New guest this episode! Veteran audiowizard Joe Marcus joins the show! Joe was the lead audio engineer for the CBS Morning News from when the show started and only left when he retired. Tom and Joe talk about the fate… Read More ›
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MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 27
This episode Garry talks about covering “Uncle’” Louis Armstrong’s passing. There are many Armstrongs not all of whom are related to Garry. In this particular case, Garry was willing to be part of Louis Armstrong’s family. I mean, it could… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 26
In episode 26, Garry brilliantly pranks a colleague after which Tom talks about how fast a show can come together if Important People high on the food chain want it to happen. I actually took a few new pictures this… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 25
It’s summertime. Between heat, vacations, errands, doctor appointments, etc., we’ve had to do a bit of juggling. We didn’t get back until Wednesday, so we planned to record on Thursday, but Tom got hung up. So it was Friday and… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 24
Garry was away this week, so Tom had time to add a special guest. Special treat this episode. Our co-host Garry Armstrong was away this week. So, we got to talk to the other Gary in Tom’s life, Gary Kiffel,… Read More ›
DUELING AND THE COURT JESTER
I’m assuming most of you know that Basil Rathbone was a champion fencer and was twice the British Army Fencing Champion. His skill served him well on stage and screen. He not only fenced, but taught other actors swordsmanship including Errol… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 23
This episode Garry talks about following Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler on the back of a fire truck as he drops everything musical to head to a fire. Tom talks about the time he canceled his own show and claimed… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 22
This episode, Garry talks about hunting down Eddie Albert for an interview while Tom reveals the show has a new cast member … and it’s an A.I. What could possibly go wrong? So, you ask, who is Eddie Albert? Other… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 21
It’s that time of week again. Episode 21 wherein Garry messes with Jack Lemmon at the Harvard Hasty Pudding Club and Tom talks about the longest remote and the biggest paycheck of his life while he does (or doesn’t) go… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 20
How fast roll the weeks. I’m sure we just posted episode 19 — but a lot of stuff has happened, so I guess time has passed though it barely feels like it. In this episode, Garry talks about a bizarre… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 19
How fast roll the weeks. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we posted Episode 18? And yet, here we are again. In this episode, Garry talks about his strange and very funny interview with Vincent “Just call me Vinnie” Price. Then… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 14
And now, we are at Episode 14 shown on May 14th — Mother’s Day. It don’t think it’s a Mother’s Day special, but it is special. And funny. Yul Brynner’s story remains untold, planned for every week. Before they record… Read More ›