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Deconstructing the News Conference

November 7, 2019November 6, 2019 ~ markscheerer ~ 4 Comments

•  32 years ago, news conferences were different. Or not •  You can tell it’s 1987 by the big hair •  Alert: This is a thumb-sucker. A think-piece. Deep, very deep In 1987, an executive producer at CNN was frequently calling in ABC Radio News’ Reporter-on-the-Road (me) to hold forth on TV about such matters … Continue reading Deconstructing the News Conference

The Lost Bowie Soundbite

October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 ~ markscheerer ~ 1 Comment

• Do you remember the movie, “The Linguini Incident?” I didn’t think so. • On a dusty old cassette, a bittersweet revelation: David Bowie’s unfulfilled dream • Another recollection from my distant pasta I have shoeboxes full of audio cassette tapes I haven’t listened to in 30 or 40 years -- interviews done for radio … Continue reading The Lost Bowie Soundbite

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