Nov 16, 2017 | Internet, Radio, Uncategorized
Goodbye old friend Incredibly sad. That’s what a good goodbye should feel like. Seriously. I’ve already shared my thoughts about the death of a media brand that I’ve loved and loved being part of. I’m writing this a couple hours after the 1pm...
Oct 17, 2017 | Core Principles, Movies, Radio, Talent, Television, Uncategorized
Forgive me, but I’m about to get very personal with you. I’ll save the extremely personal stuff for the end, but first, as with almost everything else, I’m going to use my personal feelings to talk about something I love: showbiz. A family member was...
Jul 8, 2017 | Business, Core Principles, Movies, Print, Radio, Television, Uncategorized
One of the more remarkable things I’ve read lately is a piece that showed up in the New York Times last week in which Dean Baquet, the Times’ Executive Editor, answers questions from readers about changes to the way The Gray Lady is restructuring her...
Mar 7, 2017 | Movies, Radio, Talent, Television, Uncategorized
A friend of mine sent me this incredibly entertaining Rolling Stone piece called “The Slow Death of the Great Wrestling Promo”. You should read it. Of course, you didn’t take your mother’s advice to eat your vegetables when you were growing up,...
Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet, Movies, Radio, Talent, Television
Spoiler alert: the news here is good. No, actually, it’s great. Revolutions can be scary, and yes, lots of traditional structures get torn down during revolutions, but new structures spring up, and the ones that are springing up as we begin 2016 are very...
Jul 10, 2014 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet, Movies, Print, Radio, Talent, Television
To see the future of show business – really, of all business – you need to look to the future you’ve already seen. Surely you remember The Jetsons. George, Jane, Judy, and Elroy had those massive video screens in every room of the house. They watched “television” on...
