June 12, 2025 âVery big forceâ: Will the news media be attacked for not showing Trumpâs military parade? The question is absolutely appropriate. Here are the reasons.
June 11, 2025 The news has moved! Regular readers looking for news from Florida and not finding it here at CohenConnect.com should not be disappointed.
June 1, 2025 Remembering Mom I feel so lost in a way I never felt before. If there was anyone central to the family, my mom was it.
May 25, 2025 Would you pay for local news on Netflix? That’s the question I saw on LinkedIn. Sounds like a win-win. Can you come up with a successful business model?
May 22, 2025 Deep thoughts: The value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; politicizing anti-Semitic murder This is what I want to know about value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; and politicizing anti-Semitic murder.
May 20, 2025 The day I saw Queen Elizabeth This future journalist was interning in the newsroom at WFLA-TV during the summer semester of 1991. Queen Elizabeth II was about to visit and it was an exciting time.
April 11, 2024 O.J. Simpson may have made my career I woke up to the news about O.J. Simpson dying and can’t believe I never wrote about him here. He may have made my career.
February 23, 2023 Remembering Dad Iâve been lucky. It sure doesnât feel that way now, but this is something other people had to do well before they were my age. Like my father did.
August 26, 2022 Lenny Cohen’s bio on cbs12.com Lenny Cohen arrived at CBS12 News as dayside digital content producer in 2021, writing news as it happens for cbs12.com and then going beyond the headlines to show why people need to read those articles on social media platforms.
February 9, 2020 Your local reporter may be phoning it in Have you seen Katie from Kansas on your local CBS TV stationâs website? You probably shouldnât.
February 5, 2020 Iowa Democrats’ disaster just a symptom of primary problems The Democratic caucus in Iowa took place two days ago and we shouldâve received the results about 30 hours ago, and that’s giving the counters a bit of a break. The important number in a primary is the number of delegates each candidate will get.
December 27, 2019 Have you noticed Comcastâs Christmas gift to itself? Itâs that time of year again. No. I take that back. A few weeks ago, it was that time of year again. Regular and long-time CohenConnect readers may recognize the Comcast graphic with Santa Claus.
November 28, 2019 To Thanksgiving, and the best TV episode ever dedicated to it This year, I reposted a Facebook memory from all the way back in 2018. It contrasts my good feelings about the holiday growing up in Florida, through last year, which was much colder than this one.
August 15, 2019 ThePhillyFilesâ six-week milestone! I sent the following to subscribers of ThePhillyFiles on Mailchimp: Itâs hard for me to believe but today marks *six weeks* since the kickoff of ThePhillyFiles.com! Of course, itâs not like there was nothing on July 3, and everything suddenly appeared on July 4.
July 8, 2019 Video: First fiery justice, then the law HATE-MONGER ARSONIST: Tristan Morgan. A man the BBC calls a âfar-right extremist ⌠who set fire to a synagogue,â a year ago, first went down in flames and now the justice system.
December 6, 2018 Blogging better in 2019 after hitting 20,000 views in 2018 THANK YOU! I donât know what else to say. Thereâs nothing special about hitting 20,000 blog page views except that itâs a big round number. The blog is a hobby and will be four years old next month.
November 21, 2018 The end of an era, and beginning of this one (Part A of this one) It was 20 years ago tonight. Not exactly. It was actually four days off, on Nov. 25, but what really matters is it was the night before Thanksgiving in 1998.
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole Iâve known I had another blog post âdueâ before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and so much going on â personally and in the news â to actually do it. After this morningâs attack in a Pittsburgh neighborhood where I have family and have been to several times, I did some reading and a lot of soul-searching before starting to write. Iâm hoping others who I trust and posted thoughts will unknowingly help a lot.
October 10, 2018 The case against us all paying for private schools Several times a year, before elections, a man in Florida emails me about who to support in elections down there. The goal is to receive money (Isnât that everyoneâs?) for private schools.
September 26, 2018 Stupid, stupid, stupid! Sometimes I see or hear something so stupid, I lose control and have to call it out right away. Thatâs especially true when it comes from somebody who makes herself seem like some sort of expert on a topic. Unfortunately, this is one of those times.
August 27, 2018 Not the typical pet, not the typical vet appointment What a morning, and I hadnât even gotten to the vetâs office! It was time for Friskyâs first annual physical. Thatâs not counting the office visit she had a year ago, after I adopted her from Morris Animal Refuge on Clear the Shelters Day. Frisky has always been a tough one.
August 2, 2018 Cherâs surprise: Stopping by The Cher Show while it gets ready for Broadway Hi! This is Lenny with the first of what Iâm hoping will be regular guest columns. Just use the contact form to let me…
July 8, 2018 From Philly? How your neighborhood (or one nearby) got its name Philadelphia may be one of the biggest cities in the country and arguably the most historic, considering it is the birthplace of our country….
June 16, 2018 Making your Father’s Day happier, no matter your situation Father’s Day is upon us again and I wanted to get this post out before the holiday because I just read a lot of…
June 2, 2018 Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Who wouldâve thought of me as some type of music expert? Definitely not anybody who knows me! Iâve been planning this blog for a…
February 18, 2018 Famous man, 80, suing famous man, 77, for age discrimination Whatâs famous to you obviously relies on where youâve been and what youâve noticed, but these people have had national exposure for at least…
February 12, 2018 Football, even the Super Bowl, may be hazardous to your health The Super Bowl is over, the Eagles won and in a moment, I’ll show you why the old phrase in the title — âmay…
December 20, 2017 Today, Merry Christmas to Comcast! You’re welcome! No waiting until Christmas on Monday. Comcast, you obviously consider yourself too powerful. Today, your hard-earned rate hikes take effect. Santa says you’ve been…
November 29, 2017 Hey, you accused! Would Mom say, wait until your father gets home? Today, it was Matt Lauer. Some of you want the newest, shocking details. The Miami Herald called the accusations against him âcrude misconduct.â Less…
November 27, 2017 Special streets, signs in the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection) Philadelphia street signs are different than in much of the country. For example, thereâs no downtown. Locals call that part Center City. If youâre…
November 21, 2017 Lessons on addressing, our government’s gift to you! On Facebook? You’re probably signed up for a lesson on mailing a letter, paid for by the U.S. government, like the one above. I…
November 9, 2017 What is conscience? Elusive in the media, unfortunately It seems every day in the news, I read about another powerful man resigning, taking time off from a high-profile job, or under police…
October 6, 2017 Update: Storing the car on the mean streets This blog post I found was written in mid-May, 2016, but never published. It was part of a series on the difficulties I had…
August 24, 2017 Hurricane Andrew, after a quarter century 25 years ago today, this was nothing. Itâs hard to believe so much time has passed, not that I ever forgot a Hurricane Andrew…
May 25, 2017 Dinner in my honor: A favorite memory The spring of 1997. It was pretty much my first time away from home. Steve and Tom hired me to produce the 11pm news…
February 17, 2017 Beating Welchâs un-kosher coupon policy I don’t get shocked too much anymore. Maybe that’s from age, or having done a lot of things in a lot of places. Maybe…
