John Lewis and “Good Trouble” Original Airdates: Aug. 21-23, 2020 TVC 505.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed take a look at how network and cable television covered the death of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the longtime civil rights leader who passed away on July 17, 2020.
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Linda Purl: Next on TVC
Singer/actress Linda Purl will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 21-23 at the following times and venues:
WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1
Bardstown, KY
Friday 8/21 9am ET 6am PT
Listen Live at WBRTCountry.com
Share-a-Vision Radio
San Francisco Bay Area
Friday 8/21
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 8/21
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Saturday 8/22
11pm ET, 8pm PT
Sunday 8/23
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 8/22
8am ET, 5am PT
Streaming at Facebook.com/1035wkxo
WTCA 1050 AM and FM 106.1
South Bend/Plymouth, IN
Saturday 8/22 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 8/22
4pm CT, 2pm PT
Sunday 8/23
6pm CT, 4pm PT
Streaming at KSCJ.com
or listen to us on the KSCJ TuneIn channel
Indiana Talks
Huntington, IN
Saturday 8/22
8pm ET, 5pm PT
Sunday 8/23
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 8/22
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Streaming at WONNewYork.net
WLAD AM 800 and FM 94.1
Danbury, CT Sunday 8/23
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 8/23 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 8/23 9am ET, 6am PT
Hear us online on the KOMY TuneIn channel
CROC Radio
Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Sunday 8/23 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 8/23
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 8/23
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 8/23
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 8/23 9pm PT
(Mid ET Mon 8/24)
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
Linda Purl’s television career includes more than forty-five made for TV movies, as well as a starring role in the Western miniseries The Young Pioneers and recurring roles on such shows as The Office, Homeland, and Desperate Housewives. Fans of Happy Days know that Linda played characters that dated both Richie and the Fonz, while fans of Andy Griffith know that she played Ben Matlock’s daughter Charlene during the first season of Matlock. 
What you may not know is that Linda Purl is also an accomplished singer and musical performer who has starred on Broadway (including the musical production The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) and performed as a jazz singer in venues all over the world.
Linda Purl has also released five albums—the latest of which, Taking a Chance on Love, includes fresh takes on classic pop tunes from The Great American Songbook. Linda Purl will join us in our second hour.
Proceeds from sales of Linda Purl: Taking a Chance on Love will support the Actors Fund.
Our first hour will include an encore presentation of a special edition of The Sounds of Lost Television from August 2013, in which Phil Gries presented audio highlights of how network television and network radio covered The March on Washington. The day on which more than 200,000 Americans of every age, race and religion came to Washington, D.C. to support the passage of the landmark Civic Rights Bill, the March on Washington also marked the day on which Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his now iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. 
Featuring audio from Phil’s private collection, this special program includes archive comments from such luminaries as author James Baldwin, event organizers Bayard Rustin and Philip Randolph (two members of the “Big Six”), ABC News correspondent Howard K. Smith, and Dr. King himself.
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 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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 504 with guest John Byner is now available for listening on demand
Five Minutes, Mr. Byner!
Original Airdates: Aug. 14-16, 2020
TVC 504.5: Ed welcomes actor, comedian, impressionist, and voice artist John Byner (Soap, Something Else, The Practice, The John Byner Comedy Hour, Bizarre).
John’s memoir, Five Minutes, Mr. Byner, not only shares many stories of his work with the likes of Steve Allen, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Henry Fonda, and Elvis Presley, but gives readers a glimpse of the person behind each of these performers.
The Funny Bones of John Byner
Original Airdates: Aug. 14-16, 2020
TVC 504.6: Actor, comedian, impressionist, and voice artist John Byner talks to Ed about working with the cast of Soap (including the famous “Step Brothers” episode); why the ambiance on talk shows during the era of Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, and Dinah Shore was often like going to a cocktail party; and how, in many ways, he inherited his gift for humor from his father. John’s memoir, Five Minutes, Mr. Byner, not only shares many stories of his work with the likes of Steve Allen, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Henry Fonda, and Elvis Presley, but gives readers a glimpse of the person behind each of these performers.
John Byner: Next on TVC
Actor, comedian, voice artist, and impressionist John Byner and broadcast journalism professor Steve Beverly will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 14-16 at the following times and venues:
WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1
Bardstown, KY
Friday 8/14
9am ET 6am PT
Listen Live at WBRTCountry.com
Share-a-Vision Radio
San Francisco Bay Area
Friday 8/14
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 8/14
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Saturday 8/15 11pm ET, 8pm PT
Sunday 8/16 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 8/15 8am ET, 5am PT
Streaming at Facebook.com/1035wkxo
WTCA 1050 AM and FM 106.1
South Bend/Plymouth, IN
Saturday 8/15 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 8/15
4pm CT, 2pm PT
Sunday 8/16 6pm CT, 4pm PT
Streaming at KSCJ.com
or listen to us on the KSCJ TuneIn channel
Indiana Talks
Huntington, IN
Saturday 8/15 8pm ET, 5pm PT
Sunday 8/16 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 8/15
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Streaming at WONNewYork.net
WLAD AM 800 and FM 94.1
Danbury, CT
Sunday 8/16
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 8/16 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 8/16 9am ET, 6am PT
Hear us online on the KOMY TuneIn channel
CROC Radio
Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Sunday 8/16 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 8/16 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 8/16
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 8/16 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 8/16 9pm PT (Mid ET Mon 8/17)
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
Various times throughout the week on PassionateWorldTalkRadio.com and the PWR channel on TuneIn
John Byner’s first break in network television occurred in New York City, when he appeared on Merv Griffin’s Talent Scouts show in 1964. That led to seventeen appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, thirty-seven appearances on The Johnny Carson Tonight Show, and a host of other movie and TV appearances over the next five decades, including Soap (as Detective Donahue), Something Else, The Practice, The John Byner Comedy Hour, Comedy on the Road, An Evening at the Improv, Transylvania 6-5000, Stroker Ace, The Great Smokey Roadblock, and the Showtime comedy variety series Bizarre, as well as nightclub appearances in New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, and other venues all over the world. Known for his impressions of such legends as John Wayne, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby, and Ed Sullivan, not to mention the voices of both the Ant and the Aardvark on the popular DePatie-Freleng animated series of the same name, John discovered his gift for mimicry as a young boy, growing up as one of six children in a family on Long Island. It not only helped John stand out from his siblings, but helped him overcome his shyness. John Byner’s memoir, Five Minutes, Mr. Byner, includes many highlights of his career on TV, movies, nightclubs, and the Broadway stage. He not only shares many stories of his work with the likes of Steve Allen, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Henry Fonda, and Elvis Presley, but gives readers a glimpse of the person behind each of these performers. John Byner will join us in our second hour. 
Also this week: We will welcome back Steve Beverly, television historian and professor of communications arts at Union University (Jackson, TN), where he coordinates the Broadcast Journalism major and supervises the daily student-produced newscast, Jackson 24/7. Also a former news director and on-air correspondent for WBBJ-TV, Steve hosts Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, a weekly TCM-like festival of classic shows from the 1950s and ‘60s that streams every week from EPlusTV Channel 6 in Jackson. Among other topics: We’ll talk to Steve about the challenges that he and his students faced earlier this year, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced classes at Union to go online—as well as the game plan that he and his colleagues have in place as the school prepares to resume in-classroom teaching this fall. A member of the National Association on Mental Illness, Steve Beverly is ready, willing and able to speak to any television news operation in America about depression, as well as recognizing and coping with surviving vulnerabilities to mental illness in one of the most rewarding but highest-stress professions: TV news. Contact Steve directly for more information about the seminars and webinars that he provides.
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 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
Did you miss last week’s show? Download the podcast by hitting SHARE and listen to it on demand:
Join our mailing list and receive our weekly newsletter with news on upcoming guests and other things you’ll want to know. Best of all, it’s free! TV Confidential now has its own YouTube channel and TuneIn channel. Catch up on recent episodes, on demand, on the go, and for free. Alexa users: You can now listen to TV Confidential any time on your smart speaker just by saying “Alexa, play TV Confidential.” Become a TV Confidential Confidant and receive unlimited access to the last five years of TV Confidential and other Members Only privileges, including the opportunity to participate in select guest interviews, and more. Joining is easy. To find out how, go to TelevisionConfidential.com and click Become a Confidant.
Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 503: Special Tribute to Regis Philbin is now available for listening on demand
Regis Philbin: A Welcome Presence Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.1: TV Confidential dedicates 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. In this segment, Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss Philbin’s roots in local television, including his years hosting A.M. Los Angeles, and how the success of A.M. Los Angeles spurred other U.S. markets into creating similar local morning talk shows. 
When Regis Philbin Gave an Assist to Former NBA Star Tommy Hawkins Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.2: From February 2012: Former NBA star and pioneer TV broadcaster Tommy Hawkins tells Ed how he landed his stint as host of Mid-Morning Los Angeles after fellow Notre Dame graduate Regis Philbin encouraged him to audition for the job. 
Behind the Scenes of the Disney Christmas Parade Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.3: Our colleague Greg Ehrbar shares some memories of working with Regis Philbin, Joan Lunden, and Mayim Bialik behind the scenes on the annual Disney Christmas Parade telecasts in the early 1990s.
Regis Philbin: Disney Legend Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.4: Greg Ehrbar tells Ed about what made Regis Philbin an official Disney Legend. Greg worked with Philbin for many years on the annual Disney Christmas Parade telecasts. Regis Philbin passed away on Friday, July 24 at age 88. 
Regis Philbin: A Great Connector Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.5: Television historian Steve Beverly joins Ed for an in-depth look at Regis Philbin’s game show career with ABC, including The Neighbors, Almost Anything Goes, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, include how Philbin’s ability to connect with contestants instantly helped make Millionaire into a huge hit. 
Regis Philbin and The Joey Bishop Show Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.6: From June 2016: Phil Gries and Ed discuss Regis Philbin’s turbulent 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. This segment includes 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, plus highlights from Phil’s interview with Bishop from 2002 in which Bishop discussed his relationship with Philbin, on and off the air. 
Regis Philbin: Letterman’s Go-to Guest Original Airdates: Aug. 7-9, 2020 TVC 503.7: Tony, Donna, and Ed with some final thoughts on the legacy of Regis Philbin, including his many appearances on David Letterman’s late night talk show.
Tribute to Regis Philbin: Next on TVC
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
Did you miss last week’s show? Download the podcast by hitting SHARE and listen to it on demand:
Join our mailing list and receive our weekly newsletter with news on upcoming guests and other things you’ll want to know. Best of all, it’s free!
TV Confidential now has its own YouTube channel and TuneIn channel. Catch up on recent episodes, on demand, on the go, and for free.
Alexa users: You can now listen to TV Confidential any time on your smart speaker just by saying “Alexa, play TV Confidential.”
Become a TV Confidential Confidant and receive unlimited access to the last five years of TV Confidential and other Members Only privileges, including the opportunity to participate in select guest interviews, and more. Joining is easy. To find out how, go to TelevisionConfidential.com and click Become a Confidant.
About Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson is a versatile, reliable award-winning writer, editor and book doctor who divides his time between ghostwriting and collaborative editing for print media, and creating, producing and distributing audio content for broadcast and other media.
In the world of print media, Ed has a proven track record for delivering dynamic, marketable content for book and magazine publishers, literary agents, leading companies and executives, radio broadcasters, and individual authors. His published works as an author, editor or ghostwriter cover various genres (including memoirs, history, popular culture, narrative nonfiction, business/how-to, political commentary, and some fiction), while he has worked with a wide range of media outlets, from large publishing houses to Print on Demand companies. Equally adept at capturing the voice of male and female authors, Ed has worked with professionals from various industries, and is particularly drawn to stories about people who have overcome obstacles to achieve success in life and career.
Ed’s book collaborations include Voice of Reason by National Radio Hall of Fame nominee Ronn Owens; The Ethics of Star Trek, an engaging blend of pop culture and classic philosophy that he co-authored with Indiana State University professor Judith Barad; the memoirs Keep on Keeping On, Unfulfilled Dreams: The Story of a Father and a Son, Compromised: A True Story About Taking Back a Stolen Childhood and Once Upon a Time: Elvis and Anita; such business/how-to titles as The Perpetual Paycheck and The Next Step in Successful Selling; and The Case of the Alliterative Attorney, a behind-the-scenes history of the Perry Mason television series.