Thursday, September 2, 2010

Ellis Henican: Obama Comedy Duel

June 10, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Events & Shows, People

Now that Ellis has met The Obama Girl he is ready for action! “OBAMA COMEDY DUEL” On the left: ELLIS HENICAN (Fox, Newsday, Cartoon Network) On the right: JIM MENDRINOS (Fox, Comedy Central, Idiot’s Guide) Moderator: Comedian LEIGHANN LORD Standing Up for — and against — America’s 44th President “A Fun Show for Anyone Who [...]

Obama moving off of YouTube?

March 3, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

No More YouTube for Obama By Allan Holmes 03/02/09 03:24 pm ET After taking some heat from privacy advocates, the Obama administration has switched from using YouTube to post President Obama’s weekly addresses to Vimeo, according to CNet’s Chris Soghoian.

DTV Transition Delayed to June 12th

February 5, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

From MultiChannel News: After heated debate by legislators Wednesday, and some 18 months of broadcasters, cable operators and the government drilling the Feb. 17 “hard” date into the hearts and minds of viewers, the House voted Wednesday to push the cut-off date for analog TV from Feb. 17 to June 12. The vote was 264 [...]

Inauguration Day Mobile Trivia Challenge

January 20, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

from Limor Schafman: Mobile Inaugural Trivia Challenge Launched Celebrate the Inauguration with your Thumbs! And I’m talking about more than giving two thumbs up for President Elect Obama and the future we hope to build together. I’m inviting you to play the Mobile Inaugural Trivia Challenge we just launched at www.ChangeDC.mobi. We will be building [...]

November 4, 2008: A Day That Will Live In Fame or Infamy?

November 4, 2008 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves

OK…I admit it…I am a Ellis Henican fan. I read his column in Newsday, AM New York and look forward to his appearances on Fox News and Fox Radio…not to mention his occasional stints as moderator at those “infamous” NY:MIEG events Once again, his column is right on target and today’s piece from AMNew York [...]

FRONTLINE ON PBS Oct 14th “The Choice 2008″

October 12, 2008 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Events & Shows

For as long as I can remember I have been a fan of FRONTLINE on PBS. Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television’s flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut on PBS as “the last best hope for broadcast documentaries,” according to Newsday,  FRONTLINE’s stature over 25 seasons is reaffirmed each week [...]