THE SPLENDID TABLE'S TURKEY CONFIDENTIAL
Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and inner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.
As in 2021, the program for 2022 will be file based - the show will be fed "live" at noon, though files are available to download here if you'd like to air the special earlier. Please let your Station Relations Representative know if you'd prefer to receive the file early.
Host
Francis Lam
Francis Lam took over the program from long-time host Lynne Rossetto Kasper in January 2018. A regular contributor and frequent guest host on The Splendid Table since 2010, Lam is the former Eat columnist for The New York Times Magazine and is Editor-at-Large at Clarkson Potter, a division within Penguin Random House that is a leader in cookbook publishing. For two seasons, Lam was a regular judge on Bravo's hit show, Top Chef Masters. An award-winning writer, Lam has written for numerous publications, including Gourmet, Bon Appetít, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Salon, Men's Journal, and the Financial Times. He graduated first in his class at the Culinary Institute of America and holds a bachelor's degree in Asian Studies and Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. He lives with his family in New York City.
Featured Guests
- Claire Saffitz, YouTube star and author of Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence: A Baking Book.
- Rick Martinez cohost of the Borderline Salty podcast and author of Mi Cocina , Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico.
- Jesse Sparks, host of The One Recipe and Senior Editor at Eater
Length
Two hours
Show Clock
01:59:00 -- There are three 60-second breaks in the program: a floating break in each hour at approximately (29:00) into the hour, and a fixed break at (59:00), between the two hours. The breaks will be covered by music, and APM will supply Contact Closure 3 for all three breaks. (Please note: Turkey Confidential is NOT newscast-compatible.)
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Promo spot available: November 1, 2022
Program rundown available: November 24, 2022
Date content will be uploaded: November 24, 2022
Broadcast Window
November 24, 2022
Fed live at noon ET. Files are also available early here, to air beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day.
Broadcast Rights
Affiliate stations must carry this program on Thanksgiving Day (November 24, 2022). The program must be carried in its entirety. No excerpting is permitted. Simulcast streaming rights are available for this program. Stations are strongly encouraged to carry both hours; however, the hours are discreet and stations may carry either. Prior to carrying this program, stations must contact their American Public Media Station Relations Representative.
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