Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit. Today is Saint Nicholas' Day
Today in Television History

December 6, 1964

Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer the long-running Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass first aired on the NBC television network. The show was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour.

The special is based on the song by Johnny Marks, which was in turn taken from the 1939 poem of the same title written by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since 1972, the special has aired over CBS, which unveiled a high-definition, digitally remastered version in 2005. As with A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph no longer airs just once annually, but several times during the Christmas season. It has been telecast every year since 1964, making it the longest running Christmas TV special, and one of only four 1960s Christmas specials still being telecast (the others being A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Frosty the Snowman). And again, as with the Charlie Brown special, Rudolph has now been shown more than thirty-one times on CBS, although in this case, CBS was not Rudolph 's original network.

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Tony Figueroa

 

TV CONFIDENTIAL Archives: Show No. 210 with guests John Kruth and Mark Milano

Show No. 210 with guests John Kruth and Mark Milano
 
Original Airdate: Week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2013
First hour: Ed, Tony and Donna welcome Mark Milano, curator of Kukla.tv, the official website of Kukla, Fran and Ollie, and the producer of Kukla, Fran and Ollie: The First Episodes. Mark recently released a third volume of Kukla, Fran and Ollie on DVD that includes guest appearances by guitarist Jose Greco, singer Dennis Day, and NBC news commentator H.V. Kaltenborn, plus black-and-white clips of two KFO episodes that were the first color television shows ever broadcast. Also in this hour: This Week in TV History remembers Saturday morning programming from the 1970s, including Make a Wish, You Are There and The CBS Children’s Film Festival.  
Second hour: Ed welcomes author and musician John Kruth. John’s book Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison not only provides the back story behind every hit record of The Big O, but includes information about Roy’s many appearances on television, including Roy Orbison: A Black and White Night, the award-winning special produced by Cinemax that is still considered one of the best concert films ever made. Also in this hour: This Week in TV History remembers Larry Hagman.

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Peace On Earth

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.
Peace on Earth is a 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short subject directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated by animals.



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Tony Figueroa

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Birthday Jesus

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.

What happens when you throw Jesus a birthday party and think you know exactly what He wants for a gift?

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Tony Figueroa

Remembering Bob Crane: Next on TVC

Award-winning special effects makeup artist Karen Crane, daughter of actor Bob Crane, will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 4-10 at the following times and venues:

WROM Radio
Detroit, MI
Wednesday 12/4
8pm ET, 5pm PT
2am ET, 11pm PT
Sunday 12/8
8pm ET, 5pm PT
2am ET, 11pm PT
Click on the Listen Live button at WROMRadio.net

WYYR: Yesteryear Radio
Vero Beach, FL
Wednesday 12/4
9pm ET, 6pm PT
Click the On Air button at WYYR.com

Indiana Talks
Marion, IN
Wednesday 12/4
11pm ET, 8pm PT
with replays at various times throughout the week
Click on the player at IndianaTalks.com
or use the TuneIn app on your smartphone and type in Indiana Talks

Talktainment Radio
Columbus, OH
Thursday 12/5
2am ET, 11pm PT
Friday 12/6
3am ET, Midnight PT
Noon ET, 9am PT
Click on the Listen Live button at TalktainmentRadio.com

Share-a-Vision Radio
San Francisco Bay Area
Friday 12/6
7pm ET, 4pm PT
10pm ET, 7pm PT
Click on the Listen Live button at KSAV.org
or use the TuneIn app on your smartphone and type in KSAV

KHMB Radio 1710 AM
Half Moon Bay, CA
Sunday 12/8
9pm PT
Monday 12/9
Midnight ET
Click on the Listen Live button at KHMBRadio.com
or use the Live365 app on your smartphone and type in KHMB

The Radio Slot Network
San Francisco, CA
Monday 12/9
10pm ET, 7pm PT
with replays Tuesday thru Friday at 10pm ET, 7pm PT
Click on the Talk Slot button at RadioSlot.com

Passionate World Radio
Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday 12/10
8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT
with replays at various times throughout the week at PWRTalk.com
Click on the Listen Now button at PWRTalk.com
Best known as the star of Hogan’s Heroes, the long-running CBS comedy series from the mid-1960s that currently airs on Me-TV, Bob Crane was also an accomplished drummer, not to mention a popular radio personality (both in New York and Los Angeles) whose influence on radio broadcasting can still be felt today. All of his accomplishments, however, have been overshadowed by the gruesome nature of his murder on June 29, 1978; the unsolved status of the case; and Crane’s addiction to sex, which by all accounts the actor was trying to overcome at the time of his death.

Less talked about when it comes to Bob Crane is that he was a generous actor, a loving father, and a good friend to those who knew him. Those aspects of Bob Crane will be the focus of this week’s program. Our special guest will be Karen Crane, award-winning special effects makeup artist, and Bob’s youngest daughter from his first marriage. Karen will share some memories of what it was like to have Col. Hogan as her dad. She’ll also talk about how her life was shattered at the news of his death ― and how her work as a makeup artist has, in many ways, helped her cope with her loss.

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
Wed and Sun 8pm ET, 5pm PT on WROM Radio
Wed 9pm ET, 6pm PT on WYYR: Yesteryear Radio
Wed 11pm ET, 8pm PT on IndianaTalks.com
Fri 7pm ET and PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org
Fri Noon ET, 9am PT on Talktainment Radio
Sun 9pm PT, Mon Midnight ET on KHMB Radio 1710 AM (Half Moon Bay, Calif.)
Mon 10pm ET, 7pm PT on The Radio Slot Network
Tue 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT on Passionate World Radio
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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: A Very Ozzy Christmas

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.
Today in Television History

December  3, 1948

John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne born in Birmingham, England. Osbourne first gained fame in the 1970s as a founding member and the lead vocalist of the heavy-metal band Black Sabbath. After being fired from the group in the late 1970s, he embarked on a successful solo career. In the mid-1990s, he and his wife Sharon launched Ozzfest, a popular annual tour of heavy-metal and rock acts. As a performer, Osbourne became infamous for biting the heads off a dove and a bat onstage and was also accused of promoting suicide and Satanism through some of his lyrics.

Osbourne’s fame widened beyond the music world with the debut of The Osbournes, a reality TV show featuring the rocker and his family that debuted on MTV on March 5, 2002. The idea for the show reportedly sprang from an episode of MTV’s Cribs, which featured the feisty, frequently foul-mouthed Osbourne clan at home. The Osbournes focused on Ozzy’s relationship with his spunky wife Sharon and the couple’s two teenagers, Kelly and Jack; a third sibling, Aimee, opted not to participate in the show. Filmed largely at the Osbournes’ Beverly Hills, California mansion, the show covered a range of topics, from Ozzy’s battles with a vacuum cleaner to his efforts to stay sober; to Sharon’s fight against colon cancer; to Jack and Kelly’s partying and often-bratty behavior; to the family’s pack of misbehaving pets.

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Tony Figueroa   

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: MST3K #521 - Santa Claus and the 1968 Elvis Presley’s television special

Today in Television History

December 3, 1968

Elvis Presley’s television special Elvis aired on the NBC television network. 

The special is commonly referred to as the '68 Comeback Special, because of subsequent developments in Presley's career, but the soundtrack album was released simply as NBC-TV Special. It was directed by Steve Binder and produced by Binder and Bones Howe.

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas spirit.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Santa Claus It's Christmas time on the SOL! After Mike and the 'bots exchange gifts, they get to watch a movie where Santa Claus has to outwit Satan in order to deliver gifts.

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Tony Figueroa

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Sesame Street - Hanukkah With Veronica Monica

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" that we could use to artificially stimulate our Christmas (and  Hanukkah) spirit.

Elmo watches an animated report on the origins of Hanukkah.

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Tony Figueroa 

Paul Crouch

Paul Franklin Crouch (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American religious broadcaster who, along with his wife Jan, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).

Paul Crouch died at his home in Orange, Calif., on Saturday, November 30, 2013 after a decade-long fight with degenerative heart disease, his grandson Brandon Crouch told The Associated Press. "He was an incredible businessman, entrepreneur, visionary; he built something that impacted the world," he said. Trinity Broadcast Network had reported that Crouch became ill and was taken to a Dallas area hospital in October while visiting the network's facility in Colleyville, Texas. Later he returned to California for continued treatment of "heart and related health issues."

Good Night Mr. Crouch

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Tony Figueroa