CNN Showbiz Today

October 7, 2021March 24, 2023 ~ Mark Scheerer ~ Leave a comment

• Old saying in the business: “Sports is the toy store of journalism.” If that’s true, then what's news about entertainment? • Would there be no turning back? Would the journalism gate-keepers ever let me back into the hard news fraternity? • I'm a part of CNN at its post-Gulf War peak During my time … Continue reading CNN Showbiz Today

Showbiz Today, CNN – Pt. 1

October 17, 2019June 1, 2020 ~ Mark Scheerer ~ 23 Comments

• Which do you choose, a hard or soft option . . . in news? • Old saying in the business: “Sports is the toy store of journalism.” If that’s true, then what's news about entertainment? • Would there be no turning back? Would the journalism gate-keepers ever let me back into the hard news … Continue reading Showbiz Today, CNN – Pt. 1

Showbiz Today, CNN – Pt. 2

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 ~ Mark Scheerer ~ 11 Comments

• A part of CNN at its post-Gulf War peak • Covering show business like it's a . . . . business • When celebrity breaks out, we break in! For the next twelve years, spanning the nineties, I had a most amazing time as a CNN correspondent. “No heavy lifting,” is how I … Continue reading Showbiz Today, CNN – Pt. 2