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Actor, director and voiceover artist Edward Faulkner will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio.

Edward Faulkner’s career in film and television includes roles in thirty motion pictures, including Tickle Me and G.I. Blues (with Elvis Presley), The Shakiest Gun in the West (with Don Knotts), The Ballad of Josie (with Doris Day), Something Big (with Dean Martin), and McLintock!, Hellfighters and The Green Berets (all with John Wayne). He has also appeared in more than 250 television shows, including such classics as Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Have Gun, Will Travel, The Odd Couple, The Virginian, Dragnet and Gilligan’s Island. Ed has a lot of great stories about working alongside such legends as Howard Hawks, David Janssen, Richard Boone and John Wayne, and he’ll share a few of those memories with us when he joins us in our second hour.

Edward Faulkner will be appearing at the Memphis Film Festival in Olive Branch, Mississippi on May 31 thru June 2, 2012. For more information, go to MemphisFilmFestival.com. He will also be at the annual Western Legends Round-Up in Kanab, Utah on August 16-18, 2012 (www.westernlegendsroundup.com), as well as Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 15 (www.silverdollarcity.com).

And speaking of round-ups, Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen will join us in our first hour as we round up the list of series that were canceled last week by the broadcast networks, as well as those that the networks renewed. Will your favorite show be coming back next season? If not, we’ll tell you why. We’ll also weigh in on a few shows that recently premiered on network and cable, including the controversial HBO series, Girls.

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What is the significance of President Obama’s statement on Same Sex Marriage?
Also, we talk to Alan Dershowitz on whether the FBI should be able to “wiretap” your Facebook or Twitter account?
And should someone mention to convicted felons that it might not be a good idea to run from the police, while waving guns? And that this may not be a good way of showing respect to authority?
News of the day.
All this and more,  on On the Mark Radio with Mark Silverman Saturday at 1PM on KSAV.org

Join us for a special edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio.

Phil Gries will join us in our first hour as we replay our special tribute to Johnny Carson as part of the Sounds of Lost Television. Phil will be playing highlights from Johnny’s first ten years as host of The Tonight Show, including audio from Johnny’s debut broadcast of Oct. 1, 1962, as well as the first appearance of Carnac the Magnificent. Most of the tapes from the first decade of the Tonight Show broadcasts were erased by NBC, so this is a rare opportunity to hear the King of Late Night in his early days.

Johnny Carson will be the subject of a two-hour edition of American Masters, Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, that will premiere on Monday, May 14 on PBS. Some of the audio that you’ll hear on that program is courtesy of Phil Gries.

Then, in our second hour, we’ll replay our conversation with Paul Green, Dan Farren and Tony Figueroa about American adaptations of British TV series: those that succeeded, such as The Office, All in the Family and Three’s Company, and those that failed, including the American versions of Fawlty Towers, Couplings and Absolutely Fabulous. We’ll compare and contrast the British approach to episodic television, versus the American approach.

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We’re going behind the scenes in Hollywood and on the road with the Beat Generation on the next “Dave white Presents”!

On April 23, the folks behind World Book Day called MAKE YOUR MOVIE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF FILMMAKING a new Film Bible. Author Barbara Freedman Doyle, with 20 years experience with studios like Tri-Star and Disney, knows what aspiring directors, writers, and producers need to know to get their projects off the ground the right way. But you don’t have to be inside show biz to be interested in how and why some movies are made and others not. So next Tuesday, May 8, Barbara’s conversation with Dave White will be one for all film buffs!

The same is true of Dave’s interview with Sai Achath, author of HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES: BASIC THINGS YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW. What’s different about this collection of stories about 55 living actors is that each short bio is accompanied by a unique caricature by the author. In fact, Sai Achath is a well-known cartoonist, ventriloquist, and hand shadow artist. He’ll tell you all about these arcane arts with everything but pictures on DWP!

Then, just in time for the May 23 release of Jack Kerouac’s ON THE ROAD starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart, Wes Britton chats with Barry Gifford, co-author of the newly re-issued JACK’S BOOK: AN ORAL BIOGRAPHY OF JACK KEROUAC. When Barry’s book first came out in 1978, it became a classic and inspired many “oral histories” to follow. It’s never been out of print and remains an essential window into the world of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and their circle. Find out why—where else?–on the next edition of “Dave White Presents”!

So our next tour of Hollywood Boulevard comes your way Tues. May 8 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, then 7:30 Pacific over–

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Hear you then!

All this and more,  on On the Mark Radio with Mark Silverman Today at 1PM on KSAV.org

Actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, author Patty Farmer and Academy Award-nominated composer David Newman will be among our guests for the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio.

Actress, author and publisher Kathryn Leigh Scott will join us in our second hour to share some memories of her longtime friend Jonathan Frid, the man known to two generations of Dark Shadows fans as the reluctant vampire, Barnabas Collins. Jonathan Frid passed away on Friday, April 13. He and Kathryn, along with Lara Parker and David Selby, were all together in London last summer to film cameo appearances for the Dark Shadows movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp that opens in theaters on Friday, May 11. We’ll ask Kathryn about that, as well as how Jonathan made Barnabas Collins such as a memorable television character.

Jonathan Frid wrote the foreword to Dark Shadows: Return to Collingwood, a new book by Kathryn Leigh Scott that provides a behind-the-scenes look at both the original Dark Shadows, as well as some first-hand perspective at the making of the Dark Shadows movie. In addition, Kathryn also has several appearances across the country over the next few weeks, including Sunday, May 6 at 11am at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention; Sunday, May 13 at 2pm at Dark Delicacies, 3512 West Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank; Wednesday, May 16 at 7pm at the Barnes & Noble, The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, CA; Tuesday, May 22 at 7pm at the Barnes & Noble, Galleria Shopping Center in Edina, MN; and the annual Dark Shadows Weekend in Tarrytown, NY on July 28-29.

Also in our second hour, we’ll take a look at old New York as we welcome Patty Farmer, author of The Persian Room Presents, an oral history of one of the most elegant night spots that New York has ever known, the Persian Room in the landmark Plaza Hotel. For more than forty years (1934-1975), the Persian Room was the place to be in New York City, where such musical legends as Liberace, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Patti Page, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra would perform every night. Patty’s book features fun anecdotes and lively recollections from such Persian Room alumni as Andy Williams, Marge Champion, Polly Bergen, Diahann Carroll, Connie Stevens, Patti Page, Carol Lawrence, Jack Jones, Lainie Kazan and Michele Lee.

Patty Farmer will appearing along with Michele Lee, Connie Stevens, Lainie Kazan, Barbara Van Orden at the Barnes & Noble, The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, May 9. They’ll be signing copies of The Persian Room Presents beginning at 7pm.

Joining us in our first hour this week will be Academy Award-winning composer and conductor David Newman (Anastasia, War of the Roses, Galaxy Quest, The Spirit). David will be conducting the American Youth Symphony on Sunday, May 6 as part of a day-long celebration of the music of Danny Elfman at UCLA’s Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive in Los Angeles, on Sunday, May 6.

The concert begins at 7pm, and will feature music composed by Danny Elfman for Tim Burton’s Batman, Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, and Jon Amiel’s post-civil war film Sommersby. The event will also include a symposium, beginning at 4pm, that will feature the American Youth Symphony performing some of Elfman’s music from the Errol Morris documentary Standard Operating Procedure, plus a discussion of Elfman’s career moderated by Los Angeles Times film music critic Jon Burlingame.

Both the 4pm symposium and 7pm concert are free to the public. However, reservations are required. For more information, call (310) 470-2332 or visit www.aysymphony.org.

Plus: Bill Funt will join us for a special edition of This Week in TV History that looks back at the 25^th anniversary of the FOX television network. 

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On the Mark Radio with Mark Silverman Saturday at 1PM on KSAV.org
The Octomom is in trouble again. Hmmmmmm Stacie Martin, founding director singleparentadvocate.org and Stephanie Ward, founder of the Gift for Moms Program discuss the issues, and whether one is a single parent by choice or by circumstance.
The GOP ticket is taking shape, Gingrich likely suspends his bid next week, who should be Vice Presidential candidate? We speak with James Hohmann, National Political Reporter for POLITICO.com
No death penalty in Connecticut? Plan to blow up a baseball landmark, kill thousands of people? You could get 20 years in prison! Michael Cardoza, former prosecutor, currently top defense attorney, joins us

What is the media’s responsibility when it comes to reporting a story - for instance, why is it always the Taser the kills the naked lunatic in the street, and not the fact that they were stoned out of their minds? Bob Thompson, media guru from Syracuse University, joins us.

All this and more,  on On the Mark Radio with Mark Silverman Saturday at 1PM on KSAV.org

Actor George Maharis and radio personality Sam Yates will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Many of us think of George Maharis as Buz Murdock on Route 66, the groundbreaking TV series from the early 1960s that remains among the best dramatic series ever made. But George also has an extensive stage and film background, including Exodus with Paul Newman, plus he has also enjoyed a successful career as a recording artist (both for Columbia Records as well as in Las Vegas), and is an accomplished painter, with a particular concentration on Impressionistic art.

We’ll talk to George about some of his early work with the likes of Vic Morrow, Otto Preminger, Sal Mineo and Paul Newman, as well as ask him to share some memories of his days filming Route 66. All this, and more, when George Maharis joins us in our second hour.

All four seasons of Route 66 will be released as a special edition box set from Shout Factory that also includes such bonus features as the documentary Great Cars: Corvette (everything you wanted to know about the legendary sports car featured every week on Route 66), as well as the rarely seen panel discussion from 1990 featuring George Maharis, series writer/producer Herbert B. Leonard, and casting director Marion Dougherty. Route 66: The Complete Series will be officially released on May 29, but if you order it now through ShoutFactory.com, you can get the entire box set for $99.99 (plus 66¢ shipping and handling). This special offer is available for a limited time only, and certain restrictions apply. For more information, go to ShoutFactory.com.

Also joining us this week will be longtime radio personality Sam Yates with a special tribute to television producer and impresario Dick Clark. Sam knew Dick personally and professionally for more than three decades, and he’ll be playing an interview that he did with Dick to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of American Bandstand, as well as sharing some memories. All this and more when we pay tribute to Dick Clark during our first hour.

Plus: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen will look back at how television covered the riots that broke out in Los Angeles on April 29, 1992 as part of a special edition of This Week in TV History. It will be a full program as always, and we certainly hope you’ll join us.
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General David Phillips and his concerns over our broken promises and abandonment of Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
Handcuffing misbehaving students?
The 49ers break ground for their new stadium
Don Cornelius died earlier this year, Dick Clark this week, we talk about their impacts.
And are there some commercials that you enjoy? Others that you hate?
Which do you think Paul Venables of Venables and Bell is responsible for?
All this and more,  on On the Mark Radio with Mark Silverman Today at 1PM on KSAV.org

James Brown, Batman, Rick Nelson, and The Spiral Starecase feature on the next “Dave White Presents”!

In January 1969, Pat Upton and The Spiral Starecase had a million-selling hit called “More Today Than Yesterday.” Back then, folks like Frank Sinatra and Jose Feliciano stopped by to see their act. A few years later, Pat had a meeting with Col. Tom Parker and ran into Rick Nelson. This led to Upton recording and touring with Nelson for three years.

  Then, after retiring from the road, Upton opened a nightclub in Guntersville, Alabama. It was there where Rick Nelson performed his final gig, with Upton on guitar one last time, before the tragic plane crash on New year’s Eve, 1985. 

On Tuesday, April 24, Upton remembers The Spiral Starecase and shares memories of Rick Nelson on DWP. We’ll play “More Today Than Yesterday” for you, as well as one hot Nelson/Upton rocker.

 Speaking of hot, did they get much hotter than James Brown? “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business” gave us unforgettable hits and decades of dynamic showmanship. He was no stranger to controversy, to put it mildly.

No one knows more about the many facets of “Mr. Dynamite than author RJ Smith. His new THE ONE: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN digs deep into Brown’s influences, rags-to-riches battles, and his importance in American music. For DWP, RJ shares highlights from his surprising biography and, of course, we’ll play some hot wax from “The One” himself.

After his 1939 debut, Batman has also been very hot, a lucrative property in movie serials, on radio, and as the “Bright Knight of TV’s Adam West to the “Dark Knight” of Keaton, Bale, etc. On the next DWP, past guest Bruce Scivally returns, this time to talk about his hot off the press BILLION DOLLAR BATMAN. Believe us, it’s a book that belongs on everyone’s Bat-shelf. Why?

Find out next Tuesday, April 24. The same Bat-times are 7:30 p.m. EST, then 7:30 Pacific on the same Bat-Channel—

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 Wes Britton’s review of RJ Smith’s THE ONE: The Life and Music of James Brown is posted at:

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 Wes Britton’s review of Bruce Scivally’s BILLION DOLLAR BATMAN is available at:

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