Joe Franklin: “Regular Joe” to Broadcasting Legend DVD

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 16, 2009 – Joe Franklin is not only television’s first talk show host, but also he had the longest running TV show featuring one host, The Joe Franklin Show. Mr. Franklin estimates he has interviewed at least a half million guests over his 50-plus-year career; in fact he is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running talk show host in show business history. His guests have ranged from a variety of unknown newcomers to some of the most famous people in the world, including Muhammad Ali, Garth Brooks, Charles Chaplin, Cary Grant, Jack LaLanne, John Lennon, five US presidents including Ronald Reagan five times, Bruce Springsteen and John Wayne. He also has been a guest of Conan O’Brien and David Letterman, and has appeared as himself in a number of feature films, including, Ghostbusters and  Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose.

Now this broadcasting legend has decided to tell his incredible life story in an up-close and intimate DVD biography; introduced by Bill Humphreys and hosted by Esther Mills, it features not-to-be-missed moments with Billy Crystal, Bill Cosby, Jay Leno, Dick Clark, Bing Crosby and Peter Wolf, the lead vocalist with the J. Geils Band. But honestly folks, “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” This is the story of the man, famous for his long-running Memory Lane radio program, who is known as the “King of Nostalgia”; whose best childhood friend was Tony Curtis; who can reminisce about the stars of Vaudeville, such as Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor; who fondly remembers Paul Newman, Elvis Presley, Shirley Temple, Jack Benny, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jayne Mansfield, Veronica Lake, Ann Margaret and Joe Louis – just to name a few; who’s written 23 books, including Up Late With Joe Franklin, and one with Marilyn Monroe; who can – and does - tell anecdotal stories of Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler and Barry Manilow; and who still can be heard daily on the Bloomberg Radio Network. Despite all his celebrity and all his closeness with celebrities, he has always remained a “regular Joe.”

Joe humbly admits, “I can't believe the number of great stars I've interviewed through the years - I must consider this to be the tribute of tributes.” And that it is! Joe Franklin: “Regular Joe” to Broadcasting Legend, produced by Ethan Lefkowitz Productions, is a biography of biographies, which offers something for everyone. Sharp and quick-witted, Joe Franklin never misses a beat, and the only thing you’ll be begging for at the program’s end is “more, more, more!” Get your copy today and you’ll treasure it for a lifetime.

Home/Personal Use DVD: $29.95   © 2009   52 minutes  

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