Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews

When you mention the game show Jeopardy, the name of Alex Trebek immediately comes to mind. Alex hosted the syndicated show for 37 seasons. He hosted other game shows and appeared as himself in numerous films and TV series. Trebek was born in Canada. He moved to the United States in 1973 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998. He received the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Game Show Host eight times for Jeopardy. I spoke with Alex shortly after the revival of Jeopardy. He graciously gave

Actor Robert Stack appeared in more than 40 feature films. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the movie “Written on the Wind.” Stack also appeared in the classic comedy hits “Airplane,” and “Caddyshack” among others. He was probably best known for his role as Elliot Ness in the popular TV series “The Untouchables.” For that, Robert won the primetime Emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. He’ll reveal some “untouchable” behind the scenes antics and advice for

Duncan Renaldo was best known for portraying the Cisco Kid in the movies and on television in the 50s. He appeared in the films “Spawn of the North” with Henry Fonda and “For Whom the Bell Tolls” with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Renaldo was also a producer, director, and writer. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is pictured with the Band War on their 1974 album “War Live,” which includes the group’s hit record “The Cisco Kid.”

“Gunsmoke” is a radio and TV western series that was listed among the best shows of any kind and any time. It became the highest-rated, longest-running live action series in U.S. television history. It ran for 20 seasons, with 635 episodes. One of the stars of the show was Dennis Weaver. He played Chester, the lead character’s (Matt Dillon’s) assistant. While doing the show, Dennis received an Emmy for best supporting actor. Weaver also starred as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the police drama

Time for some soul…man! Today’s podcast features Sam Moore, one half of the popular 1960s recording team, Sam and Dave. Their recording of “Soul Man” was named as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. It was revived in 1979 by the Blues Brothers. Other hits by the duo included “I Thank You” and “Hold On I’m Comin’.” They had 10 straight R&B hits and most of their songs were written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Sam overcame a long time battle with drug addiction and

Milwaukee baseball fans have experienced a longtime love affair with outfielder Andy Pafko. In 1953 Milwaukee Braves fans voted the Wisconsin native “Best of the Braves,” and gave him a shiny new Cadillac. He thrilled fans with his head-first slides and diving catches. On July 19, 1957 in the polo grounds, Andy blasted two home runs and drove in all the Braves runs in a 3-1 victory over the New York Giants. The victory kept Milwaukee in first place by one game over the Brooklyn Dodgers