Chris Young came to NBC’s “America’s Toughest Jobs” looking for a challenge, not a new job. He’s a 49-year-old investment banker from Pasadena who signed on for a shot at the big time. He reportedly also doubled his life insurance policy. The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!
Rie Heffron takes on America’s Toughest Jobs! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Rie Heffron (her first name is pronounced lee-ay) is a 34-year-old product specialist from Woodland Hills, CA. She went on the new NBC reality series “America’s Toughest Jobs” to prove she isn’t just another pretty face—even if she really does have a very pretty face. The show really put her through her paces, too,... Continue Reading →
Brent Poer, TheWB.com video web site GM! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Never let a good brand die. That seems to be the marching order given to Brent Poer, general manager of TheWB.com, the web video site launching on Wednesday, August 27. The WB, as you will recall, began in January 1995, and was the short-lived network home of many pop culture TV icons including Seventh... Continue Reading →
Free Agent Daniel Pink gets graphic with Johnny Bunko! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Daniel Pink, author, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, Free Agent Nation Daniel Pink has made a career of being first on business themes over the last seven years, ever since publication of Free Agent Nation in May 2001. His theory then? That more of us will be working for ourselves in the... Continue Reading →
Stephen Chao knows how to WonderHowTo.com! VIDEO INTERVIEW
If you think Fox TV is edgy and kooky now, you should’ve seen it back in the early ‘90s when Stephen Chao was a programmer and eventually its President. He commissioned “COPS,” created “America’s Most Wanted,” and earned a reputation for creating commercial success by pushing boundaries and questioning the conventional wisdom. Chao... Continue Reading →
From the bench: Syndicated gay TV Judge David Young rules! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Judge David Young is unlike any other TV judge you’ve likely seen before. In a video marketplace with courts of every color and gender and with their focuses ranging from petty crimes and divorce to Texas justice, the Judge David Young show has a gimmick that’s no gimmick. Yep, he’s gay. JUDGE DAVID YOUNG... Continue Reading →
92 George Gray: From That House to The Price is Right? Wow! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: George Gray, host, "What's With That House," announcer, "The Price is Right" with Drew Carey George Gray is having way too much fun on his HGTV show, “What’s With That House?” The show, now in its second season, is kind of a goof on the proliferation of shelter TV shows, where viewers... Continue Reading →
31 Emeril Lagasse cooks up something fresh: Emeril Live! INTERVIEW
Original Publication Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 That deep frying sound network TV executives hear over their shoulders is coming from the kitchen - Emeril Lagasse's kitchen. Lagasse has transformed "The Essence of Emeril," a spirited little 30-minute cooking show on the Food Network and amped it up a thousand degrees into "EMERIL LIVE," an... Continue Reading →