“Today” Going Back To The Future? Doubt It

Will she or won’t she be the next anchor of the CBS Evening News? Only Katie Couric knows for sure. My take: I’ll believe it when I see it.

But this nonsense…

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6310992.html?display=Breaking

…I don’t buy for a minute. For starters, this “industry leader” either didn’t watch or completely forgot the ABC News 20/20 interview that aired several hours after Bryant Gumbel signed off from CBS’ The Early Show for the final time. In the interview, he essentially said he wouldn’t be on TV five days a week again.

I think it’s safe to say he’s happy with his current TV gig (HBO’s Real Sports), wife #2 (Hilary Quinlan) and the occasional guest host appearance (Live with Regis and Kelly).

I’d like to know what this industry leader’s been smoking; either (s)he needed to quit it or share it.

Rock 104 Store

You there. Want to buy some stuff with my radio station’s logo? And help out one of my co-workers in the process?

The 104 Store at www.rock104fm.com store is selling tote bags, sport bottles, note pads and more.

This is for the benefit of Stephen St. James. He’s a great guy who taught me a lot about the biz way back when — and was one of the first to welcome me to Rock 104 ten years ago. Stephen went through another round of brain surgery recently and proceeds from the www.rock104fm.com store’s sales help pay for the expenses not covered by insurance.

Someone Missed A Memo (or didn’t bother to read it)

An oops award is on its way to Fox Sports Radio for airing this liner voiced by sportscaster James Brown…

“Hi, I’m James Brown – and you’re listening to The Drive on Fox with Chris Myers and Brian Cox.”

…such a liner was useless for two reasons…

1. Chris and Brian were both away on assignment — Chris in Florida covering Daytona SpeedWeeks and Brian visiting our men and women in uniform in Iraq. To the network’s credit, Fox Sports Radio’s voice guy introduced their substitutes.

2. J.B., so nicknamed by his colleagues and legions of fans, is no longer with Fox Sports. In a week Al Michaels “crossed the street” to NBC, Brown was named the new studio host for CBS’ The NFL Today.

…oh, and this liner aired *twice* this week.

OY!

And Another Baby Makes Five

Please join me in congratulating Steve Taylor and his wife, Susan — proud parents of their third child, Emerson Lola, who entered the world earlier this morning.

With regard to the rumor about their other two children, the answer’s no. They’re not renaming Shelby Grace and Walker Brooks as “Lake” and “Palmer”, respectively. (Only kidding!)

Seriously, congratulations to the family.

Hello world!

Consider this a belated birthday present, Doug. [And yes, I still owe you the rest of it, too. Dadgummit.]

Anyhow, I’ve gone in and imported all of Doug’s old Greymatter entries into WordPress … its superior technological base will mean that Doug can re-open comments and not have to worry about spammers [because worrying about spammers will become my job, heh]. Also, WordPress just kicks Greymatter’s ass. [Even Noah agrees with that.]

So … happy belated, Doug.

All In All, A Good Birthday

The day began with opening presents — including a couple of CD cases and the complete first season of The Amazing Race on DVD. I immediately took a look at the behind-the-scenes stuff plus the infamous “ostrich egg” deleted scene.

Later, Cindy picks up the tab after a delicious meal at Copeland’s — where we saw my former co-worker Erin Elias (also known as “E²”).

Cindy and I each took the day off from our professional responsibility. Time well spent.