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Randy Gardner, Two-Time Olympian & World Champion Figure Skater–Guest 12/04/2014

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Randy Gardner
Randy Gardner

For this episode we have a singularly exceptional guest–Randy Gardner, the former champion pair skater. Together with his long-time skating partner Tai Babilonia (who, as you know, happens to be our permanent KBL co-host), he won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships and five U.S Figure Skating Championships from 1976 through 1980. Additionally, the duo qualified for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

Tai and Randy began skating together when Tai was eight and Randy was ten. They became five-time U.S. national champions and won the gold medal at the 1979 World Championships. They were favorites to win a medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics but, tragically, were forced to withdraw, a result of a show-stopping injury to Randy.

Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner

Considering all the events Tai and Randy have shared throughout their professional lives–from their pre-teen years, through adolescents, and later young adulthood–this interview will have a bottomless well of possible directions.  And we plan to take you there.

Although Tai and Randy no longer professionally skate together, they will always remain tethered together, eternally skating  the magic they perfected, both within our collective memories and surely within our collective hearts. Expect a very memorable and poignant interview.

In place of our regular 30-minute interview format, in honor of this very special occasion–having Randy and Tai together–we will produce two 30-minute episodes. Please check our showtimes menu for scheduling details.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like free tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes on Monday, December 1st. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 12/04/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Lou Ferrigno, Actor, Speaker, Retired Bodybuilder–Guest 11/20/2014

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Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno

Ken and Tai proudly and excitedly welcome Lou Ferrigno, “The Incredible Hulk,” to this week’s Ken Boxer Live. We can easily predict that this will be a very exciting show, and you surely will not want to miss it.

Lou Ferrigno is an actor, fitness trainer, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the universally known 1977 bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron.

As an actor, he is surely best known for starring in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk and vocally reprising this role in subsequent animated and computer-generated incarnations. He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy adventures such as Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Hercules, and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens.

Ferrigno’s current activities include hosting the upcoming IFBB/NPC Ferrigno Legacy bodybuilding contest at the famed Santa Barbara Granada Theatre, November 28 & 29, 2014. Scheduling and ticket information are available at the event’s website.

Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno

For Ferrigno’s full biography, please visit his website.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like free tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes on Monday, November 17th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 11/20/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Maya Spielman, Artist and Stunningly Beautiful Model–Guest 11/06/2014

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Maya Spielman
Maya Spielman

Ken and Tai warmly welcome the talented and sought-after artist, and dazzling gorgeous model, Maya Spielman as the next Ken Boxer Live guest.

Maya Spielman is one of the most exciting artists to hit the Southern California art scene in a  very long time. Millions of television viewers recognize Maya’s work, such as her painting displayed on the reality series Khloe and Lamar, the weekly television series. You can find more about Maya at her website.

Most interesting to note is that Maya donates many of her exquisite paintings to charities raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for many worthy causes.

Maya Spielman
Maya Spielman

But not only is she an amazing artist, she is also a very sought-after Southern California model. Some of her modeling work can be seen in her gallery.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like free tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes on Monday, November 3rd. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 11/06/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Leif Garrett, 1970s Teenage Pop Singer, Actor, and TV Personality –Guest 10/23/2014

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Leif Garrett
Leif Garrett

Ken and Tai happily welcome Leif Garrett, who is making a rare Santa Barbara appearance with us, to the next Ken Boxer Live.

Garrett is an American singer, actor, and television personality who became famous in the late 1970s as a child pop star and teen idol. Later in his adult life, he became somewhat infamous, receiving much publicity for his drug abuse and legal troubles. You can read much of Garrett’s biography on his Wikipedia page. We warmly welcome him to our show, and viewers won’t want to miss it.

Leif Garrett
Leif Garrett

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like free tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes on Monday, Oct 20th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 10/23/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Mark Stouffer, Emmy Award-Winning Director and Filmmaker–Guest 09/11/2014

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Mark Stouffer
Mark Stouffer

We welcome to Ken Boxer Live the Emmy award-winning director and filmmaker Mark Stouffer. In addition to his two Emmy awards, Stouffer has received nine Emmy nominations, a Directors Guild of  America best director nomination, and over 75 international awards. You can find Stouffer’s complete bio here.

Most recently Stouffer has directed, produced, and written a documentary for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. This documentary depicts the exciting Bezos-funded deep underwater search for rocket parts belonging to the spacecrafts of the historic Apollo moon flights of the ’60s and and ’70s.  Here is a link to its trailer, which shows some of these amazing and exciting expeditions.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like free tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes on Monday, Sept 8th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 09/11/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Tim Wood, Figure Skater–Olympic, National, and World Champion –Guest 08/28/2014

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Tim Wood
Tim Wood

Tim Wood, an American figure skater, is our next Ken Boxer Live guest. Born in Highland Park, MI, in 1948, Wood is a three time U.S. national champion, two-time world champion, and 1968 Winter Olympics silver medal recipient.

Wood’s medal at the 1968 Olympics was somewhat unexpected, as he had been only 9th at the previous year’s World Championships. He attributed his success to hs becoming mature enough to conquer his competition nerves, and to his training harder. While also a pre-law student at John Carroll University, he spent many long hours, daily, in perfecting his moves.

Tim Wood
Tim Wood

Tim Wood also holds the honor of holding the all-time highest score in figures for both men and women at the Olympics and at the world games.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like free tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes Monday, Aug 25th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 08/28/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Kim Goldman, Sister of O.J. Simpson Murder Victim Ron Goldman – Guest 08/14/2014

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Kim Goldman Book Cover
Kim Goldman Book Cover

Kim Goldman, whose brother Ron Goldman was brutally murdered by O.J. Simpson 20 years ago, will be our next guest. Ken Boxer and his co-host Tai Babilonia are truly looking forward to meeting this very courageous woman.

A public speaker, an author, a community leader, and mother, Kim Goldman will discuss her new book, “Can’t Forgive,” available on the Internet, and will discuss the O.J. Simpson murder trial, describing what it has been like for her family these past 20 years.

Although each of us recalls the Simpson murders and the resulting so-called trial-of-the-century as presented to us by various media and books, Ms. Goldman’s life, unwillingly and tragically, has intertwined these events in the most personal and tragic way possible: the senseless murder of a precious loved one.

Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister

Please join us for what promises to be a most informative one-on-one session with Kim Goldman.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes Monday, August 11th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 08/14/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Lee Meriwether, Actress and Former Miss America – Guest 07/31/2014

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Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether

We proudly welcome our next guest, Lee Meriwether–actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant.

Lee Meriwether is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen’s secretary and daughter-in-law in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977.

She is also well-known for her role as John Schuck’s long-haired wife, Lily Munster, in the 1980s sitcom The Munsters Today, as well as for her portrayal of Catwoman in the 1966 film version of Batman. Meriwether had a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the daytime soap opera All My Children until the end of the series in September 2011. For further details about Lee Meriwether’s career, please see her Wikipedia page.

Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether (Miss America 1955)

Finally, we wish to thank our very talented co-host, Tai Babilonia, for inviting her friend Lee Meriwether to our show.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes Monday, July 28th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 07/31/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Patrick Cassidy, Actor and Singer – Guest 07/17/2014

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Patrick Cassidy
Patrick Cassidy

Look who Ken and Tai will interview next.  Actor, singer, and all-around entertainer Patrick Cassidy. We guarantee he will dazzle you with a lively 30-minute interview.

Patrick comes from a very talented entertainment family. His mother is one of our all-time favorite actresses, Shirley Jones. His father is the late-great actor Jack Cassidy. And his brothers Shaun Cassidy and David Cassidy have formed their niches into the fabric of modern popular culture.

David Cassidy, Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy
David Cassidy, Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy

Patrick is well known for his work on television and the regional and national theater stages. His work on Broadway had the critics praising his talents. For more biographical details, we refer you to Patrick Cassidy’s website.

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes Monday, July 14th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 07/17/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)

Richard Hatch, Actor, Writer, and Producer – Guest 07/03/2014

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Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch

We welcome our next guest–actor, writer, and producer Richard Hatch. He is best known  for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the 2003 remake of it. Hatch began his theatrical career with the Los Angeles Repertory Theater. Currently Hatch plays Commander Kharn in the latest Star Trek movie, Axanar.

In the late 1960s, he starred Off Broadway in several plays and musicals and won the Obie Award for his work in PS Your Cat is Dead in Chicago. For more biographical details, we refer you to Richard Hatch’s Wikipedia page. Richard Hatch

We have limited seating available for audience members. If you would like tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here. This show tapes Monday, June 30th. Audience members generally arrive by 6:30 pm and take their seats at 6:45 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 07/03/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here. Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will  display immediately below.)