(Note from Mr. Media: It's funny how a writer's past never gets too far away. I had actually forgotten about this 1989 profile I wrote for Tampa Bay Life magazine. Back then, David Caton was the Florida director of the American Family Association. He and his moral compass disappeared for many years, only to resurface... Continue Reading →
Got skills? Hire yourself! It’s The Solopreneur Life! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Larry Keltto, author, The Solopreneur Life Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of self-employed doctors, lawyers and accountants – oh, my! – who don’t get what the big deal is about being a solopreneur… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! Larry Keltto... Continue Reading →
Americans, yes, Americans are starving, Kate Snow reports! PODCAST INTERVIEW
> Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of folks old enough to remember when “government cheese” referred to edible handouts and not this year’s crop of Republican presidential candidates… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! It’s never a good time to be poor in America and... Continue Reading →
NBC’s Harry Smith investigates Atlanta test cheating! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of teenage gypsies, tramps and thieves who are having trouble looking me in the eye right now… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Who could possibly lie in the face of NBC correspondent Harry Smith? (Other than soulless... Continue Reading →
Lester Holt would beat Brian Williams… in arm-wrestling! INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of defensive driving enthusiasts who can’t imagine being any other way but responsible behind the wheel… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! When Keith Morrison is telling a story – excuse me, reporting a story — his tone... 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 →
864 Writer Bruce Jay Friedman shares career luck–and great stories! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bruce Jay Friedman, author, Lucky Bruce, Steambath, The Dick, The Lonely Guy, Splash, Stern Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of famous writers, brand name celebrities and their heirs who are mentioned in Lucky Bruce and are standing by to see what Mr. Friedman might say about them... Continue Reading →
Barbara Walters talks on courage, Nixon and tough questions! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Guest Interview By Eric Deggans (2011) Sometimes, I like causing trouble. So whenever people ask me who is the most influential TV journalist of the modern age, I never say Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite. I always say Barbara Walters. That's because she pioneered the mixture of emotion and news, serious and celebrity,... Continue Reading →