Today's Guest: Maulik Pancholy, actor, "30 Rock," "Whitney," "Weeds" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Kabletown personal assistants vying to replace Jonathan for Jack Donaghy’s… attentions… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! As trade-ups go, it’s hard to beat Maulik Pancholy’s change of scenery.... 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 →
889 Is Chuck’s Morgan Grimes the most evolved 2nd banana ever? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Joshua Gomez, actor, "Chuck" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Best Buy Geek Squaders who’d trade their employee discounts for 10 minutes of Morgan Grimes’ new life as the Intersect… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Find me a TV character who... Continue Reading →
Actor Dennis Farina on Last Rites of Joe May, Luck! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Dennis Farina, actor, "Luck," "Crime Story," The Last Rites of Joe May Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of bad guys who, when they see former Chicago cop Dennis Farina coming their way, start thinking about mending their ways… in the NEW new media capital of the world,... 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 →
852 9/11 Cartoonists Remember with Family Circus’ Jeff Keane! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jeff Keane, daily cartoonist, Family Circus. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of men and women who will be pausing for a moment of silence every time my guest answers a question… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! We all know where... Continue Reading →
Rise of the Planet of Novelist Joel Fishman: Primacy apes talk! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience who can type but they can't write worth a damn… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! I wasn’t really sure about the right way to introduce today’s guest, Joel Fishman. Ultimately, I opted to be straight forward, so... Continue Reading →
Fashion Week hits New York; author Eila Mell hits Mr. Media! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Eila Mell, author, New York Fashion Week. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of women who were pumped up by today’s topic only to be deflated when they discovered the show is still hosted by me… in the NEW new media–and FASHION–capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Read... Continue Reading →
849 Athens rockers Lullwater maintain community standards! VIDEO INTERVIEW, SONGS
Today's Guest: Lullwater, rock band < Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of local rock heroes who may want to quit the business after hearing Athens rockers Lullwater take center stage… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! When the first notes from Lullwater’s new CD, Silhouette,... Continue Reading →