Jim Colucci - On Writing About TV
On today's episode entertainment writer Jim Colucci give us snippets about what it takes to write books about some of the greatest shows in TV history and an endearing story about finally nailing an interview with Bea Arthur.
Jim's work has appeared in such publications as TV Guide, Inside TV, Quick & Simple, InTouch, The Advocate, Next and CBS\u2019 Watch! magazine, where he served as a Deputy Editor. \xa0Since 2008, he has covered television and other entertainment media in his popular blog, Must Hear TV. He has appeared as a TV expert and historian on such shows as CNN\u2019s History of the Sitcom and Reelz\u2019s continuing series, Behind Closed Doors.
For over ten years, Jim also delivered a weekly on-air version of \xa0\u201cMust Hear TV\u201d as a correspondent for \u201cThe Frank DeCaro Show\u201d on Sirius XM radio. In the fall of 2004, Time Inc. released Jim\u2019s official, authorized companion book to one of NBC\u2019s biggest comedy hits, titled Will & Grace: Fabulously Uncensored. \xa0His second TV book, The Q Guide to The Golden Girls, was released by Alyson Books in September, 2006. \xa0His third book, Golden Girls Forever, released in April 2016 by HarperDesign, a division of HarperCollins, became a New York Times best-seller.
In November, 2021, Rizzoli/Universe released All in the Family: The Show That Changed Television, featuring the remembrances of TV legend Norman Lear plus dozens of All in the Family\u2018s stars, writers, producers, directors, crew and guest stars, and an introduction by Jimmy Kimmel.
Always a fan of classic TV, Jim frequently conducts day-long, in-depth, on-camera interviews with legendary figures from American TV history for the Academy of Television Arts & Science\u2019s \u201cArchive of American Television\u201d project. \xa0Interviewees have included Jayne Meadows, Arthur Rankin, Rue McClanahan, Cloris Leachman, Phylicia Rashad, Tyne Daly, Barbara Feldon, Sam Waterston, James Lipton, Chuck Barris, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jeffrey Tambor, and Bernie Kopell.
Jim has written for entertainment media since his days as the Film Editor for The Daily Pennsylvanian, the college newspaper at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with degrees in economics/marketing and computer science from the Wharton School of Business and the Moore School of Engineering.
Originally from Wayne, New Jersey, he now lives in Los Angeles with Frank and their mischievous Boston terrier, Gabby.