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Submitted by Douglas Newsom on 17 May 2021

John Barbour's World with John Barbour

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John Barbour "the godfather of reality TV" created, co-hosted, co-produced, and wrote 'Real People' - the first reality show, which was number one on NBC for three years during the early 1980's.

Barbour moved to the United States in the early sixties. His comedy act, particularly his 1965 album, It's Tough to Be White, dealt in part with civil rights and black-white relations.

Barbour hosted the pilot for The Gong Show in the mid '70s, and was a regular panelist on the 1988 Canadian (US syndicated) version of Liar's Club.

Barbour portrayed game show host Harry Monte in a 1975 episode of Sanford and Son.

John Produced, Wrote, and Hosted 'Ernie Kovacs: TV's Original Genius,'for Showtime that aired later on PBS. At the time it was reviewed as 'the best documentary about a performer!'

He also directed and wrote the 1992 documentary The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes. This film covers the investigation of District Attorney Jim Garrison, who, after the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, decided to further investigate the official report given by the Warren Commission. The documentary hypothesizes connections between the assassination and the FBI, the CIA, the Mafia, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and other organizations and foreign affairs issues. The film won an award in 1993 at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain.

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John Barbours World , August 8, 2016 Guests, Rosie Cutter and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , July 25, 2016 Guests, Rebecca Gordon and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , July 11, 2016 Guests, Robbie Martin and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , June 27, 2016 Guests, William Pepper and JP Scottile
John Barbours World , June 13, 2016 Guests, Paul Schrade and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , May 30, 2016 Guests, John Potash and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , May 16, 2016 Guest, William Pepper
John Barbours World , May 2, 2016 Guest, Rosie Cutter and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , April 18, 2016 Guests, John Potash and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , April 13, 2016 SPECIAL with LARRY NICHOLS and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , April 4, 2016 Guest, JP Sottile
John Barbours World , March 21, 2016 Guests, Judy Wood and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , March 7, 2016 with Special Guest Cynthia McKinney and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , February 22, 2016 with Special Guest Richard Belzer and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , February 8, 2016 with Special Guests Norman Lear and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , February 3, 2016 with Special Guests Ed Asner and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , January 25, 2016 with Special Guests Senator Mike Gravel and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , January 11, 2016 with Special Guests Gloria Allred and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , December 28, 2015 with Special Guests Len Osanic and JP Sottile
John Barbours World , December 14, 2015 with Special Guests Anne Serling and JP Sottile

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FEATURED GUESTS

Guest, JP Sottile September 18, 2017
Guest, Stephen Jaffe September 04, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile September 04, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile August 21, 2017
Guest, Elizabeth Joyce August 21, 2017
Guest, Anadel Barbour August 07, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile August 07, 2017
Guest, David Paulides July 24, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile July 24, 2017
Guest, James Corbett July 10, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile July 10, 2017
Guest, James DiEugenio June 26, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile June 26, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile June 12, 2017
Guest, John Potash June 12, 2017
Guest, John B Wells May 29, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile May 15, 2017
Guest, Wayne Madsen May 15, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile May 01, 2017
Guest, JP Sottile April 17, 2017
John Barbour
Las Vegas
NVUSA
Occupation:
Retired writer-producer-TV host-actor-stand-up comic-critic-and fireman on the CNR
Biography:

Lucille Ball's favorite writer, aside from the wonderful writers of her show, was John Barbour. She said for the ten years that John was the film critic for Los Angeles Magazine, she couldn't wait for the beginning of the month just to read his reviews. And watch him on KNBC's six o'clock news!

And when Bob Wood was President of CBS TV he said, 'If Mark Twain had a microphone and camera, he'd be doing a lot of what John is doing!'

John changed the face of American TV as the Creator, Co-Host, Producer, and principal writer of 'Real People,' the country's first trend-setting reality show!

When John was crafting the number one show in TV for three years, his commitment was always to STORY and PURPOSE!

John's story... and what an amazing real story it is http://johnbarboursworld.com/about.html cannot be done justice in a few words, so go explore it, and know that after John's documentary about John Kennedy's assassination, 'The Garrison Tapes' won the '93 San Sebastian film festival Award, then John decided to retire.

It had taken him over twenty years to tell Jim's story, and even though it was and still is ignored by nearly all media in America, John felt that at least it was finally out there. It was the most important story he could ever tell; and so why try to tell any others.

So, he retired. To play golf. In Las Vegas. And now he shares his incredible story...

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