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Is that really the message WGBH wants to send?

By adamg - 8/20/10 - 10:59 am

Jacqui M of Somerville e-mails to say she doesn't think much of the message she spotted on the WGBH megatron by the turnpike this morning:

IT'S OK TO DRIVE AND THINK

"It just doesn't seem right to me," she writes. "I mean, what would you say if a French pastry shop had a sign that said* 'DATE CREPE IS GREAT!' ?"

Greater Boston is bigger than you think

By adamg - 2/18/10 - 4:07 pm

Tonight on "Greater Boston," Emily Rooney discusses that pressing Boston-area issue - what Tiger Woods will say in his scripted event tomorrow.

Also: "The animal ambassador of SeaWorld & Busch Gardens joins Emily along with some of her friends: a baby kangaroo, a kookaburra, and American alligator and Magellanic penguins." Busch Gardens is on the South Shore, right?

Emily Rooney does her best Rosie O'Donnell impersonation

By adamg - 10/20/09 - 6:43 pm

OK, OK, I got sucked in and actually watched "Greater Boston" and its expose on Balloon Boy.

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What does Balloon Boy have to do with the Boston area?

By adamg - 10/20/09 - 3:15 pm

Beats me, but Emily Rooney will be discussing the case tonight on "Greater Boston," which describes itself as tackling "the region's top news stories with original reporting and comprehensive analysis."

So I look forward to her "in-depth discussions with guests from diverse perspectives" (in this case, two lawyers she dug up) that will take us "beyond the day's headlines," such as, oh, letting her explain her fantasy about punching Balloon Boy's mom in the face and knocking all her teeth out, because right now, that's about the only original thing about this case that's gone untackled.

Emily Rooney would like to punch Balloon Boy's mom in the mouth; still hates blogs

By adamg - 10/19/09 - 12:12 pm

Rooney rants; remains amazed that a mere blog could break news.

WGBH needs to update its beggin' shows

By adamg - 3/12/09 - 10:37 pm

Uncle grumps that if WGBH is going to trot out Celtic music shows for pledge week, the least it can do is get some avant-garde performances:

... Grumble grumble...buncha people in kilts with attitudes, and they didn't even have someone playing the electric bagpipe!

But did he work Pledge Week?

By adamg - 1/29/09 - 4:31 pm

A former accountant for Channel 2 was indicted today on charges he embezzled $500,000 over nine years from the station.

Innocent, etc.