Email Author Eric Celeste

2004 Stories by Eric Celeste

• The Newy Factor

  published December 23, 2004

  Newy Scruggs and Dale Hansen are both big guys, in suit size and local ratings. They're both sports anchors. And that's where the similarities... More >>

• Whiz Biz Kids

  published December 2, 2004

  Calvin Carter was a success story, no doubt about it. He'd started his Web development company in his room in the early '90s at Southern Methodist... More >>

• At the Ripping Point

  published November 18, 2004

  The maintenance workers were pulling down photographs from the wall when a Dallas Morning News staffer stopped to watch. Piled on the floor... More >>

• Bark's Bite

  published November 18, 2004

  We're not used to playing Good Cop here at Buzz Central. Not that we're normally into the Bad Cop role, either. Given our lifestyle/bedroom... More >>

• Desperate Housecleaning

  published October 28, 2004

  Buzz is channeling Blackie Sherrod this week, feeling like we should do a little scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to The... More >>

• Deciphering the News

  published October 7, 2004

  Buzz isn't going to gloat at the news that The Dallas Morning News is going to lay off 150 people (250 total will be let go... More >>

• Stop the Presses

  published September 30, 2004

  It's a harsh job, this news business, exposing the shameful secrets of officeholders. We sometimes shudder at the truths we reveal, like this one:... More >>

• Suck it Up

  published September 16, 2004

  Buzz knows all about one kind of belt-tightening. As our gut continually tries to put more distance between itself and our spine, the belt... More >>

• Color Code

  published September 2, 2004

  David Kunkle is choosing his words carefully. Not surprising. He's meticulous and thoughtful in everything he does, from the way he gently folds... More >>

• Poor Circulation

  published August 26, 2004

  Buzz doesn't care for most sob stories. Buzz himself is about two busted deadlines away from caring a whole lot where that there homeless... More >>

• Odds and Not Quite Ends

  published August 19, 2004

  Buzz still has some loose ends to tie up in the ongoing Dallas Morning News circulation scandal: Something you didn't read in... More >>

• Numbers Game

  published August 12, 2004

  Buzz is once again not happy, this time at The Dallas Morning News. You may have heard--news reports, that big sucking sound coming... More >>

• The Beautiful Ones

  published July 8, 2004

  The bass pulses in my bones, causing my hips to thrust involuntarily to the beat. Most nights, this is not a particularly rhythmic activity for... More >>

• Ch-ch-change

  published May 6, 2004

  The most telling announcement Dallas Morning News President and Editor Bob Mong made last week was the one he didn't. Mong, in a memo to... More >>

• Up a Greek

  published April 22, 2004

  Usually, Buzz is wary about weighing in on workplace strife. See, Buzz has a history of, ah--how exactly would the company lawyer prefer we... More >>

• Game Over

  published March 25, 2004

  You'll forgive Buzz if he's feeling a little sentimental this week. It seems all the good ones are leaving us too soon: Bob Edwards is... More >>

• Na-na-na-na...

  published January 8, 2004

  Perhaps when you perused your Dallas Morning News last Sunday, you read the hagiography on Dave Smith, the (soon-retiring) sports... More >>