It’s Not the Size But What You Do With It That’s Important & Another TV Group Faces Financial Issues

Some people will tell you size is not important but the bigger it is, the more bragging you will hear.  I’m talking about TV market ranking folks.  And the latest market rankings show that Memphis has slipped again, this time from #48 to #50. There was a time when it was the largest market in [...]

If You Know Something Your Co-Workers Don’t, Be Careful How You Share It.

Time was, a newsroom (TV, radio, newspaper) held a plethora of potential “Trivial Pursuit” game participants.  That’s because in those newsrooms, one could generally find folks with good liberal arts backgrounds, people tended to be well read, and they were constantly exposed to a variety of subjects and topics since they had to be able [...]

Excuse Mr. Larkins, Would You Like Some Cheese with your Whine?

For years I’ve heard the expression that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”.  It paid off this week although one friend told me that I basically sounded like his cranky old grandfather. The issue was the pile of yard waste (bags of grass from the lawn and other debris that had been sitting in front [...]

Sometimes You Just Have to Take Matters Into Your Own Hands

I know from personal experience that when it comes to new systems and new operations that it somestimes takes a littel time to get the bugs worked out.  At the station I worked at in the Ft. Myers/Naples area, the now defunct ABC affiliate WEVU-TV, (it exists in some other form or fashion under different [...]

A Clever Way to Do A TV News Story When No One Will Talk on Camera

Anyone who has reported in TV news for any amount of time knows there is nothing more frustrating than to turn a story when no one will talk to you on camera.  I can’t begin to tell you the number of times I was told that there would be no comment from the principal parties [...]

The Man Who Helped Shape the Look of Modern TV News Passes and The Legacy of College Basketball in Memphis and Using Social Media to Promote Your Station

Yes, I know I’m late on posting on the passing of legendary newsman Don Hewitt but I just look at it as better late than never.  I won’t go into his many accomplishments but I will say that innovations he introduced changed the look of local TV as everybody strived to look “like the big [...]

Yet Another Reason to Pull the Plug on My Cable Service and Please Remove ALL the Caffeine from the Folks in the Morning at The Weather Channel.

I want to say “thank-you” to my local cable system.  You managed to weigh in on my side in an on-going family argument/discussion and didn’t even know it.
Here’s the deal:There aren’t a lot of shows I watch on TV.  I never got on board the reality TV train.  I watched a few minutes of one [...]

Things I Learned During the Tenure of the Former Mayor of Memphis

We’re coming up on one week since the change-over at the helm for the city of Memphis.  I was actually enroute from Atlanta when the passing of the mantle occurred.  And, I also wanted to wait about a week before posting this because….well, in case WW decided to rescind his retirement/resignation/departure or whatever it is [...]