Pittsburgh #1 Way To Wake Up … Again! February 29, 2008

Thank you! Thank You! Thank You!
According to the lastest February ratings, Channel 4 Action News this Morning is once again Western PA’s favorite way to wake up! All of us here on the morning crew are excited, but we also want to thank the biggest reason for our succes – you! Whether you tell us [...]

A Revealing Moment with Myron February 28, 2008

This website is full of tributes, memories and moments — all about the late Myron Cope. There’s no doubt that just reading the viewer e-mails and seeing the video tributes that Myron was more than a broadcaster to the people of Pittsburgh. He was the Steelers. He created the image, the trademarks and the traditions [...]

Late Night Channel Surfing February 27, 2008

More than a few people have asked me what my favorite TV show is. The truth is when you work the hours I do – and that means sleeping between 7p-1a – you just don’t get to watch a lot of prime-time TV. I’m also not someone who TiVo’s a program only to watch it [...]

An Unspoken Threat February 26, 2008

It’s been quite a week for the New York Times. From the reach of a story suggesting a romantic relationship between Senator John McCain and a lobbyist who graduated from IUP to another piece hinting that more and more Americans are giving up golf ( if that is true, why aren’t the greens fees going [...]

Roasted! February 25, 2008

Friday night, I attended one of the five best events I have been to in my life — and that takes into account a lot of events over the years. I bought a ticket to the celebrity roast honoring Jim Krenn on his 20 years on WDVE.
I consider Jimmy a friend and one of the [...]

Morning Show Hunkers Down February 22, 2008

If you happened to catch any of the 4.5 hour extended winter weather extravaganza that was this morning’s broadcast, you know the winter weather dictated the direction of our program. Since we didn’t know how bad it would be coming in – and how long we would be on the air – the morning show [...]

Parents, This One’s For You February 21, 2008

There was a time I thought $100,000 was a lot of money. Apparently, that is not the case.

Parents, those of you with kids planning to go to college, listen to this: Stanford University is planning to eliminate tuition for students from families that make less than $100,000 annually. The prestigious private institution also says it [...]

Your Product Here February 20, 2008

Before my lastest entry into the blogosphere, I have to give a big thanks to a guy named Bill who e-mailed me this morning. He noticed by blogs have been taking on a more serious tone lately. I had not noticed – and sometimes the issues of the day dictate a more serious look. Still, [...]

Why Apologize? February 20, 2008

I apologize.It’s one of the more unusual practices in this country. The apology. While Americans are quick to villify those who make mistakes and miscues ( i.e. New England Bill Belichick, Senator Larry Craig, etc ), we somehow have always been swayed by apologies. While this may sound like an exaggeration, it seems to [...]

Happy 40th to the Neighborhood! February 19, 2008

I like to think I have a unique view of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood that many of you do not have. While Fred Rogers TV show is as much a part of Pittsburgh as Steeler football, I did not know that until I moved here.

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood was one of my favorite shows as a child. [...]

Reassessing Rendell’s Comment February 18, 2008

There was a time where public figures could get away with saying something controversial and there were few – if any – repercussions. A time before every statement was run through the political correctness prism to see if it would offended any group or demographic.

That is not the case anymore. Any mis-step, any wrong word [...]

Cleaning Out the Thought Closet Once Again February 15, 2008

So much to talk about before I head off to Winterfest for the weekend, so let me kind of send you a list of stuff that’s on my mind before I call it a week.
SI Swimsuit I have been overwhelmed by the number of e-mails I received regarding my comments about the SI Issue. Many [...]

A Spirited Discussion …. and a Stupid Debate February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Now that I have the love out of the way, let’s get to the hate. OK, hate is too strong a word in this case but my blog from Wednesday ignited quite the firestorm of debate. While my feelings about the SI swimsuit issue resonated with many of you, there were more than [...]

Cover Story February 13, 2008

Just got my new Sports Illustrated in the mail .. and if you know anything about “SI”, you know why I’m blogging about this issue.

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is part-publication and part-phenomenon. No single issue of any magazine in America sells more copies than the annual SI swimsuit issue — nearly $40M worth of [...]

Marathon Morning February 12, 2008

“Good Morning America” fans may have been a bit disappointed.

Those normally tuning into see Robin, Diane, Sam and Chris were greeted instead by Kelly, Melanie, Demetrius and Andrew. Channel Four Action News this morning extended its hours to cover this multi-part winter storm that landed on Western Pennsylvania this morning.

It’s not something we normally do, [...]