December 30, 2022 Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters, 1st female network anchor, has died Trailblazing television news broadcaster Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93 Friday, according to ABC News, her home of more than 40 years.
December 5, 2020 Dan Rather: Raising a ruckus in a good way from Texas to TV, and now the Twitterverse You may not have heard much about Dan Rather lately. I don’t remember seeing him on TV except as a guest on NBC News,…
February 9, 2020 Your local reporter may be phoning it in Have you seen Katie from Kansas on your local CBS TV station’s website? You probably shouldn’t. This post started when I was looking for…
December 23, 2019 The bad and the good at work (media edition) We all have good days and bad days, but both of these quotes refer to the bigger picture at different times in different people’s…
October 29, 2019 Florida is for other people, who may not know… Most of you know how I feel about Florida. Knowing I moved out says much of it, but there are a lot of reasons…
July 20, 2019 Nothing against my friends at CBS, but… AT&T ā which owns DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse ā released a statement saying it “offered to pay CBS an unprecedented rate increase and…
June 13, 2019 Adding my own few points to Nexstar’s ‘Digital First’ strategy The phrase “Digital First” is nothing new. Managers in TV station news departments have been saying it for years, but they really hadn’t practiced…
March 16, 2019 Control of the media after the mosque attacks in New Zealand THANK YOU to the two new followers from over the past week, bringing the total up to 116. I hope you like what you…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
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…
November 4, 2018 Difficult week, from anger to sadness, as election approaches I don’t remember a seven-day period like the time since last Saturday. That’s when I woke up, turned on the TV, and saw what…
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
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. That’s especially true when it…
September 23, 2018 Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, justice and becoming a Justice President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be giving the Senate Judiciary Committee calendars from 1982 to back up his continued denial of…
September 3, 2018 Labor Day weekend leftovers I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure you’ve had a busy week, between getting used to having your kids in school or planning what…
July 30, 2018 Allegiant Airlines: Worst flight of my life I didn’t plan to be writing this blog right now. I should’ve already landed in Allentown, gotten in my car, and been on my…
July 15, 2018 You may be right but don’t let some on the left know (and vice versa)! I tend to stay away from politics that I really, really care about ā simply due to my background as a journalist and the…
July 13, 2018 The FCC’s war on American children, adults The Federal Communications Commission has a very important mission, but it’s not being fulfilled.In fact, the opposite has been happening over the past few…
June 28, 2018 Ready to ‘X out’ Comcast Xfinity from my life I DECIDED TO STAY WITH COMCAST. Yes, you read correctly. I made the decision yesterday after coming “thisclose” to switching to Verizon. This is…
June 7, 2018 Grave situation for hours outside Detroit Aug. 26, 2018 UPDATE: Grave marker raised and leveled, in early August. I may be back in a few weeks. I don’t go on…
May 31, 2018 Where have you gone, Sasha Savitsky? I don’t know why TV stations (and networks) allow mistakes to remain without corrections but it’s certainly a disservice to viewers and readers. One…
May 29, 2018 The lousiness of laziness and liars I hate lazy people (and stupid ones, but that’s a blog for another time). I can understand being sick. Last year, I showed up…
May 17, 2018 Forget Laurel and Yanny. Did Cecily call Adam a moron? I don’t know about you but yesterday, I couldn’t stop “hearing”Ā about what the people who listened to a certain audio file heard. Most…
May 8, 2018 Paying for news, one candidate’s free airtime and asking for your comments I hope you’ve had a terrific Tuesday! I have a few thoughts (just a few) I figured I’d get out today. This morning, Axios…
