TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 532.6: Academy Award winner George Chakiris talks to Ed about some of his early screen appearances as a dancer in such films as Gentleman Prefer Blondes, White Christmas, and There’s No Business Like Show Business; assisting Robert Alton with the choreography of Judy Garland’s first stage show in Las Vegas; and how George came to develop his interest in designing jewelry. George’s memoir, My West Side Story, is available in hardcover and as an eBook and includes a wonderful back cover quote from George’s co-star, dear friend, and fellow Oscar winner from West Side Story, Rita Moreno. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 520.2: Actor, comedian, and voice artist Hank Garrett talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about how an intervention from Sammy Davis Jr. when Hank was thirteen years old saved him from a life on the streets and opened the doors for what would become a sixty-five-year career as an entertainer. Hank’s memoir, From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight, is available through Briton Publishing, Amazon.com, and other online retailers. Proceeds from sales of Hank’s book will support Wounded Warriors and Disabled Veterans of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 516.6: From November 2010: Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives, talks to Ed and Tony about some of the notable storylines of the first twenty years of Days of Our Lives, as well as the show’s occasional struggles with network Standards and Practices over certain subject matters (and, in more recent years, product placement). Ken’s book, The Days of Our Lives: The True Story of One Family’s Dream and The Untold History of Days of Our Lives, not only chronicles the history of Days of Our Lives on television, but pays tribute to his parents, Ted and Betty Corday, the creators and original executive producers of the series. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 513.2: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about Tom Kennedy’s versatility as a game show host; how he and his real-life brother, Jack Narz, came to be related to fellow game show legend Bill Cullen; why many, including Kennedy himself, considered Cullen to be the best in the business; some insight on Kennedy’s experience hosting The Price is Right; and why You Don’t Say, Split Second and Name That Tune were all “Tom Kennedy shows.” Steve knew Tom Kennedy for more than twenty years. Tom Kennedy passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at age 93. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly, retired professor of broadcast journalism at Union University and host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, joins Ed for a remembrance of game show legend Bob Barker, longtime host of The Price is Right and, before that, Truth or Consequences. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine. In this segment, Steve talks to Ed about how Barker came to host The Price is Right in 1972; the role that the revival of Password in 1971 played bringing Price back to television; and how the Barker Price is Right differed from the version hosted by Bill Cullen from 1956-1965. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.2: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about how it took a few shows for the Bob Barker Price is Right to find its footing; why it was a risky move for CBS to expand The Price is Right to an hour from its original thirty-minute length; and why Drew Carey was “a compromise choice” to replace Barker as host of Price in 2007. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 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 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.3: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen reminisce about the “Barker’s Box” segment on Truth or Consequences, and how that feature was a mini version of the type of audience participation show that Barker hosted on radio early in his career. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 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 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.4: Longtime television announcer Randy West joins Ed as TV Confidential continues its tribute to game show legend Bob Barker. Among the many game shows on which Randy worked as an announcer was the Bob Barker Price is Right. In this segment, Randy talks to Ed about the circumstances that led him to succeed Rod Roddy as the announcer on Price in 2003; why he considers the year he spent on Price to be the high point of his announcing career; and the proper inflections the announcer must have when saying such phrases as “Come on Down” and “A new car!” Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 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 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.5: Longtime television announcer Randy West shares some memories of working alongside Bob Barker during the 2003-2004 season, when Randy was the announcer on The Price is Right. He also provides some insight into hosting the live version of The Price is Right, which Randy has done in many different venues over the years. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 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 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.6: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen share a few memories about being neighbors with Bob Barker during the years he hosted The Price is Right. the time when they were neighbors 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 622.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of legendary singer, actress, and comedienne Rose Marie. This past Tuesday, Aug. 15 marked the 100th birthday of Rose Marie; to mark the occasion, Sepia Records, along with the Rose Marie estate, have just released Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More, a collection of twenty-nine classic recordings and rarities that include some of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time. Topics this segment include how Frank Sinatra learned that Rose Marie was pregnant with Noopy even before her father, trumpeter Bobby Guy, knew, and the crucial role that Jerry Lewis played in overseeing the medical care of Bobby Guy after Guy had been diagnosed with a blood infection. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 622.2: Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of the one and only Rose Marie, talks to Ed about how her mom and Doris Day bonded immediately once they started working together on The Doris Day Show, and how their friendship lasted until Rose Marie’s death. Also in this segment: Noopy and Ed talk about the 100 days of “Rose Marie Facts,” a collection of Rose Marie facts and trivia that will be shared each day through approximately Nov. 23 on Rose Marie’s social media accounts, including Facebook: @missrosemarie; Instagram: @missrosemarie; Twitter: @RoseMarie4Real; and MissRoseMarie.com. Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More includes twenty-nine of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time.  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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 622.3: Greg Ehrbar interviews Mark Cantor, jazz and film historian, author of The Soundies: A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s, and one of the contributors to the Blu-ray release Soundies: The Ultimate Collection. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 622.4: Ed welcomes Simon Napier-Bell, former manager of Wham!, longtime record producer and songwriter, and the director of The Real George Michael: Portrait of an Artist, an excellent documentary that not only explores the many ups and downs of the illustrious Grammy Award winner, but takes a deep dive into who George really was: a kind and generous person who ultimately fought many demons while being front and center as one of the most famous musicians of his time. The Real George Michael is available now for streaming on demand on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Roku, Peacock, and many other platforms throughout the U.S. and Canada. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 623.5: Simon Napier-Bell, former manager of Wham! and the director of The Real George Michael, talks to Ed about how George Michael, like many artists, had an up-and-down relationship with fame throughout his life and career. Also in this segment: Ed asks Simon what he looked for, and what George looked for, when determining whether a new song might become a hit record. The Real George Michael is available now for streaming on demand on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Roku, Peacock, and many other platforms throughout the U.S. and Canada. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 621.1: Part 2 of a two-part conversation that began on our program last week with Grammy Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Fox. Charles is the subject of Killing Me Softly with His Songs, a forthcoming documentary that not only chronicles Charles’ life and career in music, but is really, at its heart, a celebration of music itself—and, particularly, the power of live music to connect people and bridge cultures. If all goes well, Killing Me Softly with His Songs will be released later in 2023; for updates and more information, go to KillingMeSoftlywithHisSongs.com or CharlesFoxMusic.com In this segment, Charles talks to Ed about the back stories of “Making Our Dreams Come True,” the theme to Laverne & Shirley (performed by Cyndi Grecco), “I’ve Got a Name,” the song that Charles and Norman Gimbel wrote for The Last American Hero (and which Jim Croce performed for the film, shortly before his tragic death in September 1973), and the theme to The Love Boat. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 621.2: Ed welcomes back Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of legendary singer, actress, and comedienne Rose Marie. This past Tuesday, Aug. 15 marked the 100th birthday of Rose Marie; to mark the occasion, Sepia Records, along with the Rose Marie estate, have just released Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More, a collection of twenty-nine classic recordings and rarities that include some of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time. Among the tracks included in Rose Marie Sings is a performance of “Little Girl Blue” that Rose Marie gave on The Dean Martin Show in 1966, shortly after the death of her husband, Bobby Guy. In this segment, Noopy shares the story of how Dean Martin not only personally implored Rose Marie to appear on his variety show, but went out of his way to make her feel comfortable. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 621.3: Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of the one and only Rose Marie, talks to Ed about some of the dinner parties that her parents often threw (including a memorable one with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz around the time they made The Long, Long Trailer) and why family was always important to Rose Marie. Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings and More includes twenty-nine of Rose Marie’s favorite show tunes, standards, and novelty songs—all available on CD for the very first time. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 621.4: From December 2017: Ed welcomes back Peter Marshall, the master of The Hollywood Squares and the narrator of Wait For Your Laugh, the excellent documentary on the life and career of Rose Marie. 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 616.4: From June 2016: Ed welcomes actor and motivational speaker Jimmy Weldon, the voice of Yakky Doodle on Yogi Bear, and the author of Go Get ’Em Tiger, a part autobiographical, part motivational book that shows that the real definition of success is becoming the person you want to be and doing what you really want to do. Jimmy Weldon passed away Thursday, July 6 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 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices