John Barbour - changing the face of American TV!

Today our guest is John Barbour, a legendary producer who is recognized as The Godfather of Reality TV", among many other things.

As we approach November 22nd, the 60th anniversary of John F Kennedy’s assassination, it might be a good time to speak with Multi-Emmy winner and godfather of Reality TV, who defined the rise of fake news with the critically acclaimed films he wrote, produced and directed, following the killing of JFK.

On Nov 22nd, The Town Center 5 Theater will be screening his third and final docu-presentation, John Barbour’s & William Shakespeare’s Last Word on The Murder of JFK

WHEN: Nov 22nd, 2023 at 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 7:30pm

WHERE: The Town Center 5 Theater  - 17200 Ventura Blvd, Encino, 91316, CA / Phone: [phone]

Before he became the multi Emmy winning Godfather of Reality TV by creating Real People John worked as a writer for Frank Sinatra, interviewed controversial guests like Mohammad Ali, Cesar Chavez, Ronald Reagan and Jane Fonda on his own award winning program. He also has worked with comic legends such as Lenny Bruce, Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, George Burns as well as shared the stage with Tim Conway in Knuckles and Nash in Vegas. 

From high school drop out to become the man who changed the face of American TV, John Barbour is recognized as TV legend who won the first of his five Emmys as the original host of AM LA, where he interviewed some of the most recognizable names in the world. He was the first in America to do film reviews on the news, winning three more consecutive Emmys as KNBC's Critic-At-Large.  He spent ten years as a critic at the Los Angeles Magazine's; he wrote and directed the award-winning The Garrison Tapes (which Director Oliver Stone heralded as "the perfect companion piece to my movie, JFK"). In 2017 he wrote and directed part two: The American Media and the Second Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which was applauded as "the definitive film on JFK and the rise of Fake News."

In his highly entertaining, hysterically funny, deeply informative best-selling autobiography, Your Mother's Not a Virgin, readers discovered what a multifaceted storyteller Barbour is.

www.johnbarboursworld.com/