July 2026: TV Confidential interview now available

The interview that author Perry Hibner did with Ed Robertson for his TV Confidential national radio show and podcast is now available.

You can access the nearly 1-hour long interview on the TV Confidential website in the Archives section or by pasting this link into your URL: https://televisionconfidential.com/archives/. Robertson split the interview into two 20-minute segments and another session that is 8 minutes. The segments were posted to the website on July 7 and 8.

The segments also are available in the Apple Store and Google Play in the podcast section.

The interviews aired on the TV Confidential radio show on July 3. Hibner and Robertson did the interviews on May 13 and covered the book’s origin, favorite interviews with cast and crew, stories that were shared on and off set, and the legacy of the miniseries.

TV Confidential is a two-hour radio talk show about all aspects of television that directs itself primarily to the Baby Boomer, Generation X and senior markets. The show reaches about 27.6 million potential listeners every weekend in more than 30 radio markets across the United States and Canada, including top five markets New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The TV Confidential podcast reaches an estimated total audience of about 15,000 a week across all major streaming platforms.

Centennial Revisited was published by Dorrance Publishing and released on March 11. The hardcover and e-book are available on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites along with in bookstores. The hardcover, paperback and e-book are also available on the Dorrance Publishing website. 

Hibner’s book contains more than 75 interviews with cast, crew, extras, locals, experts, and fans. Among those interviewed were Gregory Harrison (Levi Zendt), Barbara Carrera (Clay Basket), Cristina Raines (Lucinda McKeag Zendt), Cliff DeYoung (John Skimmerhorn), William Atherton (Jim Lloyd), Stephen McHattie (Jake Pasquinel), Kario Salem (Mike Pasquinel), Mark Harmon (Captain John McIntosh), and John Wilder, who adapted the James A. Michener best-selling novel for television and was the main producer. The book also includes excerpts from more than 60 primary sources.