Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of short-fingered vulgarians, Martha Stewart wannabes, Walter Monheit, the publisher of Vanity Fair, two guys who insist they were not Separated at Birth™, and people who can no longer squint hard enough to read the fine print… in the NEW new media capital of the... Continue Reading →
Meet Virgin Alexander’s virgin, married screenwriters! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of first timers in so many things… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I met my wife on the job. I was the music critic at the St. Petersburg Times and she was usually the late editor fixing... Continue Reading →
Mike Hammer lives, thanks to novelist Max Allan Collins! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Max Allan Collins, novelist, co-author with Mickey Spillane, Lady, Go Die! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of flat-footed coppers and irresistible dames with those long chorus-girl gams I dream of in technicolor… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I’m going to... Continue Reading →
Comic novel A Hole in the Ground… screams ‘Movie!’ VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Hollywood screenwriters who plot out my every move on storyboards… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Hearing that a comic novel takes place in a mine is not the best way to get my attention for a... Continue Reading →
Author Jill Geisler shares What Great Bosses Know! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of unruly local TV journalists who know it all but only have 30 seconds – and perfect hair and teeth – to explain it to you, the home viewer… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I was a... Continue Reading →
Fitness for Geeks is more than just typing, author says! VIDEO
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of gypsies, techies, tramps and geeks, who have next to nothing in common but a growing interest in each others’ well-being… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Geeks are generally unhealthy people, just like you and me. Okay, like you,... Continue Reading →
Guest of Honor recalls White House dinner of Teddy and Booker! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Deborah Davis, author, Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of blacks and whites living together in harmony – seriously, they’re right here in my living room, humming the greatest hits of Run... Continue Reading →
Chuck Jones comic strip dream revived in Crawford book! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kurtis Findlay, author, Chuck Jones: The Dream that Never Was Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of second-rate cartoon characters who’ll live out their lives of quiet desperation in Toontown without ever being drawn by the hand of a master craftsman like Chuck Jones… in the NEW new media... Continue Reading →
941 Gay or not, Eddie Campbell’s 44 Horrible Dates will terrify! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Eddie Campbell, author, 44 Horrible Dates Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of fabulously single gay men who, after reading 44 Horrible Dates think the only commonality is the author… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Eddie Campbell is – prepare the cliché... Continue Reading →
940 The Scent of Scandal sends journalist after orchid mystery! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Craig Pittman, author, The Scent of Scandal, Oh, Florida, journalist, Tampa Bay Times > Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Phragmipedium experts whom I wouldn’t trust to guard the bougainvillea I’ve been growing in the backyard… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Craig Pittman’s beat... Continue Reading →