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TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
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.
Episodes
TV Confidential with Ed Robertson50 Years of Family
TVC 726.5: From March 2016: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of the Emmy Award-winning drama Family (ABC, 1976-1980) as part of This Week in TV…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonA Century of Joe Franklin
TVC 726.6: From February 2014: Ed and guest co-host Phil Gries welcome Joe Franklin, the legendary TV talk show host whose popular weekday talk show, Joe…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJoe Franklin's Most Influential Guests
TVC 726.7: Ed and guest co-host Phil Gries play more of their conversation with legendary TV talk show host Joe Franklin. Our conversation with Joe originally…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Infectious Personality of Barry Morse
TVC 728.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with authors, playwrights, and producers Anthony Wynn and Robert Wood. Tony and Bob's latest book, Two…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonNeil Sedaka and Aldon Music
TVC 728.2: TV Confidential remembers Neil Sedaka, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist who sold millions of records worldwide and who wrote…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonNeil Sedaka, Harvey Lisberg, and Captain and Tennille
TVC 728.3: Our remembrance of Neil Sedaka continues with clips from our conversation from March 2024 with legendary music manager Harvey Lisberg about "Is This…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Rise of Pro Basketball in Philadelphia
TVC 728.4: Ed welcomes back actor, author, and documentary filmmaker James Rosin. Jim wrote, produced, and directed Philly Hoops, a deep dive into the early…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWill Chamberlain's 100-point game
TVC 728.5: Actor, author, and documentary filmmaker James Rosin talks to Ed about Wilt Chamberlain's historic 100-point game for the Philadelphia Warriors…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Philadelphias SPHAs and the Harlem Globetrotters
TVC 728.6: Actor, author, and documentary filmmaker James Rosin talks to Ed about how the Philadelphia SPHAs, the first professional basketball team in…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonTribute to Rob Reiner
TVC 727.1: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen join Ed for an expanded edition of This Week in TV History that remembers Rob Reiner, the Emmy Award-winning actor and…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonRob Reiner, The Smothers Brothers, and The Rockford Files
TVC 727.2: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss Rob Reiner's experience as a staff writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1967-1969), as well as some of…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonRob Reiner, Castle Rock, and Seinfeld
TVC 727.3: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss Rob Reiner's production company, Castle Rock Entertainment, which produced, among other things, the long-running sitcom…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonRob Reiner: Extra Portion
TVC 727.3a: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss some of the lighter moments between Mike and Archie on All in the Family; why it was notable that many episodes of All…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Love Letters of Barry Morse and Sydney Sturgess
TVC 727.4: Ed welcomes back authors, playwrights, and producers Anthony Wynn and Robert Wood. Tony and Bob worked closely with actor Barry Morse on numerous…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBarry Morse and The Performing Arts Lodges of Toronto
TVC 727.5: Barry Morse biographers Anthony Wynn and Robert Wood talk to Ed about how Morse helped start PAL, the Performing Arts Lodges of Toronto (the…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBarry Morse, June Lockhart, and Barbara Bain
TVC 727.6: Barry Morse biographers Anthony Wynn and Robert Wood share some behind-the-scenes stories about the benefit productions of Love Letters from 1995…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonShindig, Third Rock from the Sun, and Sam 'n' Henry
TVC 726.1: From February 2016: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the final episode of Shindig (ABC, 1964-1966) on Jan. 8, 1966, the premiere of Third Rock from the…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHal Eisner on why news reporting is another form of storytelling
TVC 726.2: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Hal Eisner, the multiple award-winning broadcast journalist who covered the news every day for…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJennifer Jones on what it means to become spectacular
TVC 726.3: Ed welcomes Jennifer Jones, the first African-American member of the world renowned Radio City Rockettes, and an award-winning performer who is…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJennifer Jones on how thoughts can become things if you dream big
TVC 726.4: Jennifer Jones, the first African-American member of the Radio City Rockettes, talks to Ed about her battle against colorectal cancer in 2018…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Final Years of Herman's Hermits
TVC 725.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Harvey Lisberg, the legendary music manager who shaped the careers of such iconic artists as…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Majestic Heights of Herman's Hermits
TVC 725.2: Harvey Lisberg, manager of Herman's Hermits, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the important role that radio played in the band's…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLarry Brody on the "golden age of employment" for freelance TV writers
TVC 725.3: From January 2012: Award-winning television writer/producer Larry Brody talks to Ed about some of the ways in which television has changed since he…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHal Eisner's accidental path to television journalism
TVC 725.4: Ed welcomes Hal Eisner, the multiple award-winning broadcast journalist who covered the news every day for fifty-eight years, including fifteen…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHal Eisner on why news is a community service
TVC 725.5: Award-winning broadcast journalist Hal Eisner talks to Ed about the day in March 2021 when he was nearly killed after being struck by a drunk driver…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHarvey Lisberg on The Rise of Herman's Hermits
TVC 724.1: Ed welcomes back Harvey Lisberg, the legendary music manager who shaped the careers of such iconic artists as Herman's Hermits, 10cc, and Tony…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHerman's Hermits and Mrs. Brown
TVC 724.2: Harvey Lisberg, manager of Herman's Hermits, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the band's brief foray into motion pictures in the mid…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHerman's Hermits and Hold On!
TVC 724.3: Harvey Lisberg, manager of Herman's Hermits, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about why Hold On! (1966), the first movie starring Herman's…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHappy Birthday, Sandy Duncan
We took a few days off, but we'll be back with a brand new edition of TV Confidential later this week. In the meantime, please enjoy this Blast from the Past…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJim Hutton, James Garner, and Basil Hoffman
TVC 723.6: From July 2020: Actor, author and acting teacher Basil Hoffman (Acting and How to Be Good at It, Cold Reading and How to Be Good at It) talks to Ed…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonColumbo Explains the Seventies
TVC 723.1: Ed welcomes Glenn Stewart, an adjunct professor at Westfield State University (Westfield, Massachusetts) whose background in media includes…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Columbo is Eminently Rewatchable
TVC 723.2: Glenn Stewart, author of Columbo Explains the Seventies, discusses some of the differences between the original Columbo (NBC, 1971-1978) and the…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonPeter Falk, Patrick McGoohan, and Columbo
TVC 723.3: Glenn Stewart, author of Columbo Explains the Seventies, talks to Ed about Patrick McGoohan's peculiar relationship with Columbo as an actor…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBarry Pearl on how improv teaches actors to become fearless on stage
TVC 723.4: Ed welcomes Barry Pearl, the award-winning actor, director, and producer known to musical lovers around the world as "Doody" in Paramount's iconic…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBarry Pearl on the through line between CPO Sharkey and Grease
TVC 723.5: Actor, director, and producer Barry Pearl talks to Ed about teaching improv to special needs students at Inclusion Films (the film company, run by…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Life and Times of Alan Napier
TVC 722.1: From January 2016: James Bigwood joins Ed for a look at the life and career of Alan Napier (1903-1988), the British actor best known to three…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Batman is just one chapter in the life of Alan Napier
TVC 722.2: James Bigwood, co-author of Not Just Batman's Butler: The Autobiography of Alan Napier, talks to Ed about what an eloquent writer Alan Napier was…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonAlan Napier, John Houseman, and Orson Welles
TVC 722.3: James Bigwood, co-author of Not Just Batman's Butler: The Autobiography of Alan Napier, talks to Ed about how Alan Napier overcame a stammer when he…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Night When Johnny Carson Upstaged Don Rickles
TVC 722.4: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Mark Malkoff, host of the award-winning Carson Podcast and the author of Love Johnny Carson: One…
TV Confidential with Ed Robertson100 Years of The King Family
TVC 722.5: Ed welcomes Cam Clarke, one of the youngest members of The King Family, and one of the busiest voice actors in the entertainment industry today…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Many Voices of Cam Clarke
TVC 722.6: Voice actor Cam Clarke, author of Now They're All Here: The King Family, Over 100 Years of Entertainment From America's First Family of Song, talks…
TV Confidential with Ed Robertson45 Years of Magnum, p.i.
TVC 720.3: From December 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the premiere of Magnum, p.i. (CBS, 1980-1988) and the birthday of TV talk show legend Phil…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHow 5 Minutes with Red Skelton Changed Johnny Carson's Career
TVC 721.2: Ed welcomes Mark Malkoff, host of the award-winning Carson Podcast and the author of Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find The…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe "Surprise Guest" Segment of The Johnny Carson Tonight Show
TVC 720.3: Mark Malkoff, host of the award-winning Carson Podcast and the author of Love Johnny Carson, talks to Ed about why Johnny Carson often had a…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLindsay Wagner on the Golden Anniversary of The Bionic Woman
TVC 721.4: Ed welcomes back Lindsay Wagner, the Emmy Award-winning actress known around the world as Jaime Sommers, The Bionic Woman. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLindsay Wagner, John Houseman, and Robert Wise
TVC 721.5: Lindsay Wagner talks to Ed about working with Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman on both The Paper Chase and The Bionic Woman, working with…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHow Masterpiece Theatre was a forerunner of TV miniseries
TVC 720.1: From January 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember of the premiere of Masterpiece Theater (PBS, 1971-…) and the first NBC broadcast of Kukla, Fran and…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDoug Thompson, John Candy, and James Doohan
TVC 720.4: Ed welcomes Doug Thompson, award-winning writer, producer, and director of more than 1,000 hours of radio programming for broadcast across the U.S…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDoug Thompson, Ringo Starr, and Jim Henson
TVC 720.5: Award-winning radio producer Doug Thompson talks to Ed about working with Ringo Starr on the nationally syndicated radio series Ringo's Yellow…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHow Batman Ushered in the Second Season
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the premiere of Batman (ABC, 1966-1968). With that in mind, we thought we'd bring you an encore…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Elvis was always a gentleman to everyone he met
We took a few days off for the holidays, but we'll be back with a new edition of TV Confidential later this week. In the meantime, please enjoy this Blast from…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHow All in the Family Shook Up Television
By now, most of you are probably aware of the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner on Dec. 14, 2025. We are in the process of putting together a formal…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Playful Side of Pete Duel
We're taking a few days off for the holidays, but we'll be back with brand new editions of TV Confidential in the new year. In the meantime, please enjoy this…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy The Brotherhood of The Bell still packs a wallop
TVC 719.2: Part 2 of a conversation that began a few weeks ago with author, essayist, novelist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley (The Electronic Mirror…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy not every TV series needs a final episode
TVC 719.3: Mitchell Hadley talks to Ed about "The Running Men," an essay that Mitchell recently wrote for ItsAboutTV.com that makes the case for why it's not…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDavid Janssen, Pamela Tiffin, and "The Girl from Little Egypt"
We're taking a few days off for the holidays, but we'll be back with brand new editions of TV Confidential in the new year. In the meantime, please enjoy this…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonTom Sturges on why the music industry is a great big playground
TVC 719.4: Ed welcomes Tom Sturges, son of Academy Award-winning writer/director Preston Sturges, one of the top executives in the music industry, and the…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonTom Sturges, Preston Sturges, and Shaquille O'Neal
TVC 719.5: Tom Sturges talks to Ed about how his father, Preston Sturges, embodied some of the "man truths" that Tom writes about in his new book, Men…
TV Confidential with Ed Robertson55 Years of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TVC 718.1: From November 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the legacy of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS, 1970-1977), including a look at its spinoff series…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy "Rhoda's Wedding" is still a great episode
TVC 718.2: From November 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss "Rhoda's Wedding" (CBS, Oct. 28, 1974), the famous first-season episode of Rhoda in which Rhoda…