Ed Robertson

Author ● Editor ● Journalist ● Ghostwriter ● Television Historian ● Radio Host

Press Releases

• Rockford Files Book Pays Tribute to One of America's Top TV Sleuths

Press Kit

• Ed's Bio
• What They're Saying about Ed Robertson
• Speaker Topics
• Q&A with Ed Robertson

Recent Media Appearances

• Valerie Connelly, host of Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com), talks to Ed about ghostwriting and book collaboration (February 2008)
• Ed joins Joe Mazza (The Joe Mazza Show, Genesis Communications Network) for a free-flowing conversation about James Garner, Tom Brady, television then versus now, and much, much more (January 2008)
• Lou Michaels, host of The Daily Bear on The Money Matters Radio Network, talks to Ed about the current trend in movies and television toward darker-themed shows like Dexter and Californication, as well as movies like Saw and Hostel  (November 2007)
• "Times and talk are changing for TV viewers." Ed is among the experts interviewed by USA Today for a story on how DVRs, On Demand video and other technological advances continue to change the way we watch television (October 2007)
• Valerie Connelly, host of Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com), talks to Ed about his book Maverick: Legend of the West (October 2007)
• Ed discussesThirty Years of The Rockford Files on The Zookers Radio Program (Blog Talk Radio.com, September 2007)
• Valerie Connelly, host of Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com), talks to Ed about his book Thirty Years of The Rockford Files (June 2007)
• Lillian Cauldwell, host of Author Be Known (Internet Voices Radio.com), interviews Ed about his books, his career, and the changing face of television (April 2007)
• "It's a Jungle Out There After Sex and the City." The London Observer interviews Ed about the television adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle, which is set to premiere on NBC in the fall of 2007 (April 2007)
• Reader Views.com interviews Ed about his book Thirty Years of The Rockford Files (April 2007)
• Joe Carroccio, host of The Author's Voice (Achieve Radio.com), talks to Ed about Thirty Years of The Rockford Files (April 2007)
• "Big-Time Second Bananas." Forbes.com interviews Ed about Andy Richter, Ed McMahon and other famous television sidekicks (March 2007)
• "Gimmicky Characters." Beijing newspaper 21stCentury.com interviews Ed about the appeal of 24, a show that continues to thrive despite its gimmick-oriented premise (March 2007)
• Ed talks to Mike Stafford on CFMJ (640-AM, Toronto) about the debut of Sopranos reruns on A&E. The episodes have been significantly edited for content to make them suitable for basic cable. Will the show hold up? (January 2007)
• "They're in Your Face and in Your Mind." Beijing newspaper 21stCentury.com interviews Ed for a story on television advertising and its effect on today's youth (December 2006)
• "He's Either Funny or Insulting." 21stCentury.com also talks to Ed about Borat and its portrayal of certain stereotypes of American culture (December 2006)
• "Single-Sponsored TV Shows Return: The shifting media and advertising climate leads back to 'branded' programs." The Baltimore Sun interviews Ed for a story on the return of single-sponsored TV shows (December 2006)
• "The Whole Thing is Meaningless." 21stCentury.com, an English-language weekly newspaper originating from Beijing, China, interviews Ed for a story on American celebrity fan culture (October 2006)
• "Eat Up: Fall TV Milks the Serial." The San Diego Union-Tribune interviews Ed for his thoughts on the new television season (September 2006)
• Listen to a clip from Ed's appearance on The Ronn Owens Program (KGO-AM, San Francisco) (August 2006)
• Listen to Ed's appearance on The Joe Mazza Show (Genesis Communications Network) (June 2006)
• "End Products: Some Shows Bow Out with Fantastic Finales, While Others..." The San Diego Union-Tribune asks Ed for his thoughts on some of TV's most memorable series finales. (May 2006)
• "FCC Reverses Position on a la carte Cable TV." Knight-Ridder Newspapers interviews Ed for comments on the viability of a la carte cable television (February 2006)
• "Idol Pastime Builds on Appeal." The Riverside Press-Enterprise interviews Ed for his thoughts on American Idol  (February 2006)
• Ed appears at the start of the preview for "Who Shot J.R.?: The Dallas Phenomenon" (August 2005)

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