TV Barn Ticker for today ...
Here's a quick summary of all the news and comment from the world of TV and media that I published or read today, dispensed in bite-sized nuggets:
- Average network TV hour is 41% commercials and promos - BIGGEST LOSER also biggest offender - tr.im/owES
- Canada Fights Back: Stop lying about our healthcare system!! tr.im/oxcu
- Now it's ABC's turn to tango with Obama - please, god, no Jimmy Kimmel plugs! tr.im/oxEV
- By the way, whoda thunk that Dave would be doing the edgy humor while Conan's guest (Norm) would be telling the oldest jokes in the book?
- What was Current TV doing sending journalists into Korea, anyway? tr.im/oy4M
- Congrats to Frank Morris for his report on Greensburg ... and all the other KCUR/KC Star winners at the Press Club awards is.gd/12uAn
- Old Jews Telling Jokes (as seen in NEW YORK mag) exposes Norm Macdonald for the tummler he is!! tr.im/oy8K
- Michael Roof is dead - did anyone see him when he did standup comedy? - tr.im/oyNc
- While @brianstelter chases twisters here in Kansas, watch my video of Saturday's weather-perfect Flint Hills Symphony: tr.im/oz0v
- Stupid Human Tricks tryouts June 27 in BRANSON ... tr.im/oBIJ
- Sorry @poniewozik, it's over. Dave manned up. Sarah's going to have to bogart someone else's spotlight. ow.ly/ehKH
- But yes, with @benboychuk I'll be watching Spinal Tap on Conan. (OK, I'll probably DVR both shows and watch 'em tomorrow.)
- RT @sarajanecrane didn't make it one day without buying TV converter box. damn. i hoped to create art instead
- Not a music critic, but can I just say I'm enjoying this Christina Courtin ablum a LOT more than I thought I would - tr.im/oBWO
- Hey @brianstelter if you wind up doing that, take Kellogg (54/400) back and stop in Greensburg. Email me if yer interested
- Take 2 - Why this is the end of the Letterman-Palin matter (the insane comments I've started getting are proof!) tr.im/oCAz
The above ticker was distilled from my daily posts to Twitter. You can follow me on twitter. Or join the thousands who follow TV Barn by email, RSS and podcasts.
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
