CHILD OF TELEVISION

I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson. Read the full "Pre-ramble"

Monday, July 30, 2007

Tom Snyder (May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007)

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I first knew of Tom Snyder when Dan Aykroyd's did his impersonation of Mr. Snyder on Saturday Night Live . Tom Snyder was a news anchor,...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Special Summer Series: "All is Vanity"

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The Second of our "Special Summer Series" recordings of Story Salon ON THE AIR. This month it is "All is Vanity." Our Fe...
Sunday, July 22, 2007

Saving Grace

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My friend Joseph Dougherty ( Handwritten Theatre ) is one of the writers of Saving Grace starring Holly Hunter on TNT Premiere Monday, Jul...
Thursday, July 19, 2007

The 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards Nominees

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DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE 2007 NOMINATIONS LIST HERE. . . HTML PDF WORD
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Charles Lane 1905 - 2007

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Character actor Charles Lane died at the age of 102. Mr. Lane, whose career spanned more than 60 years, was best known for playing a crotche...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Don Herbert AKA Mr. Wizard.

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Before there were MythBusters , Beakman's World or Bill Nye, the Science Guy there was Mr. Wizard . Watch Mr. Wizard aired on NBC fro...
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Thursday, June 07, 2007

Algebra, Role Models and Fictional Characters Part 2: Paris Hilton.

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I had an algebra teacher in college who wanted us to look at subtraction differently so as to better handle some of the algebra problems. He...
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Sunday, June 03, 2007

The Late Great Studio 60.

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Dear American Television Viewers, Last fall I fell in love with a new show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip . I wrote in Never Judge a Show by ...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Lets play the Feud.

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Everyone is talking about this horrible battle. Sadly this battle is not in Iraq or Afghanistan but on a morning talk show. Last Wednesday I...
Monday, May 28, 2007

Charles Nelson Reilly

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Charles Nelson Reilly died at the age of 76. Mr. Reilly received a Tony Award for his role as Bud Frump in the original Broadway production ...
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