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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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10:03

The Return of Mr. TV Classics

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/21

TVC 508.6: Part 3 of a conversation that began last month with Union University journalism professor and television historian Steve Beverly. When he isn’t teaching, Steve hosts Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, a weekly three-hour TCM-like festival of classic shows from the 1950s and ‘60s that originates from EPlusTV Channel 6 in Jackson, TN, and which streams several times a week at EPlusTV6.com. Steve Beverly is also a member of the National Association on Mental Illness. As such, he is ready, willing

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21:13

Saturday Night TV Shows That Make You Feel Good

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/21

TVC 508.7: TV host Steve Beverly gives Ed an idea of what’s on tap for over the next few weeks on Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, his weekly three-hour TCM-like festival of classic shows from the 1950s and ‘60s that originates from EPlusTV Channel 6 in Jackson, TN, and which streams several times a week at EPlusTV6.com. Steve Beverly is also a member of the National Association on Mental Illness. As such, he is ready, willing and able to speak to any television news operation in America about

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11:00

The Backstory of Chuckles Bites the Dust

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/20

From June 2013: Jennifer Armstrong, author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted, talks to Ed, Tony and Donna about the famous "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and why Mary Tyler Moore initially had reservations about making it. 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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14:49

The Energy of Larry Hagman

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/19

From December 2012: Bill Daily shares some more memories of working with Larry Hagman, including the "Haven't I Seen Me Somewhere Before?" episode of I Dream of Jeannie (where Tony and Roger switch bodies) and visiting Hagman on the set of Primary Colors. 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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10:40

Bill Daily on Larry Hagman

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/18

From December 2012: Actor Bill Daily shares a few memories of working with Larry Hagman on I Dream of Jeannie. 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 started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about

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17:51

A Chat with Barry Morse

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/17

From November 2012: An excerpt from an interview that actor Barry Morse (The Fugitive, Space: 1999, Remember with Advantages) gave to Dave White and Ed Robertson that originally aired on Talking Television with Dave White in May 2007, about nine months before Barry's death in February 2008. In this clip, Barry talks about his early television career, which began with many of the very BBC telecasts of the late 1930s; his work on American anthology shows in the 1950s; and his approach to playing

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23:35

Tribute to James Drury

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/16

TVC 507.1: Film and TV biographer Paul Green pays tribute to James Drury, the actor known around the world as the star of The Virginian. James Drury passed away on April 6, 2020 at the age of 85. Paul’s books A History of Television’s The Virginian: 1962-1971, Pete Duel: A Biography, Jeffrey Hunter: The Film, Television, Radio and Stage Performances, and Roy Huggins: Creator of Maverick, The Fugitive, The Rockford Files and 77 Sunset Strip. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has

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23:36

How TV News Covered 9/11

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/15

TVC 507.2: From September 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed look back at how network and cable TV news covered the terrorist attacks of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. 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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18:59

9/11's Impact on Late Night Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/15

TVC 507.3: From September 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember how the events of 9/11 put a hold on the world of late night comedy. 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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25:36

The Largesse of Jack Riley

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/14

TVC 507.4: A return visit by Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, singer, and author Geoffrey Mark (Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway, The Lucy Book). In this segment Geoff shares a few memories of his friendship with actor and voice artist Jack Riley (The Bob Newhart Show, Rugrats). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for

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20:57

Schmoozing with Geoffrey Mark

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/14

TVC 507.5: Author and showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark (Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway, The Lucy Book) shares a few memories of his friendships with TV icons Pat Harrington, Rip Taylor, Tom Poston, and Suzanne Pleshette. 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

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23:51

The Film Career of James Drury

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/14

TVC 507.6: Film and TV biographer Paul Green (A History of Television’s The Virginian: 1962-1971) talks to Ed about some of the other notable film and TV roles of actor James Drury, including Love Me Tender, Ride the High Country, and the Perry Mason episode “The Case of the Missing Melody.” James Drury passed away on April 6, 2020 at the age of 85. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition

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11:05

James Garner's Approach to Acting

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/13

From November 2011: Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of James Garner, talks to Ed about how Garner approached his craft as an actor and particularly how Garner never accepted a part unless he had a complete understanding of the character he played. 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

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13:48

James Garner's Historic Legal Battle

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/12

From November 2011: Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of James Garner, talks to Ed about how Garner's breach-of-contract lawsuit against Warner Bros. in 1960 helped lead to the end of the studio system in Hollywood. 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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27:11

For God, Country & Coca-Cola

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/11

From September 2013: Ed welcomes Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It, an epic-length history of how the refreshment beverage that began as a medicinal product in 1886 not only evolved into the dominant consumer product in the United States, but, in many respects, came to be identified with America itself. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to

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22:00

Coca-Cola and Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/11

From September 2013: Ed welcomes Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It. Topics this segment include the origins of such famous TV campaigns as “The Hilltop Ad” and “Thanks, Mean Joe” (as well as the differences in how Coke and Pepsi advertise their products), plus business lessons from Coca-Cola that any company can use. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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23:17

Person to Person with Carol Burnett

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/10

From 2011: Phil Gries plays audio highlights from the last two seasons of the CBS News interview series Person to Person, including clips from a July 1960 interview with Gene Autry, a December 1960 interview with Spike Jones, and a June 1961 interview with Carol Burnett 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

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25:16

Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/09

From September 2013: Ed welcomes Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast: Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era, a fun book that reveals the origins and appeal of the popular TV commercials from the’50s, ’60s and early 1970s featuring Cap’n Crunch, Sugar Crisp, Lucky Charms, Froot Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Quisp and Quake, the Trix Rabbit, the Cheerios Kid, Count Chocula, Franken Berry and numerous other mascots from popular breakfast cereals made by Kellogg’s, Post, Quaker, Ralston-Purina

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20:54

The Rise and Fall of TV Cereal Characters

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/09

From September 2013: Ed welcomes Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast: Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era. Topics this segment include the national competition between Quisp and Quake cereals; the 1976 ad campaign in which viewers finally let the Trix Rabbit eat some Trix; and how the efforts of the activist group ACT led to the demise of many cereal TV characters. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship

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18:41

The Strangest Cereal Mascots Ever

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/09/09

From September 2013: Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast: Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era, talks about Baron Von Redberry, Sir Grapefellow and other cartoon cereal characters that never quite caught on with the public. 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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