What Is She Wearing? & Porn Star or News Anchor: You Decide

Admit it, if you take time to watch the TV for news, weather or sports, you want generally want the person you’re watching to look somewhat professional.  On-Air folks in the TV business generally tend to be nice looking.  Okay, let me rephrase that. They don’t tend to be butt-ugly.  They’re easy on the eyes.  [...]

The Competition Spoofs “The On-Your-Side Guy named Andy” ,Some Veterans at a Former NYTimes Station are Let Go to Make Way for “Fresh Faces” and Watch Out for Fire Ants!

Imagine this: A TV station decides to spoof the local in-your-face high-profile reporter at the competition who is known for being On-Your-Side. Oh yah, the reporter’s name is Andy. Right now, some of your are thinking, is somebody in Memphis cracking on WREG’s Andy Wise. No, but the former NYTimes station [...]

“Blinded By the Light, Wrapped Up Like a whatttttttt??????”

Admit it.  If you listen to music, any music and sing along, chances are you have been confused over the lyrics of a song.  As long as you sing them to yourself in the privacy of your vehicle as you drive to work or where ever or you are alone in your home, it doesn’t [...]

That’s Your Opinion and You’re Wrong & I’m Ready for My Close-up Mr./Ms. Director

Is it just my imagination or has the world gotten to be a meaner, less tolerant place?  It just seems some folks are waiting to be offended and it’s not a matter of race or sex.  I watch for what passes as news and the reporters and videographers are aggressive and in your face.  Some [...]

What Outsiders See When They Look at Memphis TV, Sensationalism in Local News Can Actually be Bad For Ratings And What Really Was Behind the Departure of the Head of the Former NYTimes station in Huntsville.

It’s easy to be too close to something and that closeness can cloud one’s perspective. That’s one reason to appreciate an outside observation. (No, this is not an endorsement of news consultants. ) But where would one find such a perspective you might ask. One such place is a recent article [...]

With Two Points You Get a Direction, With Three You’re Working On a Trend and Yet Another Reason Why Old Farts (Like Me) Should Avoid Using Current Slang.

Another manager type with the former NYTimes Broadcast group is shown the door. According to some information shared with me by Doug “Scoop-Dog” J. , the chief engineer at WTKR in Norfolk, VA was shown the door by the new owners. That, according to the article, completes the [...]

A GM with the Former NYTimes Broadcasting Group Departs, The Anti-Imus Protesters Gear Up and Just Who Do the Reverends Sharpton and Jackson Speak For?

I’ve been out of pocket on business the past coupe of days and somewhat out of the loop. My good friend Doug J. knows this and as always, he has my back. He shared this item from News Blues that the GM from the former NYTimes station in Huntsville, had resigned. I’ve [...]

Good News for Those Who Say “I Miss Imus”!

For those of you needing to get your cantankerous old fart fix (I say that with love and respect) I’ve got some good news: Don Imus appears to be heading back to the airwaves. You may remember the aging shockjock got the boot when he referred to the women of the Rutger’s womens [...]

It’s Election Day in Memphis so Vote Early and Vote Often, and Congrats to the “Best of Memphis” Winners and Almost Winners

I love elections. I really do. I have voted in just about every election where I have lived since I was old enough to vote. I take voting very seriously. I do hate the “robo-calls” that tie up my phone lines the few days before a heated election. I think [...]

If It’s Good Enough for ABC News, Shut Up and Read……and A Former NYTimes Broadcast Exec is Back in the Saddle

If it’s good enough for the big Networks, it’s often good enough for local TV. How many times have we seen local news folks parroting what the big boys and girls are doing? Well, ABC news is following in the footsteps of the BBC and plans to start using VJs or One-Man-Bands to staff its [...]