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Shelley Herman is an Emmy-nominated TV writer who is married to actor Randall Carver. [1] [2] [3] She attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California, and graduated from California State University, Northridge with a BA degree in Radio, TV, and Film. [4] [5]
Herman has written for Supermarket Sweep, Liar's Club, Love Connection, Breakaway, Outdoor Outtakes, Trivia Unwrapped, Balderdash, Show Me the Money, and The Million Second Quiz. She was also a contestant twice on The Dating Game. Herman also hosted several talk-radio shows in Los Angeles, California. [6] [7] [8]
Herman starred in the TV series Off the Wall and Night Rap, and co-hosted ESPN’s Battle of The Monster Trucks and Mud Bog Spectacular. Herman is a member of SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. [9]
Herman's book My Peacock Tale: Secrets Of An NBC Page (2023) is about her experiences in the 1970s as a NBC Page in Burbank, California. Herman got the 18-month position after the mother of a woman, she worked with at Sears, referred her to Eba Hawkins who was head of human resources at NBC.[5] [10] [11] [12] [13]
As a page, she worked on TV shows such as The Tonight Show, The Gong Show, The Midnight Special, Hollywood Squares, Password, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man. [14]
In her book, Herman recalled stories about Johnny Carson, Robin Williams, Gilda Radner, Freddie Prinze, Richard Pryor, Chuck Barris, Harry Chapin, Alfred Hitchcock, Erik Estrada, and McLean Stevenson.[5] [15] [16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lights, Camera, Author - Shelley Herman". Lights, Camera, Author! with Jim Junot via Spotify. July 1, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Crazy Train Radio's Interview with Shelley Herman (Author- My Peacock Tale)". Crazy Train Radio via Amazon Music. June 11, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Johnny Depp book by Amber Heard's ex-investigator will detail his troubled childhood". New York Daily News. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Q&A with Emmy Nominated Show-Biz Veteran Shelley Herman". Ringside Report. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c "TV Talk exclusive: Former NBC page spins juicy '70s stories in 'My Peacock Tale'". Idaho Press. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023. Cite error: The named reference "Idaho Press" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "A Conversation with writer, producer and new author Shelley Herman about her new book "My Peacock Tale"". The Hollywood Times. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Shelley Herman, Former NBC Page Talks Her New Book "My Peacock Tale"". WMAY. June 28, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Shelley Herman". IMDB. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "From John Travolta sobbing at the Emmys to 'The Tonight Show' secrets, ex-NBC Page reveals untold celebrity stories". Yahoo! News. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Shelly Herman". WABC (AM). June 3, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Shelly Herman discusses her new memoir about her time working at NBC called "My Peacock Tale: Secrets of an NBC Page"". KESQ-TV. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Shelley Herman Shares Some of Hollywood's Most Hidden Secrets". ENSPIRE MAG. August 2, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Former NBC Page Embraces Nostalgia as Author". Burbank Leader. July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Former NBC Page Shares Tales of Jimmy Stewart, Andy Kaufman & More in New Book". Daily Blast LIVE. July 31, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "An Ex-NBC Page Is Sharing Behind-the-Scenes Celebrity Stories From the '70s". The Vintage News. August 14, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
External links
[edit]- My Peacock Tale book website
- My Peacock Tale Instagram
- My Peacock Tale Twitter
- LosAngelesWriter/sandbox at IMDb