During my ABC Network News stint (3 years), I covered major international stories. These included the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. While I was in Vietnam in 1967, I met LBJ who revealed he wouldn’t seek re-election… Read More ›
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REMEMBERING “FAST AL” McNAUGHTON: A NEW ENGLAND TV NEWS LEGEND – Garry Armstrong
Those of you who don’t live in Massachusetts or a neighboring New England state won’t be familiar with Alan “Fast Al” McNaughton. He left us on Sunday, 80 plus years young and a legend in the TV News business for… Read More ›
THE LONGEST RUNNING TV SHOW
For 31 years, there was a series on Channel 7 in Boston. It was my favorite show. I watched it any day I could get home from work in time. It was on several times a day, five days a week. The… Read More ›
WE WERE ALL SUCH GOOD FRIENDS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I’ve just finished reading Terry Ann Knopf’s “The Golden Age of Boston Television”. Terry was a long time TV critic for a prominent Boston-area newspaper. It’s an interesting read, covering a special time in Boston television news. I’m in it,… Read More ›
CAN MEL BROOKS SUE “REALITY” FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? – BY TOM CURLEY
My all-time favorite movie is The Producers. I’ve seen it a hundred times. I have it memorized. I can tell you what line is coming up next and what the next shot is in any given scene. I still fall… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Four Stars — Remembering the Garry Armstrong Show
For 31 years, there was a continuing series on Channel 7 in Boston. It was my favorite show and I watched it faithfully. It was on several times each day. The first performance often aired during the pre-dawn hours. The… Read More ›