John Barbour: Mogul of Reality TV/Shaped American TV & Challenged Journalism

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The Godfather of Reality TV joins the show and hold onto your
pants as this show is a whirlwind filled with laughter, facts,
stories, and Vegas!


We begin by hearing about Bobby Darin and A type personalities
traits. John tells his story that begins being on the streets at
age 6, an orphan, being in jail, and coming to the United States
at age 17 with an affinity of gambling. He ends up in Lake Tahoe,
NV at the Cal-Neva-Lodge and who does he see….Frank Sinatra with
Sam Giancana! He goes from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.


After a great story of getting deported, a failed attempt to
escape where he ends up falling asleep in dirty laundry on the
4th of July and why this date is of importance to the
story!  John was a widely known movie critic and this led to
becoming a writer for Francis Albert Sinatra. Listen for a quick
story about Redd Foxx! Frank booked John on The Tonight Show even
though Johnny Carson did not like John at all and why so. 


The TV Hit Show- Real People journey to fruition that includes a
quick story on Richard Pryor, the pitch to Sinatra for him to do
a show, and the films he wrote, produced, & directed on the
murder on JFK. 


 


John Barbour Links:


Website: https://johnbarboursworld.com/


Autobiography “Your Mother’s Not A Virgin”: 
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Mothers-Not-Virgin-Canadian/dp/1634242467/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1548505140&sr=1-1&keywords=your+mother%27s+not+a+virgin


The American Media & The Second Assassination of President
John F. Kennedy:
https://www.amazon.com/American-Media-Assassination-President-Kennedy/dp/B073XWW9C3/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=John+Barbour&qid=1699995737&sr=8-5


 


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