Yesterday’s ground-breaking ceremony for Louisville’s new downtown arena was evidence that this project is really going to happen, so it’s time to get on board with it and trust that what this smart bunch of folks is building is a good thing. It’s time to forget that the LG&E site may not be the best [...]

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On Tuesday,  WHAS-TV teased its late news viewers with an upcoming “Breaking News” story. Once on the air, anchor Doug Proffitt quickly cut to reporter Rebecca Rector on “the scene” where breaking news was happening — right now. Viewers were assured that WHAS-TV had this “breaking story” that was crucial for viewers to know. Here’s [...]

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There was face painting, crafts, caricatures and free photos with Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety at the Light Up Louisville celebration downtown Nov. 24. The weather was perfect, which may have helped keep even larger crowds away from the city’s indoor kids activities, which were packed with families for a couple of hours. The sight [...]

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Did you think you were the only one who failed to use that gift card from Aunt Louise at Christmas last year? Get this — In the U.S. alone this year, there will be a 20 percent increase in gift card purchases above 2005, with the total exceeding $80 billion. And 10 percent of them [...]

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I posted the video from YouTube here because you have to see it to believe it. It shows how easy it is to ruin a once-promising career. If Michael Richards was worried about forever being remembered only for his role as Kramer, now he’s changed that for good. As an original fan of “Seinfeld” I’m [...]

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Michael Richards N-Word Tirade [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgHj_YxyhGc]Kramer Implodes

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The Kentucky Supreme Court has decided it’s OK to use lethal injections on Death Row inmates, though we haven’t seen many executions here. I hope we don’t start seeing them, either. The court ruling came down Wednesday in a case brought by two convicted murderers. It’s a timely ruling, in the little world inside my [...]

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Few would argue that the last decade has been bad for fans of quality radio programming. With local station owners selling out, there are just a few owners in the radio game, the biggest of which is Clear Channel. Last week, Clear Channel Communications Inc. announced it was being sold to private equity investors and [...]

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WDRB in Louisville was among a handful of Fox affiliates nationally which had refused to air the “If I Did It, Here’s How It Happened” special featuring an interview with O.J. Simpson. Simpson, obviously in dire need of funds, had convinced the Fox network to air the special, but it’s drawn so much criticism that [...]

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Last night I decided to take a close look at a newscast, and I came away with a theory about what’s wrong with TV news, and why so many folks complain about it. The 11:00 p.m. WHAS newscast (no comparisons in this post to other stations, for now) led with a near-breathless Doug Proffitt inviting [...]

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