This “Happy Days Epics” is dedicated to the memory of Gavan O’Herlihy, who recently passed away at age 70. O’Herlihy was one of two actors to play the character of Chuck Cunningham. oldest of the three Cunningham kids. The Chuck character stopped appearing when the series changed from a single camera to multi-camera “in front … Continue reading Happy Days Epics: “Babysitting”/”Turn Around…And You’re Home”
It has been ages since i wrote a blog post. And since I’m paying good money for this domain name, I shouldn’t let that happen too often. But there have been many things competing for my attention with the blank white screen of my WordPress template. So I figured I’d tell you what I’m enjoying–what’s … Continue reading Things I Am Enjoying
Since 1996 or thereabouts I have attended a mess of television show tapings. “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”, “Donahue”, “Sally Jesse Raphael”, “The Price Is Right”, “Late Show With David Letterman”, “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”, “Family Feud”, “The Arsenio Hall Show” (reboot) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. I might be missing one or … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Warmup Guy”
One of the regular features of this here blogola is the sharing of radio commercials I have had some part in bringing to life. I like writing commercials that are funny, quirky, attention-getting, and–most importantly–EFFECTIVE! When people tell our clients “I heard your commercial on the radio” that makes me the happiest of campers. We’ll … Continue reading A Word From Our Sponsors (God Bless Them!)
Multiple topics in one blog post. Try not to get the bends. ______________ Let me tell you something about my job. I love it. I look forward to walking out my front door–even when it’s raining or snowing or otherwise bad weathering–and making my way to Radio City in Alliance, home of KCOW and beloved … Continue reading Saturday Ramblings
I’ve been involved in some filmmaking in 2021. My friend Dangerous Dave is working on four film projects–two animated films (I provide a voice characterization in one of them) and two live-action films (I have a small part in one of them). I have also been featured in certain of Dave’s music videos for our … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Total FilmMaker”
This series of articles is about broadcasters. A broadcaster is a versatile, sharp-minded talent with the gift of gab and the ability to spontaneously deliver entertainment and information. Broadcasters can often be identified by the breadth of their work–Hugh Downs, for example, hosted serious news programs like “Today” and “20/20”; served as Jack Paar’s “Tonight … Continue reading FORGOTTEN ICONS OF BROADCASTING: Bud Collyer
First item of business: If you read the last article, I apologize for “To Be Continued”-ing you. I just had a lot of miscellaneous stuff to cover and I realized it was a post all by itself. Second item of business: Today’s installment of “Happy Days Epics” is dedicated to the memory of the recently … Continue reading Happy Days Epics: “Home Movies” (For Real)
Originally Aired October 6, 1981 on ABC (60-Minute Episode) Before we get into the season-opening summer soap opera “Home Movies”, some housekeeping regarding season 7 of “Happy Days”. As you know if you’ve been following along, I am doing recaps of every multi-part or double-length episode of the series. Season 7 has two instances of … Continue reading Happy Days Epics: “Home Movies”
Today marks Mike Glesinger’s 35th anniversary with KCOW and Eagle Radio. This is a major milestone and an incredible accomplishment in a business where job security is so lousy it’s memorialized in a TV theme song (“Town to town, up and down the dial…”) Gles, you see, has no truck for self-aggrandizement. (I, on the … Continue reading 10 Facts About Gles (Half of Which Are False)
