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Roger Director (writer / producer, Hill St. Blues, Moonlighting)
Season 1 Episode 294
Roger Director discusses his last name; how TV is the writers medium; growing up in East Rockaway inhaling DDT; like to tell stories economically so went into journalism; covering a house fire on Guy…
Published on 6 hours ago
Denise Nicholas (Room 222, In the Heat of the Night)
Season 1 Episode 293
Denise Nicholas joined me to discuss watching the Ed Sullivan Show; living on the same block as Hitsville, USA; not fitting in with her family; joining the Free Southern Theater and performing Waitin…
Published on 1 week ago
Mark Malkoff (author, Love Johnny Carson)
Season 1 Episode 292
Mark Malkoff joins me to discuss Johnny's likability; booking of civilian guests like the potato chip in front of celebrities; finding them; Vlasak Kresick; Martin Mull; Rohan Varvedecker; couldn't …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Steven Peterman (actor, Square Pegs / writer Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan)
Season 1 Episode 291
Steven Peterman joined me to discuss a picture taken of him watching TV at 4; going to see Peter Pan in the theater; Milwaukee Braves; growing up and guesting on Happy Days; getting his first onstage…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Chas Floyd Johnson (producer, Rockford Files / Magnum PI / Jag / NCIS)
Season 1 Episode 290
Chas Floyd Johnson joined me to discuss his name; radio; getting the first TV in the neighborhood in 1948; going to Howard with Stokely Carmichael; Stony Brook Prepatory School; working for JFK's 196…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Christopher Atkins
Season 1 Episode 289
Christopher Atkins joined me to talk about Rye Playland, his high school baseball career; modeling; meeting Claudia Black and running into her 40 later; modeling with Brooke Shields, Phoebe Cates, an…
Published on 1 month ago
Night of 100 Stars (watch a long)
Season 1 Episode 289
I watch one of my favorite TV specials ever, 1982's Night of 100 Stars featuring performances by Hal Linden, Michele Lee, Pam Dawber, Nancy Dussault, John Schneider, Robin Williams, David Letterman,…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Randall Carver (John Burns on "Taxi" / Midnight Cowboy)
Season 1 Episode 288
Randall Carver joined me to discuss watching Mighty Mouse as a child; going to military school; getting cast in Midnight Cowboy; becoming friends with Jon Voight; recreating a Ben Hecht story as UCLA…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Shelley Herman (NBC page / game show producer)
Season 1 Episode 257
Shelley Herman joined me to talk about about Bess Meyerson and Our Miss Brooks; going to see Elvis with a friend who's mother knew someone at NBC; getting the page job; working on The Tonight Show; g…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Clark Brandon (Mr. Merlin / Facts of Life)
Season 1 Episode 286
Clark Brandon joined me to talk about his father, As the World Turns actor Peter Brandon; The Monkees; living between Greenwich and LA; getting his 1st TV series right after high school; getting the …
Published on 2 months ago