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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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TVC 666.1: From October 2014: Ed welcomes Doug Hill and Jeffrey Weingrad, co-authors of Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, everything you wanted to know about the first ten years of Saturday Night Live, from its beginnings as an outlaw program produced by an unruly band of renegades from the comedy underground to a TV insti…
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TVC 666.2: From October 2014: Doug Hill and Jeffrey Weingrad, co-authors of Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, talk to Ed about the chaos behind the scenes of the premiere episode of Saturday Night Live on Oct. 11, 1975, and how it took about four episodes for the series to find its footing. Recently updated to commemorate …
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TVC 666.3: Ed welcomes actress, comedienne, and “puppet fabricator” Corinne Britti (Condor’s Nest, For Sale). Corinne plays real-life 1970s comedienne Valri Bromfield in Saturday Night, the Sony biographical comedy, written and directed by Jason Reitman, that portrays the chaos behind the scenes at NBC in the ninety minutes leading up to the premie…
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TVC 666.4: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane, eldest son of Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane, and an accomplished screenwriter, journalist, and author in his own right. Bob’s latest book, My UnHollywood Family, provides a fresh look at his relationship with his famous dad—mostly told from the perspective of his mother’s side of the family—and the lifelong…
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TVC 666.5: Robert Crane, eldest son of Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane, talks to Ed about how his dad was the “Willy Loman of his own career,” why the failure of his parents’ marriage was the byproduct of his dad’s desire for advancement, and how he learned the craft of editing by watching his dad edit segments for his KNX radio show every week in th…
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TVC 665.6: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with James Sutorius, the award-winning stage actor who recently starred in My Life with Will: An Evening with Will Shakespeare and James Sutorius, a one-man show (written by Dennis Brown) in which James shares stories from his fifty-year career in stage, movies, and television, and why he alw…
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TVC 665.1: Ed welcomes William Keck, longtime entertainment reporter for such publications as the National Enquirer, People, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times, Emmy-nominated producer for the Hallmark Channel, Discovery Channel, and NBC, and the author of When You Step Upon A Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad …
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TVC 665.2: William Keck, author of When You Step Upon A Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad Boy, tells Ed the back story of the outlandish lengths he took to land the first interview with Juditha Brown, mother of Nicole Brown Simpson, in June 1994 (a few days after Nicole’s funeral), when he was a reporter with the National Enquirer; ho…
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TVC 665.5: Ed welcomes back James Sutorius, one of the most accomplished stage actors of our time, having starred on Broadway many times throughout his career (as well as many major theatre groups and repertory companies across the country), and an actor who has appeared frequently on television over the past five decades, including such classic sh…
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TVC 665.6: Actor James Sutorius talks to Ed about seeing Richard Burton star as Hamlet on Broadway in 1964; how practicing the famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet helped James overcome a stutter when he was in high school; and his appearance co-starring with Judd Hirsch on stage in Conversations with My Father. James recently starred …
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TVC 664.1: Ed welcomes actress Lindsay Bloom (Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard) and renowned sixties film historian Tom Lisanti (Talking Sixties Drive-In Movies, Carol Lynley: Her Film & TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and Suspense, Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember, Ryan’s Hope: An Oral History of Day…
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TVC 664.2: Actress Lindsay Bloom (Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard) talks to Ed and Tom Lisanti about working with Stacy Keach and Mickey Spillane on Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, and with Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Susan Howard on Dallas. Tom Lisanti’s latest book, Dueling Harlows: The Race to Bring the Actress’s …
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TVC 664.6: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome back Kathy Garver, the actress known around the world to three generations of television viewers as Cissy Davis on Family Affair. Kathy is on the board of directors for The Thalians, the non-profit organization that partners with UCLA’s Operation Mend in providing support and care for those who s…
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TVC 664.6: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter talk to Kathy Garver about her involvement with some of the Mrs. Beasley merchandise now available from the Bradford Exchange; working with Carl Amari on Twilight Zone Radio, including the adaptation of “The Invaders,” the famous episode of the original Twilight Zone series featuring Agnes Moorehead; and…
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TVC 663.1: Actor and author James Rosin joins Ed as TV Confidential remembers the life and career of singer/actor James Darren (The Time Tunnel, T.J. Hooker, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). Jim knew James Darren as a friend, plus he interviewed Darren at least twice, including for his book Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues: A Look Back at the Musical His…
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TVC 663.2: Actor and author James Rosin (Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues) talks to Ed about the television career of James Darren, including his starring roles on The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker, Darren’s favorite episode of The Time Tunnel, and Darren’s successful transition from acting to directing later in his career. James Darren passed away Mon…
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TVC 663.3: Actor and author James Rosin (Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues) tells the back story of how James Darren came to play Vic Fontaine, the holographic lounge singer who appeared in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—and a role that, in many respects, revitalized Darren’s recording career. James Darren passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 202…
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TVC 663.4: Award-winning actress, screenwriter, and director Alessandra Williams talks to Ed about being mentored by Martin Landau early in her career, when she studied at the prestigious Actors Studio; how her background as an gymnast helped her later on, once she became an actress; and why she has immersed herself in all aspects of film productio…
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TVC 663.5: Ed welcomes back actress, author, and comedienne Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood, I’m Walking as Straight as I Can). Geri’s latest book, Geri’s Jewels & Gems, is a collection of columns that Geri originally wrote for Ability Magazine between 2012 and 2017, but which discuss topics and issues about the human condition that are ti…
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TVC 663.6: Actress, author, and comedienne Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood, I’m Walking as Straight as I Can) talks to Ed about what led her into the world of stand-up comedy in the late 1970s; how stand-up comedy has changed today; and how she was often encouraged by Carol Burnett early in her career. Geri’s latest book, Geri’s Jewels & G…
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TVC 662.3: Music historian Chuck Harter joins Ed for a remembrance of Sergio Mendes, the Grammy Award-winning music legend from Brazil who passed away Sept. 5, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices由ed robertson
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TVC 662.4: Actor and author Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5) recalls his bemusement over being considered a teen idol upon joining the cast of Star Trek in 1967; the connection between Monkees idol Davy Jones and Walter’s character, Ensign Chekhov; and Walter’s chance meetings with other celebrities over the years, including Jodie Foster, Marlo…
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TVC 662.5: Ed welcomes back Louise Sorel, the actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives and Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara. Louise was among the more than forty cast members who gathered together earlier this year at the Colony Theatre Company in Burbank, CA to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the premiere of Sa…
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TVC 662.6: Actress Louise Sorel (Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara) shares a few memories of working with Ben Gazzara in the “Night Train to Chicago” episode of Run For Your Life and co-starring with Richard Long in The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped. Louise is scheduled to return to Days of Our Lives during the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2024. Learn more …
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TVC 661.2: Ed welcomes Dean Butler, the actor known around the world to three generations to television viewers as Almanzo Wilder, Laura Ingalls’ husband on Little House on the Prairie. Calendar year 2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of Little House on the Prairie on television, and as there are many events coming up later this ye…
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