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In More Ways Than Ever, Cleveland Rocks!!!
It’s a good day to be a fan of Cleveland sports teams, and it’s not simply because their conference champion basketball team, the Cavaliers, absolutely destroyed the Miami Heat in South Florida by the almost embarassing score of 124-87, giving them a virtually insurmountable 3-0 lead in their first round best-of-seven NBA playoff series. That

Take It From Me, Not Every Dinner Needs A Comedian
I do have some empathy for Eugene Daniels, as on a somewhat smaller scale I’ve been in his shoes. Daniels is the current president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, a side hustle with an industry trade organization that compliments his current role with MSNBC and his legacy with POLITICO. Without question, their most public-facing

CBS= Constantly Buying Spin-Offs?
Amidst all of the other distractions surrounding CBS these days, several of which we’re still being castigated for daring to muse about, there still remains the more mundane chore of actually setting a strategic course for what is still the most watched single media destination (sorry, You Tube, you’re a platform). And if one happens

For A Desperate Disney+ Seeking Traction And Relevance, Andor Has No Choice But To Provide Both.
I’m usually not someone who draws much from one-person focus groups that happen to be occurring inside my home. I’ve personally encountered far too many executives that have used those situations as what they perceived was actual research and made million-dollar decisions based primarily on them. My own career opportunities have been directly impacted by

Has Time Run Out On CBS Needing 60 MINUTES?
The news from CBS NEWS that came down yesterday produced many tears in that iconic Eye. DEADLINE’s Ted Johnson was among the many that broke the story: Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, said Tuesday that he is resigning from the venerable CBS newsmagazine, telling staffers he had lost his ability to make independent

Pope. Rhymes With Hope.
I’m hardly the most distraught person on Earth today in the wake of yesterday’s death of Pope Francis. I never saw the man in person; in fact, I’ve never seen any leader of the Church in person to date. When John Paul II embarked on his groundbreaking U.S. tour shortly after he ascended to what

THE SINNERS Are Much More Fun. You Know That Only The Good Die Young.
How fitting that on the very day that folks of a certain faith celebrate Resurrection the concept of a good creative idea rising above the morass of corporate sludge enough to make an impact on consumers and their pocketbooks was celebrated. Well, at least by the creatives. UPI’s Karen Butler succinctly reported the bottom-line results

Rookie Of The Year?
It’s been a while since I caught up with MATLOCK, and considering the season finale aired Thursday night on CBS I felt I was running out of time to be justified in giving it any attention at all. Maybe it’s because I’m actually a tad too young to be one of its devoted fans, a

How Clean Did Prime Video’s Slate Really Need To Be?
Whenever the name Norman Lear is invoked, one way or the other, I get downright evangelical. As I’ve mused on numerous other occasions, getting the chance to rub shoulders and actually collaborate with him was one of the highlights and bucket list items of my career, and I dare say of numerous others’ far more