Thanks for the link, and thanks for correcting my erroneous geography. That'll teach me to write blog posts while watching 'Chicago Tonight.' That Bob Sirott... he hypnotizes you into thinking *everything* is in Chicago.
Apparently WTTW is now famed for being run by morons. There was a Tribune magazine cover story about how the current management has ruined the station just a couple of weeks ago.
One of the most amusing tirades I've ever eavesdropped on was a young Chicago Tonight staffer, uh, 'discussing' how much she hated Sirott and the management of the station and how very, very, very stupid she thought they all were. Luckily Sirott hasn't taken over the whole show, so there's still some enjoyable Phil Ponce guest-skewering most nights.
Ahem, I Bob am Bob Sirott. I was once a halfway decent journalist -- one who wore skinny ties to match my smirk -- and my tenure on the short-lived primetime magazine show "West 57th" along with Meredith "The View" Viera is incontrovertible evidence of what I might've become. I have Emmies!!!
Scoundrels are the vast centrifuge of patriotism.
Or something.
Thanks for the link.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 08-27-03 7:34 AM
Thanks for the link, and thanks for correcting my erroneous geography. That'll teach me to write blog posts while watching 'Chicago Tonight.' That Bob Sirott... he hypnotizes you into thinking *everything* is in Chicago.
Posted by jhp | Link to this comment | 08-27-03 8:02 AM
They gave Bob Sirott Chicago Tonight? Why not Steve Dahl?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 08-27-03 8:45 AM
Apparently WTTW is now famed for being run by morons. There was a Tribune magazine cover story about how the current management has ruined the station just a couple of weeks ago.
One of the most amusing tirades I've ever eavesdropped on was a young Chicago Tonight staffer, uh, 'discussing' how much she hated Sirott and the management of the station and how very, very, very stupid she thought they all were. Luckily Sirott hasn't taken over the whole show, so there's still some enjoyable Phil Ponce guest-skewering most nights.
Posted by jhp | Link to this comment | 08-27-03 9:49 AM
Ahem, I Bob am Bob Sirott. I was once a halfway decent journalist -- one who wore skinny ties to match my smirk -- and my tenure on the short-lived primetime magazine show "West 57th" along with Meredith "The View" Viera is incontrovertible evidence of what I might've become. I have Emmies!!!
Posted by Bob | Link to this comment | 08-27-03 11:45 AM
Holy shit, deep into the brain vaults for that one. I'm impressed.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 08-27-03 12:01 PM
I have Emmies!!!
A round or two of antibiotics will take care of those, Bob. In the meantime, don't scratch them.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 08-28-03 11:12 AM