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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 722.1 with guest James Bigwood is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
The Life and Times of Alan Napier Original Airdates: Jan. 23-26, 2026 TVC 722.1: From January 2016: James Bigwood joins Ed for a look at the life and career of Alan Napier (1903-1988), the British actor best known to three … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1966 Batman movie, 80th anniversary of Batman character, 85th anniversary of Batman, action figures, Adam West, Adam West Batman, Anne Hathaway, Batgirl, Batgirl Barbara Gordon, Batgirrrrrrrrrrrrrl Batgirl!, Batman, Batman 1966, Batman 80th Anniversary Exhibit, Batman television series, Batman TV series, black ball bomb prop, board games, Burt Ward, c'est c'bon, Collectibles of Batman '66, Corgi, DeForest Kelley, Donelle Dadigan, Dorothy Fontana, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, first actress to play Catwoman on screen, Frank Sheftel, Freda Payne, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, George Barris Batmobile, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Halle Berry, Holy Hollywood History, It Takes a Thief, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, King Tut, Kitt McDonald, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, legacy of Catwoman, Leonard Maltin, Leonard Nimoy, Leslie Martinson, Lincoln Enterprises, Los Angeles City Council, lunch boxes, Mariette Hartley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Miss Kitka, Mitch O'Farrell, most exciting woman in the world, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Neil Hamilton, Nichelle Nichols, Orson Welles, Perry Mason, Robert Wagner, Robin the Boy Wonder, Roddenberry projects, Santa Baby, Selina Kyle, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Star Trek conventions, Steve Inhat Whom Gods Destroy, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Catwoman, The Hollywood Museum, The Magician, These Are The Voyages, TV Confidential, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walter Koenig, Wayne Manor, William Shatner, Wink Martindale, Yvonne Craig, Yvonne Craig Batgirl, Yvonne Craig Batman, Yvonne Craig Elvis, Yvonne Craig Kissin Cousins, Yvonne Craig Perry Mason, Yvonne Craig Star Trek, Yvonne Craig Whom Gods Destroy
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 688: Special program-length tribute to Wink Martindale, featuring Steve Beverly and Randy West, is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts. Please enjoy!
Why Wink Martindale was a “never give up” guy Original Airdates: May 2-5, 2025 TVC 688.1: TV Confidential remembers longtime radio host, author, recording artist, and game show legend Wink Martindale (Gambit, Debt, Tic Tac Dough, Winking at Life, “Deck … Continue reading →
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Tagged 80 million records, all love broke loose, Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Bob Quigley, Bobby Darin, Bumper Stumpers, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Debt, Deck of Cards, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Frankie Avalon, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Gemini Dream, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Stand for Everyone, Jack Barry, Jackson, James Darren, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Legend of a Mind, Let's Rock, Life magazine, Look at Me, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Moody Blues, Mr. Game Show, No. 1 single, pop music TV shows, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Beatles, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Lively Set, The Moody Blues, The Winker, Tic Tac Dough, Tony Bennett, Top 20 hits, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 648.1: 85 Years of Batman is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
85 Years of Batman Original Airdates: May 17-20, 2024 TVC 648.1: May 1939 marks the eighty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Issue 27 of Detective Comics, the issue that marked the debut appearance of the Batman character. TV Confidential marks … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, with a look at some of the new exhibits on display this summer
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Holy Femme Fatales, Batman! The Hollywood Museum celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Caped Crusader by unveiling life-like figures of all six actresses who have played The Catwoman
HOLLYWOOD, Ca. — May 15, 2019 — The Hollywood Museum celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Batman character last night—and, particularly, the legacy of the Catwoman character—by unveiling a new exhibit featuring like-life figures of all six actresses to have … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1966 Batman movie, 80th anniversary of Batman character, Adam West, Anne Hathaway, Batman 1966, Batman 80th Anniversary Exhibit, Batman television series, Burt Ward, c'est c'bon, Donelle Dadigan, Eartha Kitt, first actress to play Catwoman on screen, Frank Sheftel, Freda Payne, Halle Berry, Holy Hollywood History, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, Kitt McDonald, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, legacy of Catwoman, Leonard Maltin, Los Angeles City Council, Michelle Pfeiffer, Miss Kitka, Mitch O'Farrell, most exciting woman in the world, Orson Welles, Robin the Boy Wonder, Santa Baby, Selina Kyle, The Catwoman, The Hollywood Museum, Wink Martindale
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 436, Hour 1 with guest Steve Beverly is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 436, Hour 1 with guest Steve Beverly Original Airdates: Feb. 1-3, 2019 Ed welcomes Steve Beverly, television historian and professor of communications arts at Union University (Jackson, TN). Topics include how Jackson 24/7, the daily student-produced newscast that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bob Barker, broadcast journalism, Carl Perkins, classic TV series, coping with depression, depression, EPlusTV6, Game Show Congress, game shows, interviewing skills, Jackson 24/7, Jackson Sun, Jackson Tennessee, Let's Make a Deal, listening, mental health, mental health advocate, Monty Hall, Mr. TV Classics, NAMI, National Association on Mental Illness, Password, Robin Williams, signs of depression, Split Second, Stefan Hatos, Steve Beverly, 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, Wink Martindale
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 430 with guests Wink Martindale and Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 430 with guests Wink Martindale and Marc Cushman Original Airdates: Dec. 14-17, 2018 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Marc Cushman, author of Long Distance Voyagers: The Story of The Moody Blues, Volume 1: 1965-1979, an … Continue reading →
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Tagged 80 million records, all love broke loose, Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Blue World, Bob Quigley, Bobby Darin, British bands, Bumper Stumpers, Bye Bye Bird, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Chuck Harter, cold hearted orb that rules the night, concept album, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Days of Future Passed, Debt, Deck of Cards, Deep, Denny Laine, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, For My Lady, Frankie Avalon, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Gemini Dream, Go Now, Grahme Edge, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Know I'll Find You Somewhere, I Stand for Everyone, In Search of the Lost Chord, Jack Barry, Jackson, James Darren, Jerry Weintraub, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Keys to the Kingdom, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Legend of a Mind, Let's Rock, Life magazine, Long Distance Voyager, Long Distance Voyagers, Look at Me, Marc Cushman, Mellotron, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Mike Pinder, Moodies, Moody Blues, Mr. Game Show, Nights in White Satin, No. 1 single, Octave, on the threshold of a dream, Pacific Ocean Park, Paul McCartney, pop music TV shows, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Ray Thomas, Ready Steady Go, red is gray and yellow white, remove the color from our sight, rock album format with orchestral music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, skiffle, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Sur La Mer, symphonic rock, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Beatles, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Lively Set, The Moody Blues, The Present, The Rolling Stones, The Story in Your Eyes, The Story of The Moody Blues, The Winker, These Are The Voyages, Threshold Records, Tic Tac Dough, Timothy Leary's dead, Tony Bennett, Top 20 hits, Tuesday Afternoon, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS
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Wink Martindale: Next on TVC
Game show legend Wink Martindale will join us, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with Moody Blues historian Marc Cushman. All that and more this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 14-17 at the following times and venues: … Continue reading →
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Tagged 80 million records, all love broke loose, Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Blue World, Bob Quigley, Bobby Darin, British bands, Bumper Stumpers, Bye Bye Bird, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Chuck Harter, cold hearted orb that rules the night, concept album, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Days of Future Passed, Debt, Deck of Cards, Deep, Denny Laine, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, For My Lady, Frankie Avalon, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Gemini Dream, Go Now, Grahme Edge, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Know I'll Find You Somewhere, I Stand for Everyone, In Search of the Lost Chord, Jack Barry, Jackson, James Darren, Jerry Weintraub, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Keys to the Kingdom, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Legend of a Mind, Let's Rock, Life magazine, Long Distance Voyager, Long Distance Voyagers, Look at Me, Marc Cushman, Mellotron, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Mike Pinder, Moodies, Moody Blues, Mr. Game Show, Nights in White Satin, No. 1 single, Octave, on the threshold of a dream, Pacific Ocean Park, Paul McCartney, pop music TV shows, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Ray Thomas, Ready Steady Go, red is gray and yellow white, remove the color from our sight, rock album format with orchestral music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, skiffle, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Sur La Mer, symphonic rock, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Beatles, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Lively Set, The Moody Blues, The Present, The Rolling Stones, The Story in Your Eyes, The Story of The Moody Blues, The Winker, These Are The Voyages, Threshold Records, Tic Tac Dough, Timothy Leary's dead, Tony Bennett, Top 20 hits, Tuesday Afternoon, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Broadcast legend Wink Martindale on how he taught himself how to become a radio announcer at a very young age with the help of Life magazine; what makes a good game show and how, in many ways, he learned the nuances of hosting a game show from Tic Tac Dough producer Dan Enright; his long association with Elvis Presley; and how the spoken word recording Deck of Cards changed his life and continues to touch people today. Wink’s new spoken word recording, Heavenly Child (a salute to the life of Elvis), will be available soon via iTunes. Wink also hosts and co-produces The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, which will be heard on hundreds of radio stations throughout the country this holiday season
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Tagged Bad and the Beautiful, Barry-Enright, Bob Quigley, Bumper Stumpers, Can You Top This, Carl Perkins, Chuck Barris, Dan Enright, Dance Party, Debt, Deck of Cards, Dewey Phillips, disc jockey, Dot Records, Dream Factory, Elaine Stewart, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Gambit, game show host, game shows, Gary Theroux, Headline Chasers, Heater-Quigley, Heavenly Child, High Rollers, How's Your Mother in Law, I Stand for Everyone, Jack Barry, Jackson, KFWB, KGIL, KHJ, KMPC, KRLA, Las Vegas Gambit, Life magazine, Memphis, Merrill Heater, Merv Griffin, Mr. Game Show, Pacific Ocean Park, Presley Mania, radio announcer, radio host, Rocket Fizz Soda Pop, Sam Phillips, St. Jude Childrens Hospital, Tennesee, That Was Elvis to Me, The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The Elvis Presley, The King, The Winker, Tic Tac Dough, Tony Bennett, What's That Song, WHBQ, Win Martindale, Wink Martindale, Words and Music, WPLI, WTJS
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