Jan 10, 2002 | Columns, war/terrorism
The strange flight of Charles Bishop, the 15 year old kid who stole a Cessna 172 and flew it into the Bank of America building in Tampa on Saturday afternoon, has raised more questions as the days have gone by. The story put every cable news outlet on Graphics Alert Status because there was a […]
Dec 16, 2001 | Columns, war/terrorism
Since September 11th, we Americans have been called upon to renew our patriotic spirit in every way. A lot of that is fine, but a good deal of it is nothing but cheap jingoistic pandering, and I’m getting sick of it. First we had to get on an airplane or the terrorists had won. Fine, […]
Sep 18, 2001 | Columns, war/terrorism
On Monday night, David Letterman proved again why he is the current king of late night television. Speaking from the heart and choking back his emotions, he explained that he was unsure he should be doing his television show now, but that he had been inspired by Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s plea to try to return […]
Sep 12, 2001 | Columns, Television, war/terrorism
I was going to sit down last night and compose some thoughts about the events that overtook America on Tuesday, but I became entranced just sitting and watching it all unfold on television. Make no mistake about it, this was a television event. I love the medium of radio, which I have worked in for […]