TV Confidential Archives Jan. 24, 2011

Show No. 74 Jan. 24, 2011

First hour: Mark Silverman, host of a weekly radio talk show on news and politics on KSAV.org, joins Ed for a conversation about political talk shows on cable television, including Mark’s thoughts on the new Piers Morgan show on CNN, as well as Keith Olbermann’s sudden departure from MSNBC. Also in this hour: Ed welcomes welcomes Jim Suva, a "star car" researcher contributor who provided the authentic replica of Jim Rockford’s famous Pontiac Firebird that was featured on the "Crime Drama" segment of Pioneers of Television. Second hour: Ed welcomes Ray Starman, author of TV Noir: The Twentieth Century, a new book that discusses the portrayal of film noir in such classic shows as Dragnet, The Fugitive, The Untouchables, M Squad, The Lineup, The Prisoner, Miami Vice and other popular television series over the past 60 years.