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TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America"s most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today"s programs with those of the "50s, "60s, "70s and "80s.

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9:54

Johnny, Ed, and Bob

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/21

From July 2013: Former NBC publicist Charlie Barrett shares a few memories of working with Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, and Robert Stack. Prior to launching his own PR and marketing firm, The Barrett Company, Charlie was one of the top publicists at NBC throughout the 1980s, where he was charge of media relations of such shows as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Unsolved Mysteries. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle

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22:50

Ken Osmond: A Grounded, Well Rounded Actor

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/20

TVC 538.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed celebrate the life and career of Ken Osmond, the actor known around the world as Eddie Haskell on Leave It to Beaver. Osmond passed away one year ago during This Week in TV History. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link

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22:22

Severin Browne: Overdue

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/19

TVC 538.2: Ed welcomes acclaimed singer/songwriter Severin Browne, the first white folk/country-type singer signed by Motown Records, and a popular guest at many singer-songwriter festivals and shows. Severin’s new CD, Overdue, is available wherever CDs are sold. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show

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15:40

When Women Invented Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/18

TVC 538.3: Ed welcomes TV historian and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Armstrong. Jennifer’s latest book, When Women Invented Television, traces the history of the first decade of network television through the lives and accomplishments of four women: Irna Phillips, the originator of many of the first radio and TV soap operas; Gertrude Berg, star and creator of The Goldbergs, and the first woman to write and produce her own prime time series (not to mention brand herself); jazz pianist

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23:15

Why Betty White was Made for Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/18

TVC 538.4: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Armstrong talks to Ed about the early television career of Betty White, including how, in many ways, White lived the life of Mary Richards long before The Mary Tyler Moore Show came into existence. Jennifer’s latest book, When Women Invented Television, traces the history of the first decade of network television through the lives and accomplishments of Irna Phillips, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott and Betty White—and shows how all four found

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20:46

Why Hazel Scott Was the Beyoncé of Her Time

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/18

TVC 538.5: Jennifer Armstrong, author of When Women Invented Television, talks to Ed about how the Blacklist spelled the end for both The Goldbergs and The Hazel Scott Show; how Scott’s carefully managed persona paved the way for such other sophisticated African-American women as Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, the Claire Huxtable character on The Cosby Show, and Diahann Carroll’s character on Julia; and the spiritual connection between Betty White and television. When Women Invented

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17:08

Why Leave It to Beaver is True Americana

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/17

TVC 538.6: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the lasting appeal of Leave It to Beaver. Ken Osmond, the actor who played Eddie Haskell on Leave It to Beaver, passed away one year ago during This Week in TV History. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below

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10:30

The Last of the Our Gang Comedies

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/16

From May 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember "Dancing Romeo," the final film in the Our Gang series of comedy shorts, which was released on Apr. 29, 1944. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get

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13:08

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/15

From September 2010: Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner (Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg) joins Ed for a discussion on the life and career of television pioneer Gertrude Berg (The Goldbergs). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get

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7:11

Gertrude Berg: A Force of Nature

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/15

From September 2010: Part 2 of our conversation with Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner. Aviva's documentary Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg brings to light what a dynamic force Gertrude Berg was, while also putting a human face on the tragic circumstances that have overshadowed the history of The Goldbergs (including, most notably, the suicide of Berg's co-star Philip Loeb after he had been blacklisted during the "Red Scare" of the early 1950s) and the legacy of Berg herself. Want to

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22:45

Dick Cavett on Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/13

From March 2018: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of Dick Cavett's first network TV talk show on Mar. 4, 1968 as part of This Week in TV History. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get

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27:35

The Many Layers of Ella Fitzgerald

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/12

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 Mark Plays Ella, a new hour-long radio program featuring the music of the First Lady of Song, while his book Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald: Centennial Birthday Edition is a comprehensive biography, discography, and videography of the iconic songstress whose rags to riches

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13:58

The Legacy of Ella Fitzgerald

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/12

From March 2018: Geoffrey Mark, host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella and author of Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, talks to Ed about the kindred spirit that Ella shared with screen legend Marilyn Monroe. Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald: Centennial Edition is available in hardcover through Amazon.com. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our

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23:13

Cool Hand Lou: Chatting with Lou Antonio

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/11

From March 2018: An encore presentation of our March 2018 conversation with acclaimed actor, director, and screenwriter Lou Antonio. Lou’s memoir, Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in Hollywood and on Broadway, not only provides a window into the ups and downs of an artist’s life, but shares many great stories of his work alongside some of the biggest names in stage, film and television. Topics this segment includes Lou’s experience acting with and directing David Janssen, James Arness, Elia Kazan,

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25:00

Cool Hand Lou, Part 2

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/11

From March 2018: Actor/director Lou Antonio talks to Ed about working with James Garner, Quinn Martin, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, and Patti LuPone, as well as the role he played in discovering such talents as Henry Thomas and Renée Zellweger. Lou’s memoir, Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in Hollywood and on Broadway, is available in softcover and as an eBook through McFarland Books. If you’d like an autographed edition of Cool Hand Lou from Lou Antonio himself, you can contact Lou Antonio

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10:41

Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle on DVD

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/10

From March 2018: Greg and Ed discuss the Warner Entertainment DVD release of Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle (CBS, 1976-1978), the animated series produced by Filmation Associates that is also a surprisingly faithful adaptation of the classic character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise

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8:24

The Roman Holidays on DVD

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/10

From March 2018: Greg Ehrbar discusses the Warner Archive DVD release of The Roman Holidays (NBC, 1972-1973), a Hanna-Barbera animated series that is more or less a variation of The Flintstones, only set in ancient Rome. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click

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11:58

Michael Preece on Barbara Bel Geddes and Dallas

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/09

From February 2012: Television director Michael Preece (Dallas, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The Young Riders, Walker: Texas Ranger) shares some memories of working with Barbara Bel Geddes on Dallas, and particularly the famous episode from 1982 in which Miss Ellie finally accepts that Jock has died. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to

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9:28

Happy Birthday, Willie Mays

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/06

TV Confidential wishes Willie Mays a happy 90th birthday by sharing this clip from a May 4, 1963 interview between New York Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner and the Hall of Fame outfielder of the New York Giants and San Francisco Giants. Audio courtesy Phil Gries of Archival Television Audio. Mays’ memoir, 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid, was released in 2020. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests

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10:57

Perry Mason: The Blueprint for All Other Legal Dramas...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/05/06

From May 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss Raymond Burr's first Emmy win for playing Perry Mason, which occurred on May 6, 1959, and the many ways in which Perry Mason set the standard for legal dramas on television.Practice, and L.A. Law. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please

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