A Star, Not Merely a Fugitive

Television historian and author Ed Robertson writes to say that tonight’s edition of Talking Television with Dave White, broadcast on “global radio station KSAV.org,” will pay tribute to David Janssen (1931-1980), who not only starred in Richard Diamond, Private Detective and The Fugitive, but was also the protagonist in Harry O, a 1974-1976 ABC-TV series that I’ve recently rediscovered, thanks to the wonders of videotape.

In addition to covering those subjects, Robertson promises, “we’ll also go behind the scenes: the atmosphere Janssen created on the sets of his TV shows, his sense of humor, that kind of thing. Toward that end, we’ll have audio clips from interviews I’ve done with Henry Darrow and Anthony Zerbe [both of whom co-starred in Harry O], plus a few other surprises.”

Talking Television with Dave White is scheduled to begin tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, 7:30 p.m. PT. The Janssen tribute is set to commence at 11:15 p.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. PT. To hear the show, simply log on to KSAV.org and click the “Listen Live” button.