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Alison Mills Newman, Norman Lloyd, plus Nelson Riddle’s Last Hurrah: Next on TVC

Posted on June 1, 2022 by admin

We will welcome actress and filmmaker Alison Mills Newman and authors Mark Dawidziak and Chuck Harter, plus Geoff Littlefield will join us for Part 2 of our centennial tribute to Nelson Riddle. All this weekend on an encore presentation of … Continue reading →

Ruta Lee, James Moses Black, plus a Tribute to Hal Holbrook: Next on TVC

Posted on April 20, 2022 by admin

We will welcome back actors Ruta Lee and James Moses Black, plus we will pay tribute to legendary actor Hal Holbrook, on an encore presentation of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 22-24 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 541.1: Tribute to Norman Lloyd with guest Mark Dawidziak is available for listening on demand

Posted on June 7, 2021 by admin

Norman Lloyd and the Most Difficult Columbo of All Original Airdates: June 4-6, 2021 TVC 541.1: Mark Dawidziak, longtime TV critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and author of The Columbo Phile and many other books on American pop culture, joins … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged 20th Century Fox backlot, AFRA, AFTRA, Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock Norman Lloyd, Alfred Hitchcock The Jar, American Federation of Radio Artists, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Bedlow Island, Bo Jackson of entertainment industry, Century City, Collin Wilcox, Collin Wilcox The Jar, Columbo Blueprint for Murder, Columbo Dead Weight, Columbo Lady in Waiting, Cradle Will Rock, curiosity is essential to creativity, Dashiell Hammett, Dead Weight, Eddie Albert, Hitch, Howard Duff, Joseph McCarthy, leading interpreter of Ray Bradbury, Lee Grant, Leslie Nielsen, Levinson and Link, Lou Costello, loyalty oath, Man from the South, Man from the South Peter Lorre, Man from the South Steve McQueen, Mark Dawidziak, Mark Dawidziak Columbo Phile, Mark Dawidziak Hal Holbrook, Mark Dawidziak Norman Lloyd, Mark Dawidziak Shawshank Redemption, Mark Dawidziak Twilight Zone, McCarthyism, Mercury Theatre, Norman Lloyd, Norman Lloyd Alfred Hitchcock, Norman Lloyd Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Norman Lloyd Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Norman Lloyd Charlie Chaplin, Norman Lloyd Columbo, Norman Lloyd curiosity, Norman Lloyd Daniel Auschlander, Norman Lloyd John Houseman, Norman Lloyd kindred spirit, Norman Lloyd Lady in Waiting, Norman Lloyd Man from the South, Norman Lloyd Mercury Theatre, Norman Lloyd Orson Welles, Norman Lloyd Ray Bradbury, Norman Lloyd Roald Dahl, Norman Lloyd Saboteur, Norman Lloyd St. Elsewhere, Norman Lloyd Statue of Liberty scene, Norman Lloyd the Blacklist, Norman Lloyd versatility, one of the great exits in film history, Pat Butram The Jar, Pat Buttram, paul robeson, Peter Falk, Peter Falk Columbo, Peter Lorre, Ray Bradbury The Jar, Red Channels, Richard Anderson, Richard Irving, Richard Levinson, Robert Wise, Steve McQueen, Susan Clark, Suzanne Pleshette, The Jar Collin Wilcox, William F. Nolan, William Link | Leave a comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: MARK DAWIDZIAK, longtime TV critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and author of many books about American pop culture, helps us pay tribute to Hollywood legends HAL HOLBROOK and NORMAN LLOYD

Posted on May 29, 2021 by admin

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via CLOSER WEEKLY: Ed Robertson of TV CONFIDENTIAL was among those interviewed by Ed Gross for this look at the life and career of JACK KLUGMAN

Posted on February 21, 2020 by admin

Here’s What Happened to Jack Klugman Before, During and After ‘The Odd Couple’: The Highs and the Lows

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Al Molinaro, Al Molinaro The Odd Couple, Allen Ludden, Art Carney, Betty White, Bob Leszczak, Bob Leszczak The Odd Couple, Demond Wilson, Ed Gross, Ed Gross Closer Weekly, Garry Marshall, Garry Marshall The Odd Couple, Garry Walberg, Garry Walberg The Odd Couple, Geoffrey Mark, Jack Klugman, Jack Klugman A Game of Pool, Jack Klugman A Passage for Trumpet, Jack Klugman Anita Gillette, Jack Klugman In Praise of Pip, Jack Klugman James Rosin, Jack Klugman Jim Rosin, Jack Klugman Jonathan Winters, Jack Klugman Match Game, Jack Klugman Quincy, Jack Klugman Quinn Martin, Jack Klugman Rod Serling, Jack Klugman The Odd Couple, Jack Klugman The Twilight Zone, Jack Klugman throat cancer, Jack Klugman Tony and Me, James Rosin, Jim Rosin, Mark Dawidziak, Mark Dawidziak Everything I Needed to Know I Learned From The Twilight Zone, Mark Dawidziak The Twilight Zone, Monty Hall, Neil Simon, Neil Simon The Odd Couple, Odd Couple 50th anniversary, Odd Couple Let's Made a a Deal, Odd Couple Monty Hall, Odd Couple Password, Odd Couple Password episode, Odd Couple TV series, Rod Serling, Speed, The Odd Couple, The Twilight Zone, Tony Randall, Tony Randall Jack Klugman, Walter Matthau | Leave a comment

via @latimes: Why The Night Stalker, Gargoyles, The Stranger Within, Trilogy of Terror are just a few examples of the enduring, if largely unrecognized, legacy of the made-for-TV horror film genre

Posted on March 5, 2019 by admin

Film directors Bill Norton and Mick Garris and Movie of the Week expert Amanda Reyes were among those interviewed by the Los Angeles Times for their recent look at the ongoing appeal of the made-for-TV horror film genre. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Amanda Reyes, Bill Norris, DanCurtis, Gargoyles, Gargoyles Cornell Wilde, Gargoyles TV movie, Joseph Dougherty, Made for TV Mayhem, Mark Dawidziak, Mick Garris, Movie of the Week, Night Stalker, Night Stalker Darren mcGavin, Night Stalker TV movie, Richard Matheson, Salems Lot, Stephen King, Stranger Within, The Stranger Within Barbara Eden, Trilogy of Terro, Trilogy of Terror Karen Black, TV Confidential, TV Confidential archives, TV Confidential podcast | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on January 28, 2019 by admin

Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 25-27, 2019 Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned (The Waltons, Nurse) talks to Ed about how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan in … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Uhry, Anya Adams, Barney Miller, Cheers, Chrome Entertainment, Daisy Werthan, Dangerously Funny, David Bianculli, Deadwood, Dexter, Douglas L. Howard, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, famous final episodes, final episodes, Gerry Pass, Girls, Hoke, Hollywood, Howdy Doody, Icon Awards, interracial couple, interracial relationships, Investigating Cutting Edge Television, Jeff Thompson, Laguna Beach, Laguna Playhouse, Lainie Kazan, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Life Interrupted, Loretta Swit, Lost, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, MASH, Michael Learned, Nichols, Olivia Walton, Oscar Party, Paladium, Patricia Neal, Pulitzer Prize, Ralph Waite, Robert Thompson, Roseanne, Second Acts, Seinfeld, series finales, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Smothers Brothers, St. Elsewhere, Television Finales, television history, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Fugitive, The Shield, The Waltons, Travis Liden, Treme, TV moms, TV Worth Watching | Leave a comment

Michael Learned, Titus Welliver, plus More TV Finales: Next on TVC

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

Actors Michael Learned and Titus Welliver and authors Douglas Howard and David Bianculli will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 25-27 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 1/25 7pm ET, … Continue reading →

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Hour 1 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434, featuring Josh Mills, David Bianculli and Douglas Howard, is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on January 21, 2019 by admin

Show No. 434, Hour 1 with guests Josh Mills, David Bianculli and Douglas Howard Original Airdates: Jan. 18-20, 2019 Josh Mills, director of the estates of Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams, joins Ed, Tony and Donna in the studio to … Continue reading →

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Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC

Posted on January 17, 2019 by admin

Singer/actress Constance Towers, Ernie Kovacs estate director Josh Mills, and authors Douglas Howard and David Bianculli will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 18-20 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →

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Alison Mills Newman, Norman Lloyd, plus Nelson Riddle’s Last Hurrah: Next on TVC

Ruta Lee, James Moses Black, plus a Tribute to Hal Holbrook: Next on TVC

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 541.1: Tribute to Norman Lloyd with guest Mark Dawidziak is available for listening on demand

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: MARK DAWIDZIAK, longtime TV critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and author of many books about American pop culture, helps us pay tribute to Hollywood legends HAL HOLBROOK and NORMAN LLOYD

via CLOSER WEEKLY: Ed Robertson of TV CONFIDENTIAL was among those interviewed by Ed Gross for this look at the life and career of JACK KLUGMAN

via @latimes: Why The Night Stalker, Gargoyles, The Stranger Within, Trilogy of Terror are just a few examples of the enduring, if largely unrecognized, legacy of the made-for-TV horror film genre

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand

Michael Learned, Titus Welliver, plus More TV Finales: Next on TVC

Hour 1 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434, featuring Josh Mills, David Bianculli and Douglas Howard, is now available online for listening on demand

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