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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 >>

A Not-So Perfect Storm

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 >>

A Shockingly Funny Man

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 >>

Don't Mind The Blood, Things Are Great

On the day 30 people in the Sun-Sentinel newsroom are laid off, the corporate news is just dandy, according to Tribune Co. COO Randy Michaels, who reports the company is "making progress."   For instance, the show "WWE Superstars" had great ratings on WGN and they're having wonderful luck ... More >>

We Heart Pablo

On the day 30 people in the Sun-Sentinel newsroom are laid off, the corporate news is just dandy, according to Tribune Co. COO Randy Michaels, who reports the company is "making progress."   For instance, the show "WWE Superstars" had great ratings on WGN and they're having wonderful luck ... More >>

After M*A*S*H

Larry Gelbart is one of TV's last great writers. So why can't he stay tuned?

Flunk You

If Fox expels Undeclared, blame everyone but Judd Apatow

Net Loss

The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse

School's Out

When Fox-TV canceled American High, the network hit a new low

A Big Outing

Two South Florida activists take their local production Out & About

Anchors Away: First Kronkite Dies; Then a Silly Poll Sends Him Spinning in His Grave

time.com This past week, everybody's been talking about this Time.com poll in which the Daily Show's Jon Stewart wins most-trusted-newscaster status. Maybe it means that television news networks have become "disaffected" with network television news? Or that Americans are fed up with stuffy anc ... More >>

The Other Fergie

time.com This past week, everybody's been talking about this Time.com poll in which the Daily Show's Jon Stewart wins most-trusted-newscaster status. Maybe it means that television news networks have become "disaffected" with network television news? Or that Americans are fed up with stuffy anc ... More >>

Does George LeMieux Think Obama Is Moses?

Sen. George LeMieux is beginning to doubt whether this Barack Obama fellow really is the Chosen One. Because if he were, Obama would be standing on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, parting the sea. Oil to the left. Saltwater to the right. And his people (Americans) would be free.Seriously, what's w ... More >>

Anti-McDonald's Ad Snubbed by South Florida Newspapers and TV Stations

South Florida's two largest newspapers, the Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald, ran stories on their websites yesterday about local TV stations refusing to run an anti-McDonald's ad. Oddly, the stories, written by a Herald reporter, both lacked something obvious: the actual video. Or at least a link ... More >>

DIY: Build Your Own Inexpensive HDTV Antenna

​Back in February 17, 2009, Congress set the final deadline for the HDTV transition. Most local television stations now broadcast in high definition, and with the hard times we live in nowadays, we thought a cheap alternative to cable television might help. Now go build your nonfancy HDTV antenn ... More >>