Travel Channel Academy New York
Once again, we are back in NY to kick off another Academy. 40 folks from as far away as Maui and England have come together in NY for 4 days that will change their lives.
Read moreA Soldier’s Story
[youtube=[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj41zkUuGCc&hl=en&fs=1] Pat Lafferty is an old marine. He’s also Chief Creative Officer at The Travel Channel. Pat Younge, President and GM for the Travel Channel has instructed that all 250 employees of the Channel take the 4-day TCA Bootcamp...
Read moreEmpowering Women – Real Reality
One of the most important aspects of the Video Revolution is the empowerment of women. When I first started working at WCBS News in NY, there was one camerawoman on the staff. She was considered something of an oddity...
Read moreThe Power of the Press
Must See TV…. As with the arrival of the Internet, the arrival of radio in the 1920s shook up the world. The new medium was extraordinarly powerful. Now, for the first time in human history, one voice could be...
Read moreOn Second Thought
He ‘got’ the new media…. On Friday, I was interviewed by Brian Lamb for Q&A on C-Span. (Sunday nights at 8pm) The interview was a grueling 57 minutes without commerical breaks, and unedited. Lamb threw me a few questions...
Read moreI Do C-Span (tune in!)
Brian Lamb and Me Today I was on C-Span. Well, actually, the Senate hearings were on C-Span. I was taped on C-Span, for Brian Lamb’s weekly show, Q&A. Q&A airs every Sunday night at 8PM. I’ll let you know...
Read moreEverybody’s Doing It
The $14 Million VJ There seems to be little question now that the “Revolution” is getting past its Revolutionary phase. Katie Couric, anchor for The CBS Evening News was photographed in the CBS newsroom using a small, hand held...
Read moreStewart and Me
Stewart Pittman, one of the most literate and articulate lensmen in the business has a daily blog that I like a lot. You can link it on the right. Today, he posts on his visit to the News Museum,...
Read moreThe Next Frontier
This was once the cutting edge ... A few years ago, a friend of mine was hired to make an ad for M&Ms. The budget was a mind-shattering $3million for a 30-second spot. It got me to thinking.
Read moreAmerica Loves A Good Story
So cute…. later, it will eat you. I am watching the Today Show this morning from the Embassy Suites (don’t ask) in Chevy Chase, Md. The economy would seem to be melting down and Wall Street is dissolving, but...
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