TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today's programs with those of the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s.
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TVC 746.1: Ed welcomes Richard Lefkowitz, author of Welcome to Fabulous Angeles: The Rock 'n' Roll Adventures of a Wayward Westside Teen , a coming of age memoir about Richard's years growing up as a teenager in 1970s Los Angeles along with his best friend—a character known in the book as "Moxie"—while also searching for validation and fulfillment. Throughout the pages of Fabulous Angeles ,…
TVC 746.2: Richard Lefkowitz, author of Welcome to Fabulous Angeles , talks to Ed about why Van Halen , the 1978 debut album by Van Halen, is the quintessential L.A. album; why "The Fuse" and many other songs by Jackson Browne capture the vibe and imagery of L.A.; and why the murder of actor Sal Mineo in 1976 hit close to home for Richard in many ways. Welcome to Fabulous Angeles is available…
TVC 746.2a: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the career of actor Demond Wilson before, during, and after Sanford and Son , including why he was an underrated straight man to Redd Foxx; co-starring with Ron Glass on The New Odd Couple , and with Denise Nicholas and Helen Wilson on Baby, I'm Back ; Wilson's career as a television preacher in the 1980s, and his attempt to use his platform to bring prayer…
TVC 746.3: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the recent passing of iconic children's television producer Sid Krofft by discussing some of the many Sid & Marty Krofft shows that catered to adult viewers, including D.C. Follies, Barbara Mandrell and The Mandrell Sisters, Donny & Marie, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour , and Pink Lady and Jeff . Sid Krofft passed away on Apr. 10, 2026 at age ninety-six.
Please enjoy this special preview of our upcoming conversation with Charlotte Stewart , the actress known around the world as Miss Beadle on Little House on the Prairie and as Betty Briggs on Twin Peaks . Charlotte will join Alison Arngrim, Dean Butler, and many other members of the Little House cast at the huge Little House on the Prairie 50th anniversary cast reunion that will take place Sept.…
TVC 745.1: Ed welcomes Michael Tove, writer and producer of Yale Saleing , a thirty-minute short with elements of Alfred Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone about a young couple that find themselves embroiled in a twenty-year-old mystery after purchasing a strange box at a yard sale. Directed by Tom Logan, and starring Eric Roberts, Yale Saleing was making the film festival circuit at the time this…
TVC 745.2: Actor, writer, and producer Michael Tove shares a few stories about his early experiences working as an extra on The Handmaid's Tale (1990), including his encounters with Aidan Quinn, Natasha Richardson, Elizabeth McGovern, Amy Aquino, and Gregory Peck. Yale Saleing , the new short film written and produced by Michael Tove, can be viewed online at EmeraldOakProductions.com .
TVC 743.3: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the life and career of Ted Turner, the legendary businessman, producer, media mogul, sports team owner, and philanthropist who founded CNN, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, superstation WTBS, and many other platforms. Ted Turner passed away on May 6, 2026 at age eighty-seven.
TVC 745.4: Ed welcomes Martha Reeves , the legendary Motown powerhouse who is also one of the most influential voices in American music. Searching , Martha's first new album in twenty-two years, is a blend of jazz, gospel, blues, R & B, and lived experience that was recorded in New Orleans, alongside acclaimed trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, and co-produced by Marsalis and Martha's longtime manager,…
TVC 744.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the life and career of Emmy Award-winning director and producer James Burrows ( Cheers, Frasier, Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Will and Grace ) in the first in a series of segments that commemorate notable TV actors and behind-the-scenes personnel who passed away earlier in 2026. James Burrows died Friday, June 19 at age eighty-five. Topics this segment…
