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Ken Burns Celebrates Patriot Benjamin Franklin on PBS
Writer, printer, newspaper publisher, humorist, pundit, educator, scientist, inventor, postmaster, politician, diplomat, abolitionist, patriot. The list of Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments and aphorisms is long, storied and impossible to condense effectively in one short film, book or review. But Award-winning filmmaker … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Journalism, Newspapers, Publishing, Science, TV
Tagged American Revolutionary War, Authors, Benjamin Franklin, Dayton Duncan, Electricity, Ken Burns, Mandy Patinkin, PBS, Poor Richard's Almanack, Science and Technology, The Declaration of Independence, The Pennsylvania Gazette, The United States Constitution, U.S. History, War of Independence
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Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip Makes Timely Debut on PBS
“I remain your New York corespondent Walter Winchell, who can sit at his window and review those passing below. He sees everyone he likes… or doesn’t. He can either drop a flower… or a flower pot.”–Walter Winchell. If names like … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Radio, TV
Tagged American Masters Walter Winchell The Power of Gossip, Ben Loeterman, Ed Sullivan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Josephine Baker, Journalism, PBS, Radio Personalities, Senator Joseph McCarthy, The New York Daily Mirror, The Plot Against America, Walter Winchell
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I’ll Be Gone in the Dark Makes Chilling Debut on HBO
“I had a murder habit and it was bad. I would feed it for the rest of my life.”–Michelle McNamara. I’ve had the privilege of interviewing and profiling many notable filmmakers and writers in my career, but none more fascinating … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, Journalism, Publishing
Tagged Ann Rule, Authors, Criminal Justice, East Area Rapist, Golden State Killer, HarperCollins, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Liz Garbus, Los Angeles Magazine, Michelle McNamara, Original Night Stalker, Patton Oswalt, Rape, Sexual Assault, TrueCrimeDiary.com, Visalia Ransacker
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Fauci, Cuomo and Feel-Good Media Help Us Heal
“America is America because we overcome adversity and challenges. It is what makes us great.”—Governor Andrew Cuomo. Let’s face it. This may not be the most opportune time to catch up on documentaries and feature films about killer viruses, natural … Continue reading
The Hatfields and McCoys Face Off in The Feud on PBS
“Bloody war in Pike County. The McCoys and Hatfields Doing Their Utmost to Exterminate Each Other.”—The New York Times, January 8, 1888. The Hatfield-McCoy feud has been called “the most famous family conflict in American history.” Yet most of what … Continue reading
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Headlines on HBO
“We’re on the side of the little guy.” I may have been born and raised in New Jersey but my dreams were all wrapped up in the promise and allure of the shining city on the Hudson. On good days … Continue reading
Untested Rape Kits Exposed in HBO’s I Am Evidence
“You don’t have to think about doing the right thing. If you’re for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.” —Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). The late poet, activist Maya Angelou was sexually abused … Continue reading
The Write Stuff: Screenwriter Geoffrey C. Ward and The Vietnam War
“If we live long enough, we may even get over war.” —Maya Angelou. I graduated from high school in 1965 and college in 1969. The relentless war in Vietnam fueled an escalating war on the streets of our inner cities and … Continue reading
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