We will pay tribute to broadcast legend Regis Philbin this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 7-9 at the following times and venues:

WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1
Bardstown, KY
Friday 8/7
9am ET 6am PT
Listen Live at WBRTCountry.com

Share-a-Vision Radio
San Francisco Bay Area
Friday 8/7
7pm ET, 4pm PT
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Click on the Listen Live button at KSAV.org
or listen to us on the KSAV TuneIn channel

RadioSlot.com
San Francisco, CA
Friday 8/7
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Saturday 8/8
11pm ET, 8pm PT
Sunday 8/9
11pm ET, 8pm PT
with replays Monday thru Friday 11am ET, 8am PT
Click on the Talk Slot button at RadioSlot.com

WKXO AM 1500 and FM 103.5
Lexington-Fayette/Richmond/Berea, KY
Saturday 8/8
8am ET, 5am PT
Streaming at Facebook.com/1035wkxo

KDUN AM 1030
Eugene/Springfield/Reedsport, OR
Saturday 8/8
Noon ET, 9am PT
Streaming at kdunradio.wixsite.com/kdun

WTCA 1050 AM and FM 106.1
South Bend/Plymouth, IN
Saturday 8/8
3pm ET, Noon PT
Streaming at am1050.com
or listen to us on the WTCA TuneIn channel

KSCJ Talk Radio 1360 AM and 94.9 FM
Sioux City, IA
Saturday 8/8
4pm CT, 2pm PT
Sunday 8/9
6pm CT, 4pm PT
Streaming at KSCJ.com
or listen to us on the KSCJ TuneIn channel

Indiana Talks
Huntington, IN
Saturday 8/8
8pm ET, 5pm PT
Sunday 8/9
10am ET, 7am PT
Click on the player at IndianaTalks.com
or listen to us on the Indiana Talks TuneIn channel

WON 920 The Apple
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday 8/8
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Streaming at WONNewYork.net

WLAD AM 800 and FM 94.1
Danbury, CT
Sunday 8/9
5am ET, 2am PT
Also streaming at WLAD.com
or listen to us on the WLAD TuneIn channel

KSCO AM-1080 and FM-104.1
San Jose, Santa Cruz and Salinas, CA
Sunday 8/9
9am ET, 6am PT
Also streaming at KSCO.com
or listen to us on the KSCO TuneIn channel

KOMY AM-1340
La Selva Beach and Watsonville, CA
Sunday 8/9
9am ET, 6am PT
Hear us online on the KOMY TuneIn channel

CROC Radio
Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Sunday 8/9
1pm ET, 10am PT
Streaming at CROCRadio.com
or listen to us on the CROC Radio TuneIn channel

KLTF 960 AM
St. Cloud/Little Falls, MN
Sunday 8/9
6pm CT, 4pm PT
Streaming at FallsRadio.com
or listen to us on the KLTF TuneIn channel

KPLT 1490 AM and 96.3 FM
Paris, TX
Sunday 8/9
8pm CT, 6pm PT
Streaming at EastTexasRadio.com/stations/kplt/
or listen to us on the KPLT TuneIn channel

WDIG AM 1450
Dothan, AL
Sunday 8/9
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Streaming at WDIGRadio.com
or listen to us on the WDIG TuneIn channel

KHMB AM-1710
KHMV-LP 100.9 FM

Half Moon Bay, CA
Sunday 8/9
9pm PT (Mid ET Mon 8/10)
Click on the Listen Live button at KHMBRadio.com
or listen to us on the KHMB/KHMV TuneIn channel

PassionateWorldTalkRadio.com
A member of the Truli Media Group
Ann Arbor, MI ~ Boston, MA ~ Chicago, IL ~ Melrose, FL ~ Los Angeles, CA
Various times throughout the week on PassionateWorldTalkRadio.com
and the PWR channel on TuneIn

We will dedicate our entire two-hour program this week to the life and career of Regis Philbin, the iconic talk show host and game show host who passed away on Friday, July 24 at age 88. A staple on television, both nationally and locally, for more than five decades, Philbin turned aggravation into an art form every day on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (and, later, Live with Regis and Kelly) before making ABC the No. 1 network in 1999 and 2000 as host of the game show phenomenon Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Our colleague Greg Ehrbar worked with Philbin behind the scenes on the annual Disney Christmas Parade telecasts, which Regis hosted for many years along with Joan Lunden. He’ll share some memories with us during our first hour. Television historian Steve Beverly will join us in our second hour for an in-depth look at Philbin’s career with ABC, as well as why Millionaire became such a huge hit. Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen will discuss Philbin’s roots in local television, including his successful run as host of A.M. Los Angeles.

We’ll also play highlights from our 2016 tribute to Joey Bishop in which Phil Gries and I discussed Philbin’s turbulent two-and-a-half-year stint as the announcer and on-air sidekick on Joey Bishop’s late night talk show (ABC, 1967-1969), including archived audio footage from Nov. 26, 1969—the night that Bishop stepped down as host on the air, about ten minutes into the program, after ABC had informed him earlier in the day that it had canceled the show. We’ll hear archive audio footage of Philbin speaking extemporaneously that night about how Bishop went to bat for him, despite ABC’s efforts to drop Regis from the show. We’ll also hear highlights from Phil Gries’ interview with Bishop from 2002 in which Bishop discussed his relationship with Philbin, on and off the air.

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
Fri 9am ET, 6am PT on WBRT AM 1320/FM 97.1 (Bardstown, KY)
Fri 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org and CX Radio Brazil
Fri 10pm ET, 7pm PT, Sat/Sun 11pm ET, 8pm PT on RadioSlot (San Francisco, CA)
Sat 9am ET, 6am PT on WKXO 1500 AM and 103.5 FM (Lexington-Fayette/Richmond/Berea, KY)
Sat Noon ET, 9am PT on KDUN-AM 1030 (Reedsport/Eugene/Springfield, OR)
Sat 3pm ET, Noon PT on WTCA 1050 AM and 106.1 FM (Plymouth, IN)
Sat 4pm CT, 2pm PT and Sun 6pm CT, 4pm PT on KSCJ 1360 AM and 94.9 FM (Sioux City, IA)
Sat 8pm ET, 5pm PT and Sun 10am ET, 7am PT on Indiana Talks (Huntington, IN)
Sat 10pm ET, 7pm PT on 920 WON The Apple  (Brooklyn, NY)
Sun 5am ET, 2am PT on WLAD-AM 800 and FM 94.1 (Danbury, CT)
Sun 9am ET, 6am PT on KSCO-AM 1080 (San Jose/Santa Cruz/Salinas, CA)
Sun 9am ET, 6am PT on KOMY-AM 1340 (La Selva Beach/Watsonville, CA)
Sun 1pm ET, 10am PT on CROC Radio (British Columbia, Canada)
Sun 6pm CT, 4pm PT on KLTF (St. Cloud/Little Falls, MN)
Sun 8pm CT, 6pm PT on KPLT AM and FM (Paris, TX)
Sun 10pm ET, 7pm PT on WDIG AM (Dothan, AL)
Sun 9pm PT, Mon Mid ET on KHMB-AM and FM (Half Moon Bay, CA)
Various times throughout the week on the Entertainment Channel at Passionate World Talk Radio

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