TV Confidential Creators & Guests

Ed Robertson is an award-winning, nationally known author, journalist, and media analyst. His books on television include The Fugitive Recaptured, The Ethics of Star Trek, Maverick: Legend of the West, Thirty Years of The Rockford Files, and The Case of the Alliterative Attorney: A Guide to the Perry Mason TV Series and Made-for-TV Movies. Ed’s articles on television appear in The New York Times, The Wave Magazine, Media Life Magazine and other media venues, including Columbia House, where he helped develop many titles for the popular subscription-based Columbia House Video Library. Ed has appeared on such programs as Biography, Showbiz Today and Entertainment Tonight. He has also consulted on documentaries produced by NBC, The Biography Channel, E! Entertainment Television and Warner Bros. Home Video, while his comments on television appear in articles for MSNBC.com, USA Today, Forbes.com, E! Online, The Los Angeles Times and other publications

Jon Burlingame is one of the nation's leading writers on the subject of music for film and television.

Petri Hawkins-Byrd, better known as Byrd, is a TV court show bailiff, television personality, social media personality, actor, voice actor, writer, and former New York State Court Officer. He is best known as the sidekick Bailiff Byrd for the entire 25-season run of the courtroom television program "Judge Judy," which made him television's longest court show bailiff in history.Since October 2018, Byrd along with his wife, Makita Bond, have hosted their own series on Facebook and YouTube entitled "Bonding with Byrd."

Vincent Van Patten is an American actor, former professional tennis player, and the commentator for the World Poker Tour.