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Ed Robertson was among the Bay Area
journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel
and public relations professionals honored by the
San Francisco Peninsula Press Club
at its 32nd annual
Greater Bay Area
Journalism Awards .
Ed was recognized for his coverage of the
2008 television season
for
The Wave Magazine
(June 2009)
Joal
Ryan of
E! Online
asks Ed for his thoughts on
CBS and ABC's decision to schedule
crime dramas against Jay Leno
when he launches his nightly prime time talk show this fall
on NBC (May 2009)
Ed Robertson was
interviewed by MSNBC.com
for a story on whether quasi celebrities such as Carrie
Prejean and Bristol Palin have any impact on young people
today (May 2009)
Ed joins host
Brendan Moran in welcoming actress
Kathy Garver and
writer/producer
Rita Lakin
as they remember Family Affair on
Retro Night
on San Francisco independent television station
KOFY TV20
(March 2009)
"Doctor Rerun" returns to
The Ronn
Owens Program
Ed Robertson
was among the media experts
invited to
provide commentary for the New York
Times blog Room for Debate
as an adjunct to their story about network TV's struggles to
stay viable amid shrinking profits and dwindling ratings
( February 2009)
Ed and
Ronn Owens
guest host
Retro Night
on San Francisco independent television station
KOFY Channel 20 .
Ed
and Ronn
introduce four episodes of The
Rockford Files , providing
background about series stars James Garner, Stuart Margolin,
Noah Beery, Gretchen Corbett, Rockford's Pontiac Firebird
and other aspects of the show (January 2009)
Ed provides
a capsule summary of the original
Wild, Wild West on
Retro Night ,
a weekly salute to classic television, on San Francisco
independent station
KOFY TV20
(January 2009)
Ed joins Don Russell
of
WBT Radio (1110 AM, 99.3
FM, Charlotte, NC) to talk about
TV Confidential, the
early days of television, the current state of network news
and other topics
(December 2008)
"Doctor Rerun" returns to
The Ronn
Owens Program
Johan Anderberg of the Swedish daily newspaper
Sydsvenskan
how the portrayal of U.S. presidents
in American movies and TV series has changed over
the past 20 years
(November 2008)
"The Simpsons Head Into Dodge."
Joal Ryan of E! Online talks to Ed about The Simpsons
matching Gunsmoke as the longest running television
series in American TV history
(September 2008)
Ed joins Tom Gulley
on America
Tonight
for a preview of the
fall TV season, as well as
a look back at The Rockford Files
(September 2008)
Valerie Connelly, host
of
Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com) , talks
to Ed about his book The Ethics of Star Trek
(July 2008)
Ed and Stuart Shostak
send birthday greetings to James Garner on Stu's Show
(Shokus Internet Radio, April 2008)
Valerie Connelly, host
of
Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com) , talks
to Ed about ghostwriting and book collaboration
(February 2008)
Ed joins Joe Mazza ( The Joe Mazza
Show , Genesis Communications Network ) for a free-flowing
conversation about James Garner, Tom Brady, television then
versus now, and much, much more (January 2008)
Lou Michaels, host of
The Daily
Bear on The Money Matters Radio Network, talks to Ed
about the current trend in movies and television toward
darker-themed shows like Dexter and
Californication, as well as movies like Saw and
Hostel (November 2007)
"Times and talk are
changing for TV viewers."
Ed is among the experts
interviewed by USA Today for a story on how DVRs, On
Demand video and other technological advances continue to
change the way we watch television (October 2007)
Valerie Connelly, host
of
Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com) , talks
to Ed about his book Maverick: Legend of the West
(October 2007)
Ed discussesThirty Years of The Rockford Files
on
The Zookers Radio Program (Blog Talk Radio.com,
September 2007)
Valerie Connelly, host
of
Calling All Authors (Global Talk Radio.com) , talks
to Ed about his book Thirty Years of The Rockford Files
(June 2007)
Lillian Cauldwell,
host of
Author Be Known
(Internet Voices Radio.com), interviews Ed about his books, his
career, and the changing face of television (April 2007)
"It's a Jungle Out There After Sex
and the City. "
The
London Observer
interviews Ed about the television adaptation of Candace Bushnell's
Lipstick Jungle, which is set to premiere on NBC in
the fall of 2007
(April
2007)
Reader Views.com
interviews Ed about his book Thirty Years of The Rockford
Files (April 2007)
Joe Carroccio, host of The Author's Voice (Achieve Radio.com),
talks to Ed about Thirty Years of The Rockford
Files (April 2007)
"Big-Time Second
Bananas." Forbes.com interviews Ed about Andy Richter, Ed
McMahon and other famous television sidekicks (March 2007)
"Gimmicky Characters."
Beijing newspaper 21stCentury.com interviews Ed about
the appeal of 24, a show that continues to thrive
despite its gimmick-oriented premise (March 2007)
Ed
talks to Mike Stafford on CFMJ (640-AM, Toronto) about the
debut of Sopranos reruns on A&E. The episodes have
been significantly edited for content to make them suitable
for basic cable. Will the show hold up? (January 2007)
"They're in Your Face and in Your
Mind." Beijing newspaper 21stCentury.com interviews Ed for a story on
television advertising and its effect on today's youth (December 2006)
"He's
Either Funny or Insulting." 21stCentury.com also
talks to Ed about Borat and its portrayal of certain
stereotypes of American culture (December 2006)
"Single-Sponsored TV Shows
Return: The shifting media and advertising climate leads
back to 'branded' programs."
The Baltimore Sun interviews Ed for a story on
the return of single-sponsored TV shows (December 2006)
"The Whole Thing is Meaningless."
21stCentury.com , an
English-language weekly newspaper originating from Beijing,
China, interviews Ed for a story on American celebrity fan
culture (October 2006)
"Eat Up: Fall TV Milks the Serial."
The San Diego Union-Tribune interviews Ed for his thoughts
on the new television season (September 2006)
Listen to a clip from
Ed's appearance on The Ronn Owens Program (KGO-AM,
San Francisco) (August 2006)
Listen to Ed's
appearance on
The Joe Mazza Show (Genesis
Communications Network) (June 2006)
"End Products:
Some Shows Bow Out with Fantastic Finales, While Others..." The San Diego
Union-Tribune asks Ed for his thoughts on some of TV's
most memorable series finales. (May 2006)
" FCC
Reverses Position on a la carte Cable TV."
Knight-Ridder Newspapers interviews Ed for comments on the
viability of a la carte cable television (February 2006)
" Idol
Pastime Builds on Appeal."
The
Riverside Press-Enterprise interviews Ed for his
thoughts on American Idol (February 2006)
Ed appears at the start of the preview for
"Who Shot J.R.?: The Dallas Phenomenon" (August 2005)
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