Tag Archives: television

DARE I GET POLITICAL?

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

My entire career was spent working in, or very close to, the news media. As such, lies the motivation for this rare, politically oriented comment I am sharing here. I’ve sat in a local radio station’s marked news car on … Continue reading →

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MEDIA MONOTONY

Posted on April 8, 2017 by

I have a love/hate relationship with broadcasters.  Having worked in radio my entire career, I had the opportunity to be around some incredibly talented people.  However, there were just as many whose creativity is measured only by their zest for … Continue reading →

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MEDIA OVERLOAD

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

I am in media overload. This is the result of two things: first, I just had knee surgery so my ability to get up and move about the galaxy is limited to short distances and brief tasks. This is so … Continue reading →

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RADIO: where the pictures are!

Posted on March 12, 2016 by

Well, as they say, “welcome to my world.”  The picture above offers a partial glimpse of the room where you will most likely find me practically any time, day or night.  Here is where I write my blog, my books and … Continue reading →

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HERE WE GO AGAIN…

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

All of a sudden it is a strange time to be living in America. I sense the entire country is on the brink of hysteria. When I was a child in school we practiced for the bomb As the cold … Continue reading →

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I HAVE BREAKING NEWS…THE NEWS IS BROKEN!

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

The lead story on the Channel 6 news (Miami) last night was about a 52-year-old man who, after several days being the subject of a massive manhunt, was found and arrested. There was extensive coverage from Chopper 6 when the … Continue reading →

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TRIPPING DOWN THE RED CARPET

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

I watched the County Music Awards on TV last week.  Televised award shows are a big deal in the USA.  We love to honor our popular performers, be they actors, singers, movie stars or television journalists.  We are especially happy … Continue reading →

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COMMON GROUND…ANOTHER SINKHOLE

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

A TV commercial flew past my face last night and when it was over I had no idea of what it was about.  I was baffled.  It was for a phone, I think, or an app for a phone that allows … Continue reading →

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The Country Needs a Time-Out!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Yep, I am convinced.  The country needs to go to the time-out corner of the room, sit down and stare at the juncture of the two walls.  There, the country can think about what it has done. Then, when it … Continue reading →

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