City Confidential
Encyclopedia
City Confidential is an American
documentary
television
show, transmitted on the A&E Network
, which singled out a community during each episode and investigated a crime that had occurred there. Rather than being a straighforward procedural, the installments began by focusing on the history and spirit of the city chosen. Often, the crime and persons involved highlighted a unique feature of that community. Additionally, the show analyzed not only the crime itself, but also the impact which the crime, ensuing investigation and legal proceedings, had had on the community at large.
Part of City Confidential's success was the wide variety of American cities the show covered. The cities featured varied in size and prominence, from the smallest village to the largest urban areas. The show premiered in 1999, and featured communities of all sizes, from medium ones such as Newberry, South Carolina
, Saddle River, New Jersey
, Little Rock, Arkansas
and Saint Charles, Missouri, to major cities such as New Orleans, Louisiana
; Miami, Florida
; and Los Angeles
.
The original narrator of City Confidential, Paul Winfield
, was involved from the show's premiere in 1999 until his death in 2004. He was replaced by actor Keith David
. The show was produced by Tom Golden. City Confidential aired its last new episode in March 2006.
United States
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documentary
Documentary film
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television
Television
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show, transmitted on the A&E Network
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
, which singled out a community during each episode and investigated a crime that had occurred there. Rather than being a straighforward procedural, the installments began by focusing on the history and spirit of the city chosen. Often, the crime and persons involved highlighted a unique feature of that community. Additionally, the show analyzed not only the crime itself, but also the impact which the crime, ensuing investigation and legal proceedings, had had on the community at large.
Part of City Confidential's success was the wide variety of American cities the show covered. The cities featured varied in size and prominence, from the smallest village to the largest urban areas. The show premiered in 1999, and featured communities of all sizes, from medium ones such as Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county...
, Saddle River, New Jersey
Saddle River, New Jersey
Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 3,152. Saddle River has the second-highest per-capita income in the state...
, Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
and Saint Charles, Missouri, to major cities such as New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
; Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
; and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
The original narrator of City Confidential, Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Paul Edward Winfield was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr....
, was involved from the show's premiere in 1999 until his death in 2004. He was replaced by actor Keith David
Keith David
Keith David Williams , better known as Keith David, is an American film, television, voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work...
. The show was produced by Tom Golden. City Confidential aired its last new episode in March 2006.