Today's Guest: Former USA Network late night TV host Rhonda Shear, who now designs and sells sexy lingerie on Home Shopping Network, HSN. I was a young man with a lot of free time on Saturday nights way back when, so I saw my share of Rhonda Shear hosting USA Network’s “Up All Night”... Continue Reading →
I looked at the title of Nathaniel Lande’s new book and thought, no publisher sticks a book with a title that long and promising unless they’re really confident about the story inside. So with a lot of titles competing for my attention these days, I took a leap of faith with The Life and Times... Continue Reading →
There are all kinds of journalistic storytelling styles, starting with your basic who/what/when/where and why. There is also “if it bleeds, it leads.” And let’s not forget the “New Journalism” class of the 1960s and ‘70s, exemplified by everyone from Tom Wolfe to Truman Capote it used dramatic literary techniques to add depth to... Continue Reading →
Some of my favorite travel adventures have centered on New Orleans. The first time I went there was by car with my sister when I was in college. It was the early ‘80s and the city was host to some kind of World’s Fair-like event. Since then I’ve returned for work and pleasure, both... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: David Simon, TV writer, creator, "The Wire, "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Treme," "The Corner" Today, it’s January 26, 2007, and I am sitting across from David Simon, creator of the critically-acclaimed and Peabody Award-winning HBO series, The Wire. We are speaking at The Inn at the Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida,... Continue Reading →
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