Odds & Ends on a Friday

I was trying to find something on a lighter note to end this work-week with.  I found something, courtesy of my good friend and former co-worker Jack.  I will share with you in just a moment.
First, if you see a couple of TV traffic guys on the side of the road with a thumb out, [...]

If You Can’t Make Money Off the Corruption in Memphis, You’re NOT Trying.

My morning routine is just that: routine.  I let the pups out in the backyard, turn the coffee maker on, walk out front to grab the morning newspaper and then brace myself to see what those whacky characters elected to office or who are supposed to be serving the public have done lately.  I’m rarely [...]

Katie’s Annoying Hair Flips, The TV News Space/Time Continuum and Like Navin Johnson, I’m Now Somebody.

My wife and I both looked forward to seeing the John & Elizabeth Edwards interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes Sunday night.  It was for a variety of reasons including what makes this couple “tick”.  I TIVOed the interview and it was quite interesting to hear what they had to say.  I also thought it would [...]

So Long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, goodbye

This is officially my last post on this blogsite. As I stated before I tried to get issues resolved about signing on and never got a satisfactory answer so I began posting on my new blogsite where I’ve been trouble free and it even features the new beardless picture of me for anyone [...]

Let the U-S Attorney General Treat You to Ice Cream

A headline like that will really get your attention.  It did mine.  Here’s the deal and this is NOT an urban myth or legend.  If you go to TrueMajority.org   which was founded by the folks who came up with Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream,  you will find where you can enter a pool on [...]

Female Anchor Attire & Memphis Makes a Headline in the NYTimes

TV is all about the pictures. That’s why in many newscasts if it bleeds, it leads. We get bombarded with pictures of scantily clad celebrities and high speed chases. If it’s caught on tape, we end up seeing it on the boob-tube. Which brings me to my question of just how [...]

Gay and in TV News. Who Cares. Apparently Some Do.

There’s been some buzz recently about whether CNN’s Anderson Cooper is gay. So what if he is. If you start getting rid of people who are on-air and gay, even locally, the ranks of on-air people will get a bit thin. I’m not sure what the big deal is. If the [...]

Please, No More “-Gates” When It Comes to News!

Imitation may be the most sincere form of flattery but folks in the news business have just worn out this whole “-gate” thing.  It all started with Watergate which of course is a hotel/office complex  in Washington where the Nixon sanctioned-break-ins occurred and the burglars were caught.   No problem with that.  Then, because it [...]

What Would Happen to TV News if Newspapers Ceased to Exist?

Some folks may poo-poo the notion that newspapers have that much impact on what TV news operations cover.  To that I would say you have never seen what goes on in a TV newsroom.  I’m not saying that there are not people who crank out enterprise stories in television but more times than many will [...]

Can You Say That on TV as a News Anchor?

I have to admit that over the years I’ve heard some pretty bizarre things come out of the mouth of folks on TV news.  I’ve been guilty of letting some pretty stupid things slip out and some were intended one way and perceived in another.  More than once I’ve come home after a newscast and [...]