Show No. 261 with guests Brian Copeland and Joanna WilsonOriginal Airdate: Week of Dec. 24-29, 2014
First hour: Ed welcomes nationally known stand-up comedian, best-selling author, radio host and playwright Brian Copeland. Brian is the host of Now Brian Copeland, a talk show special that will premiere on NBC stations in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 3 (following coverage of the second NFL Wild Card game), with additional airings in other California markets throughout January and February (check your local listings for more details). Brian’s critically acclaimed one-man show The Waiting Period will return to The Marsh Theatre in San Francisco from Jan. 7 through Feb. 10. Also in this hour: An encore presentation of our roundtable discussion featuring Joanna Wilson on favorite Christmas episodes and holiday TV specials. Joanna is the author of The Christmas TV Companion and Tis the Season TV: The Encyclopedia of Christmas-Themed Episodes, Specials and Made for TV Movies.
Second hour: Phil Gries with our annual tribute to bandleader Guy Lombardo, with audio highlights from some of the first TV coverage of the ball drop at Times Square (including a rarely heard clip featuring Howard Cosell). Also in this hour: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen remember Perry Como as part of This Week in TV History.
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