TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 567.3: Greg Ehrbar reviews The Complete Michael Shayne PRC Collection , a series of five action-packed whodunits, produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) in 1946, and starring Hugh Beaumont ( Leave It to Beaver ) as Michael Shayne, the wisecracking private detective created by Brett Halliday. Available from ClassicFlix.com . Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has par...

TVC 567.4: From the floor of the Hollywood Museum 's recent Celebrity Authors Forum : Ed welcomes John Barbour , five-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host , comedian , critic at large , and documentary film maker , and co-creator of Real People ; author of Your Mother's Not a Virgin , the story of his life and career in show business; and the co-author of The Greatest Reviews I've Ever Read , a...

TVC 567.5: A return visit by Burt Ward , Robin the Boy Wonder on the classic TV series Batman (ABC, 1966-1968). Two generations of dog lovers know Burt as an advocate for the care and nutrition of dogs—which Burt, along with his wife Tracy, have done since 1994, first through their nonprofit animal rescue organization, Gentle Giants Rescue , and, more recently, through their line of all natural Ge...

TVC 567.6: Burt Ward , Robin the Boy Wonder on Batman , talks to Ed about his background as an entrepreneur; with legendary martial arts artist Bruce Lee, before and after Batman ; his experience reprising Robin on Legends of the Superheroes and Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders ; and his three-point recipe for a happy life. Gentle Giants pet products are available in more than 1,100 Target st...

TVC 567.7: From the floor of the Hollywood Museum 's recent Celebrity Authors Forum : Actor and entrepreneur Anson Williams ( Happy Days ) talks to Ed about his memoir, Singing to a Bulldog ; the benefits of Alert Drops ; and The Perfect Portion Cookbook , a book that Anson co-authored that includes recipes for 150 comfort food favorites, all crafted in multiples of 100 calories. Want to advertise...

TVC 566.1: Part 2 of our final conversation with Ron Bacon , the Emmy Award-winning associate director whose four-decade career in network TV production spanned more than 12,500 broadcasts and covered just about every type of programming available . Topics this segment include the live country western music program that Ron hosted every week on WMAN radio (Mansfield, Ohio) before he entered televi...

TVC 566.7: Emmy Award-winning associate director Ron Bacon talks to Ed about some of the music legends that he met throughout his career, including Little Richard. Ron Bacon passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21 at age ninety-one. 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 gr...

TVC 566.3: Retired television journalist and sports announcer Steve Beverly joins Ed for a look back at the broadcast career of John Madden , the legendary Super Bowl-winning and NFL Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders who also enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career on television as an NFL game analyst and commentator, including seventeen Emmy Awards . John Madden passed away Tuesday,...

TVC 566.4: Steve Beverly and Ed continue their look at John Madden 's legacy as a sports broadcaster, including how Madden prepared for each NFL game telecast almost as if he were coaching; his on-air partnership with Pat Summerall; Madden's career in radio, which began with San Francisco disc jockey Gene Nelson; and his masterful use of such technology as the telestrator . John Madden passed away...

TVC 566.5: Ed welcomes Gabriel Jarret , the actor that many of you remember as the fourteen-year-old whiz in the 1985 teen comedy Real Genius . Gabe recently appeared in the true tornado survival motion picture 13 Minutes , plus he'll soon be seen in the romantic comedy Ask Me to Dance (also starring Tom Malloy, Briana Evigan, Jesse Kove, and Joyce DeWitt). We discuss both films, as well as Gabe's...

TVC 566.6: Actor Gabriel Jarret talks to Ed about his role in the upcoming limited series Bring on the Dancing Horses (starring Kate Bosworth); his early roles in television, including the short-lived sitcom Goodnight, Beantown (CBS, 1983); and working with such actor/directors as Ron Howard, Rob Reiner, and Tom Malloy. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with Adverti...

TVC 566.7: Emmy Award-winning associate director Ron Bacon talks to Ed about some of the music legends that he met throughout his career, including Little Richard. Ron Bacon passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21 at age ninety-one. 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 gr...

TVC 565.1: TV Confidential celebrates the life and career of Betty White with a special program-length tribute to the legendary actress who was not only The First Lady of Television, but one of the very first television stars, period , having appeared on one of the very first experimental television broadcasts in 1939, then also hosting one of the first TV talk shows, Hollywood on Television , in...

TVC 565.2: Ed, Tony, and Donna discuss Betty White 's versatility as an actress, including the iconic characters she played on The Golden Girls , The Mary Tyler Moore Show , and Hot in Cleveland . Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the pod...

TVC 565.3: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about Betty White 's long association with TV game shows, particularly the many classic games produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman (including, most notably, Password and the CBS Match Game ). Steve interviewed Betty about a dozen times throughout his career as a TV journalist. Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nin...

TVC 565.4: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about the Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host that Betty White won in 1983 for hosting the short-lived NBC game show Just Men ; why she and Allen Ludden were the consummate couple; and Betty's heartfelt tribute to Allen at the 2009 Game Show Congress in Hollywood. Steve Beverly interviewed Betty White about a dozen times throughout his...

TVC 565.5: A special Betty White-centric DVD report with Greg Ehrbar that covers White's widespread appeal across all kinds of TV audiences, including her years hosting coverage of the Thanksgiving Day Parade and Tournament of Roses Parade; her voiceover career; and her guest appearance on the classic "Password" episode of The Odd Couple . Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-...

TVC 565.5a: From October 2020: Emmy nominated costume designer Diana Eden talks to Ed about the two times that she worked with Betty White. Diana's memoir, Diana's memoir, Stars in Their Underwear: My Unpredictable Journey from Broadway Dancer to Costume Designer for Some of Hollywood's Biggest Stars , is available in softcover and as an eBook. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential h...

TVC 565.6: Emmy Award-winning producer and showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark talks to Ed about Betty White 's professionalism and innate understanding about how television worked. Geoff interviewed Betty for his documentary on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast...

TVC 565.7: Ed welcomes Ray Richmond , author of Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life , the last biography about White that was published before her death. Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of ou...

TVC 565.7a: From November 2019: Actor David Starzyk talks to Ed about what a joy it was to work with Betty White on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland . Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine. 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 w...

TVC 565.8: Jennifer Armstrong , author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted and All The Brilliant Minds That Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Television Classic and When Women Invented Television , talks to Ed about what a firebrand Betty White was, particularly in the early stages of her career in television . Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine.  Want to advertise/sponsor...

TVC 565.9: Jim Colucci , author of Golden Girls Forever , talks to Ed about the trans-generational appeal of The Golden Girls ; Betty White 's remarkable timing as a performer; and why Rose Nyland was the hardest of the four Golden Girls to play. Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to h...

TVC 565.10: Ed, Tony, and Donna share some final thoughts on the life and legacy of Betty White , as well as information on how you can still participate in The Betty White Challenge . Betty White passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, at age ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition...

TVC 564.1: Part 1 of our final conversation with Ron Bacon , the Emmy Award-winning associate director who was also one of the true pioneers of network television. Ron Bacon passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21 at age ninety-one. Besides wearing many hats throughout his thirty-five years in network TV production, Ron was an accomplished musician and songwriter whose accomplishments after television includ...