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Television writer/producer Richard Shapiro will be our special guest on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Co-creator, along with his wife, Esther, of the long-running ABC prime time soap opera Dynasty, Richard Shapiro has also written and produced such acclaimed TV movies and miniseries as East of Eden, Intimate Strangers, Minstrel Man, and Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic. Richard’s latest work, Tobacco Brown, is an epic novel about one man’s search for meaning that is not only poignant and thought-provoking, but often hysterically funny. We’ll talk about Tobacco Brown, as well as other aspects of Richard’s writing and television career, when he joins us in our second hour.

In our first hour, we’ll take a look at the careers of Jon Stewart and Richard Pryor as part of a special expanded edition of This Week in TV History. All this, plus the latest news in television, your email comments, and more.

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Catch replays of our conversations with David Bianculli and James Best on a special “Best of” edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

The first hour will feature an encore presentation of our May 2010 interview with television critic David Bianculli (Fresh Air) on the legacy of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, its impact on prime time television in the late 1960s and how Tom and Dick’s battles with CBS executives over censorship issues led to the abrupt end of the program in April 1969. David is the author of Dangerously Funny, a comprehensive look at the careers of Tom and Dick Smothers and the legacy of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

In our second hour, we’ll replay our May 2010 conversation with actor and author James Best (The Dukes of Hazzard), whose book, Best in Hollywood: The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful, is filled with great stories about his work with such motion picture legends as Burt Reynolds, his experience teaching young actors camera technique in Hollywood and at the University of Mississippi, his early days as a contract player at Universal Studios and, of course, his years playing Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard.

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
Tuesdays 11:05pm, 8:05pm PT
PIV World Radio
Fridays 7pm ET and PT
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on Shokus Internet Radio
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Novelist Darlene Quinn and author Kelly James-Enger will be our guests on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Fridayat 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

An author of character-driven fiction, whose novels Webs of Power and Twisted Webs take readers into the backroom wheelings and dealings in the world of retail department stores, Darlene Quinn also collaborated with actor Buddy Ebsen on two books, including Sizzling Cold Case: The Legend of Lori London, an original mystery novel featuring private detective Barnaby Jones. Darlene will talk about working with Buddy when she joins us in our second hour, which will also feature highlights from previous conversations with actress Lee Meriwether and television writer Paul Robert Coyle about Barnaby Jones.

Our first hour will include an interview with Kelly James-Enger, author of Goodbye Byline, Hello Big Bucks: The Writer’s Guide to Making Money Ghostwriting and Coauthoring Books. According to some estimates, roughly 80 percent of books authored by celebrities, politicians and other high-profile personalities are written with the help of a professional ghostwriter. But it’s not just the big names who hire ghostwriters — the market for book collaborators is not only broad and exciting, but can be very lucrative, even in today’s economy. If you’re a freelance writer, author or journalist who has ever thought about ghostwriting, Kelly’s book is an excellent resource that walks you through the process. All this, plus This Week in TV History with Tony Figueroa, and more.

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
Tuesdays 11:05pm, 8:05pm PT
PIV World Radio
Fridays 7pm ET and PT
Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org
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on Shokus Internet Radio
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Days of Our Lives executive producer Ken Corday will be our special guest on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Friday at 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Created by Ted and Betty Corday, Days of Our Lives premiered on NBC on Nov. 8, 1965. The first daytime drama to be broadcast in color, as well as the first to be produced on the West Coast, it was also one of the first soap operas to address topical issues, such as the Vietnam War and interracial dating, as part of its storylines. But what has made Days of Our Lives endure for 45 years is that it is a show about family. Set into the mythical yet in many ways typical American town of Salem (as opposed to some exotic faraway location), it draws viewers into the lives of the Horton family in ways that many of us can identify.

Days of Our Lives is not only a show about family, but one of the few family-run operations that exist today in television. Less known, however, are some of the obstacles that the Corday family had to overcome behind the scenes, from personal tragedies to the ever-looming threat of cancellation. These stories and more are part of The Days of Our Lives: The True Story of One Family’s Dream and The Untold History of Days of Our Lives, a very moving book by Ken Corday, Ted and Betty’s youngest son, and the executive producer of Days of Our Lives since 1986. Ken Corday will be joining us in our second hour.

In our hour, we’ll take a look at the current uptick in popularity of NFL football this TV season with Wesley Hyatt, author of Kicking Off the Week: A History of Monday Night Football on ABC Television. All this, plus This Week in TV History.

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
Tuesdays 11:05pm, 8:05pm PT
PIV World Radio
Fridays 7pm ET and PT
Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org
Three times a day, every day
on Shokus Internet Radio
www.tvconfidential.net
blog.tvconfidential.net
Also available as a podcast via iTunes and FeedBurner
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