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Lee Abrams

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Tribune's Memo Man Resigns Over Racy Video Featuring "Sluts" (NSFW)

    Abrams is done writing memos.​After two years of writing long, rambling memos that made newspaper staffers from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale cringe, the missives became Lee Abrams' downfall.Abrams was chief innovation officer for the Tribune Co., which owns the Chicago Tribune, the L.A.&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Boobs, Poker, and Sex on the Balcony: Tribune Co. Gets Slammed in the Times

    Tribune CEO Randy Michaels.​Sun-Sentinel staffers are buzzing this morning about a New York Times article that makes their corporate bosses look like overgrown extras from Anchorman.The Tribune Co., which is headquartered in Chicago and owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune as well as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Top Five Quotes From Lee Abrams, the Sentinel's Memo Man

    facebook.comLee Abrams would like you to AFDI.​If you've read this week's New Times cover story on the rise and fall of South Florida's daily newspapers, you're familiar with the Sun-Sentinel's infamous memo-writer, Lee Abrams. He's the chief innovation officer for the Tribune Co., the Chicago-bas ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

    facebook.comLee Abrams would like you to AFDI.​If you've read this week's New Times cover story on the rise and fall of South Florida's daily newspapers, you're familiar with the Sun-Sentinel's infamous memo-writer, Lee Abrams. He's the chief innovation officer for the Tribune Co., the Chicago-bas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Thoughts on Integrity, From the Sentinel's Favorite Memo Man

    Flickr user: tsheinThink man, think!​Lee Abrams is an infamous figure around the Sun-Sentinel newsroom. He's chief innovation officer for the Tribune Co., which owns the Sun-Sentinel, WSFL-TV (CW), the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and a slew of other newspapers and television stations acros ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Abrams on Tribune: "You Can FEEL the Fear"

    [REMINDER: PBS Frontline show on Bernie Madoff and his lieutenants, Frank Avellino and Michael Bienes, is on tonight at 9 10 p.m., including an interview with Bienes, the Fort Lauderdale "philanthropist" and backer of the Broward County Library, Holy Cross Hospital, St. Thomas Aquinas, and other loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Abrams: WSFL Morning Show Will Revolutionize TV

    I haven't even been posting all the Lee Abrams think pieces lately because they've gotten to be so dull. But this one, which I received several days ago, well, it's worth sharing. Why? It's about the Tribune Co./Sun-Sentinel morning show on WSFL. I haven't weighed in about the show for the same ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    It's Not A New Day For Morning Show

    Day Two of the morning show and a thought occurs to me: Eugene Ramirez has one of the more unenviable jobs in journalism. Ramirez is sort of the roving reporter for the show and this morning at 5 a.m. he had to do a man-on-the-street segment about the lifting of travel and gift restrictions for visi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Lee Abrams' Latest Mad Ramblings

    People wonder about what kind of strange and awful mind is behind WSFL's new morning show. Well, it's been here all along. The Pulp has been publishing Tribune Innovation Chief Lee Abrams' "think pieces" for months. I'm not going to expend the brain power right now to try to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Ralph Says Goodbye

      Ralph De La Cruz, who had a column with the Sun-Sentinel for more than seven years, wasn't given the opportunity to write a farewell (his final column, which was about farting, actually ran this weekend). So he made his goodbye here in a post below. Some of it: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Tribune's Lee Abrams Defines America

    In his latest think piece, Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams describes the transformation of the company's national cable channel, WGN, into "WGN-America." "WHY 'AMERICA'? Because there's more to life than Hollywood and Manhattan," Abrams writes. "The channel will speak to Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Lee Abrams' Dream Show Involves Gravy Stains

    In his latest think piece, Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams describes his idea for a TV news crime show: During the newscast you "switch" to the WXXX Crime Bureau. There you have an ex- cop type whose "seen it all"---rough at the edges. Gravy stains on his shirt. It's all about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Abrams: Enough With The Exclamation Points!

    Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams continues on his jihad against "fake and jive" in local TV news. He says he talked to a "voice guy" Tribune stations were using and was given the lowdown.         "The copy he receives is often horrible," Abrams writes. " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Abrams: TV News Needs Less Plastic, More God?

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Oops, Lee Abrams Did It Again.

    Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams struck again. In his latest think piece sent out to newsrooms across the county, this one titled "Celebrity Crimes Against Humanity," he included a quote that has been attributed Mariah Carey: "When I watch TV and see those poor ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Lee Abrams Don't Know Chinese

    Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams begins his latest think piece, titled "Cutting Through Crisis," this way: "When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters: On represents danger, the other opportunity. I'm not sure if that's the literal translation, but prett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Abrams: Intellect May Be 'Commercially Viable'

    It's another year -- and another rambling think piece from Tribune Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams. And he seems to have reached a turning point. Abrams says truth, integrity, and intelligence ... might actually be profitable. "Junk Culture or Junk Food media does s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Fort Lauderdale Pro-Palestinian Rally Picked Up By Propagandists

    Okay, first watch the video from a pro-Palestinian rally (and pro-Israeli counter-rally) at the federal courthouse on Broward Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale on December 30. It's going viral as I type this:   Now let's break this down. First, that rather strange guy introducing the tap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Blago Story, LA Times Prison Series Gives Abrams New Hope

    Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams writes in his latest "Think Piece"  that the financial problems facing the company are "way above my pay grade" and, borrowing a popular corporate slogan, he is focused on maximizing "our successful brands that reach out and touch a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Abrams: Time To Give Readers "Recession 101"

    On the day the company declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Tribune's Chief Innovation Officer, Lee Abrams, issues a "think piece" to staff in which he says Tribune newspapers must "own" the recession: THE RECESSION: Discussion on we should position our papers and TV as the vehicles that helps peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Lee Abrams Isn't Playing Anymore

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Abrams: Tribune Should Study USA Today's Success

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    Abrams: Obama Election A 'Wake-Up Call'

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Abrams: More Sex, Religion, Stars ... and Gay Florida!

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Lee Abrams, Right or Wrong

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Morning Mugshots: The Ultimate Pick-You-Up

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    More Punishment From Lee Abrams

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Lee Abrams: Evolve, Man, Evolve

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    Saving The Sun-Sentinel: One View

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    The Rest Of The Story

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Memo Alert: Abrams On SunSentinel Redesign

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Your Industry Is Dying. Congratulations!

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    Rejected!

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel To 'Improver The Spirit' and Become 'Disneyland for the Mind'

    We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

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