Tag Archives: game shows

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 688: Special program-length tribute to Wink Martindale, featuring Steve Beverly and Randy West, is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts. Please enjoy!

Posted on May 5, 2025 by admin

Why Wink Martindale was a “never give up” guy Original Airdates: May 2-5, 2025 TVC 688.1: TV Confidential remembers longtime radio host, author, recording artist, and game show legend Wink Martindale (Gambit, Debt, Tic Tac Dough, Winking at Life, “Deck … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Next Show, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged 80 million records, all love broke loose, Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Bob Quigley, Bobby Darin, Bumper Stumpers, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Debt, Deck of Cards, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Frankie Avalon, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Gemini Dream, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Stand for Everyone, Jack Barry, Jackson, James Darren, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Legend of a Mind, Let's Rock, Life magazine, Look at Me, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Moody Blues, Mr. Game Show, No. 1 single, pop music TV shows, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Beatles, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Lively Set, The Moody Blues, The Winker, Tic Tac Dough, Tony Bennett, Top 20 hits, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS | Leave a comment

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 573.4 with guest Joyce Bulifant is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on March 28, 2022 by admin

Joyce Bulifant, Betty White, and Gavin MacLeod Original Airdates: Mar. 25-27, 2022 TVC 573.4: Actress and author Joyce Bulifant (Match Game, Airplane!, The Happiest Millionaire, The Mary Tyler Moore Show) shares a few memories of her fellow Mary Tyler Moore Show … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged 90 Bristol Court, addictive behavior, Airplane, alcoholism, Bad News Bears, Big John Little John, Bill Bixby, Bill Todman, Bye Yum Pum Pum, CBS Match Game, Cher, children with learning differences, co-dependency, Crosswits, Diamonds, Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire, domestic abuse, dyslexia, Ed Asner The Gift of Greatness, Ed Asner Thomas Edison, Edward Mallory, Fairy Godmother, feelings of self worth, First Lady of American Theater, game shows, Gavin MacLeod Roger Perry, Gene Rayburn, George Bernard Shaw, Goodson Todman, Goodson Todman games shows, Hans Christian Anderson Award, Happiest Millionaire, Harper Valley, Helen Hayes, Henry Fonda, Jack Warden, Jack Weston, James MacArthur, Jane Fonda, John Asher, Joyce Bulifant, Joyce Bulifant Betty White, Joyce Bulifant Betty White Match Game, Joyce Bulifant Betty White Password, Joyce Bulifant Big John Little John, Joyce Bulifant Bye Yum Pum Pum, Joyce Bulifant dsylexia, Joyce Bulifant dyslexia foundation, Joyce Bulifant Ed Asner, Joyce Bulifant Edward Mallory, Joyce Bulifant faith, Joyce Bulifant four agreements, Joyce Bulifant game shows, Joyce Bulifant Gavin MacLeod, Joyce Bulifant Gavin MacLeod Palm Springs, Joyce Bulifant Goodson Todman, Joyce Bulifant Hans Christian Anderson award, Joyce Bulifant Helen Hayes, Joyce Bulifant I Loved Him to Death, Joyce Bulifant James MacArthur, Joyce Bulifant Love Thy Neighbor, Joyce Bulifant Mark Goodson, Joyce Bulifant My Four Hollywood Husbands, Joyce Bulifant Password, Joyce Bulifant Robbie Rist, Joyce Bulifant Sherwood Schwart, Joyce Bulifant The Gift of Greatness, Joyce Bulifant The Secret, Joyce Bulifant William Asher, Kirk Douglas, Lesley Ann Warren, Lillian Gish, Love Thy Neighbor, Marie Slaughter, Mark Goodson, Mark Goodson Bill Todman productions, Match Game, My Four Hollywood Husbands, My Four Hollywood Husbands audiobook, My Four Hollywood Husbands audiobook Joyce Bulifant The Happiest Millionaire, Neil Simon, New Beverly Cinema, Palm Springs Walk of Fame, Password, Perry Mason, Pyramid, Raymond Burr, Robert Redford, Roger Perry, Ron Masak, Stephen J. Cannell, Stephen J. Cannell dsylexia, Stephen J. Cannell Hans Christian Anderson award, stethoscope, Tattletales, The Bill Cosby Show, The Dyslexia Awareness program, The Dyslexia Foundation, The First Lady of the American Theater, The Four Agreements, The Happiest Millionaire, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Tituss Burgess, To Tell the Truth, Tom Cruise, Tom Dick and Mary, Tom Everett Scott, Walter Pidgeon, Whoopi Goldberg, William Asher, You Never Can Tell, zucker abraham zucker, zucker brothers | Leave a comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, author, and philanthropist JOYCE BULIFANT shares a few memories of her fellow MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW castmates Betty White, Gavin MacLeod, and Ed Asner. Joyce’s memoir, MY FOUR HOLLYWOOD HUSBANDS, is available in paperback through Amazon.com and now as an audiobook through Audible.com. The audiobook runs about eight hours and is narrated by Joyce herself

Posted on February 11, 2022 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Television Star | Tagged 90 Bristol Court, addictive behavior, Airplane, alcoholism, Bad News Bears, Big John Little John, Bill Bixby, Bye Yum Pum Pum, CBS Match Game, co-dependency, Crosswits, Diamonds, Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire, domestic abuse, dyslexia, Edward Mallory, Fairy Godmother, feelings of self worth, First Lady of American Theater, game shows, Gene Rayburn, George Bernard Shaw, Goodson Todman, Hans Christian Anderson Award, Happiest Millionaire, Harper Valley, Helen Hayes, Henry Fonda, Jack Warden, Jack Weston, James MacArthur, Jane Fonda, John Asher, Joyce Bulifant, Kirk Douglas, Lesley Ann Warren, Lillian Gish, Love Thy Neighbor, Marie Slaughter, Match Game, My Four Hollywood Husbands, Neil Simon, New Beverly Cinema, Password, Perry Mason, Pyramid, Raymond Burr, Robert Redford, Roger Perry, Ron Masak, Stephen J. Cannell, stethoscope, Tattletales, The Bill Cosby Show, The Dyslexia Awareness program, The Dyslexia Foundation, The First Lady of the American Theater, The Happiest Millionaire, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Tituss Burgess, To Tell the Truth, Tom Dick and Mary, Tom Everett Scott, Walter Pidgeon, Whoopi Goldberg, William Asher, You Never Can Tell, zucker abraham zucker, zucker brothers | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 553: The Jeopardy! Host Debacle: Update with guest Steve Beverly is now available for listening on demand

Posted on September 13, 2021 by admin

The Jeopardy! Host Debacle: Update Original Airdates: Sept. 11-13, 2021 TVC 553.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly helps Ed sort through the latest developments in the ongoing search for a new permanent host of Jeopardy! When Steve visited us in … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Television Star | Tagged Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers guest host, Aaron Rodgers Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, Alex Trebek Jeopardy, Alex Trebek The Wizard of Odds, appeal of Jeopardy, Art Fleming, Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, broadcast journalism COVID-19, Bud Selig, Bud Selig commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig conflict of interest, Carl Perkins, classic TV series, coping with depression, EPlusTV6, Fay Vincent commissioner of baseball, future of Jeopardy, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Jeopardy, Jeopardy host debacle, Jeopardy host search, Ken Jennings, Ken Jennings Jeopardy, Ken Jennings Jeopardy host search, Let's Make a Deal, LeVar Burton, LeVar Burton guest host, LeVar Burton Jeopardy, listening, longevity of Jeopardy, Major League Baseball, Mayim Bialik, Mayim Bialik Call Me Kat, Mayim Bialik Jeopardy, mental health, mental health advocate, Michael Davies, Michael Davies Jeopardy, Michael Davies Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Mike Richards, Mike Richards conflict of interest, Mike Richards executive producer, Mike Richards inappropriate comments, Mike Richards Jeopardy, Mike Richards Jeopardy controversy, Mike Richards The Price is Right, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, ongoing search new permanent host, Password, permanent host of Jeopardy, quiz show scandals, quiz show scandals 1950s, Robin Williams, signs of depression, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly Alex Trebek, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, successor to Alex Trebek, TCM, teaching hospital, teaching interviewing skills, television historian, television news, television news reporters, TV game shows, Union University, warning signs depression, WBBJ, worst debacle in game show history, worst scandal in game show history, WWAY Jeopardy, WWAY Wilmington North Carolina | Leave a comment

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 552.1 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on August 30, 2021 by admin

The Art of the Big Call in Sports Original Airdates: Aug. 27-29, 2021 TVC 552.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Steve Beverly, recently retired professor of broadcast journalism at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Besides … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers guest host, Aaron Rodgers Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, Alex Trebek Jeopardy, Alex Trebek The Wizard of Odds, appeal of Jeopardy, Art Fleming, Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, broadcast journalism COVID-19, Bud Selig, Bud Selig commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig conflict of interest, Carl Perkins, classic TV series, coping with depression, EPlusTV6, Fay Vincent commissioner of baseball, future of Jeopardy, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Jeopardy, Ken Jennings, Ken Jennings Jeopardy, Let's Make a Deal, LeVar Burton, LeVar Burton guest host, LeVar Burton Jeopardy, listening, longevity of Jeopardy, Major League Baseball, Mayim Bialik, Mayim Bialik Jeopardy, mental health, mental health advocate, Mike Richards, Mike Richards conflict of interest, Mike Richards executive producer, Mike Richards inappropriate comments, Mike Richards Jeopardy, Mike Richards Jeopardy controversy, Mike Richards The Price is Right, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, Password, Robin Williams, signs of depression, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly Alex Trebek, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, TCM, teaching hospital, teaching interviewing skills, television historian, television news, television news reporters, TV game shows, Union University, warning signs depression, WBBJ, WWAY Jeopardy, WWAY Wilmington North Carolina | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 551.1: The Jeopardy! Host Debacle with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand

Posted on August 23, 2021 by admin

The Jeopardy! Host Debacle Original Airdates: Aug. 20-22, 2021 TVC 551.1: Steve Beverly, game show historian and professor emeritus of broadcast journalism at Union University (Jackson, TN), joins Ed to discuss the various issues surrounding Sony Pictures Television’s controversial selection of … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Next Show, Television Star | Tagged Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers guest host, Aaron Rodgers Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, Alex Trebek Jeopardy, Alex Trebek The Wizard of Odds, appeal of Jeopardy, Art Fleming, Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, broadcast journalism COVID-19, Bud Selig, Bud Selig commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig conflict of interest, Carl Perkins, classic TV series, coping with depression, EPlusTV6, Fay Vincent commissioner of baseball, future of Jeopardy, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Jeopardy, Ken Jennings, Ken Jennings Jeopardy, Let's Make a Deal, LeVar Burton, LeVar Burton guest host, LeVar Burton Jeopardy, listening, longevity of Jeopardy, Major League Baseball, Mayim Bialik, Mayim Bialik Jeopardy, mental health, mental health advocate, Mike Richards, Mike Richards conflict of interest, Mike Richards executive producer, Mike Richards inappropriate comments, Mike Richards Jeopardy, Mike Richards Jeopardy controversy, Mike Richards The Price is Right, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, Password, Robin Williams, signs of depression, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly Alex Trebek, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, TCM, teaching hospital, teaching interviewing skills, television historian, television news, television news reporters, TV game shows, Union University, warning signs depression, WBBJ, WWAY Jeopardy, WWAY Wilmington North Carolina | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Tribute to Alex Trebek with guests Ruta Lee and Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand

Posted on December 7, 2020 by admin

Alex Trebek: The Steward of Jeopardy! Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020 TVC 519.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed pay tribute to Alex Trebek, the Emmy Award-winning game show host who presided over Jeopardy! for an astonishing thirty-six years, beginning in 1984 … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Alex Trebek, Alex Trebek High Rollers, Alex Trebek Jeopardy, Alex Trebek The Wizard of Odds, Alex Trebek To Tell the Truth, appeal of Jeopardy, Art Fleming, Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, classic TV series, Clint Eastwood, co-founder of Thalians, David Janssen, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., EPlusTV6, Frank Sinatra, future of Jeopardy, Gail Patrick, Gail Patrick Jackson, Gail Patrick Perry Mason, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jack Kelly, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, James Garner, Jeopardy, Julie Newmar, Ken Jennings, Let's Make a Deal, listening, longevity of Jeopardy, Lucille Ball, mental health, mental health advocate, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, National Association on Mental Illness, Password, Perry Mason, Rich Little, Robin Williams, Roger Moore, Ruta Lee, Ruta Lee Alex Trebek, Ruta Lee book, Ruta Lee Consider Your Ass Kissed, Ruta Lee Debbie Reynolds, Ruta Lee Frank Sinatra, Ruta Lee High Rollers, Ruta Lee Hollywood Museum, Ruta Lee memoir, Ruta Lee Perry Mason, Ruta Lee philanthropist, Ruta Lee Sergeants Three, Ruta Lee Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Ruta Lee Sherwood Schwartz, Ruta Lee The Rat Pack, Ruta Lee The Thalians, Ruta Lee Warner Bros., Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, signs of depression, Split Second, Stanley Ralph Ross, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly Alex Trebek, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, TCM, teaching hospital, teaching interviewing skills, television historian, television news, television news reporters, The Dynamic Duo, The Lucy Show, The Rat Pack, The Terrific Trio, The Thalians, The Thalians mental health, The Thalians Operation Mend, TV game shows, UCLA Operation Mend, Union University, warning signs depression, WBBJ, WWAY Jeopardy, WWAY Wilmington North Carolina | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 517.3 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand

Posted on November 23, 2020 by admin

The New Host of Jeopardy! Original Airdates: Nov. 20-22, 2020 TVC 517.3: Game show historian and TV host Steve Beverly (Steve Beverly’s TV Classics) shares some thoughts on who might be named the next host of Jeopardy! and the particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Next Show, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Alex Trebek, Art Fleming, Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, broadcast journalism COVID-19, Carl Perkins, CDC guidelines COVID-19, classic TV series, coping with depression, corona virus, corona virus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 and schools, COVID-19 college campuses, COVID-19 crisis, COVID-19 distance learning, COVID-19 schools, COVID-19 teaching, COVID-19 teaching online, COVID-19 Union University, depression, EPlusTV6, future of Jeopardy, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Jeopardy, Ken Jennings, Let's Make a Deal, listening, mental health, mental health advocate, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, National Association on Mental Illness, Password, Robin Williams, signs of depression, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, TCM, teaching hospital, teaching interviewing skills, television historian, television news, television news reporters, TV game shows, Union University, warning signs depression, WBBJ | 1 Comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Broadcast journalism professor and game show historian STEVE BEVERLY, host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, on his upcoming tribute to the early game show career of Alex Trebek (premiering Saturday 11/21 on EPlusTV6.com); the episode of Jeopardy! for which Trebek won the first of his six Emmy Awards; and how he first got to know Alex in 1984, at the start of Trebek’s thirty-six-year run as the host of Jeopardy!

Posted on November 13, 2020 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Next Show, Television Star | Tagged Alex Trebek, Alex Trebek Jeopardy, Alex Trebek The Wizard of Odds, appeal of Jeopardy, Art Fleming, Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, broadcast journalism COVID-19, Carl Perkins, CDC guidelines COVID-19, classic TV series, coping with depression, corona virus, corona virus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 and schools, COVID-19 college campuses, COVID-19 crisis, COVID-19 distance learning, COVID-19 schools, COVID-19 teaching, COVID-19 teaching online, COVID-19 Union University, depression, EPlusTV6, future of Jeopardy, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Jeopardy, Ken Jennings, Let's Make a Deal, listening, longevity of Jeopardy, mental health, mental health advocate, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, National Association on Mental Illness, Password, Robin Williams, signs of depression, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly Alex Trebek, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, TCM, teaching hospital, teaching interviewing skills, television historian, television news, television news reporters, TV game shows, Union University, warning signs depression, WBBJ, WWAY Jeopardy, WWAY Wilmington North Carolina | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 513: Tribute to Tom Kennedy with guests Steve Beverly and Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand

Posted on October 26, 2020 by admin

How Jim Narz Became Tom Kennedy Original Airdates: Oct. 23-25, 2020 TVC 513.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly joins Ed as we pay tribute to Tom Kennedy, the legendary game show host who passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Bill Cullen, Bob Barker, Body Language, broadcast journalism, classic TV series, EPlusTV6, Game Show Congress, Game Show Congress Bill Cullen award, game shows, Geoffrey Mark, Geoffrey Mark Jack Narz, Geoffrey Mark Jim Narz, Geoffrey Narz Tom Kennedy, Jack Narz, Jack Narz Tom Kennedy, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Jim Narz, Let's Make a Deal, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, Name That Tune, Password, Real Tom Kennedy Show, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Stefan Hatos Monty Hall, Steve Beverly, Steve Beverly Game Show Congress, Steve Beverly Jack Narz, Steve Beverly Monty Hall, Steve Beverly Tom Kennedy, Steve Beverly Union University, Steve Beverly's TV Classics, TCM, television historian, television news, television news reporters, Tom Kennedy, Tom Kennedy Bill Cullen, Tom Kennedy Break the Bank, Tom Kennedy game shows, Tom Kennedy Jack Narz, Tom Kennedy Jim Narz, Tom Kennedy Name That Tune, Tom Kennedy Password Plus, Tom Kennedy Phantom 309, Tom Kennedy radio, Tom Kennedy Split Second, Tom Kennedy You Don't Say, TV game shows, Union University, WBBJ, Whew, Whew game show, You Don't Say | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: game shows

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 688: Special program-length tribute to Wink Martindale, featuring Steve Beverly and Randy West, is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts. Please enjoy!

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 573.4 with guest Joyce Bulifant is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 553: The Jeopardy! Host Debacle: Update with guest Steve Beverly is now available for listening on demand

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 552.1 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 551.1: The Jeopardy! Host Debacle with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Tribute to Alex Trebek with guests Ruta Lee and Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 517.3 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 513: Tribute to Tom Kennedy with guests Steve Beverly and Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand

Hosted by Ed Robertson

Please Support Our Sponsors

Join Us

Subscribe

TVC merchandise

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Meta

Privacy Policy

Enjoy this blog? Please spread the word :)