March 12th, 2010 // comments (0)
It’s a subject I’ve left mostly alone, not because I’ve been told not to address it but because I’m hesitant to give airtime or blog space to a man who still calls Web traffic ‘hits‘ and has an unhealthy obsession with WGN Radio. Tonight, on the podcast, I’ll dive into the mud on this one. Stay tuned.
-- Shawn Wasson
March 9th, 2010 // comments (0)
Some great analysis of the current cable media landscape from CJR today. I disagree with a few points (especially the bit about MSNBC offering a rainbow of opinons) but this quote is interesting:
From personal experience covering news around the world, you almost always run into a CNN crew or stringer. You almost never run into a Fox reporter, and never one from MSNBC.
Read the whole thing at CJR’s website.
-- Shawn Wasson
March 8th, 2010 // comments (0)
California State Senator Roy Ashburn admits to being a homosexual in an interview today on KERN. You can listen to the interview in this post and read the details here. Ashburn vows to carry on.
-- Shawn Wasson
March 8th, 2010 // comments (0)
After a massive online movement to draft her into the hosting duties at Saturday Night Live, Betty White confirms she will appear on the show.
But will she host?
-- Shawn Wasson
March 8th, 2010 // comments (0)
PETA sees a wounded opponent in SeaWorld after last month’s killer whale attack. Their latest mantra: “Let whales and dolphins ‘out of prison.’
-- Shawn Wasson
March 7th, 2010 // comments (0)
HUGE news out of Pakistan: American-born al-Qaeda leader Adam Gadahn has been arrested.
Update: It’s not him?
-- Shawn Wasson
March 6th, 2010 // comments (0)
‘Breaking With Scientology’ won’t hit print until tomorrow but you can read the New York Times assault on Scientology online right now.
-- Shawn Wasson
February 23rd, 2010 // comments (0)
Executives from Toyota Motor Corp made the journey to Washington D.C. this morning to face down angry customers seething over their company’s recall follies. Take a look at these pictures from today’s event.
-- Shawn Wasson
February 22nd, 2010 // comments (0)
I can’t decide if the Bloom Box is the greatest invention ever or if I’m a bit like an old lady being conned by a slimy auto mechanic. Regardless, you have to watch this video. [Video]
-- Shawn Wasson
February 21st, 2010 // comments (0)
Snowboarder Scotty Lago leaves the Olympic village in Vancouver after sexually suggestive photos of the bronze medalist and his trophy surfaced online. Lago says he’s in a ‘blackout’ and can’t talk about the event until next month. [View The Photos]
-- Shawn Wasson
February 17th, 2010 // comments (1)
What happens when you admit to a murder on British public television? Well, you get arrested, of course. BBC presenter Ray Gosling arrested on suspicion of murder. [Details]
-- Shawn Wasson
February 17th, 2010 // comments (0)
Tiger Woods will finally reemerge from the shadows this Friday. The golf pro and reported sex addict is planning on holding a press conference at the PGA headquarters at 11AM Eastern. [Details]
-- Shawn Wasson
December 13th, 2009 // comments (0)
Remember the collar bomb bank robber? This case has some striking similarities to that one. Early this morning, a man entered an Orlando-area Amscot and demanded money. More details after the cut…
December 10th, 2009 // comments (0)
Who or what is doing this to cows in Colorado? No tracks, no footprints, just unanswered questions.
December 9th, 2009 // comments (0)
Chemistry student found dead with jaw blown off. The culprit? Exploding chewing gum.
December 9th, 2009 // comments (0)
Is this a stunt somehow tied to the climate summit? Was it timed to coincide with Obama accepting the peace prize in Norway? Lots of questions answered today in the Big Story. This post will be updated all day long.
December 3rd, 2009 // comments (0)
Why doesn’t stuff like this happen to me? Really.
November 23rd, 2009 // comments (0)
Little did he know, he probably was better off without knowing this.
November 22nd, 2009 // comments (0)
Her name is Eve and she’s 7 feet tall:

“We had … her bikini specially made, but it was worth it.”
The question is, gentlemen, would you hit it? I mean, the height thing could make for some awkward moments. I’m a full 6 feet tall but I’ve never been within shouting distance of a woman like this. I have to say, for the story, I’d definitely do it.
She is,…
May 4th, 2009 // comments (0)
Oh my. As if the Republican party (to be fair Democrats have their issues in this theater as well) didn’t have enough bizarre members — Diaper fetishist Senator Vitter, wide-set Larry Craig and the list rolls on — now Neal Horsley (remember that last name) enters the picture.

You may already know Neal. He admitted to having sex with farm animals on Hannity and Colmes a while back. Now, the Texas…
March 30th, 2009 // comments (0)
No video on this yet but I’ll keep an eye out…
Callers from Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina described brilliant, streaking lights followed by an explosion-like sound at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday.
One 11 News viewer in Carroll County e-mailed to say she “spotted a large fireball in the western sky. It started out being about star brightness, then increasingly got brighter and greener. As it got green, it had an orange
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March 30th, 2009 // comments (0)
The best way to get an on-the-ground assessment, I’m guessing?

Local Amazon employees say Bezos is working in the warehouse with the company’s hourly employees to see what they do and hear their comments about their work.
Most CEOs would benefit from spending a few days on the shop floor. Life has changed there since they were young and on the way up — thanks to innovators, such as Amazon.com.
February 23rd, 2009 // comments (0)
File This Under: Most Bizarre Story Of The Day Week…:
BOULDER, Colo. — A 21-year-old man wanted by the U.S. Army for desertion was arrested in Boulder over the weekend.
In a strange twist, he was found wearing a woman’s thong and had three pairs of women’s underpants stuffed in his shirt pocket.
Boulder police said they received an anonymous tip Saturday that Christopher Mauger, who has a nationwide felony warrant for
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February 16th, 2009 // comments (0)
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February 13th, 2009 // comments (0)
I ran with the UK Sun story on this yesterday… here’s the video:
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February 6th, 2009 // comments (0)
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