Thursday, September 19, 2024

Media

Brian Williams Out at NBC (At Least for Now) Lester Holt Takes Over Nightly News

Brian Williams has sent this note to his colleagues at NBC. He says it's for the next few days. But really, there's every reason...

Brian Williams Mocked on Social Networks as Scandal Erodes Trust, Anchor Takes Leave

UPDATE Brian Williams will be replaced by Lester Holt this week. And, I predict, permanently. EARLIER The Brian Williams scandal is turning into a big...

George Washington University Dean Proud That Scientology Founder Was a Grad

Did educator Peter Konwerski out himself tonight as a Scientologist? The dean of student affairs at George Washington University took to Twitter to announce...

Super Bowl Commercials: Nationwide Most Depressing and Inappropriate

Nationwide is not on your side. They just aired a commercial in which a young boy announces that he'll never ride a bike or...

“American Idol” Loses 2 Million Viewers from Wednesday to Thursday, Swamped by “Big Bang Theory”

"American Idol" is suffering in the ratings already. Last night the show drew a total of 9.24 million viewers and was swamped by "The...

Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want Mitt Romney, Slags off Gawker Over Drunk Tweeting Allegation

Rupert Murdoch very busy Tweeting. He just told Mitt Romney to forget it for 2016: Let's be clear. Know and like Mitt Romney as...

Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars” wins PGA, So Does “Birdman”

This is a late posting but just in case you missed it: "Birdman" won the Producers Guild Award last night in L.A. I don't...

New York TV Legend Joe Franklin Dead at 88, Pioneered the Celebrity Talk Show

UPDATE: Confirmed, sadly. EARLIER: There's no confirmation yet, but it does seem from reports that New York TV legend Joe Franklin has died at...