Listen "The Casting of Texas"
Episode Synopsis
TVC 707.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with John McCafferty, the actor known around the world as Billy Joe Wright on Texas (NBC, 1980-1982), and Tom Lisanti, sixties movie historian and 1970s daytime TV historian. John is among the many actors, writers, directors, NBC executives, and other behind-the-scenes personnel that Tom interviewed for his latest book, Texas: An Oral History of Daytime’s Answer to Dallas. Topics this segment include how series producer Paul Rauch pushed for casting stage actors fro the series whenever possible, while then-NBC president Fred Silverman insisted on casting younger actors. Texas: An Oral History of Daytime’s Answer to Dallas is available wherever books are sold through our friends at Bear Manor Media.
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