Would the Real Governor of Illinois Please Speak Out, What Was Going On with The Weather Channel Thursday Morning and A Link to a Much Requested Video Regarding Local TV Layoffs

Like it or not, I am a child of pop culture.  I was in the early years of grade school when the Beatles invaded.  I remember watching them on Ed Sullivan with my older brothers and sister.  I’ve been a huge Star Trek fan since the series came out.  I remember being scared to death [...]

The Big Chill Here in the Midsouth, Possible Cuts Elsewhere in Memphis TV, & the Number 2 Man in News DOTR Prepares to Pull the Plug on Himself

It’s almost Noon on this Monday and I would rather go shopping on Christmas Eve than face the folks who have no doubt raced to the grocery stores to stock up on bread and milk in anticipation of the winter weather headed our way.  I was in contact with one of the local weather guys [...]

Been There, Done That and It Hurts Like Hell

Somebody once told me that you weren’t truly a veteran of the news business until you had been fired. I’ve been thinking about that ever since the news came that WMC was lowering the boom on 15 employees.
I was let go from a news job once and let me tell you that it was an [...]

Merry Christmas and By the Way, You’re Fired, A Former Big Kahuna in Memphis Radio Passes and The Way I Want to See TV Anchors Dress

THE LATEST WORD TO ME AND CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES NOW SAYS TIM VAN HORN ESCAPED THE SWING OF THE AXE.  CONGRATS TO HIM.  NOW BACK TO OUR PREVIOUS POSTING!!!
ROLL THE BREAKING NEWS OPEN.  MORE LAYOFFS AT WMC.
I received this email late this afternoon from a source with connections to WMC.  Donna Davis, Bill Lunn, and Tim [...]

Catching Up on What’s Going On in the World of TV Part 2

I don’t know what is more depressing these days.  Looking at my 200.5K (it used to be my 401K but it’s worth about half of what it was!)  or looking at the state of the media.  Yes, everyone is hurting and hurting in a big way.  I’m sharing a posting from The GM who left [...]

Catching Up on What’s Going on in the TV News World

It’s a amazing but if you don’t read your email on a regular basis how much you can get left behind.  I’m now playing catch-up.
First, congrats are in order to both WMC and WREG.  It appears what one didn’t win in November, the other did.  Since this is old news to most, I won’t bother [...]