TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 533.5: Ruta Lee shares the amazing but true story of how she convinced Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to release her 92-year-old Lithuanian grandmother from the Soviet Union in 1964 so that she could live her remaining years in America—and be reunited with her daughter, Ruta's mother, for the first time in thirty-six years. Ruta's memoir, Consider Your Ass Kissed, is available for pre-order right now at Amazon.com.

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TVC 458.2: Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria, and Michael Schlesinger (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster) appear in character as Greg and Ed continue their look at the faux television career of Biffle and Shooster, including their short-lived Saturday morning cartoon series and their celebrated appearance on Batman. The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster is available on DVD. The Biffle and Shooster Portable Guide to Etiquette is also available for purchase, as are all four issues of the Biffle and Shooster comic book.

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TVC 560.1: Ed welcomes back Mark Shaw, investigative reporter, former criminal defense attorney and cable TV legal analyst, and the author of more than twenty-five books, including The Reporter Who Knew Too Much, a biography of Dorothy Kilgallen, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated newspaper columnist and panelist on What's My Line? whose mysterious death in November 1965 remains unsolved to this day.

Mark's latest book, Collateral Damage: The Mysterious Deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen and The Ties That Bind Them to Robert Kennedy and the JFK Assassination, makes the argument that interconnected relationship between Kilgallen, film legend Marilyn Monroe, and President John F. Kennedy—and, specifically, the ambitions of Kennedy patriarch Joseph Kennedy and the war against the mob waged by Robert F. Kennedy in the early 1960s—ultimately led to each of their demises, all within forty months of each other.

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TVC 560.2: Mark Shaw, author of Collateral Damage: The Mysterious Deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen and The Ties That Bind Them to Robert Kennedy and the JFK Assassination, discusses a few of the fifty remarkable similarities between the lives and deaths of Pulitzer Prize-nominated newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen and film legend Marilyn Monroe.

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TVC 560.3: From November 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the anniversary of the premiere of Bosom Buddies (ABC, 1980-1982), as well as the onscreen chemistry and off-camera friendship between series stars Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. Peter Scolari passed away on Oct. 22, 2021 at age sixty-six.

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TVC 560.4: Television critic, columnist, and entertainment journalist Ray Richmond joins Ed for an early 100th birthday salute to entertainment legend Betty White. Ray's latest book, Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life, provides a visual salute to the eighty-year performing career of the First Lady of Television, including her lifelong passion for animals; the various glass ceilings that White broke as a performer and as a producer during the first decade of television as we know it; her legacy on such TV game shows as Password, What's My Line?, and Match Game; her skills in unscripted television (including her own talk show, The Pet Set, and her years hosting NBC's coverage of both the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade); and more. Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life becomes available wherever books are sold beginning Tuesday, Dec. 7.

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TVC 560.5: Ray Richmond, author of Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life, talks to Ed about Allen Ludden's year-long effort to woo Betty White; why they proved to be the perfect mates for each other; and the many ways in which their marriage bucked the odds. Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life becomes available wherever books are sold beginning Tuesday, Dec. 7.

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TVC 560.6: Ray Richmond, author of Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life, talks to Ed about the numerous ways in which Betty White has left her mark on television. A visual salute to White's eighty-year performing, Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life not only includes tributes from such friends and colleagues as Gavin MacLeod, Ed Asner, Carol Burnett, Candice Bergen, and Ed. Weinberger, but features many rare photographs. Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life becomes available wherever books are sold beginning Tuesday, Dec. 7.

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TVC 559.1: A return appearance by Emmy Award winner Ron Bacon, a true pioneer of television who wore many hats throughout his thirty-five year career in TV production, including stage manager, associate director, writer, producer, and director on more than 12,500 network TV broadcasts, covering just about every type of programming available, including variety shows, variety specials, sporting events, and many Academy Awards broadcasts. In this segment, Ron talks to Ed about the enormous amount of preparation that goes into planning and producing an Oscarcast, as well as how he became friends with Liberace as a result of the pianist's daytime series on ABC-TV.

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TVC 559.2: Emmy Award winner Ron Bacon talks to Ed about his many years of working with Dick Clark, including Clark's knack for recognizing talent and his willingness to listen to others; how Ron was approached to play Meathead in Those Were the Days, the second pilot for All in the Family; and his work on other scripted series, including the short-lived ABC-TV version of Operation: Petticoat. Ron's short film, The Kite Song, is available for free at RonBacon.net.

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