The Day The Music Died
When WQAM Radio abruptly changed its format in 1980 to country music, it marked the end of a very long run as the broadcasting pioneer for Top 40 popular music […] The post The Day The Music Died first...
View ArticleMr. Spielberg comes to town
If the City of Hollywood – California, that is – ever decides to build a version of their Mount Rushmore for film directors alongside the landmark sign erected in 1923, […] The post Mr. Spielberg comes...
View Article‘I’ve seen Bob eat ham many times’
Full disclosure: I am not very observant when it comes to Jewish holidays. I work and do not fast on the Day of Atonement. It wasn’t always this way. At […] The post ‘I’ve seen Bob eat ham many times’...
View ArticleWas Harvey Korman improvising or in character?
He was that hysterical comedian from The Carol Burnett Show and Mel Brooks movies; an amazing second banana who had a great flair for broad, comic characterizations. Harvey Korman was […] The post Was...
View ArticleA Saint In Sneakers : The Jack Twyman – Maurice Stokes Story
It was March 30, 1966; friends and I were attending an important, NBA playoff game at that famous, old arena in Cincinnati – the Gardens. One of the Royals who […] The post A Saint In Sneakers : The...
View ArticleM*A*S*H’s ‘Lieutenant Dish’ Jo Ann Pflug a UM alum
When M*A*S*H appeared on movie and television screens more than 40 years ago it was much more than a passing fancy. The 1970 movie was a breakthrough film, which featured […] The post M*A*S*H’s...
View ArticleM*A*S*H’s ‘Lieutenant Dish’ Jo Ann Pflug a UM alum
When M*A*S*H appeared on movie and television screens more than 40 years ago it was much more than a passing fancy. The 1970 movie was a breakthrough film, which featured […] The post M*A*S*H’s...
View ArticleThe Troubadour
Commercial songs playing on our favorite radio stations have been with us since the 1930’s. If I tell you Pepsi Cola had one of the most original and successful of […] The post The Troubadour first...
View ArticleFor Admiral Keith Davids Navy is more than career
When Keith Davids was in the fourth grade he was a child prodigy in sailing. By age 13, the United States Naval Academy had heard about his exploits on the […] The post For Admiral Keith Davids Navy is...
View Article‘On the road to gravure’
I used to love those continuing education seminars offered by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), the radio industry’s trade association which worked out of New York City. They provided the […] The...
View ArticleAl Gore… Sr., that is – J.F.K. and the VP race
When Democrats here caucused to decide their support for the 1988 presidential nomination, the gathering took place at the home of Kendall Coffey, then President of the South Dade Democratic […] The...
View Article‘Attaboy Clarence’
The cheerful acknowledgement we hear at the end of the classic film It’s A Wonderful Life was spoken by James Stewart. The movie tells the story of a man who […] The post ‘Attaboy Clarence’ first...
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