TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 665.2: William Keck, author of When You Step Upon A Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad Boy, tells Ed the back story of the outlandish lengths he took to land the first interview with Juditha Brown, mother of Nicole Brown Simpson, in June 1994 (a few days after Nicole’s funeral), when he was a reporter with the National Enquirer; how he managed to win the trust of Mrs. Brown almost immediately, despite invading her privacy, simply by asking the right question; and how Will’s exclusive access to the Brown family helped changed the public perception of the Enquirer from tabloid rag to the most reliable source of information about the murder of Nicole and the subsequent trial of O.J. Simpson. When You Step Upon A Star is available wherever books are sold through Jacobs Brown Media Group.

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TVC 665.5: Ed welcomes back James Sutorius, one of the most accomplished stage actors of our time, having starred on Broadway many times throughout his career (as well as many major

theatre groups and repertory companies across the country), and an actor who has appeared frequently on television over the past five decades, including such classic shows as Matlock, Kojak, Columbo, and Murder, She Wrote, the acclaimed CBS miniseries Space, and his own series, The Andros Targets. A Shakespearean actor at heart, James recently starred in My Life with Will: An Evening with Will Shakespeare and James Sutorius, a one-man show (written by Dennis Brown) in which James shares stories from his fifty-year career in stage, movies, and television, and why he always returns to the works of Shakespeare for sustenance.

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TVC 665.6:Actor James Sutorius talks to Ed about seeing Richard Burton star as Hamlet on Broadway in 1964; how practicing the famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet helped James overcome a stutter when he was in high school; and his appearance co-starring with Judd Hirsch on stage in Conversations with My Father. James recently starred in My Life with Will: An Evening with Will Shakespeare and James Sutorius, a one-man show (written by Dennis Brown) in which James shares stories from his fifty-year career in stage, movies, and television, and why he always returns to the works of Shakespeare for sustenance.

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TVC 664.1: Ed welcomes actress Lindsay Bloom (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard) and renowned sixties film historian Tom Lisanti (Talking Sixties Drive-In Movies, Carol Lynley: Her Film & TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and Suspense, Trippin' with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember, Ryan's Hope: An Oral History of Daytime's Groundbreaking Soap). Lindsay was not only the third actress to play screen legend Jean Harlow in a major motion picture, which Lindsay did when she played the Blonde Bombshell in Hughes and Harlow (1978), but was among the many people that Tom interviewed for Dueling

Harlows: The Race to Bring the Actress's Life to the Silver Screen, a book that was originally published in 2011, but which Tom recently updated to include the back story of Hughes and

Harlow. Lindsay Bloom's appearance on TV Confidential this week is courtesy of Tom Lisanti. Dueling Harlows is available from McFarlandPub.com

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TVC 664.2: Actress Lindsay Bloom (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard) talks to Ed and Tom Lisanti about working with Stacy Keach and Mickey Spillane on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, and with Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Susan Howard on Dallas. Tom Lisanti's latest book, Dueling Harlows: The Race to Bring the Actress's Life to the Silver Screen, is available from McFarlandPub.com

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TVC 664.6: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome back Kathy Garver, the actress known around the world to three generations of television viewers as Cissy Davis on Family Affair. Kathy is on the board of directors for The Thalians, the non-profit organization that partners with UCLA's Operation Mend in providing support and care for those who struggle with PTSD and other mental illnesses (and, particularly, our service men and women and their caregivers). She is also on the board of the Motion Pictures Mothers Club, a unique nonprofit organization formed in 1939 that raises funds for items that directly benefit working and retired members of the entertainment industry. Topics this segment include how Kathy became involved with both of these organizations, plus she talks about her appearances on Mr. Novak (NBC, 1963-1965), including an episode that also featured Beau Bridges. For more information on the Motion Picture Mothers Club event coming up on Saturday, Dec. 14, call (818) 986-3735.

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TVC 664.6: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter talk to Kathy Garver about her involvement with some of the Mrs. Beasley merchandise now available from the Bradford Exchange; working with Carl Amari on Twilight Zone Radio, including the adaptation of "The Invaders," the famous episode of the original Twilight Zone series featuring Agnes Moorehead; and the three holiday movies that she is currently working on, including A Mother's Christmas Wish and Christmas at the Roanoke Ranch. To learn more about information about the Thalians, please visit http://www.thalians.org/ For more information on the Motion Picture Mothers Club event coming on Saturday, Dec. 14, call (818) 986-3735. (818) 986-3735.

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TVC 663.1: Actor and author James Rosin joins Ed as TV Confidential remembers the life and career of singer/actor James Darren (The Time Tunnel, T.J. Hooker, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). Jim knew James Darren as a friend, plus he interviewed Darren at least twice, including for his book Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues: A Look Back at the Musical History of Philadelphia. James Darren passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 at age eighty-eight. Topics this

segment include a look at Darren's formative years in South Philadelphia, a tight-knit community that gave rise to many recording artists and performers.

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TVC 663.2: Actor and author James Rosin (Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues) talks to Ed about the television career of James Darren, including his starring roles on The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker, Darren's favorite episode of The Time Tunnel, and Darren's successful transition from acting to directing later in his career. James Darren passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 at the age of eighty-eight.

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TVC 663.3: Actor and author James Rosin (Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues) tells the back story of how James Darren came to play Vic Fontaine, the holographic lounge singer who appeared in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—and a role that, in many respects, revitalized Darren's recording career. James Darren passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 at the age of eighty-eight.

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