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I told you about the possible layoffs at WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas - Fort Worth the other day. Now Uncle Barky confirms the worst. He also tells us that anchor Macie Jepson was affected by them and i...

A guy in Seattle got struck by lightning on the day of his wedding.  Is fate trying to tell him something?  He didn't take the hint. WATCH THE STORY (Thanks Murdock)

I used to interview Chet Edwards when I was a reporter at KXXV Waco.  Nice guy.  If he becomes Senator Barack Obama's vice presidential choice that will be a big one for Central Texas. ...

Y! Music wrote a blog called "I Hooked Up With This Musician and All I Have to Show for It Is This Crummy Music Video." SEE THE LIST Do you think David Coverdale (Whitesnake) & Tawny Kitaen made...

The FrontBurner blog on D Magazine's site is reporting there are possible layoffs at WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas.

WBBH Channel 2 in Fort Myers is trying to defeat TiVo and other DVRs. What does that mean? The NBC station wants an Olympic gold medal in making sure its promotion TV ads still get the message across...

With the new Reactions feature, you can get one-click feedback from your readers. Think of it as a mini-poll for each blog post, or a flexible version of star ratings because you customize what option...

I've received mostly positive responses concerning my new lunch time video serving.  Hey, it's hot and fresh off YouTube daily. I don't even require a tip. Today's helping is of Britpop sensatio...

Wednesday I showed you the site: http://www.faceyourmanga.com FaceYourManga lets you create a cartoonish avatar (referred to as mangatars) of yourself to throw on social networking sites.  It ...

To all of the college kids who read this blog and want to be TV reporters and anchors, don't try this at home (if the charges are actually true).

RW: Yes, it stars me. It's called Schrute To Kill, and I'm a mercenary for hire like Blackwater, and I get into all kinds of comic misadventures all around the globe. So we'll be shooting a lot in Kab...

Murdock sent me this and I am not sure if this is real or not.  I say it is Photoshopped. If you suck at Photoshop, then meet Yoda, the cat with four ears.

Cory Crow at Lose an Eye, it's a Sport, points out that 1560 The Game KGOW is a year old. It seems just like yesterday I started posting about 1560 KILE and how it was about to become a new sports st...

Promoters tried to launch a tour with NIRVANA, METALLICA and GUNS N' ROSES. "There was a lot of money on the table," says Goldberg. "Kurt really liked METALLICA." But there wasn't enough money in the ...

Russell Holliman shows us a video of CNN anchor Rick Sanchez giving out his Twitter URL.  It's awkward. Especially awkward coming from a network that supposedly fired an employee for blogging. It...