Thumbs down to John Mellencamp’s new album cover. And Gordon Keith’s prime-time TV debut. I’m going to couch this review of Gordon Keith’s prime-time TV performance last night with two pillowy caveats: 1. Gordo is by far the funniest guy on Dallas radio. 2. He’s better than I’d be on…
We extend this a.m. a hearty mazel tov in the direction of one Christopher Kelly, best known ’round these parts as the film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a Texas Monthly columnist. Only, this morning we note the huzzahs Chris received over the weekend from the Los Angeles-based…
They’re soon to be Dallas’ dynamic duo of daytime TV: Mark Donald, who wrote the first substantive profile of Phil McGraw for the paper version of Unfair Park way back when, notes that CBS Television Distribution is prepping a syndicated series hosted by The Potter’s House honcho and frequent Dr…
Did the Hammer nail it? Well, we all saw Greg Williams’ appearance on Mike Doocy’s Sports Sunday. It was nice to see him alive and seemingly well. But, like me, you probably weren’t exactly sure what you saw. Greggo? In a snappy suit? Admitting drug use we’ve known about for…
So, now we know what A. H. Belo Corporation CEO Robert Decherd meant in April when he wrote to shareholders of “creating sustainable incremental revenue streams”: He’s raising the newsstand price of The Dallas Morning News. A Friend of Unfair Park delivers the news this morning, and a customer service…
I’ve spent all day waiting for someone to post the video from Greg Willliams’ appearance last night on Mike Doocy’s Sports Adventure Happy Fun Time Hour, only, no luck. (Not even on the KDFW-Channel 4 site, which is the worst in the history of network affiliates.) Too bad too, because…
Sierra Club A Friend of Unfair Park sends word today that Scott Streater, who’s done important, top-notch and well-circulated work covering the environmental beat for both the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and its Planet DFW blog, is shuffling off to Colorado, where his missus got a new gig. Streater, who’s been…
Where’s Greggo? Would you believe sitting beside Mike Doocy come Sunday night? If you think Terrell Owens was just sooo believable and charming in his sit-com acting debut. If you can’t wait to see Greg Williams again. If you want proof why I became a writer instead of a TV…
A heapin’ helpin’ of huzzahs and mazel tovs are in order today for two Dallas Observer staffers: Megan Feldman and Alexander Flores. Both are among the finalists in the 13th annual AltWeekly Awards, which will be handed out by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies during the first week of June…
Megan Henderson Uncle Barky’s all over the comings and goings of one Megan Henderson, Good Day co-anchor at KDFW-Channel 4 since August ’03. The reason? She’s about to jump, or not, to the mothership: the “raw” and “unscripted” and unfortunate Fox & Friends Weekend, where, as Ed noted last month,…
Newsiest interview in a busy Sundy night Every once in a while I like to get greedy. I’ll make a third trip through the buffet line or, sometimes, I’ll watch all four of our local TV Sunday night sports shows. My own little version of checks and balances, if you…
Noticed that Harvard U.’s fancypants glossy 02138 has a new owner as of immediately. Also noticed the current issue’s cover: an interesting portrait of Tommy Lee Jones, who, as you no doubt know, was borned in Midland and edumicated at St. Mark’s School of Texas, where he’s been on the…
In a 2004 Rolling Stone profile of Bill O’Reilly, his former WFAA-TV colleague Byron Harris described the Fox-y one as “particularly dishonest, obnoxious, self-centered.” Really? No idea. Certainly can’t tell from this NSFW Inside Edition clip, making the Interwebs rounds this a.m. And I’ve seen this before — on an…
Think his new, all-time favorite baseball moment is being driven in by Mike Rhyner? While a lot of you wasted your Thursday evening on Red Wings 4, Stars 1, I trudged out to Frisco for some baseball. At least, I think it was baseball. It was KTCK 1310 AM The…
Hal Samples is on the list of people to whom TVT Records owes quite a bit of money. If I may direct your attention to our other blogs … Over on The Sportatorium, Richie brings news that Your Texas Rangers have indeed begun talking to other folks who might be…
Sports radio war? Eh, sorta. In response to this item, I’ve received several inquiries asking for a detailed tale-of-the-tape between The Ticket and ESPN Radio. Ask and you shall receive. At least this time. Among the coveted and targeted demographic of men 25-54, The Ticket has roughly twice as many…
Mike and Corby, remaining rigid. Just got my grubby little hands on the Arbitron radio ratings Winter ’08 book and, you know what, I can’t make heads or tails of it. The details, that is. Numbers schnumbers. But this much I can tell you: *KTCK 1310 AM The Ticket is…
Alex Gordon, who’s very touchy I was gonna pass along this Kansas City Star story to KTCK-AM (The Ticket, 1310) afternoon-show co-host Corby Davidson. But when I talked to Davidson earlier today, he said he’d already had it e-mailed to him, like, “75 times, at least.” Problem is, today’s story…
Hey, lookie, I got an e-mail from Dallas Morning News City Hall reporter Dave Levinthal! Alas, nothing too sexy — just a note that “today, The Dallas Morning News launched a blog focused on Dallas City Hall and area political issues.” And it’s blessed with the catchiest of monikers: Dallas…
For those who weren’t here way back when, Charlie Rose actually started his chat-show career at KXAS-Channel 5, where his first gabfest ran from 1979 till ’81, when it was picked up for syndication after Rose moved to D.C. It’s that long-ago and admittedly tenuous link to Dallas that allows…
Robert Decherd This line from A.H. Belo Corp. bossman Big Bob Decherd’s Monday-morning missive to stockholders is attracting quite a bit of attention today: The Dallas Morning News’ recently spun-off mother company’s “1st quarter financial performance will be substantially below our expectations.” Which explains why shares of A.H. Belo stock…
Jamey Newberg, the Texas Rangers’ official blogger The New York Times this morning weighs in not only on Mark Cuban’s recent flipping and flopping over allowing bloggers access to the Dallas Mavericks’ locker room, but on the larger issue of how pro sports franchises are limiting media access in order…
