Entries Tagged as ‘Annoucements’

May 25, 2008

Tribute to Barry Morse: archive now available online

In case you missed it, our tribute to Barry Morse is now available at TalkingTelevision.org. This is the program that was originally scheduled for April 27, but which had to be postponed at the last minute due to transmission difficulties. Joining Dave White and me are Barry’s son, actor/director Hayward Morse, who co-starred with his father in such productions [...]

May 11, 2008

New book by Will Durst skewers partisan politics from every angle

We mostly think of Will Durst as a stand-up comic, radio personality (his talk show with Willie Brown is back as a podcast via willandwillie.com) and political satirist nonpareil. But he’s had his share of odd jobs – 103, to be exact. Why so many? “I have always, still have and probably forever will have [...]

May 11, 2008

New on DVD: “Great Writers: William Faulkner”

You know how some people like to say that you can never learn anything from watching television? Well, the folks at Kultur Entertainment have put together a series of documentaries that proves that adage wrong. Called the Great Writers Series, these 45-minute films take viewers behind the scenes of the life and times of some of [...]

April 27, 2008

Tribute to Barry Morse: TODAY on Share-a-Vision Radio

Talking Television with Dave White celebrates the life and career of Barry Morse on a special live edition airing today, Sunday, April 27, beginning at 2pm ET, 11am PT on the Share-a-Vision Radio Select Channel. I will co-host the program, along with Dave White; our guests will include stage and TV actress Jacqueline Scott, Barry’s co-star on The [...]

April 14, 2008

Eric Hoffer Awards Recognize The Thief Maker

The Thief Maker was recently named a Finalist for the 2008 Eric Hoffer Award for Independent Books.
The complete list of finalists can be found below:
http://hopepubs.home.comcast.net/~hopepubs/HAcategoryfinalists.html
For continued reading, check out: http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com

April 13, 2008

Premiering April 22 on Starz: The Pixar Story

A new documentary, The Pixar Story, takes viewers behind the scenes of Pixar Animation Studios, the computer animation giant that forever changed animated feature films, while also making an indelible mark on modern workplace culture.
The Pixar Story premieres Tuesday, Apr. 22 at 10pm ET and PT on the Starz premium channel. To read more about this 90-minute [...]

March 30, 2008

Authors recently featured on Share-a-Vision Radio

Here are some recent author interviews on Talking Television with Dave White (Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org):
Herbie J Pilato, author of NBC and Me: My Life as a Page… In a Book:
http://www.talkingtelevision.org/files/AudioArchives/archive032508pt2.mp3
Jon Provost and Laurie Jacobson-Provost, co-authors of Timmy’s in the Well: The Jon Provost Story:
http://www.talkingtelevision.org/files/AudioArchives/archive022608pt2.mp3
Tom Lisanti, author of Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood:
http://www.talkingtelevision.org/files/AudioArchives/archive031108pt2.mp3
Eddie Lucas, author of Close-Ups: [...]

February 26, 2008

Word Power

When Jim asked his wife, Virginia, what she wanted for Christmas last year, she said a Chimney Swift Tower. The requested gift was not the type of thing a woman can wear on her finger or dangle from her earlobes and definitely not easily shown to friends at lunch, but she had read in the [...]

February 17, 2008

This week on Calling All Authors

Calling All Authors is a weekly radio show for authors, writers and readers that discusses writing, the publishing industry, and the many issues that affect books and their creation from beginning to end. Hosted by Valerie Connelly, the program airs every Tuesday at 5pm ET, 2pm PT exclusively on Global Talk Radio.com. I’ll be Valerie’s guest this Tuesday, Feb. 19; among [...]

January 20, 2008

Archive appearance: The Joe Mazza Show

I was one of the guests last week on The Joe Mazza Show, a popular late night talk show heard on over 400 radio stations across the country. We talked about James Garner, David Janssen, Tom Brady, the New England Patriots, television old versus new, and a whole lot more. If you missed the broadcast, [...]