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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 513 with guest Ed Asner is available for listening on demand. Ed will star in a virtual performance of GOD HELP US that will live stream on Saturday 10/31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm PT
Ed Asner: The Best Movie Santa Claus Ever Original Airdates: Oct. 23-25, 2020 TVC 513.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Ed Asner, the eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Lou Grant both … Continue reading
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Spend part of your Halloween this year with ED ASNER as he stars, along with MICHAEL SHANNON and JORDAN COLEY, in a virtual production of GOD HELP US, the critically acclaimed political comedy by Samuel Warren Joseph and Phil Proctor, that will stream live on Saturday 10/31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm PT. A live talk back featuring all three actors will follow the 90-minute performance. For tickets and more information, see the flyer in the post below
Ed Asner will star, along with Michael Shannon and Jordan Coley, in a virtual production of God Help Us that will be streamed live via the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 512.4 with guest Ed Asner is available for listening on demand
50 Years of Ed Asner as Lou Grant Original Airdates: Oct. 16-18, 2020 TVC 512.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back Ed Asner, the eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Lou Grant both on The Mary Tyler … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Briarpatch, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Fredericksen UP, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner action hero, Ed Asner Briarpatch, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Change of Habit, Ed Asner David Paymer Briarpatch, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner Grouchy Historian, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Kid Galahad, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, James Staghorne Sr. Briarpatch, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Lou Grant, Lou Grant controversy, Lou Grant El Salvador controversy, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, USA Network series Briarpatch, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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via Indiewire: PHIL GRIES of TV CONFIDENTIAL and Archival Television Audio appears in and contributed vital archival audio to THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW, the new NBC Peacock documentary, executive produced by Joy Reid and directed by Yoruba Richen, that is now available for streaming on demand. Phil contributed audio of Belafonte interviewing The Smothers Brothers, Lena Horne and Bill Cosby during the week when the singer and longtime civil rights activist guest hosted The Tonight Show in February 1968. THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW will also have a special airing on MSNBC on Saturday 9/12 at 10pm ET and PT
In 1968, America was embroiled in protests over civil rights and the Vietnam War. In that tumultuous time, “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson turned over hosting duties for an entire week to actor and activist Harry Belafonte. His cast of … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 505: How TV Covered the March on Washington is now available for listening on demand
How TV Covered the March on Washington Original Airdates: Aug. 21-23, 2020 TVC 505.2: From August 2013: Phil Gries presents audio highlights of how network television and network radio covered the historic March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, when … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, ABC News correspondent Howard K. Smith, Bayard Rustin, Bob Dylan, Burt Lancaster, Civil Rights Bill, Diahann Carroll, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream, Harry Belafonte, Howard K. Smith, I Have a Dream, I Have a Dream speech, James Baldwin, James Farmer, James Garner, Joan Baez, John Lewis, March on Washington, March on Washington 1963, March on Washington August 1963, March on Washington Big Six, March on Washington civil rights, March on Washington Civil Rights Bill, March on Washington Dr. Martin Luther King, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Marlon Brando, Marvin Agronsky, NBC News, Paul Newman, Philip Randolph, Rita Moreno, Roy Wilkins, Strom Thurmond, washington D.C., Whitney Young
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 484.3 with guest Ed Asner is now available for listening on demand
Ed Asner on the UP-lifting experience of playing Carl Fredericksen Original Airdates: Mar. 13-15, 2020 TVC 484.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Briarpatch, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Fredericksen UP, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner action hero, Ed Asner Briarpatch, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner David Paymer Briarpatch, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, James Staghorne Sr. Briarpatch, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Lou Grant, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, USA Network series Briarpatch, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 483 with guest Ed Asner is now available for listening on demand
Ed Asner: Son of a Junkman Original Airdates: Mar. 6-8, 2020 TVC 483.3: Ed welcomes back eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Elf, Disney Pixar’s UP, Briarpatch). Ed’s new memoir, SON OF A … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Carl Fredericksen, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Lou Grant, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 468.2 with guest James Rosin is now available online for listening on demand
More People, Places & Me with James Rosin Original Airdates: Oct. 18-20, 2019 TVC 468.2: James Rosin, author of People, Places & Me, shares a few stories about his life as a working actor and working writer (both in L.A. … Continue reading
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