The Peabody award is the TV-news equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize — and Channel 7 is among the 2008 winners, along with CNN, Saturday Night Live and HBO’s epic John Adams mini-series. The station was honored for “Failing the Children: Deadly Mistakes,” a series of reports about children who died…
Big, fat surprise: Lawyer and KHOW talk-show host Craig Silverman didn’t reply to my latest interview request regarding the subject of two recent More Messages blogs: “Is KHOW’s Craig Silverman Giving Tips to CU’s Attorney in the Ward Churchill Trial?” and “KHOW’s Craig Silverman Responds — Sort Of — to…
The ridiculous feud between Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler and new head coach Josh McDaniels finally seemed to have achieved clarity on Tuesday night, when team owner Pat Bowlen issued a statement declaring his intention to trade Sweet Baby Jay. But what to make of statements Cutler made to FoxSports.com last…
On January 21, Ken Salazar walked into the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C., and found a crush of employees waiting for him. It was his first day on the job, less than 24 hours after President Barack Obama’s inauguration and the Colorado senator’s own speedy confirmation as…
“Bowled Over,” Jason Sheehan, March 19 Can We Be Frank? What’s with Jason Sheehan’s love for Frank Bonanno? First the review of Bones, capped the next week by the Best New Restaurant (and Best Chef) award in the Best of Denver 2009. They’re just noodles, Jason. And they’ve been done…
If you think Mountain Dew is Xtreme, then you need to get a load of Joe Hendricks. A caffeinated cola would just slow him down. A former BMX trick rider in the 1980s, Hendricks starred in commercials, invented routines, lent his name to a Huffy bike model and set a…
No foolin’. Today in Backbeat Online: • Former Sleeper Horse/Blackout Pact frontman has new band. • Flier of the Week: Night of the Living Shred at Tooey’s. • Record Store Day preview: Bob Dylan gets obscure on vinyl. • Getting started with local music, part one. • Singer charleyBRAND leaks…
Our daily blog slog. Send tips. Mile High Report lays out some rules for trading for Jay Cutler. (Mile High Report) Bob Schaffer is blogging at Smart Girl Politics. So that’s normal. (Colorado Pols) A writer remembers the Mile High Housing Authority. (Buck Fifty)…
It won’t be masked lucha libre dudes or extreme fighters duking it out before the public tonight at RedLine Gallery. Nope, instead imagine four local artists brushing away, live and simultaneously, for three solid hours, with a cool, funky barrage of Miles Davis tunes swirling in their heads for inspiration…
A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago — school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massacre, journalists and others. The program plans to…
The 2009 Double Hummer Completely redesigned with U.S taxpayer auto-bailout money, the new Double Hummer will be marketed as the perfect four-wheel-drive vehicle for American Interstate highway driving. With a 116-inch wheelbase, the double-wide track allows all 280 cubic feet of cargo space to be distributed in a single, six-passenger…
The updates that have followed in the wake of the March 18 blog “Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation…,” which shared choices in the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament made by my daughter Lora and me, have been grim at times. Last night, though, the news was…
We may drive a lot, use a lot of condoms and consume a lot of beer in plastic cups while cursing the Broncos’ defense, but all in all, Denverites are not too wasteful a bunch, according to a recent survey that looks about as scientific as my assertion that we…
Earlier today, the liberal ProgressNow Colorado organization sent out its regular e-mail news digest under the signature of Dick Wadhams, head of the Colorado Republican Party, complete with a goofy pic of Dick at the top. Happy April Fool’s Day! But something not as funny from ProgressNow’s standpoint — but…
In a blog entitled “Is KHOW’s Craig Silverman Giving Tips to CU’s Attorney in the Ward Churchill Trial?,” I referenced two blog posts (click here and here to read them) from WardChurchillTrial, a pro-Churchill website that’s been tracking the progress of the prof’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the University of…
Last night, during Channel 9’s late newscast, anchor Mark Koebrich mentioned the high volume of comments appearing on the station’s website following the announcement that the Broncos are shopping quarterback Jay Cutler, warning participants that they needed to stick to language that would be acceptable on TV (presumably network TV,…
Dear Josh — First, an admission: We’re disappointed that you and Jay Cutler didn’t develop a fine bromance. You guys seemed perfect for each other. I bet the two of you could have rocked the hell out of Rush’s “Tom Sawyer.” But we’re moving on, and it’s good that you…
Dear Jay — First of all, congratulations on proving that passive resistance is still a viable strategy in this day and age. After all the comments and complaints you made about Josh McDaniels’ attempt to trade you for his old buddy, Matt Cassel, you’ve proven that silence can be a…
What’s your area code again? Today in Backbeat Online: • 3OH!3 cautions: Don’t trust a… bro? • Something’s Phishy here. • Here we are. Now entertain us: Dualistics channel Nirvana. Sheryl Renee pays tribute to Marvin Gaye. • Last Night: The Prids at Larimer Lounge. Today in Cafe Society: •…
Four shots of 100-proof bloggage, down the hatch. Send thy tips. Some lawmakers have joked about legalizing weed. Not funny, dudes, not funny. (Colorado Pols) It pays to be in charge of all the bus drivers. Like, a lot. (Face the State) The precariousness of Colorado’s Senate seat is paying…
An e-mailer who read “The Debut of News on the Deuce: Were They Trying to Make It So Funny?,” a blog published earlier today, took note of another massive glitch on Channel 2 last night that I’d stumbled upon but then forgotten amid all the botches that afflicted the launch…
Talk about Nero fiddling while Rome burns: When the Denver Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, GM will be touting new Corvettes and Cadillac station wagons for 2010, while Chrysler pushes out its all-electric Town & Country EV wagon. In addition,…
