A Reporter’s Exit Video
There's a video getting lots of online play of reporter Lisa Desjardins on her last day at CNN in DC, in which she laments the closure of the network's Capitol Hill bureau due to staff cutbacks while she steals a bunch of office supplies (and a first aid kit off the...
Best Breaking News Report Ever
From the folks at The Onion...
SNL & The 2008 Election
I'm looking forward to reading the updated version of Tom Shales/James Miller's oral history of "Saturday Night Live," timed to coincide with the upcoming 40th season of the show. The original covered 1975-2000, and the new material covers the years since then.....
Thank You, Don Pardo
I didn't know Don Pardo, who died yesterday at 96. I never interviewed him, either. My only connection to him is that Pardo was the announcer on the original "Jeopardy!" when my mother was a contestant on the show in 1967 (I wrote about it here). Everyone knew his...
More About Robin Williams
Last night, my daughter and I watched the DVD of Johnny Carson's penultimate show. That historic hour still stands as the Best Late Night Talk Show ever telecast, with Bette Midler's sentimental/comic musical tributes and a couple of segments of Robin Williams doing...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Jason Linkins nails it with his media analysis of why "Meet The Press" won't be any better with Chuck Todd as moderator than it's done with David Gregory in that role... As I've previously explained, none of these Sunday shows get impressive ratings as a general...
DVR Alert
You might want to set your DVR to record Penn and Teller's "Fool Us," which is airing this summer on Wednesday nights on The CW (channel 11 in St. Louis). The series originally aired three years ago on British TV, hosted by Jonathan Ross. The concept is simple:...
Ray Rice’s Insufficient Punishment
I haven't watched Keith Olbermann's ESPN show in many months, but his commentary last night on the insufficient punishment the NFL handed down to wife-beater Ray Rice reminded me how good Olbermann can be when he's truly steamed...