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Like almost everyone who has been exposed to Howard Stern during his lengthy and prolific radio career, there is both a level of admiration and disgust, often occuring simultaneously.  I’ve always admired Howard’s brutally honest takes on politics and media, being frustrated enough with the political shenangians in his home state of New York to

At a time of year usually devoted to premieres, last night’s announcement by Trevor Noah that he was stepping down as host of Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW was, to most observers, shocking and unexpected.  Upon further review, however, it actually appeared to be predetermined and, given the landscape changes that have been seen since

Up until a few days ago, most Los Angelenos had not heard of Janene Drafs, even though she had been holding one of the significant jobs in local media for over two years.  In February 2020, soon after KTLA had been taken over by Nexstar Broadcasting, she was named the replacement for longtime LA local

It seems like a day doesn’t go by of late when JEOPARDY! hasn’t been somehow infused into the mainstream pop culture zeitgeist.  A year into the regime of showrunner Michael Davies, and two years removed from the death of longtime emcee Alex Trebek, the show has never been more ubiquitous, available and connecting past, present

In the same week when President Biden told the world, or at least those who watched 60 MINUTES, that “pandemic is over”, and when even the ubercautious Los Angeles County finally aligned with the majority of the U.S. and rescinded the mask mandate for public transportation and airports, the Los Angeles Times carried this op-ed

The news earlier this week that Parade Magazine, a supplemental Sunday publication carried in more than 700 newspapers for more than 80 years, was ceasing its print edition by Thanksgiving was yet another jarring reality check that the way I grew up consuming media is forever moving toward obsolesence, and the pace of Bataan death

Of all of the attempts to try and get attention to the season premieres of broadcast TV shows during the past week, one of the more ambitious was the first-ever staging of SHARK TANK in front of a live studio audience. It was hardly the most heavily promoted event, and with good reason.  SHARK TANK