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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 553: The Jeopardy! Host Debacle: Update with guest Steve Beverly is now available for listening on demand
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 →
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The Jeopardy! Host Debacle, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and Two TV Pioneers: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with television writer Susan Silver (Hot Pants in Hollywood, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped), plus we’ll welcome Emmy Award-nominated stunt woman and actress Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, activist Steve Pieters, … Continue reading →
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 552.1 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand as a free podcast
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 →
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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
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Beau Bridges, Susan Silver, plus The Art of a Big Call in Sports: Next on TVC
Emmy Award winner Beau Bridges will join us, along with his daughter, Emily Bridges, plus we’ll welcome Susan Silver, one of the original writers of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, while Steve Beverly will share a few stories about his … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 551.1: The Jeopardy! Host Debacle with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand
The Jeopardy! Host Debacle Original Airdates: Aug. 20-22, 2020 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 →
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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
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 487.3: Tribute to Ralph Kiner now available for listening for demand
Ralph Kiner and The Say Hey Kid Original Airdates: Apr. 3-5, 2020 From April 2013: Phil Gries plays a clip from a 1963 interview between New York Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner and Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Baseball Hall of Fame, Brooklyn Dodgers, Duke Snider, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame outfielder, Kiners Korner, Major League Baseball, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Kiner, San Francisco Giants, Say Hey Kid, Say Hey Say Willie, Willie Mays, Willie Mays Giants, Willie Mays New York Giants, Willie Mays San Francisco Giants, Willie Mays Say Hey Kid
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 463.6: First Televised Game in Major League Baseball History is now available online for listening on demand
1st Televised Game in MLB History Original Airdates: Sept. 13-15, 2019 TVC 463.6: This Week in TV History: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the first televised Major League Baseball game, which was broadcast on Aug. 26, 1939 on New York … Continue reading →
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A few thoughts on the passing of baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson
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via Shout! Factory and Major League Baseball: Relive every moment of this year’s Fall Classic with the official 2018 World Collector’s Edition box set and the official 2018 World Series documentary. Both are available now on Blu-ray and on DVD
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (November 13, 2018) – The 2018 Boston Red Sox dominated their way to a World Series title in a way that baseball fans have never seen. A relentless march through the regular season led to a franchise-record … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2018 World Series, 2018 World Series Collectors Edition Boston Red Sox, 2018 World Series official documentary, Alex Cora, Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale, Danny Field, Dave Roberts, David Price, Eduardo Nuñez, Fall Classic, first Puerto Rican manager to win a World Series championship, Game 3, historic 18-inning battle, J.D. Martinez, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jed Tuminaro, Joe Kelly, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Matt Anderson, Mitch Moreland, Mookie Betts, Nathan Eovaldi, Red Sox Nation, Red Sox World Series victory parade, Shout! Factory, Steve Pearce, Uzo Aduba, World Champions, World Series, Xander Bogaerts
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Gabriel Jarret, plus How John Madden Changed Sports Broadcasting: Next on TVC
Actor Gabriel Jarret and sports broadcaster and TV host Steve Beverly will join us this weekend, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our final conversation with Emmy Award winner Ron Bacon. All this on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, … Continue reading →