When You are Up to Your Ears in Alligators……

Joe, where the heck have you been?  Joe, is your blog still active?  Joe, are you planning to post anything new or just let this thing die?  Busy with work, Yes it is and Yes and Not just yet.
I’ve been swamped lately and the brain cells that I normally devote to posting have been tied [...]

Maybe It’s Just Me……..

For years some folks at newspapers have looked down their noses at those in the TV/Radio business. Primarily the object of their scorn was those darn folks in TV news. “Oh that’s not real journalism” and “you folks never let facts get in the way of a good story” I was told over [...]

Something To Ponder as We Look at the State of the 4th Estate

About the time I think those in power or at least in powerful positions will look at the bonehead deeds of those who have come before them and think “Man, I won’t do anything THAT stupid”, someone takes a big sip from the “Stupid Cup” and does something really stupid.  I generally try to stay [...]

Hope Everyone Has Been Keeping Track of Those Cell Phone Minutes

I remember the first time I worked in a news operation that provided cell telephones to the field crews. It was at WEVU TV in Ft. Myers/Naples and the cell phone unit was about the size of a 12 volt car battery. It had a shoulder strap and it was quite the big [...]

So Long to One Bad Mother…..(Shut Your Mouth)..I’m Just Talking About Isaac Hayes

My wife and I were attending a Memphis Redbirds games Sunday afternoon and the folks we were with had to leave before the end of the game for a scheduled late afternoon rendezvous with family south of Jackson, TN. So were were strolling out of the stadium with a quick walk through of the [...]

What If Someone Held the Olympic Games and Nobody Cared

The Summer Olympics Games are here, the Summer Olympic Games are here….Yah, I can see everyone is getting hyped up about them. I’m not and I used to really look forward to them. I remember back when I was a sophomore in high school, one teacher actually dragged in a TV set and [...]

It Appears the July Book was Good to WREG and I’ve Got a Question About Those Field Cameras at WMC

I received some numbers about the July book from the good folks at the station Down On The River.  According to the numbers they’re circulating, WREG won ALL news time slots in July from early morning late night with the exception of the 6pm time slot which wasn’t mentioned in the release.  My posting of [...]

It Was a Send-off that Would Have Made Brian Teigland Proud

I had to leave town last Saturday morning for a trip that had been a full year in the planning and to be quite honest I was not a real happy camper about it.  The departure came one day after I learned of the death of Memphis TV weatherman Brian Teigland and I knew that [...]