RIP Robert Osborne

Need to take at least a minute to note the passing of one of the great voices for and about movies of the last several decades.  Most of us came to know the velvet voice of Robert Osborne from his work on Turner Classic Movies. In a day and age when the focus is on... Continue Reading →

Gawker, McLaughlin, TV Values

"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY.  It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM.  The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program.  Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice.  WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →

RIP B.E. Taylor

Back in 1997, I started doing something a little different on the Saturday morning version of my morning program on WWSE-FM in Jamestown.  In the 9 AM hour, I started doing little interview segments.  I was being approached by artists who were going to be in the area, or if they had something new to... Continue Reading →

Toonz, Social Media Fail, Patty Duke

"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY.  It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM.  The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program.  Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice.  WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →

Podcast February 2

Podcast for the week of February 2, 2016 A week where we remember a beloved character actor and also remind everyone to double check before sharing a death notice! Believe or not there are limits for how far the media is welcome, even for me.  Two items in the week's news point to those limits... Continue Reading →

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