV actor James Garner, and the founder the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund (JGARF), the nonprofit organization that … Continue reading →

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: GIGI GARNER, founder of the JAMES GARNER ANIMAL RESCUE FUND (JGARF), on her dad’s love of animals (especially dogs); her reaction to the famous “swimming pool scene” in The Thrill of It All when she first saw that movie on the big screen, when she was six years old; her dad’s reaction when Gigi became a real life private investigator, early in her career; and how JGARF honors the memory of James Garner and extends his legacy. The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to raising funds to help animal rescue organizations. To learn more about it, go to JGARF.org. Gigi Garner also runs the Official James Garner Facebook Page, which you can join for free at Facebook.com/OfficialJamesGarner

Posted on September 5, 2020 by admin

Gigi Garner also wrote a wonderful foreword to 45 Years of The Rockford Files that gives readers a window into who Jim was as a person. 25 percent of the sales of 45 Years of The Rockford Files will support … Continue reading →

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via Black Pawn Press: 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES will become available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other retailers worldwide next week. But… you can pre-order the book right now by going to Rockford45.com

Posted on June 26, 2020 by admin
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Coming July 1 from Black Pawn Press: 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES: Revised Third Edition, featuring sixty pages of new information about both the NBC Rockford Files and the eight CBS Rockford Files movies, including more than twenty new interviews, six new appendices, additional photographs, and a foreword by Jim’s daughter Gigi Garner. 25 percent of the net sales of 45 YEARS will be donated to the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Pre-order the book now at Rockford45.com or OKG853.com

Posted on June 25, 2020 by admin
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.3: James Garner and Golf is now available for listening on demand

Posted on June 22, 2020 by admin

James Garner and Golf Original Airdates: June 19-21, 2020 TVC 498.3: A brief segment about James Garner’s passion for golf that includes a clip from a conversation with Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files (Garner’s memoir), that originally aired … Continue reading →

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via Closer Weekly: Ed Gross talks to Gigi Garner this Father’s Day weekend about how she is honoring the legacy of her dad through the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Ed’s piece includes a capsule biography of James Garner, plus a few comments about Jim’s career from Ed Robertson, host of TV CONFIDENTIAL and author of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES

Posted on June 20, 2020 by admin

The World Knows James Garner as Maverick and Jim Rockford, But for Daughter Gigi He’s Just Dad

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Kate Linder, plus TV Stars Who Sing: Next on TVC

Posted on July 1, 2019 by admin

Actress Kate Linder and authors Mary Ann Anderson and  Bob Leszczak will join us for a special holiday weekend edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 5-7 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 7/5 … Continue reading →

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