Last night, I ran into noted doc director Mark Birnbaum at a little shindig Lodge owner Dawn Rizos threw in conjunction with the release of good friend and once-and-future Observer contributor Josh Alan Friedman’s latest tome, the autobiographical Black Cracker. Mark — who’s directed such films as Larry v. Lockney,…
So says a press release just in from KTVT’s Lori Conrad, who says the CBS owned-and-operated will bump up CBS 11 News This Morning half an hour beginning Monday. Interesting move, considering that KDFW-Channel 4 just did the same thing with Good Day two months ago. Scott Sams and Ginger…
A Friend of Unfair Park wonders if the rumors are true — if Mike Snyder is indeed out at KXAS-Channel 5 by month’s end. Why, yes, yes they are: Snyder tells Uncle Barky that his 30-year-run with the NBC owned-and-operated will end on July 1, when he retires. So, did…
Per the e-mail that just landed in the Unfair Park in-box, tomorrow Dallas gets yet another all-sports sports site: a local iteration of SB Nation, which promises a “revolutionary grassroots approach to sports coverage [that] places the fan first, with compelling local content.” In other words, from what I can…
It’s been interesting this morning, trying to piece together exactly what Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is telling Texas Tribune editor-in-chief Evan Smith. At this very moment they’re doing a TT sitdown at the Austin Club, and I’ve been following along via Twitter. The Southern Shift, thus far, is…
KRLD-AM (1080)’s home page still touts News and Views with Ernie & Jay weekdays from 10 a.m. till noon. But one good Friend of Unfair Park says that couple’s been d-i-v-o-r-c-e-d as of yesterday. And, sure enough, the program schedule reveals that after almost five years as one half of…
Vibe’s touting the cover of its June/July issue as “controversial” and “iconic.” Not hardly. There have been plenty more naked magazine covers than the one seen here. Like this. And, this. And, all of these. Still, the Lady of the Lake continues to reap the benefits of a nude springtime…
Late yesterday, Jim was standing at an Observer newsroom window staring, yet again, at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge construction site as crews began putting in place the opposite side of the center arch. Jim was eating from a plate of ginger snaps resting on the windowsill, one after the…
During our server outage of the last hour, several Friends of Unfair Park wanted to make sure we noted David Dillon’s death at his home in Amherst, Mass. He suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 68. Dillon, who was among those who took a buyout from the…
Two radio industry sources say that CBS Radio and Clear Channel Communications are in negotiations on a deal that could bring controversial and wildly popular radio host Russ Martin back to Dallas radio early this summer. The sources indicate that, should an agreement be reached, Martin — whose Russ Martin Show was taken off…
What you see above are crews using a big-ass crane and a specially made “sling” to set in place the center arch for the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Oh, and the view? It’s from high atop Unfair Park HQ. But you can see it right outside our editorial-side windows. Schutze…
The June/July Esquire arrived at the house yesterday — the How to Be a Man 2010 issue, thank God. And contained therein is the fifth annual rundown of the magazine’s Best Bars in America, two of which are in stumbling distance courtesy the contributions of my friend Adam McGill, who…
A Friend of Unfair Park wonders: What in the wide, wide world of sports is up with this job listing on the Texas Workforce Commission’s Web site:Experienced Journalist / Reporter(s) with work experience in the greater Dallas – Fort Worth market. Prefer 10 or more years experience in journalism, both…
Whilst Daniel and Sam wrap up some end-o’-day items, let’s direct our attention to the follow-up videos that follow, all which I found on Vimeo today. It’s quite the hodgepodge.But let’s begin with Jim Moroney, publisher of The Dallas Morning News, talking about the state of the media business to…
Before I break from blogging for a few extra days heading into Memorial Day Weekend, allow me to play traffic cop. Coming: Jordan Spieth. Book it. The 16-year-old, as I told you last week, is indeed Dallas’ version of Tiger Woods. At least between the ropes. Going: Dirk Nowitzki? Not…
In = Greg Williams Out = Nobody The new lineup for 105.3 The Fan, effective June 1, looks like …..
Not saying it was great, groundbreaking radio. Not saying you should start trying to put 2 and 2 together. Not saying my radio partner on Tuesday and Wednesday is eternally stone cold straight and beyond another hiccup. What I am saying is that … so far, so good. And, most importantly, what…
Your First-Place Texas Rangers take on the one-game-back Oakland Athletics tonight at the Ballpark in Arlington — first pitch in, oh, 15 minutes. After the game, you can switch it on over to CBS for the Late Show with David Letterman, where perfect-gamer Dallas Braden’s throwing out the Top 10…
He’s baaaaaaaaaaack! Greg Williams. Yes, that one…
With Newy Scruggs on vacation this week, I’ll have some new voices alongside me from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on 105.3 The Fan. Monday: NBC 5’s Matt Barrie. Tuesday/Wednesday: You didn’t think I’d give it away that easy didja? Some clues? Sure. This voice has been on the TV/radio in this…
San Antonio’s Krayolas have been around a long while — since the late ’70s, on and off. I’d definitely start with Best Riffs Only, which collects the early singles that sound alternately like the Sir Doug, the Kinks and the Beatles, but the newer comeback stuff’s top-notch too, especially ’08’s…
Almost four years ago, the great George Gimarc introduced us to his then-latest rock and roll alternative: a would-be syndicated format called Radio SASS, which stood for “Short Attention Span System” — as in, no song lasted lasted longer than two minutes. Said one commenter at the time, the whittled-down…
