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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 572.7: Geoffrey Mark on Norm Crosby is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on March 20, 2022 by admin

Geoffrey Mark on Norm Crosby Original Airdates: Mar. 18-20, 2022 TVC 572.7: Geoffrey Mark, host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella and the author of the forthcoming The New Lucy Book, shares a few memories of his friend Norm Crosby.

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 564.6 with guest Geoffrey Mark, host of GEOFFREY MARK PLAYS ELLA, is available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Posted on January 18, 2022 by admin

Geoffrey Mark, Host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella Original Airdates: Jan. 14-16, 2022 TVC 564.6: From the floor of the Hollywood Museum’s recent Celebrity Authors Forum: Ed welcomes Geoffrey Mark, host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella, a new radio show … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, Aaron Sorkin Lucille Ball biopic, Amy Poehler documentary Lucille Ball, Andy Griffith Show, Barbara Eden, Being the Ricardos, Being the Ricardos movie, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, Count Basie, Decca, Desilu Studios largest film studio in the world, Diana Washington, Dick Van Dyke Show, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Fran Drescher, Frank Pierson, Geoffrey Mark, Geoffrey Mark Inside Televisions Greatest I Love Lucy, Geoffrey Mark New Lucy Book, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gulf Wesson Paramount, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Love Lucy By the Light of the Silvery Moon, I Love Lucy Sweet Adeline, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jess Oppenheimer, Karl Freund, Laurence Olivier, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball Dinah Shore, Lucille Ball Heres Lucy, Lucille Ball Hey Look Me Over, Lucille Ball I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball legend and icon, Lucille Ball Life with Lucy, Lucille Ball Mannix, Lucille Ball Mission Impossible, Lucille Ball radio show, Lucille Ball Star Trek, Lucille Ball The Lucy Show, Lucille Ball Valerie Harper, Lucille Ball Wildcat, Lucille Ball work ethic, Lucy and Desi, Lucy and Desi fans, Lucys Showbiz Swan Song, Mack the Knife, Mannix Desilu Studios, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Michael Jackson, Mission Impossible Desilu Studios, Nat King Cole, New Lucy Book, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Philip Morris company, radio host, rags to riches, Rich Little, Ruta Lee, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Star Trek Desilu Studios, Steve Allen, The New Lucy Book, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 556.1 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand

Posted on October 25, 2021 by admin

70 Years of I Love Lucy Original Airdates: Oct. 22-24, 2021 TVC 556.1: Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Geoffrey Mark joins us to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the premiere of I Love Lucy and the legacy of Lucille Ball … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, Aaron Sorkin Lucille Ball biopic, Amy Poehler documentary Lucille Ball, Andy Griffith Show, Barbara Eden, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, Count Basie, Decca, Desilu Studios largest film studio in the world, Diana Washington, Dick Van Dyke Show, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Fran Drescher, Frank Pierson, Geoffrey Mark, Geoffrey Mark Inside Televisions Greatest I Love Lucy, Geoffrey Mark New Lucy Book, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gulf Wesson Paramount, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Love Lucy By the Light of the Silvery Moon, I Love Lucy Sweet Adeline, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jess Oppenheimer, Karl Freund, Laurence Olivier, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball Dinah Shore, Lucille Ball Heres Lucy, Lucille Ball Hey Look Me Over, Lucille Ball I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball legend and icon, Lucille Ball Life with Lucy, Lucille Ball Mannix, Lucille Ball Mission Impossible, Lucille Ball radio show, Lucille Ball Star Trek, Lucille Ball The Lucy Show, Lucille Ball Valerie Harper, Lucille Ball Wildcat, Lucille Ball work ethic, Lucy and Desi, Lucy and Desi fans, Lucys Showbiz Swan Song, Mack the Knife, Mannix Desilu Studios, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Michael Jackson, Mission Impossible Desilu Studios, Nat King Cole, New Lucy Book, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Philip Morris company, radio host, rags to riches, Rich Little, Ruta Lee, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Star Trek Desilu Studios, Steve Allen, The New Lucy Book, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available online for listening on demand

Posted on May 10, 2021 by admin

The Many Layers of Ella Fitzgerald Original Airdate: Mar. 9-12, 2018 From March 2018: An encore presentation of our March 2018 conversation with Grammy Award-nominated singer, author, comedian, radio host, and show business raconteur Geoffrey Mark. Geoff is the host of Geoffrey … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, Count Basie, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Frank Pierson, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Laurence Olivier, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Michael Jackson, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, radio host, rags to riches, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 526.5 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand

Posted on February 15, 2021 by admin

The Life and Music of Ella Fitzgerald Original Airdates: Feb. 12-14, 2021 TVC 526.5: From September 2018: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning writer/producer Geoffrey Mark talks to Ed about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald—including Ella’s many collaborations with … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Decca, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Diana Washington, Dolly Levi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How High the Moon, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Karen Carpenter, Larger Than Life, Lorelei, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Mothers-in-Law, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, radio host, rags to riches, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 511.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is available for listening on demand

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

Suzy “The Shark” Friendly Original Airdates: Oct. 9-11, 2020 TVC 511.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began earlier this year with Suzy Friendly about her thirty-five-year career in network television production. Suzy worked behind the scenes in many capacities, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged Almost Anything Goes, Anne Baxter, Baby Blues, Bob Banner, Bob Banner Associates, Bob Banner variety television, Bronson Pinchot, Brothers, Brothers HBO series, Brothers Robert Walden, Caroline Raskin, Democratic National Telethon, Dusty Baker, Faith Ford Maggie Winters, Flip Wilson, Franco Hayes, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Benson, George Schlatter, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Hollywood Henderson, Howie Mandel, Jack Roe, James Stewart, Jeannot Szwarc, John Davidson, John Ford, John Forsythe, John Wayne, Kari Lizer, Kari Lizer Maggie Winters, Kari Lizer New Adventures of Old Christine, Kari Lizer Will and Grace, Kay Lenz, Laugh Trax, Leslie Bertram Crane, Leslie Moonves, Lisa Bright and Dark, live TV, live TV specials, Maggie Winters, Marion Ross, Mel Torme, Monique James, Monique Universal television, NAACP Image Awards, Newport Jazz Festival, Podcasts, radio stations, Richard Pryor, Slickers, Slickers Dana Carvey, Slickers Michael Richards, Slickers TV pilot, Susan Anton, Suzy Friendly, Suzy Friendly associate producer, Suzy Friendly Bob Banner, Suzy Friendly producer, Suzy Friendly production manager, Suzy Friendly stage manager, Television Star AFI tribute John Ford, The Last Survivors, The Superstars, The Trouble with Larry, The WB, Tom Bosley, Tribute to John Ford, Universal Studios, Universal Television, Up Up with People, Up with People, variety specials, variety television, variety TV, Warner Bros. television | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 504 with guest John Byner is now available for listening on demand

Posted on August 17, 2020 by admin

Five Minutes, Mr. Byner! Original Airdates: Aug. 14-16, 2020 TVC 504.5: Ed welcomes actor, comedian, impressionist, and voice artist John Byner (Soap, Something Else, The Practice, The John Byner Comedy Hour, Bizarre). John’s memoir, Five Minutes, Mr. Byner, not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Allan Blye, Barry Levinson, Benson Step Brothers episode, Bizarre Showtime comedy variety, Bob Einstein Super Dave, Craig T. Nelson, Dinah Shore, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, Five Minutes Mr. Byner, Five Minutes Mr. Byner A Lifetime of Laughter, Henry Fonda, Henry Fonda Great Smokey Roadblock, John Biener, John Byner, John Byner audiobook, John Byner Bing Crosby, John Byner Bizarre, John Byner Bob Banas Dancers, John Byner Bob Einstein, John Byner Bobbie Gentry, John Byner Burt Reynolds, John Byner Carol Burnett, John Byner Comedy Hour, John Byner Comedy on the Road, John Byner Detective Donahue, John Byner Diana Ross, John Byner Dinah Shore, John Byner Douglas Wellman, John Byner eBook, John Byner Ed Sullivan Show, John Byner Elvis, John Byner Five Minutes Mr. Byner, John Byner Garry Moore, John Byner Glen Campbell, John Byner Harry James, John Byner Hawaii Five-O, John Byner Henry Fonda, John Byner John Wayne, John Byner Las Vegas, John Byner McNamara's Band, John Byner memoir, John Byner Merv Griffin, John Byner Nathan Lane, John Byner Nina Simone, John Byner Richard Pryor, John Byner Showtime, John Byner Soap, John Byner Something Else, John Byner Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, John Byner Steve Allen, John Byner Stroker Ace, John Byner The Ant and the Aardvark, John Byner The Odd Couple, John Byner Transylvania 6-500, John Byner Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, Mel Torme, Merv Griffin, Soap Step Brothers episode, Soap Susan Harries, Soap The Step Brothers, Something Else variety series, Steve Allen, Super Dave Osborne | Leave a comment

Next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, comedian, and impressionist JOHN BYNER on discovering his gift for mimicry at a very young age; his approach to creating different voices for animated projects, and to creating the many different characters he’s played on comedy and variety shows; and why the ambiance on talk shows during the era of Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, and Dinah Shore was often like going to a cocktail party. John’s memoir, FIVE MINUTES, MR. BYNER, not only shares many stories of his working with the likes of Steve Allen, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Henry Fonda, and Elvis Presley, but gives readers a glimpse of the person behind each of these performers

Posted on August 5, 2020 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Allan Blye, Barry Levinson, Benson Step Brothers episode, Bizarre Showtime comedy variety, Bob Einstein Super Dave, Craig T. Nelson, Dinah Shore, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, Five Minutes Mr. Byner, Five Minutes Mr. Byner A Lifetime of Laughter, Henry Fonda, Henry Fonda Great Smokey Roadblock, John Biener, John Byner, John Byner audiobook, John Byner Bing Crosby, John Byner Bizarre, John Byner Bob Banas Dancers, John Byner Bob Einstein, John Byner Bobbie Gentry, John Byner Burt Reynolds, John Byner Carol Burnett, John Byner Comedy Hour, John Byner Comedy on the Road, John Byner Detective Donahue, John Byner Diana Ross, John Byner Dinah Shore, John Byner Douglas Wellman, John Byner eBook, John Byner Ed Sullivan Show, John Byner Elvis, John Byner Five Minutes Mr. Byner, John Byner Garry Moore, John Byner Glen Campbell, John Byner Harry James, John Byner Hawaii Five-O, John Byner Henry Fonda, John Byner John Wayne, John Byner Las Vegas, John Byner McNamara's Band, John Byner memoir, John Byner Merv Griffin, John Byner Nathan Lane, John Byner Nina Simone, John Byner Richard Pryor, John Byner Showtime, John Byner Soap, John Byner Something Else, John Byner Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, John Byner Steve Allen, John Byner Stroker Ace, John Byner The Ant and the Aardvark, John Byner The Odd Couple, John Byner Transylvania 6-500, John Byner Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, Mel Torme, Merv Griffin, Soap Step Brothers episode, Soap Susan Harries, Soap The Step Brothers, Something Else variety series, Steve Allen, Super Dave Osborne | Leave a comment

Now available in softcover and as an eBook and audiobook: FIVE MINUTES, MR. BYNER: A Lifetime of Laughter, the remarkable story of how John Byner overcame his shyness as young boy growing up in Long Island, New York and transformed himself into a master voice artist and character actor who has entertained people all over the world for the past six decades

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin

Los Angeles, CA — Veteran entertainer John Byner, a man of many voices and characters, from impersonating the slow, rolling gait and speech of John Wayne to lending his voice to The Ant and the Aardvark cartoons, has penned (along … Continue reading →

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand

Posted on July 20, 2020 by admin

Suzy Friendly’s Career in TV Production Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.1: Suzy Friendly talks to Ed about her three-decade-plus career in network television production, which saw her work behind the scenes in many capacities (both above the line … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged AFI tribute John Ford, Almost Anything Goes, Bob Banner, Bob Banner Associates, Bob Banner variety television, Bronson Pinchot, Brothers, Brothers HBO series, Brothers Robert Walden, Dusty Baker, Faith Ford Maggie Winters, Flip Wilson, Franco Hayes, George Benson, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Hollywood Henderson, James Stewart, John Davidson, John Ford, John Wayne, Kari Lizer, Kari Lizer Maggie Winters, Kari Lizer New Adventures of Old Christine, Kari Lizer Will and Grace, Leslie Bertram Crane, Leslie Moonves, Lisa Bright and Dark, live TV, live TV specials, Maggie Winters, Mel Torme, Monique James, Monique Universal television, NAACP Image Awards, Newport Jazz Festival, Richard Pryor, Slickers, Slickers Dana Carvey, Slickers Michael Richards, Slickers TV pilot, Suzy Friendly, Suzy Friendly associate producer, Suzy Friendly Bob Banner, Suzy Friendly producer, Suzy Friendly production manager, Suzy Friendly stage manager, The Last Survivors, The Superstars, The Trouble with Larry, The WB, Tribute to John Ford, Universal Studios, Universal Television, Up Up with People, Up with People, variety specials, variety television, variety TV, Warner Bros. television | 1 Comment

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 572.7: Geoffrey Mark on Norm Crosby is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 564.6 with guest Geoffrey Mark, host of GEOFFREY MARK PLAYS ELLA, is available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 556.1 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available online for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 526.5 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 511.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 504 with guest John Byner is now available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand

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