Best known to fans of Late Night With David Letterman as Larry “Bud” Melman, Calvert DeForest passed away Monday in a Long Island hospital after a long illness. He was 85. Because his character’s name was NBC’s intellectual property, his appeared on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman under his real name, when the show switched networks in 1993. Mr. […]
In a rather decidedly tongue-in-cheek press release, Nine-FM, the suburban-based triplecast that has a variety hits format, proclaims that the station is no longer giving away free CDs and encouraging listeners to send any CDs they won back to the station in exchange for a Nine FM T-shirt. Where are the returned CDs going? Back to the RIAA and Sound […]
Not really, but Garry Meier may end up on the same station (WCKG) as Steve Dahl, who worked together for several different Chicago radio stations until a falling out in 1993 (The duo did reunite last August for one time only.) Rob Feder has the scoop here.
Here’s another rich guy named Bill I hate… The only difference is this guy is actually successful. Bob Garfield of Advertising Age interviews Microsoft founder Bill Gates (click here to read the article and download the podcast), and Gates talks about the digital world, but when it came to those Mac vs. PC ads, Bill Gates turned into Bill Wirtz. […]
– Program Partners’ and Merv Griffin new game show Let’s Play Crosswords, which already cleared five NBC O&Os, has now cleared 65% of the country, making the program a “firm go” for this fall. Station groups that bought the show include stations owned by Belo, Tribune, Young, and Raycom. Notable clearances: The show has cleared duopolies for the most part, […]
Tyra might give Rosie something more to complain about….
The T Dog Media Blog Weekend Edition (Yes, another name thought up by our marketing dept….) You know those paternity tests on Maury? Turns out, they actually serve some purpose after all. And you know what? Maury is right when he talks about men denying responsibility for their biological children. Hate the show all you want, but he’s has a […]
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Well, here’s a hint: It’s like kissing your sister…
She sues for making fun of her on the show and violating her copyright. Is her agent the same as Chicago Bear Lance Briggs? Next question. (The lawyer handling the case is standing in the background to your left.)
I guess this means we won’t see Illinois Democrats on The Colbert Report anytime soon… Well, it’s not like these guys had any sense of humor to begin with….
The bloom may already be off the rose for Ugly Betty, which slipped in the household ratings and among adults 18-49 last night against Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? on Fox. But perhaps the real question we should be asking is, how will this affect My Name Is Earl and The Office, two well-received shows that’s popular in […]
No, they didn’t dump O’Reilly or the News Channel (we wish), but they renewed the worst game show since Show Me The Money and Singled Out – Fox picked up for another 13 episodes Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, the same question Blackhawks fans (if any left) have been asking management for quite some time now (and you […]
CBS Sports, YouTube, and the NCAA have created a channel on the video site, presented by Pontiac. (We build excitement!) This starts with the opening tip of the popular NCAA tournament today. The channel presents game highlights, press conferences, CSTV material, and more. To see the channel, click here. (Don’t forget, CBS is streaming their games online as well. Go […]
If you were on the website Television Without Pity.com on Monday, and went on The Real Housewives of Orange County thread, you found all the posts wiped out on the advice of lawyers. Now we know why. It turned out NBC Universal, the owner of the pop-culture focused cable net, acquired the website on Tuesday under the Bravo name. (Real […]
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