Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of professional athletes who always fell one step short of a Gatorade shower until they read Ken Baum’s new book… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If Ken Baum ever offers you some ideas on how to improve your... Continue Reading →
A visit with legendary comics artist Howard Chaykin! INTERVIEW
(Editor's Note: Comic book artist and writer Howard Chaykin, perhaps best known for his work on Blackhawk and his creator owned project, American Flagg, is one of 14 nominees for the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame to be announced in July at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Ca. Bob Andelman interviewed Chaykin... Continue Reading →
Terry Tomalin’s Everyday Adventures will not include Mr. Media! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a retail audience of people who kayak, canoe, scuba dive, paddleboard, zipline, bike and camp for fun, not profit… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Adventure? I’ve had adventures. There was that time in the hot air balloon in Brandon, Florida,... Continue Reading →
The Dark Knight Rises on producer Michael Uslan’s bat-wings! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Michael Uslan, executive producer, Batman, The Dark Knight films, author, The Boy Who Loved Batman Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Batman pajamas wearing youngsters dreaming of slaying their dragons and laying their Vicki Vales… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! I’ve... Continue Reading →
Chelsea Handler’s ‘After Lately’ writers sling zingers! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Sarah Colonna, Brad Wollack, writers, comedians, "Chelsea Lately," "After Lately" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of standup comedians who would give their left punchline for a shot on the Chelsea Lately panel… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! A casual viewer... Continue Reading →
892 Another Happy Day: actor George Kennedy talks Sinatra, Newman, Eastwood! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: George Kennedy, Oscar winning actor, Cool Hand Luke, author, Trust Me Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of guys who remember every line from Cool Hand Luke and The Naked Gun but can’t remember their wife’s birthday… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida!... Continue Reading →
Get Paddle Fit with Pete Williams’ paddleboard exercise tips! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of landlubbers who get woozy just watching those crazy kids paddleboarding out in good ol’ Coffee Pot Bayou… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I live very close to Tampa Bay and every day brings at least two... Continue Reading →
Eagles biographer Ben Fong-Torres takes ’70s rock to the limit! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ben Fong-Torres, author, Eagles: Taking It to the Limit Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of guys from Gainesville, Florida who claim Don Felder owes them ten bucks… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! How is it possible that 40 years have passed since... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Florida: Don’t Go Near the Water (with Oba Chandler)
(Author's Note: This story was originally published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Orlando Sentinel, and Weekly Planet in 1993. Every time Oba Chandler's name has recurred in the press, I get calls about it. Joan Rogers and her daughters, Michelle and Christe, were brutally murdered on June 1, 1989. Several years later, after an intensive... Continue Reading →
I Dream of Jeannie — still! So I talked to Barbara Eden! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of former NASA astronauts—male and female—who signed up for space travel because it seemed like the best way to meet Barbara Eden… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! In a moment, I’m going to be talking to Jeannie.... Continue Reading →