journalism
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A shocking blow
I’ll have a lot more to say about this in the next week or so, after I calm down a bit. Suffice to say I’m shocked and saddened by the imminent closing of WCBS Newsradio 880, the legendary all-news radio station in New York City. I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve listened to it… Continue reading
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Remembering Jimmy Breslin
Listening to WCBS on the way into work this morning and Wayne Cabot mentioned today was the anniversary of Jimmy Breslin’s passing. Growing up in the New York metro area and reading the papers, you could read a lot of Jimmy Breslin. I did. Breslin was one of the journalists I grew up reading, wanting… Continue reading
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Digital media’s decline
For years, those of us who were in traditional media (TV, radio, newspapers) have either lost jobs or seen them change drastically — or, sometimes both — with the rise of social media and online sites like Gawker, BuzzFeed, Vice Media, Huffington Post and others that are either still here or not. I’m not here to glorify… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 