Fifty Years Of Jeopardy!
Despite Alex Trebek and the current producers celebrating its 30th anniversary this season, "Jeopardy!" actually debuted 50 years ago today. Mental Floss has a good history of the show here. I've been a fan since I was a kid, when my mother appeared as a contestant in...
Superman’s Story
Last summer, I talked with Larry Tye about his book, "Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero." Since Larry is coming to St. Louis this week (appearing at The JCC on Thursday 4/3/14), I invited him to have an extended discussion about the man...
Paying For What You Don’t Watch
If you have cable TV, you may have noticed that your bill has gone up about 4.5% every year for the last few years. With cable and satellite systems carrying a growing number of options (in the hundreds), that may seem like a good deal, but what you don't know is how...
Don Lemon Returns
Don Lemon's star has been on the rise at CNN the last couple of years, and they're giving him another shot at primetime with a weekly Monday night show that starts tomorrow night. So I invited him to join me on America Weekend to talk about the show, and some stories...
Irrelevant Update
I didn't think it was possible for SNL's "Weekend Update" to become less relevant, but it did this weekend with the premiere of new co-anchor Colin Jost. He and Cecily Strong not only have no chemistry, they also aren't good at delivering the jokes, which may be...
Piers Is Out, Who Is In?
I'm glad to see Piers Morgan is losing his CNN show. While Larry King had become a parody of his softball-questions self towards the end, Morgan was actually annoying to watch and his show quickly became Must Not See TV. Coming from the gotcha world of British...
Garrick Utley
Garrick Utley, who reported and anchored news over the course of 35 years for NBC, ABC, and CNN died yesterday of prostate cancer. He was a real pro, one of those solid story-telling reporters with a face and voice that were instantly recognizable. I dug into my...
Late Night Monologue
I watched the first two nights of Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show," and he seems to be doing fine. Those who liked him on "Late Night" will still like him an hour earlier, and time will tell if Jay Leno's fans will continue to tune in to NBC for Fallon in that slot (or...