Today's Guest: Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, former Mayor of Atlanta, civil rights activist (Originally published in The Maddux Report, May, 1990; this was the first of three interviews I did with Andrew Young. The most recent was in 2013 for the book Building Atlanta, which I wrote with pioneering black... 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 →
Ted Turner’s favorite TV host, Bill Tush, takes a swing! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Tush, long-time WTBS Superstation TV personality You kids today think you’ve got it made, what with hundreds of cable TV channels, each one focused on a narrow genre like death and destruction, Herpes, and funny things you can do with string. But back when I was in college there were only... Continue Reading →
U.S. Olympians Brandi Chastain, Kerri Strug team up for charity! PODCAST INTERVIEW
This is a very special Mr. Media podcast. As a member of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, Brandi Chastain participated in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and helped the Americans win the gold medal by playing every minute of every U.S. game. She is best known for her game-winning penalty kick against China... Continue Reading →
49 Scott Woelfel builds CNN Interactive, settles into Armchair! INTERVIEW
Originally Published November 18, 1996 CNN is one of the world's most recognizable brand names. If you need a news fix, it's the television channel to which everyone in the global village turns. What about when there's no TV around? That's the idea behind CNN Interactive, yet another brand extension from the house that Ted... Continue Reading →