Content warning: This piece explores dark themes and matters of an adult nature. If you’re not in the right headspace, this is a good time to stop reading and move on to something happier. When I first heard that “Primetime”—set to be released in a theater near you in September of 2026—was going to explore …
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Okay, a follow-up post is in order. First, I’m way late in learning that a second series (“season” in U.S. terms) was ordered for “Jeopardy!” on British television. To speed up the game, a seventh column of answers was inserted into the board. That’s right. “Jeopardy!” in the UK featured seven categories per round. It …
On Easter Sunday in 1996, I was welcoming friends old and new to “Rock 104 RockTrax with Doug Morris.” Along the way, I reunited with some great colleagues—including Stephen St. James, whom we all dearly miss. The buzz was starting to catch on. “Wait, what?” “That guy from the other station’s Sunday show crossed the …
I’ve watched “Dirty Rotten Scandals: The Price Is Right” twice now. It was a tough but necessary watch. My reactions… \ I’m still of the belief that this was a follow-up to E!’s “True Hollywood Story” on “The Price Is Right”—but “on steroids.” It was a mix of what we already knew and startling new …
Belated wishes for a Happy 2026. Hope it’s going well so far. Doug’s Place has some lofty goals for this year. Without going into full details, I looked into one of those goals when recent travels took me to a venue I’d never been to. So, of course I asked Siri for directions. Rarely, if …
As George Santayana noted long ago, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In the case of “the writer,” to say the least, he has failed NBC News History 101 — again. Now, I’m not going to rehash Parts I through IV here. Want to relive them? Go to www.DougMorris.org/search and …
As longtime patrons of Doug’s Place know, I’ve been part of Rock 104 for all but its first 365 days. I was at the competition. The year of 1995 marked what I looked at as the Airwave Battle Royale. A classic rock station not named Rock 104 had just launched circa New Year’s Day of …
I begin with a confession: I don’t know the world of country music inside and out. However, I will admit to watching a lot of The Nashville Network’s “Fandango” in the ’80s—mainly because I’m a game show fan; the puns of Edgar, the talking jukebox, were worth the price of admission. On a related note, …
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Congratulations are in order. YES 64.1%NO 35.9% I guess the “come for the POTUS election, stay to support our school system” strategy worked. But seriously, to the Lamar County School District leadership, that’s just one hurdle cleared. There are more hurdles to clear. For the rest of Mississippi, it will be interesting to see if …
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I would’ve rejoiced this news sooner here. However, industry colleagues and I were chiming in and reacting on Facebook Monday. Now that we’ve all had a chance to digest the news, I can say it here. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, and enjoy the beignets, 103.7FM. There are plenty to go ’round in NOLA. With …
