John Belushi’s Widow
John Belushi’s widow, Judy, has died at 73, so I dug into my audio archives to find a conversation I had with her in 2005. We talked about his drug abuse, “Animal House,” the Blues Brothers, and more. You can listen here.
Elliott Davis, You Paid For It
When I heard that Elliott Davis (best known for his You Paid For It segments on KTVI-2) is retiring, I dug out of my archives a great conversation I had with him on my radio show. You can read about him and listen here.
David Bianculli on The Smothers Brothers
In the wake of the death of Tommy Smothers this week, I’m reposting my conversation with David Bianculli about his book, “Dangerously Funny,” a history of the Smothers Brothers’ TV show.
Tommy Smothers
I’m saddened to hear of the death of Tommy Smothers at the age of 86. Here’s a conversation I had with him in 2007 about his long career with brother Dick — and the time he taught John Lennon the right way to play a song.
Jerry Springer
When I heard about the death of Jerry Springer at age 79 yesterday, I remembered a conversation I had with him in 1999. No matter what you thought of him and his show, I can tell you that he was a money-in-the-bank guest. Here’s proof.
Bill Zehme
Hearing about the death this weekend of Bill Zehme reminded me of two things: 1) now we’ll never get the Johnny Carson book he worked on for years; and 2) several great conversations I had with him on my radio show, including this one.