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Podcast of TVC 444.2: The Best of Merv on DVD is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 444, Segment 2: The Best of Merv on DVD Original Airdates: Mar. 29-31, 2019 Greg Ehrbar reviews The Merv Griffin Show: 1962-1986, a 12-disc retrospective from MPI Media Group in conjunction with Reelin’ in the Years that features … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Arthur Treacher, Bob Shanks, CBS late night, Cort Theatre, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Group W, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Jack Paar, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, Johnny Carson, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, NBC daytime, New York City, Pat McCormick, Peter Barsochini, Play Your Hunch, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, the dear boy, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune
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Podcast of TVC 444.1: The Sounds of Lost Merv is available online for listening on demand
Show No. 441, Segment 1 with guest Steve Randisi Original Airdates: Mar. 29-31, 2019 Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, joins Phil Gries for a special edition of The Sounds of Lost Television that spotlights … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Arthur Treacher, Bob Shanks, CBS late night, Cort Theatre, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Group W, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Jack Paar, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, Johnny Carson, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, NBC daytime, New York City, Pat McCormick, Peter Barsochini, Play Your Hunch, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, the dear boy, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune
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Richard Pryor Jr., Audrey Walters, plus the “other” Merv Griffin Show: Next on TVC
Actor, singer, comedian and storyteller Richard Pryor Jr., actress and entrepreneur Audrey Walters, and author Steve Randisi 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 … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Amberley Snyder, Amberley Snyder accident, Amberley Snyder barrel racing, Amberley Snyder movie, Amberley Snyder rodeo, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Arizona, Arthur Treacher, Audrey Walters, Audrey Walters Preacher, Big Kill, Bob Shanks, broadcast journalism, CBS late night, Cleveland Indians, Comedy Store, Cort Theatre, Cory Snyder, Danny McBride, Danny Trejo, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Eastbound and Down, Granny, Group W, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, International Cringe Festival, Jack Paar, Jane Fonda, Jason Patric, Jenny Gilbert, Jeopardy, Jo Jo Dancer, Joey Bishop, Johnny Carson, Jonathan Watson, Killer Women, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Diamond Phillips, madame, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Missi Pyle, Mitzi Shore, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mrs. Boychuk, Mystery Voice, NBC daytime, New York City, Olde Town Tap, Our Souls at Night, Pat McCormick, Patricia Watts, Peter Barsochini, Play Your Hunch, Preacher, Price of Fame, Rainy McKnight, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor Jr., Richard Pryor Jr. memoir, Richard Pryor Jr. Peoria, Richard Pryor Jr. singer, Robert Redford, Robin Williams, Robin Williams depression, Robin Williams documentary, Robin Williams suicide, Ron Brawer, Sam Kinison Richard Pryor Jr., San Francisco Giants, Scott Martin, Silver Streak, social communication skills, Socks, Spencer Locke, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Sundance, Talk to the Camera, Tav Celebrity Theatre, The American, The Color Purple, the dear boy, The Lake, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Tonight Show, The Toy, Tony Garafolo, Vice Principals, Voices of Refuge, Walk.Ride.Rodeo, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 432 with guests Kirk Bovill, Steve Randisi and Meggie Jones is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 432 with guests Kirk Bovill, Steve Randisi and Meggie Jones Original Airdates: Jan. 4-6, 2019 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Phil Gries and Steve Randisi about the legacy of Merv Griffin. Steve’s latest book, The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 20th Century Women, Adam McKay, Albert Fisher, American Horror Story, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Arthur Treacher, athletics, Ben Vereen, biopic, Bob Shanks, Bosch, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, CBS late night, Christian Bale, Comedy Store, Contraband, Cort Theatre, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Dawn Wells, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Dick Cheney, Dick Van Dyke, Donald Rumsfeld, Ed Harris, fiber optics, Flock of Four, football, Free State of Jones, Get on Up, Ghost Whisperer, Grey’s Anatomy, Group W, Henry Kissinger, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Jack Paar, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, Johnny Carson, Joni Bovill, Kevin Hart, Kirk Bovill, Las Vegas, Leverage, Lindsay Wagner, Little Theatre, Loretta Swit, Louisiana State University, Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story, Meggie Jones, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, micronutrients, Mike Douglas, minerals, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Murder 101, Mystery Voice, NBC daytime, NCIS: New Orleans, New York City, Nutrient BodySculpt, Nutrient Touch, Pat McCormick, Peter Barsochini, Play Your Hunch, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Robin Williams, Shameless, Silicon Valley, Sons of Anarchy, Southland, Steve Carell, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, Texas Killing Fields, the dear boy, The Mentalist, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Preacher’s Son, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, track, Trippin on Tuesdays, Vice, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune, White Lightnin’, Young Sheldon
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi Original Airdates: Dec. 7-10, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, a comprehensive history of The Merv Griffin Show on television … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Amberella, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Ann Sheridan, Arthur Rankin Jr., Arthur Treacher, Bangladesh, Bob Shanks, Bombay, Cairo, Carole Wells, CBS late night, CIA, Cort Theatre, Dacca, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Eyewitness Account of Evil, Frosty the Snowman, Funny Lady, Fusako Shigenobu, Group W, hijack, hijack terror, Hijacked, Hijakced book, Hollywood Bowl, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, international incident, Jack Paar, JAL Flight 472, Japanese Red Army, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, John Gabriel, Johnny Carson, Julann Griffin, Jules Bass, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Mahmud, Mai Shigenobu, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, National Velvet, NBC daytime, New York City, opera, Osamu Maruoka, Palestine Liberation Organization, Pat McCormick, Paul Coker, Perry Mason, Peter Barsochini, Pistols 'n' Petticoats, Pistols and Petticoats, Play Your Hunch, PLO, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Puccini, Rankin/Bass, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Romeo Muller, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Ruth McDevitt, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Sept 27 1977, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, terrorism, The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass, the dear boy, The Fallen Leaves, The Lively Set, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Original Christmas Specials Collection, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Walter Karabian, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune, Yassar Arafat
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Carole Wells, plus the Legacies of Merv Griffin and Rankin/Bass: Next on TVC
Actress, author and philanthropist Carole Wells and television historian and author Steve Randisi will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 7-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 12/7 7pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Amberella, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Ann Sheridan, Arthur Rankin Jr., Arthur Treacher, Bangladesh, Bob Shanks, Bombay, Cairo, Carole Wells, CBS late night, CIA, Cort Theatre, Dacca, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Eyewitness Account of Evil, Frosty the Snowman, Funny Lady, Fusako Shigenobu, Group W, hijack, hijack terror, Hijacked, Hijakced book, Hollywood Bowl, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, international incident, Jack Paar, JAL Flight 472, Japanese Red Army, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, John Gabriel, Johnny Carson, Julann Griffin, Jules Bass, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Mahmud, Mai Shigenobu, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, National Velvet, NBC daytime, New York City, opera, Osamu Maruoka, Palestine Liberation Organization, Pat McCormick, Paul Coker, Perry Mason, Peter Barsochini, Pistols 'n' Petticoats, Pistols and Petticoats, Play Your Hunch, PLO, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Puccini, Rankin/Bass, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Romeo Muller, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Ruth McDevitt, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Sept 27 1977, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, terrorism, The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass, the dear boy, The Fallen Leaves, The Lively Set, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Original Christmas Specials Collection, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Walter Karabian, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune, Yassar Arafat
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via MVD Entertainment Group: Just in time for the holidays: Two new DVD releases featuring The Best of The Dick Cavett Show: And That’s the Way It Is, a compilation of Cavett’s interviews with some of the best known news reporters of his era (including Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Barbara Walters, Mike Wallace and Diane Sawyer), and Inside the Minds of: Volume 1, a collection of Cavett’s interviews with comedians Robin Williams, Bobcat Goldthwait, Richard Lewis and Gilbert Gottfried. Both The Dick Cavett Show: And That’s the Way It Is and The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of: Volume 1 will be available wherever DVDs are sold beginning Tuesday 12/18
A seven-time Emmy Award winner, Dick Cavett has hosted talk shows in a variety of formats, and on a number of television and radio formats, since 1968. Our friends at SMORE Entertainment, by way of the MVD Entertainment Group, are … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Walters, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dan Rather, David Letterman, Diane Sawyer, Dick Cavett, Frank Reynolds, Gilbert Gottfried, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, late night talk show hosts, late night talk shows, Merv Griffin, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, The Dick Cavett Show, Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, a complete history of The Merv Griffin Show on television that also provides insight into Merv the producer, Merv the entrepreneur, Merv the producer and what made Merv different than any other talk show host
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Arthur Treacher, Bob Shanks, CBS late night, Cort Theatre, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Group W, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Jack Paar, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, Johnny Carson, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, NBC daytime, New York City, Pat McCormick, Peter Barsochini, Play Your Hunch, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, the dear boy, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Tonight Show, Tony Garafolo, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 404 with guests Neil Sandilands, Lili Bordan and Lisa Hackett is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 404 with guests Neil Sandilands, Lili Bordán and Lisa Hackett Original Airdate: May 11-14, 2018 First hour: Actress Lili Bordán (Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, The River, Max’s Midnight Movies) talks to Ed about filming the crime thriller … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Man for All Seasons, Academy Award-winning director, Afrikaans, American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success, apple jack's, Apple Jacks bar, arch villain, Autism, Ava Gardner, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, Becca Kelly, biopic, Book Club, Buddy Hackett, Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored, Cable Ace Award, cable television, Candice Bergen, Carol Burnett, Casablanca, Celia, certified Autism Movement Therapist, Clifford Devoe, comedy pioneer, Craig T. Nelson, Curtiz, Diane Keaton, Dick Gautier, Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee, Don Johnson, earliest TV appearances, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elaine Joyce, Everybody Comes to Rick's, Falcon Lake, Fifty Shades of Grey, Frank and Ava, Frank Sinatra, Fred Zinnemann, Freestyle Digital Media, future stars, FX series, Golden Age of Television, Guidance Autism, Hackett Entertainment, Hannah Strauss, Hap and Leonard, HBO, High Noon, historic town, Hollywood Squares, Home Box Offie, House, Humphery Bogart, Impresario, independent films, indie movies, Ingrid Bergman, Iraqi War veteran, Irene Lee, Irene Lee Diamond, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Jack Paar, Jane Fonda, Johnny Carson, la honda, Lexa, Lili Bordan, Lisa Hackett, Live and Uncensored, live comedy specials, live or die in la honda, live sitcoms, Mary Steenburgen, Max Liebman, Max's Midnight Movies, Michael Curtiz, Neil Sandilands, network TV series, Norman Fell, Northern California, Paco, Paul Lynde, pescadero state beach, season finale The Flash, Shopoopi, South Africa, stand-up comics, Stanley, Stanley Peck, Sundance TV, Television Confidential, television pioneer, The 100, The Americans, The CW, The Flash, The Love Bug, The Music Man, The River, The Thinker, The Tonight Show, Titus, TV Confidential, Victoria Vic Taylor, Virginia Madsen, Warner Bros. story editor, Your Show of Shows
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The Thinker, The Dancer, and Buddy Hackett’s Daughter: Next on TVC
Actors Neil Sandilands and Lili Bordan will join us this weekend, along with Lisa Hackett, daughter of Buddy Hackett, on a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 11-14 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Man for All Seasons, Academy Award-winning director, Afrikaans, American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success, apple jack's, Apple Jacks bar, arch villain, Autism, Ava Gardner, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, Becca Kelly, biopic, Book Club, Buddy Hackett, Buddy Hackett: Live and Uncensored, Cable Ace Award, cable television, Candice Bergen, Carol Burnett, Casablanca, Celia, certified Autism Movement Therapist, Clifford Devoe, comedy pioneer, Craig T. Nelson, Curtiz, Diane Keaton, Dick Gautier, Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee, Don Johnson, earliest TV appearances, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elaine Joyce, Everybody Comes to Rick's, Falcon Lake, Fifty Shades of Grey, Frank and Ava, Frank Sinatra, Fred Zinnemann, Freestyle Digital Media, future stars, FX series, Golden Age of Television, Guidance Autism, Hackett Entertainment, Hannah Strauss, Hap and Leonard, HBO, High Noon, historic town, Hollywood Squares, Home Box Offie, House, Humphery Bogart, Impresario, independent films, indie movies, Ingrid Bergman, Iraqi War veteran, Irene Lee, Irene Lee Diamond, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Jack Paar, Jane Fonda, Johnny Carson, la honda, Lexa, Lili Bordan, Lisa Hackett, Live and Uncensored, live comedy specials, live or die in la honda, live sitcoms, Mary Steenburgen, Max Liebman, Max's Midnight Movies, Michael Curtiz, Neil Sandilands, network TV series, Norman Fell, Northern California, Paco, Paul Lynde, pescadero state beach, season finale The Flash, Shopoopi, South Africa, stand-up comics, Stanley, Stanley Peck, Sundance TV, Television Confidential, television pioneer, The 100, The Americans, The CW, The Flash, The Love Bug, The Music Man, The River, The Thinker, The Tonight Show, Titus, TV Confidential, Victoria Vic Taylor, Virginia Madsen, Warner Bros. story editor, Your Show of Shows
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