AMERICA - The Right Way!! (WEEKEND EDITION - Days 665 and 666) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

Various News Sources and FReepers | November 16, 2002 | All of Us

[MozartLover]

But you're right. Getting "even" is more important than getting mad.:)

[JRandomFreeper]

Night UG. Glad to see you safe in the heart of Sin City. Or something like that. ;>)

/john

[JRandomFreeper]

this is LAMBEAU FIELD we're talking about!

Is that a small aircraft airport up in WI?

/john

[MozartLover]

Oooohhh, you......you.............

.......sigh........

No Johnny. It's not an airport.

Sheesh..........where does a girl go for a little sympathy around here????;^)

[MozartLover]

Good night Johnny.........I'm going to go drown my sorrows in a cup of cocoa.

Fourteen angels.

[Common Tator]

that Plain Potato

That joke was created by someone deep in the bowels of CNN. The tator is just the teller not the writer. There is a lot of anger among employees at CNN. Most people who work there hate it. Their feelings come out in jokes. I just gave you one of the few clean ones.

One of my former employees got out and is now doing History Channel voice overs, Heartland Music Commercial voice overs, and Federated Department store Commercials (Sax, Lazarus etc). Another CNN ex is back in Ohio anchoring the 6 and 11 pm news on a local station. He said he took a real cut in pay to get out of CNN, but it was realy worth it for his peace of mind.

Roger Ailes who was once a media Guru for Ronald Reagan runs Fox. Before he took over Fox, Rodger ran MSNBC. Fox I think is a much happier place to work. Roger is easy to work for. I never worked for him, but people that do say they like him. There is a lot of fear at CNN, and not much at Fox from what I hear.

I did some consulting work for the CNN channels back in 1997 (not on the air), it is not a nice place.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"He said he took a real cut in pay to get out of CNN, but it was realy worth it for his peace of mind."

And somehow, here in the midwest city of St. Louis, we got stuck with Charles Jaco, as a local news jockey on KMOX. Charles was probably smart to get out of TV though, because he no longer has a TV face, (if you know what I mean) and it means he can run around town making public appearances in a T-shirt and raggy jeans, just because he used to be "Charles Jaco of CNN."

This is a new phenom of the cable news market, instead of having up-and-comers at the local radio and TV news stations, we've got cable has-beens!

[JRandomFreeper]

Sorry Mozie. I can't be anything but me. grin!

14 angels for you too.

/john

[JRandomFreeper]

I just got off the phone with my local councilman. We've been out of touch since I left for training.

I've got some doors to knock upon tomorrow to get some help to defeat a motor-home ordinance here in Garland. Back in the trenches for me.

/john

[JRandomFreeper]

Time for me to call it a night.

God bless us all. Each, and every one.

/john

[A Citizen Reporter]

Nite johnnie!

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AMERICA - The Right Way!! (Day 664) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

Friday's Thread (11/15/02)

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[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning! Breakfast looks great,, I'll be back a little later with a large plate to pile it on. I can't eat first thing in the morning. Coffee only, for now.

[Iowa Granny]

You can tell by the atmosphere at Fox, that people are enjoying their jobs.

I think, by it's nature, broadcasting tends to be a profession of one upsmanship. I spent some time behind the mic in the 70's & 80's. The professional organizations connected to the industry were even worse than the newsroom.

[Endeavor]

ping #259

[mountaineer]

thanks