Tommy Hawkins's guest appearances

Tommy Hawkins

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World

Tom Hanks

Barack Obama

Quentin Tarantino

Rob Paulsen

Jim Meskimen

Norman Lear

Lily Tomlin

Ken Berry

Jane Fonda

Martin Lawrence

Richard Pryor Jr

John Edward

Gary Owens

Oprah Winfrey

Lawrence Welk

OwlTail

Regis Philbin

TVC 503.2: From February 2012: Former NBA star and pioneer TV broadcaster Tommy Hawkins tells Ed how he landed the job as host of Mid-Morning Los Angeles after fellow Notre Dame graduate Regis Philbin encouraged him to audition.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 503.2: From February 2012: Former NBA star and pioneer TV broadcaster Tommy Hawkins tells Ed how he landed the job as host of Mid-Morning Los Angeles after fellow Notre Dame graduate Regis Philbin encouraged him to audition.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

When Regis Philbin Gave an Assist to Former NBA Star Tommy Hawkins

The Best of TVC: Ed interviews with Tommy Hawkins, the Emmy Award-nominated broadcaster, renaissance man and former NBA star who passed away in 2017 at the age of 80. Tommy Hawkins enjoyed a 10-year career in the NBA for both the Minneapolis Lakers, the Los Angeles Lakers and the old Cincinnati Royals, playing alongside such Hall of Famers as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson. When his basketball career ended, he embarked on new challenges, first in radio and television (including co-hosting Mid-Morning Los Angeles with Stephanie Edwards and Meredith MacRae, as well as broadcasting for NBC Sports), then as a baseball executive for eighteen years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Originally broadcast in February 2012.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best of TVC: Ed interviews with Tommy Hawkins, the Emmy Award-nominated broadcaster, renaissance man and former NBA star who passed away in 2017 at the age of 80. Tommy Hawkins enjoyed a 10-year career in the NBA for both the Minneapolis Lakers, the Los Angeles Lakers and the old Cincinnati Royals, playing alongside such Hall of Famers as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson. When his basketball career ended, he embarked on new challenges, first in radio and television (including co-hosting Mid-Morning Los Angeles with Stephanie Edwards and Meredith MacRae, as well as broadcasting for NBC Sports), then as a baseball executive for eighteen years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Originally broadcast in February 2012.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Television Pioneer and former NBA star Tommy Hawkins

The Best of TVC: Author, poet, and television pioneer Tommy Hawkins (Life’s Reflections: Poetry for the People) tells Ed the story about how Regis Philbin played a key role in one of Tommy's first breaks as a broadcaster. This segment originally aired in February 2012.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started:https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best of TVC: Author, poet, and television pioneer Tommy Hawkins (Life’s Reflections: Poetry for the People) tells Ed the story about how Regis Philbin played a key role in one of Tommy's first breaks as a broadcaster. This segment originally aired in February 2012.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email <a href="mailto:sales@advertisecast.com">sales@advertisecast.com</a> or click the link below to get started:<a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How Regis Philbin Helped Tommy Hawkins Launch His TV Career

Apr. 17, 2011: Jazz Salon with Tommy Hawkins