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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 →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Classic TV defined, coca-cola commercials, Doronty Kilgallen, Electronic Mirror Classic TV, Ernie Kovacs, Fred Rogers, Golden Age of Television, I've Got a Secret, ItsAboutTV.com, Jack Paar, Misterogers Neighborbood, Mitchell Hadley adventures in television, Mitchell Hadley essayist, Mitchell Hadley glorious Hadleyvision, Mitchell Hadley It's About TV, Mitchell Hadley novelist, Mitchell Hadley The Car, Mitchell Hadley The Collaborator, Mitchell Hadley The Electronic Mirror, Mitchell Hadley This Week in TV Guide, Mr. Rogers, Perry Mason, Perry Mason opening title sequence, Route 66, Route 66 inadvertent documentary, Take a Good Look, Television 1968, television as Electronic Mirror, The Electronic Mirror, The Electronic Mirror book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells US About Who We Were (and Everything in Between), The Fugitive, This Week in TV Guide, TV Guide, What's My Line | Leave a comment

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 677.1: Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the “Water Closet joke” controversy that led Jack Paar to quit as host of The Tonight Show on Feb. 11, 1960 is available for listening on demand as a free podcast wherever you find podcasts

Posted on February 10, 2025 by admin

Jack Paar and the “Water Closet Joke” controversy Original Airdates: Feb. 7-10, 2025 TVC 677.1: An encore presentation of an edition of The Sounds of Lost Television that originally aired in February 2012 in which Phil Gries plays audio highlights … 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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 516.1: Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player is available for listening on demand

Posted on November 16, 2020 by admin

Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player Original Airdates: Nov. 13-15, 2020 TVC 516.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the passing of broadcast legend Hugh Downs earlier this year as part of a special edition of This Week in History. … 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

Posted in Classic Shows, Next Show, Television Star | Tagged Classic TV defined, coca-cola commercials, Doronty Kilgallen, Electronic Mirror Classic TV, Ernie Kovacs, Fred Rogers, Golden Age of Television, I've Got a Secret, ItsAboutTV.com, Jack Paar, Misterogers Neighborbood, Mitchell Hadley adventures in television, Mitchell Hadley essayist, Mitchell Hadley glorious Hadleyvision, Mitchell Hadley It's About TV, Mitchell Hadley novelist, Mitchell Hadley The Car, Mitchell Hadley The Collaborator, Mitchell Hadley The Electronic Mirror, Mr. Rogers, Perry Mason, Perry Mason opening title sequence, Route 66, Route 66 inadvertent documentary, Take a Good Look, Television 1968, television as Electronic Mirror, The Electronic Mirror, The Electronic Mirror book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells US About Who We Were (and Everything in Between), The Fugitive, What's My Line | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.3: Happy Birthday, Merv is now available for listening on demand

Posted on July 20, 2020 by admin

Happy Birthday, Merv Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.3: From July 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the birthday of Merv Griffin with a look at his long-running daytime talk show (NBC/Westinghouse/CBS/Metromedia, 1962-1986) and his contributions to the world … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 500.1: Tribute to Hugh Downs is now available for listening on demand

Posted on July 13, 2020 by admin

Hugh Downs on the Unpredictability of Jack Paar Original Airdates: July 10-12, 2020 TVC 500.1: From September 2013: Broadcast legend Hugh Downs talks to Ed and Phil Gries about his years as announcer/sidekick on The Jack Paar Tonight Show (NBC, … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 455 with guest Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on July 1, 2019 by admin

The Sounds of Lost Merv with Jack Benny and Montgomery Clift Original Airdates: June 28-30, 2019 TVC 455.1: Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, joins Phil Gries for Part 3 of our Sounds of Lost … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 445, Segment 1: The Sweetest Sounds of Lost Merv is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on April 7, 2019 by admin

Show No. 445, Segment 1: The Sweetest Sounds of Lost Merv Original Airdate: Apr. 5-7, 2019 Steve Randisi joins Phil Gries for Part 2 of our special Sounds of Lost Television tribute to the critically acclaimed NBC daytime talk show … Continue reading →

Robert Hooks, plus More of the Kovacs Centennial: Next on TVC

Posted on April 1, 2019 by admin

Film, stage and television actor Robert Hooks will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Mar. 29-31 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 4/5 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm PT … Continue reading →

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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

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 677.1: Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the “Water Closet joke” controversy that led Jack Paar to quit as host of The Tonight Show on Feb. 11, 1960 is available for listening on demand as a free podcast wherever you find podcasts

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

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 516.1: Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 500.1: Tribute to Hugh Downs is now available for listening on demand

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