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The life and career of dwarf actor Michael Dunn will be among the topics of conversation on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday, March 12 at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Best known for playing the evil Dr. Miguelito Loveless on television’s The Wild, Wild West, as well as his Oscar-nominated performance in the 1965 film classic Ship of Fools, singer/actor Michael Dunn led an amazing life from childhood until his sudden death in 1973 at the age of thirty-eight. Born with dwarfism, Dunn overcame constant pain throughout his brief life to leave an inimitable mark on stage, screen and television. Joining us this week as we remember this TV icon will be Sherry Kelly, author of a new biography on Michael Dunn, The Big Life of a Little Man. She’ll be with us in our first hour.

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Variety indeed this week on Dave White Presents.  Glenn Mitchell, author of The Encyclopedia of Laurel and Hardy will be featured in part one of a two part discussion of perhaps the greatest comedy team of all time.  Wes Britton interviews Gloria Fickling, co-creator of the famous character Honey West.  The News From Clancy’s returns once again along with a brand new Moral Compass.  A bit of political humor rounds out the show.  The program will preview on KSAV radio www.ksav.org at 7:30PM Eastern and 7:30PM Pacific time Tuesday March 2.  It will be available 24/7 beginning Wednesday March 3 at www.audioentertainment.org/dwp .

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Today I listened to the first episode of the Mercer Tribute Show honoring the 100th birthday of great songwriter Johnny Mercer. It not only had great guests, which I understand the future episodes will as well, but it was produced with dignity and class. It was a pleasure to hear remembrances, nostalgic music, and interesting information about the man and his musical genius.

Thank you Les Block and David Cummings for this beautiful project. I know how much work you both put into this tribute. I also know, having talked with you frequently about it, it was certainly a labor of love for both of you. I can say unequivocally, you succeeded in sharing that love with listeners. I had the great pleasure of knowing Mrs. Mercer. I truly feel, she would have loved listening to the show. I look forward to the next episodes and am pleased this tribute will be archived. To all KSAV listeners, you will not be disappointed when taking time to listen and get to know one of the finest songwriters in the business, Mr. Johnny Mercer.

Susan McCray
Host of Getting To Know You

My very sincere compliments and congratulations to DAVID CUMMINGS AND LES BLOCK for their fabulous series honoring Mr. Mercer.    The first 3-hour program ran today and it is extremely well done,  interesting,  and has wonderful guests from a great era of great music.   If you missed today’s,  it will have an archive starting Monday 2/22.   And the next 3-hour program will be on next SUNDAY 2/28  Twelve Noon PT & ET.   Don’t miss it.

Dan White
Program Director

One of Hollywood’s great unsolved mysteries will be explored on the night of Feb. 26 when TV CONFIDENTIAL moves to its new night and time, Fridays 7pm ET and PT, here on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Join us as we probe the circumstances surrounding the demise of George Reeves, the actor best known among Baby Boomers for his starring role in The Adventures of Superman. Though widely reported as a suicide, many questions regarding Reeves’ death in the early morning hours of June 16, 1959 have remained unanswered in the minds of many for more than 50 years. Our guests this week will include Jan Alan Henderson, author of Speeding Bullet: The Life and Bizarre Death of George Reeves, and television historian and Reeves authority Bruce Dettman (Glass House Presents, The Adventures Continue).

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We “Remember The Alamo” this week on Dave White Presents.  Author, historian, film consultant Frank Thompson will be the guest as we discuss the facts and myths relating to the Siege Of Alamo and how this event was portrayed in two movies titled “The Alamo”.  Hollywood is the subject as well as Wes Britton interviews author Suzanne Gargiulo about her book Lon Chaney’s Shadow.  As always, the program will include the predictably unpredictable.  This edition previews on KSAV radio www.ksav.org Tuesday February 16 at 7:30PM Eastern and 7:30PM Pacific time and will be available 24/7 beginning Wednesday February 17 at www.audioentertainment.org .
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As you all may know, Kent and I worked with and loved our dear friend, actor/stuntman Bob Hoy for many years. Kent has known Bob Hoy for fifty years. I have known him for 43 years.

Our love and admiration for Bob is hard to put into words.

Monday morning, February 8th, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Bob lost his courageous battle with lung cancer.His loving wife Kiva was with him as she always was. I thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers on behalf of Bob and Kiva. Bob was a great friend and the best stuntman that ever rode the range. He will be alive in our hearts forever.

May God bless his soul

Susan McCray

Kent and I had the privilege of attending a special Golden Boot Award ceremony last week that honored our friend, Bobby Hoy.   Bob’s Friends

The Golden Boot is the most prestigious Western genre award that recognizes the elite of that special fraternity of actors, stuntmen, writers, directors who contributed significantly to the Western in films and television.  The Golden Boot Award

It is very sad to realize that the ranks of this exclusive alliance are becoming increasingly thinned as time passes. For those of us who grew up during the 50’s and 60’s, the Western, especially on television, was an important part of our lives. We were told that it was uncertain that there even was going to be another Golden Boot ceremony. But, thanks to the Golden Boot fraternity, there was just one more to give … and it was for Bob Hoy.

For those who are not familiar with Bob’s work, he is a legendary stuntman and actor with over sixty years in films and television. Bob’s big screen credits include: A Star is Born, Man of a Thousand Faces, The Defiant Ones, Operation Petticoat and Spartacus. Beginning with Ambush in 1950, Bob performed stunts and/or acted in a plethora of westerns and appeared in just about every Western television series over the last half century, including creating the role of Joe Butler during the four year run of The High Chaparral. As Robert Fuller (Wagon Train, Laramie) said as he handed the Golden Boot Award to Bobby, “When Bobby was on the set, you knew that there was going to be no problems with the horses or the stunts.- he had your back!”

To name a few who attended the presentation: Robert Forster, Andrew Prine, Bruce Boxleitner, Robert Fuller, Peter Brown, William Smith, Rudy Ramos and many more.

Bob is a special friend who has always been there for those he loves. It was not only a joy but very moving to witness this long overdue moment of peer recognition. If you would like to hear more about Bob please go to my 2007 Archive page for Getting To Know You shows at: www.susanmccray.com or visit Bob’s website: www.bobhoy.com.

I ask that you please pray for our dear friend Bob Hoy, who is now going through the biggest and most courageous fight he has ever faced, and for his devoted Kiva always by his side.

Thank you and may God bless,

Susan McCray

TV CONFIDENTIAL will soon be moving to a new weekly time slot on KSAV.  That’s right… weekly.  Before too long, you will no longer have to wait two weeks to go behind the scenes of your favorite TV shows and favorite TV celebrities.

Beginning Feb. 26, TV CONFIDENTIAL will be heard every Friday at 10pm, 7pm PT (immediately following the DUSTY RECORDS show) on KSAV.org. The program that will air on Feb. 26 will be repeated the following Friday, Mar. 5, also at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on KSAV, with a new program airing the following Friday at the same time.

For more information, visit our website at www.tvconfidential.net.  In the meantime, thanks, as always, for listening.

Ed Robertson
Managing Editor and Co-Host
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Known to audiences for originating the title role in “Mary Poppins” on Broadway as well as for her esteemed portayals of Belle in “Beauty and the Beast” and Kristen in “On The Record”, celebrated Broadway stage star Ashley Brown catches up with me on “Getting To Know You” Tuesday, February 9th.

Ashley talks about her career, her recently released CD “Speak Low” and I will be playing a beautiful selection from it, and you really won’t want to miss the gossip about her companion, Eddie Elizabeth, a theatre fanatic, who follows her everywhere and actually sings in her dressing room with her.

Make time to get to know someone special, Ashley Brown, Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30 p.m. PT/ET right here on KSAV.org.

Ashley Brown’s new CD “Speak Low” is a KSAV featured album and you can easily purchase it via Amazon.com by clicking on Buy Featured Music listed on the Main Menu of our KSAV site.

Hope to see you Tuesday,

Susan