'Winning'

Earl Pomerantz, 12.14.2009

Earl Pomerantz's blog can be reached at earlpomerantz.blogspot.com

I once wrote an episode of Rhoda called "Brenda, The Bank Girl." As the episode goes on, Brenda gradually catches "Competition Fever", becoming increasingly consumed by the passion to win.

Radio's auto shows this weekend

Steve Parker, 11.14.2009

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.

Join us LIVE Saturday at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern (NEW TIME!) and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE mot...

No Women Featured in NY Comedy Festival! No Joke!

Beverly Wettenstein, 10.15.2009

New York City-based journalist, national public speaker, media critic and women’s historian

The Primetime Emmy Awards showed that women writers on a comedy or variety series are a rare and endangered species. Only seven of the 81 writers were women.

Emmy Awards and the Demise of Television as We Know It

Michealene Cristini Risley, 11.24.2009

Director/producer

Does television, with the advent of Internet, cable and mobile content simply disappear? It seemed to be a reoccurring theme at Sunday's Emmy Awards.

Best & Brightest: The eSarc 50

eSarcasm, 11.22.2009

eSarcasm.com -- Geek humor gone wild.

A total of seven companies showed up; two of them were actually looking for a Dustbuster convention but were at the wrong hotel. (We forced them to get on stage and do a demo anyway. They were totally awesome.)

Rated TV-MA: How Sex Came of Age on Television

Mr. Skin, 11.22.2009

The world’s foremost authority on celebrity nudity

Explosions and mechanical mayhem have supplanted plot and character at the movies and thus, the simple art of storytelling has moved into living rooms. Where plots develop and characters grow, sex happens.

The 2009 Emmy Awards Gifting Suites

Zorianna Kit, 11.21.2009

www.zoriannakit.tv

Gifting suites leading up to the Emmy Awards began as early as six days prior to the event and continued throughout the week. Although there were far too many to account for, below are some highlights.

Neil Patrick Harris Triumphs in a Much Improved Emmycast

Ed Martin, 11.21.2009

JackMyers.com Television Critic

I guess there's just no getting around the fact that most of the television audience does not watch or maintain any interest in most of the programs that take home the biggest Emmy awards, some by the bushel.

John Stossel: Across the Great Divide

Chez Pazienza, 11.10.2009

Editor of Deus Ex Malcontent, Author, Ex-Network News Producer, New Media Consultant

John Stossel is leaving ABC for Fox News Channel. For the uninitiated few, Stossel is a multi-Emmy-winning investigative reporter with an amusing Harry Reems moustache.

True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 9

Mark Blankenship, 09.16.2009

Pop Culture Critic

What can I say? I wasn't feeling it tonight. "I Will Rise Up" has a few Sucker Punches, but it mostly functions as a placeholder.

New Rule: Bill Maher Must Win an Emmy!

Arianna Huffington, 09.03.2009

It's time to get it together and honor a man who week in and week out presides over one the best places on television to find edgy, unapologetic, and laugh-til-it-hurts political and social commentary, rooted in deep conviction. I would be saying exactly the same thing if Bill and I hadn't been friends for over 15 years. But I'm sure glad that we have.

Emmy Nominated Prayers For Bobby Saving Lives of LGBT Youth

Jason Mannino, 08.22.2009

Career Coach, Life Coach, Speaker/Trainer, Founder: The People Agenda

Twenty years ago, Bobby Griffith died instantly when he threw himself off an overpass, unable to reconcile his self-loathing and his religious mother's determined quest to heal his homosexuality.

Schweddy Balls

Tom Matlack, 08.20.2009

Co-founder of The Good Men Project

Alec is the poster boy for our humanity as men, guys struggling--despite our many problems--to do the right thing.

Sigourney Weaver And Cast Of Prayers For Bobby Offer Hope To LGBT Youth

Jason Mannino, 07.26.2009

Career Coach, Life Coach, Speaker/Trainer, Founder: The People Agenda

Service comes in many forms. In my article last week I discussed how positive images in television are serving LGBT youth. As Pride month comes to c...

New Apple iPhone, OS Available; Tethering Not: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 18, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 07.19.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Apple released the new iPhone 3GS, as well as the iPhone 3.0 OS, yesterday afternoon. While the new iPhone did not receive the same of pre-sale hype...

Fearless Emmy Advice!

Ed Martin, 07.12.2009

JackMyers.com Television Critic

Here are my suggestions for the top programs and performers in the drama and comedy series categories.

Interview with Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris

Jon Chattman, 07.04.2009

Founder of thecheappop.com, pop culture/music writer, and author of "Sweet Stache"

This Sunday June 7, Harris' career reaches new heights when he hosts the 63rd Annual Tony Awards on CBS.

Q & A: Actor Gary Sinise Helps "Brothers At War" And Grapples With The Iraq War's Effect on A Family

Brad Balfour, 05.02.2009

Veteran Interviewer and Pop Culture Chronicler

Sinise: "It's a look at military families and military life, the Iraq war and the integrity of the people that I know that are serving that; I responded to positively and wanted to support that."

Jon Stewart Deserves a News Emmy

Reese Schonfeld, 04.20.2009

Television journalist

I despise the political pundits who think that they alone are entitled to comment on things politic. They claim Jon Stewart invaded their turf by interviewing Jim Cramer.

Katherine Heigl Wants to Adopt a Korean Baby

Disgrasian, 11.16.2008

Diana Nguyen and Jen Wang are the creators of DISGRASIAN.com

According to the ...

Emmy for Autism -- Miracle-Minded Media

Elaine Hall, 10.24.2008

When we bring the raw and real stories of others who may seem different than us to light, we open minds and heart.