TV
Radio Daze…
When I was a kid, my world revolved around radio.
My little transistor radio brought music and personalities into my life in a very special way…
Radio was such a big deal in my life I’m told my first word was “hotdog!“—a favorite expression of radio personality Arthur Godfrey.
Back in the 60’s—Godfrey was huge.
Edgey […]
It’s Alive….
Through out my career as a journalist—I’ve always been guided by my own instincts and judgement about trends, stories, and what people want to read in the paper, hear on the radio, see on TV, or scan in my blog…
But now—I’m on the brink of being replaced by intelligences far greater than […]
The Write Stuff…
TV news—in its present form—is in trouble.
Oh, it’s not that we’re doing bad things—but rather that we’re becoming less relevant to our audience..
A recent Zogby poll indicates two-thirds of Americans—a whopping 67%–think traditional journalism is out of touch with their lives.
You can read the details here—which includes the fact that just about half the people […]
The Political Stew Keeps Cooking……
There are some tasty tid-bits being served up on the campaign trail—and in the coverage of the presidential race—so let’s dig right in…
MeSsupNBC…
The severely ratings-challenged cable network that’s making it a practice to have to apologize for things it does and says is at it again.
MSNBC has once again had to say “I’m Sorry” […]
Takin’ It To The Streets…
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Someday—historians may look back upon today as the day when coverage of the presidential elections changed forever.
Although it sounds a bit melodramatic—what’s starting today is yet another way that the new media seeks to define and change the way we get our sources of information..
That’s because today—the network that pioneered […]
There’s No Place Like Gnome….
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There’s a growing cult of light-hearted fun that’s becoming more mainstream every day….
I’m talking about the cult to free garden Gnomes from their imprisonment as lawn ornaments and garden decorations…
I recall a news story several years back where a couple thought their garden Gnome was stolen.
Within a week or so—they […]
Good Day, Bad Day….
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Everyone has a bad day now and again—and it’s especially tough if your bad day happens in a job where everyone can see you…
For example, in my business—when I have a bad day—It’s live, unfixable and happens in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers….
When that happens, I like to […]
His Cross To Bear…
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There’s been a lot of anger directed at Mike Huckabee’s Christmas TV commercial with folks railing about the symbolism of the so-called “floating cross” in the background that was created by lighting a bookcase behind him…
Sigmund Freud once said, “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” And […]
A Stain On Us All…
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There’s a sizable number of people who think we in the media are frauds and don’t really care about anything but ratings and profits….
…And the release of the Mitchell report on steroids in baseball has created a situation where our detractors are being proved correct.
I’m talking about […]
Of Bibles And Sharks…..
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KEEPING THE HAWKEYES FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES….
As we get closer to the first real test of the presidential candidates voter appeal in Iowa—we’ve got a lot of choices based on their positions on things like the war in Iraq, the economy, the price of gas, how they’d deal […]