Sometimes the News Just Won’t Cooperate

0 for 2. That’s where the count stands on the two “Really Big Stories” of the week. After the first day, some saw the Karr wreck coming in the Jon Benet Ramsey story. Most didn’t. Yah, some will say it’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback on this story but [...]

I’m Really Disappointed that I’ve not Heard Anything About Hurricane Katrina as We Approach the Anniversary!

You would think by now that somebody, somewhere would have put together a documentary or retrospective on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. But no, so far, nothing, zip, nada.Oh wait, I just realized I’ve been off in a parallel universe. In this universe, there are plenty of documentaries and retrospectives [...]

Could the Sun be Setting on the local TV sportscast?

Okay, I admit it. In our household, my wife is the one who is the sports fanatic. While she’s mellowed just a tad over the past few years, the start of college football season (not pro) gets her pumped up like the arrival of cooler weather does for me here in the MidSouth. Oh, I [...]

Pot Calling the Kettle Black.

Pardon my rant, but can someone tell me who told Geraldo and Bill’O they were real news people.Okay, Bill O’Reilly used to work for ABC news among others and Geraldo Rivera used to turn stories for ABC’s 20-20. He even visited West Tennessee to interview the sheriff of Dyer County who was found to [...]

Only in America Can We Find a New Way to Beat an Old Story Into the Ground Again.

JonBenet Ramsey. A tragic story and while this terrible event played out a thousand miles away, it managed to make my life miserable in Memphis. I admit I hate to see anything bad happen to children, especially when it’s caused by an adult. I mean, come on, they’re children. [...]

I’m Back in the Saddle Again.

Wow! I was out of town last week because of a death in the family and when I got back on line I find some sad and interesting things going on.First, condolences to the family of former Commercial Appeal TV & Radio reporter Tom Walter. The 57 year old Walter died after a [...]

Boy, Am I Glad That is Over!

It is so quiet around stately LarkSmith Manor today. The phone has been ringing off the wall during the past week as I have heard from folks just needing a moment of my time. I’m talking about my good friends Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Lamar Alexander, Ed Bryant, Bob Corker and a host [...]

If he can kick the competition in the teeth in one market, give him a try in another!

Word on the street is that the success of the GM at the Raycom station in Huntsville, Alabama is one reason he’s supposed to be taking over operations on Union in Memphis. Those familiar with the Huntsville market know that about ten years ago the NYTimes station moved up to dominate news there. [...]