Category Archives: general

As a kid, I loved to read. My parents subscribed to Newsweek, I was addicted to TV Guide, and when I made a little spending money, I got a subscription… Read more »

James Gregory was billed as “The Funniest Man In America,” and after seeing his show, I quickly found out why. The Lithonia, Georgia native performed at countless comedy clubs until… Read more »

Being a TV person, I confess to having a rather large ego. It comes with the territory. After all, if people don’t recognize me, they’re not watching, right? So it’s… Read more »

Hello Thanksgiving, you’re a little late this year, showing up at the last possible date. I don’t blame you. Just like Rodney Dangerfield, you get no respect, no respect at… Read more »

You never know where you might find Thanksgiving inspiration. Let me tell you a story. My friend Steve Bivens is a former Tennessee state legislator who lives in Nashville with… Read more »

As I write this, I do not know who our next president will be. But there’s one thing I know for sure. The population of the USA is about to… Read more »

Ten years ago this month, the best voice I ever heard was silenced. Luther Masingill, the record-breaking Chattanooga WDEF radio legend died at the age of 92. The first time… Read more »

A Pennsylvania-based columnist named Dick Polman took the words right out of my mouth. He wrote the column I’ve been intending to write this year. I won’t use his words,… Read more »

Broadcasting is now in its second century. KDKA radio in Pittsburgh signed on in 1920. By the end of that decade most major cities had at least one radio station…. Read more »

I’ve been trying hard to avoid politics. We’re just weeks from the presidential election, and it’s impossible to escape. Even the birds outside my home are unusually chirpy, and they’re… Read more »