Another Local TV Newsperson is Shown the Door

Thanks to DJ for the first word on this from NewsBlues.  They had posted an item that another TV reporter in Memphis was given the boot Monday in the continuing shake-up  in that shop.  That reporter is George Brown and he’s been at WMC for several years.  He emailed me about his departure:
Basically I was [...]

Okay, Is It Time To End the Coverage of the Big Chase?

I’ve been puzzling over whether to post about the crash of the news choppers over Phoenix and my friend Jack Church helped sway me to speak up.  Folks, if you’re looking for a time to collectively pull the plug on coverage of car chases, now is the time.  For those not up to speed on [...]

The Call Letters to Your Station are WHATTTTT?????

Okay, I have NOW seen it all.  Unless this is a hoax that somehow got by the good folks from the government (who by the way are here to help us) this is beyond stupid.  In fact, if this was April 1st, I would think this HAS to be an urban myth.  Nobody, even in [...]

Has Memphis Lost Yet Another Long-Time D-J and Help for the Text-Challenged!

I got an email from a person wondering if I had heard where long-time FM-100 DJ Tom Prestigiacomo is.  TP has been off the air in Memphis and his bio is not on the station website these days.  I’m not sure where he is but it has some long-time listeners upset and worried that he [...]

Delaying News Stories, Reporters Helping Law Enforcement, and How the Race for Memphis Mayor is good news for a Local Company

Some folks apparently are a little upset that the news of the death of former televangelist Tammy Faye Messner was delayed until after she had been cremated and that CNN’s Larry King  agreed to make the announcement about 36 hours after the event.  I say big deal.  The family says they asked for the [...]

Memphis Shenanigans Prompt Some Funnies at Fox and A TV Interview Clip That Made My Jaw Drop

I got an email a few days ago with a link to a humorous site and I’d been planning to blog on it. Then I got another email last night that says the site is now open for business. The location is foxfunnies.com and by clicking on it, you will be transported [...]

CBS Decides On a New Approach to Beef Up Its Morning Show and It’s Sure to Tick Off Some Local Affiliates

Poor CBS. You name it and they’ve done it in an effort to make their Morning Show competitive with NBC and ABC. They’ve had some great combinations of people in the morning and even tried to bring over folks from the competition. Nothing has worked. Now, according to an item sent [...]

A Former Anchor/Reporter in Memphis Involved in Huge Brouhaha in Chicago

It seems a former reporter/anchor in Memphis played a role in a scandalous story out of Chicago where another reporter got the boot.  I’ve been following to some degree the goings-on in Chicago over a TV reporter who was dismissed over a situation which raises several ethical issues.  The reporter, Amy Jacobson, formerly of WMAQ,  [...]

Memphis Makes National News, “I Just Want to be on TV” & An Example of a Great TV Story

There’s nothing like a story making the national news about your hometown to make your either beam with pride or cringe in embarrassment.  So here I am on this Thursday morning working away on my computer when I hear on the radio about the federal indictments in connection with the MLG&W debacle with Joseph Lee [...]

Are CBS Affiliates Wishing Katie would Leave Sooner than Later and Why the “N” word is Like a Vampire.

CBS affiliates around the country may think they can’t catch a break when it comes to the network news.  For years they dealt with Dan Rather and his quirky behavior and low ratings.  Manager types I know at CBS affiliates openly wished he would step down so they could have more a fighting chance at [...]