Tag Archives: television

YouTube, The New Frontier

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

  I touched on the coming age of television in my last posting about wanting to be a  young boy again.  It was an exciting time for the visual medium.   The future for television was wide open.  The first monumental … Continue reading →

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HEY! DIDN’T I TELL YOU NOT TO BOTHER ME?

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

I think we have reached the saturation point…or else it’s another sign that my retirement, which is now in its unbelievable 12th year, has taken me out of the mainstream and numbed my senses. So what is it I’m trying … Continue reading →

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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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