Mr. Media is recorded live before a retail audience of people who kayak, canoe, scuba dive, paddleboard, zipline, bike and camp for fun, not profit… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Adventure? I’ve had adventures. There was that time in the hot air balloon in Brandon, Florida,... Continue Reading →
Barbara Walters talks on courage, Nixon and tough questions! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Guest Interview By Eric Deggans (2011) Sometimes, I like causing trouble. So whenever people ask me who is the most influential TV journalist of the modern age, I never say Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite. I always say Barbara Walters. That's because she pioneered the mixture of emotion and news, serious and celebrity,... Continue Reading →
Actor Aaron Paul is Breaking Bad in talk with Eric Deggans! PODCAST INTERVIEW
By Eric Deggans The Feed • Email • Twitter • Facebook • YouTube • Stitcher This series is the best program on television you're probably not watching. And I know why. Star Bryan Cranston has transformed himself from Malcolm in the Middle's goofball dad into a bald, goateed teacher-turned-drug dealer so ruthless he will let... Continue Reading →
Dr. Drew talks about Charlie Sheen, Celebrity Rehab, HLN and more! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of men and women with a pretty staggering addiction to RSS feeds… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! By Eric Deggans Mention the critics, and Dr. Drew Pinsky lets out a small sigh: He has heard these songs many times... Continue Reading →
Legendary Joan Rivers talked about Fox News… to Eric Deggans! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of men with some pretty crazy ideas about where they need plastic surgery… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! By Eric Deggans The Feed (Joan Rivers died on September 4, 2014 following complications from vocal chord surgery. She was 81.... Continue Reading →
824 Legal author Scott Turow on the Ultimate Punishment! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Scott Turow, novelist, author, Presumed Innocent, Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty (Originally published in the St. Petersburg Times, September 23, 2003) ST. PETE BEACH - A lunchtime speech about capital punishment isn't easy, even for a bestselling crime novelist like Scott F. Turow. "I have yet to hear a... Continue Reading →
CNBC’s John Harwood on Obama’s second act and journalism’s bias! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent, CNBC Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of former St. Petersburg Times journalists who may be more famous now but sure do miss Tampa Bay in February… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Here’s a job for you: No... Continue Reading →
644 Rock music producer Loren Weisman has a business message! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Loren Weisman, author, The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business: The 'Who, What, When, Where, Why & How of the Steps That Musicians & Bands Have to Take to Succeed in Music Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of everyone from “American Idol” finalist Michael Lynche to... Continue Reading →
Stephen Colbert, Jake Tapper and Politifact say: Fact-check this, Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Adair, editor, Politifact.com If you’re going to get called on the carpet for something you did right, might as well be by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central’s whirlwind of truthiness, “The Colbert Report.” That’s what happened about a week ago to Bill Adair, Pulitzer Prize winning editor of Politifact.com, the online fact-checking... Continue Reading →
My favorite writer of the 20th century: Nick Tosches talks shop! INTERVIEW
(AUTHOR'S NOTE 1: I recently found this typewritten story in my files from July 25, 1985. Probably produced on my Apple IIc! I believe it was a freelance piece I wrote for the St. Petersburg Times when I was writing most of the paper's pop music articles and reviews. This version was not edited by... Continue Reading →