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Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Long regarded as TV's most intelligent talk show, The Dick Cavett Show was also the late-night TV home of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll. See Dick Cavett interview these rock icons, who give classic, memorable performances of their hit songs. Cavett introduces each episode.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Set in the bright lights of daytime television, SATAN'S SISTERS is the story of The Lunch Club--a long-running, popular ladies' talk show in which alliances are forged, careers are made, and bridges are burned. The show's famous red couch is ruled by its esteemed matriarch, Maxine Robinson, the first African-American to become a network news anchor, who maintains a hidden safe of diaries chronicling others' indiscretions for posterity--and leverage...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Larger than life and brimming with wit and hilarity, Dame Edna Everage is guaranteed to keep you in stitches in this series of six variety/chat shows. Celebrity guests include: Sean Connery, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rudolf Nureyev, Joan Rivers and more.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Hard-hitting talk show host Augustus Seeza has become a household name in Ghana, though plagued by rumors of lavish overspending, alcoholism, and womanizing. He's dating the imposing, beautiful Lady Araba, who leads a self-made fashion empire. Araba's religious family believes Augustus is after her money and intervenes to break them up. A few days later, just before a major runway show, Araba is found murdered in her bed. Her driver is arrested after...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Povich In Get on TV!, Jacquie Jordan brings her expert advice straight to you--the entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and future reality stars looking to land a television spot. Jacquie shows you the ins and outs of the TV business and what you need to do to get booked (and asked back), including: --The importance of tape and materials --Speaking the language of the television producer --Being persistent without being annoying --What to do when you're...
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"When advertisers and the FCC begin complaining about the outrageous antics of television host Wally Sparks, the network president gives Wally an ultimatum: "Clean up your act or the show is canned!" With one last shot to save his access, Wally goes after an interview with the conservative Governor of Georgia, uncovering a sensational story riddled with sex, political scandal and sky-high ratings potential." --
Author
Language
English
Description
"A page-turning history of The View, one of daytime television's longest running and most lucrative shows, and the soap opera worthy story of the formidable women behind its success When Barbara Walters launched The View in 1997, ABC executives repeatedly told her that hosting the show would tarnish her reputation as a serious newswoman. Ten years later, The View was being watched daily in the living rooms of tens of millions of Americans and launched...
14) Talk radio
Publisher
MCA Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A Dallas talk radio host subjects his ex-wife and co-workers to a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk-taking with his unstable radio audience.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reveals the dish and dirt behind the polite smiles and perky demeanors of morning television.
Stelter reveals all the dish and dirt behind the polite smiles and perky demeanors of morning television, complete with Machiavellian booking wars and manic behavior by the producers, executives, and stars. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and discover the dark side of the sun.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
NY Times reporter Bill Carter offers a detailed behind-the-scenes account of the events of the unforgettable 2009/2010 late-night season as all of its players--performers, producers, agents, and network executives--maneuvered to find footing amid the shifting tectonic plates of television culture.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Stacy is an associate producer for a daytime talk show who is confounded by her boyfriend Derek's unwillingness to talk about his previous relationships. Egged on by her co-worker Barb, Stacy sneaks a look at Derek's Palm Pilot and checks out the scores of names and numbers of his ex-girlfriends. Stacy sets up interviews with them, under the false pretense that it has to do with the show, in order to get closer to her man. Her plan starts to unravel,...
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since Johnny Carson first popularized the late-night talk show in 1962 with The Tonight Show, the eleven p.m. to two a.m. comedy time slot on network television has remained an indelible part of our national culture. More than six popular late-night shows air every night of the week, and with recent major shake-ups in the industry, late-night television has never been more relevant to our public consciousness than it is today. Jon Macks, a veteran...
