Category Archives: Review 2012

Convention story encore!

“Do you have a photo of our convention anchor booth from last time?” That question was first posed to me by a network producer between Democratic National Convention cycles some ten years ago. My instant response back then was: “Don’t … Continue reading

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“Media and the 2012 Elections”

The second Inauguration Ceremony of President Barack Obama on January 21 caps a long reelection campaign.  For this cycle, I had the unique opportunity to incorporate the week-by-week political activity into a fall course at the University of Illinois at … Continue reading

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TV museum rolls out the red carpet

On June 13, 2012, in downtown Chicago, Betty White, Hugh Downs, and John Mahoney joined Founder-CEO Bruce DuMont cutting the ribbon and officially opening the doors to the new home of the Museum of Broadcast Communications. It was Bruce DuMont’s dream … Continue reading

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Discovering My “Inner Shopper” in New York

Three hours with a personal shopping consultant! That was a prize in a contest I won at New York’s Time Warner Center. Back in January 2012, on a Winter weekend visit to New York City, I had stopped by the … Continue reading

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Early Autumn, New York City

Autumn in New York. My wife and I marked our latest wedding anniversary with a five-day trip to New York City in late September. Splitting our time between the Columbus Circle and Union Square areas, we immersed ourselves in experiencing … Continue reading

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