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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy nominated costume designer DIANA EDEN on overcoming shyness, depression, and personal and professional tragedy to find joy and fulfillment as a Broadway dancer, actress, and, finally, costume designer for some of the biggest stars on stage, TV and film. Diana’s memoir, STARS IN THEIR UNDERWEAR, provides a revealing look at Diana’s work with such stars as Ann-Margret, Cher, Diana Ross, George Clooney, Betty White, Debra Messing, Lea Thompson, Larry Hagman and legendary costume designer Bob Mackie. STARS IN THEIR UNDERWEAR is available in paperback and as an eBook through Amazon.com and other online retailers

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 504.2: The Day That Elvis Died is now available for listening on demand

The Day That Elvis Died Original Airdates: Aug. 14-16, 2020 TVC 504.2: From August 2012: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember how television covered the death of Elvis Presley on Aug. 16, 1977. The podcast of our January 2013 conversation with … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL wishes a Happy Birthday to Peter Mark Richman by posting a special minisode edition featuring a clip from our conversation of May 2011. Since that time, Peter Mark has published his memoir, I SAW A MOLTEN WHITE LIGHT, which is another great book you’ll enjoy, especially during this time of sheltering in place

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand

Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Nov. 16-19, 2018 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Leslie Bertram Crane about her career in television production and post-production, including working as a “switcher” … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand

Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Oct. 19-22, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes Leslie Bertram Crane. Leslie worked behind the scenes in network television and syndicated television for about twenty years, both in … Continue reading

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Robert Wagner: Next on TVC

Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner will join us, plus Leslie Bertram Crane will take us behind the scenes of the production of variety shows and live television specials. All that and more this … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Leslie Bertram Crane on her career working behind the scenes in network television, both in production and post-production. Leslie spent more than a decade in variety television, not only on weekly series but high profile specials and such live events as the Jerry Lewis telethon and two Oscarcasts, before becoming as a “switcher” on such top shows as Friends, The Drew Carey Show, and Murphy Brown. She’ll tell you what a “switcher” does, plus she’ll give you an idea of just how many plates are spinning behind the camera of most variety TV shows. Our conversation will air in a few weeks. Leslie is also co-author, along with her husband Robert Crane, of Burn The Ice, a book that details the adventures of two bartenders in L.A.

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The King is coming to the big screen: Fathom Events celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special by showing the iconic TV program in select theaters across the country on Thursday 8/16 and Monday 8/20. Event an exclusive look at the making of the special, featuring a walkthrough of the NBC soundstage with insights from director/producer Steve Binder and others

https://www.fathomevents.com/events/elvis-68-comeback-special

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand

Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter Original Airdate: July 20-23, 2018 First hour: Chuck Harter joins Ed for a look at Shindig, Hullabaloo, Where the Action Is and other national and syndicated pop music TV … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Pop culture historian Chuck Harter returns with a look at the era of Pop Music TV Shows of the mid to late 1960s, from Shindig and Hullabaloo to Hollywood a Go Go, Shebang! and everything in between

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