Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that includes folks who still haven’t left my living room since the Tony Hendra interview… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 Writer Jamie Malanowski knows Abraham Lincoln! (Interview; 1 of 2) When I heard that Jamie... Continue Reading →
87 What is Randall Lane’s P.O.V., anyway? INTERVIEW
Originally published July 21, 1997 Don't hate Randall Lane because he's arrogant. As editor in chief of P.O.V., a new men's magazine waging war in a brutally competitive marketplace, he makes a little attitude go a long way. Take P.O.V.'s all-out frontal assault on arch-rival Details, a 10-year-old magazine of choice for tattooed, body-piercing slacker... Continue Reading →
64 Editor Clare McHugh drops everything, talks Maxim with me! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Maxim magazine editor Clare McHugh. Originally published March 31, 1997 Does America really need another men's magazine? Do men need another 172 pages every month or so telling us how to behave, how to get lucky more often, how to pick wine, who's hot and what's not? If subsequent issues of a new... Continue Reading →
54 Details, shmetails! It’s Rob Tannenbaum! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Details magazine contributing editor Rob Tannenbaum. Originally Published November 4, 1996 In his fantasies, Details magazine contributing editor Rob Tannenbaum has a beautiful voice. In reality, he has a beautiful . . . well, he types really well. Have you ever read a magazine or newspaper story where a reporter steps into... Continue Reading →
43 CondeNet 1997: Why isn’t Vogue online? Why would it be? INTERVIEW
Originally Published March 24, 1997 If one more person questions why Conde Nast magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, GQ and Details don't have their own Web sites, Joan Feeney may blow a blood vessel. Ooops. Spoke too soon. "When I got in this business two and a half years ago, no one would ask that!"... Continue Reading →