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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 715 and 719 with guest Mitchell Hadley is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Posted on December 22, 2025 by admin

Mitchell Hadley, author of Darkness in Primetime Original Airdates: Nov. 21-24, 2025 TVC 715.1: Ed welcomes back author, essayist, novelist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley (The Electronic Mirror, ItsAboutTV.com). Mitchell’s latest book, Darkness in Primetime: How Classic-Era TV Foresaw Modern … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 527.1 with guest Mitchell Hadley is available for listening on demand

Posted on February 22, 2021 by admin

How Television Evolved During the Era of Classic TV Original Airdates: Feb. 19-21, 2021 TVC 527.1: Ed welcomes novelist, essayist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley. Mitchell’s latest book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells US About Who We Were … Continue reading →

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Novelist, essayist and TV historian MITCHELL HADLEY on what Classic TV is, what it says about ourselves, and why the best way to understand the culture of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s is to watch TV shows that were actually made in those respective decades. Mitchell’s book THE ELECTRONIC MIRROR: What Classic TV Tells Us About Who We Were and Who We Are (and Everything in Between) is available in paperback and as an eBook wherever books are sold online

Posted on November 5, 2020 by admin
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Our recent tribute to Mister Rogers is available online for listening on demand

Posted on March 23, 2018 by admin

Tony, Donna and I paid tribute to Fred Rogers a few weeks ago on TV CONFIDENTIAL (airdates Feb. 23-26, 2018). That program is available online as a digital download at Shop.TVConfidential.net.  

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via Tribune Total Media and USPS: Post Office unveils a Forever Stamp dedicated to Fred Rogers

Posted on March 23, 2018 by admin

The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate the Mister Rogers Forever Stamp on March 23 at the WQED Fred Rogers Studio in Oakland. In conjunction with this honor, the Pittsburgh International Airport will honor the 50-year-legacy of Rogers with activities for … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 395 with guest Lou Antonio is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on February 27, 2018 by admin

Show No. 395 with guest Lou Antonio Original Airdate: Feb. 23-26, 2018 First hour: An expanded edition of This Week in TV History that includes a tribute to Fred Rogers and MisterRogers’ Neighborhood, plus a look at the 30th anniversary of the premiere … Continue reading →

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