January 11th, 2011 
joel In a “near” exclusive…we have from the Dave and Jimmy show the Instant Ted Williams Story. It shows in a minute-55 how one homeless man with a great voice went from an I-71 interchange to the couch on the TODAY show in a matter of hours.
Thanks to Dave and Jimmy for this:
http://pressandtower.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/djtedindustryshrt.flv
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Tags: CBS, Dave and Jimmy Show, Dave Kaelin, Ted Williams, Today Show, WNCI 
1 Comment » January 5th, 2011 joel 
Dave Kaelin of the Dave and Jimmy Show on WNCI, surrounded by TV cameras covering the Ted Williams story
Dave Kaelin says that this morning’s radio show was the most gratifying he’s ever done.
Kaelin, the “Dave” half of the syndicated “Dave and Jimmy Show” that originates from WNCI/Columbus, was a dominant voice in Erie radio in the 1980′s. Since 1990, he has dominated Columbus morning drive. But in 20 years, he hasn’t had a program like this morning’s.
Dave and Jimmy’s guest today was Ted Williams, a homeless Columbus disc jockey who is the subject of a viral video produced by the Columbus Dispatch newspaper, which has generated 5+ million hits on YouTube…all since Monday. The radio hosts wanted to offer Williams a day’s wage to appear on their show today, but as of Tuesday morning, they didn’t know how to reach him. So they put a shout out over the air and one of Williams’ friends got him in touch with the station.
By the time he went live with Dave and Jimmy Wednesday morning, he was an international sensation, although because of his limited access to the internet, Ted Williams didn’t know it. Dave and Jimmy throughout the show today presented offer after offer that poured in for employment for Williams. By tonight, he was featured on every nightly newscast.
Here’s how it looked on CBS, complete with a quote by Dave Kaelin:
Now that’s a great story!
Posted in Radio Tags: CBS, Columbus Dispatch, Dave and Jimmy Show, Dave Kaelin, Ted Williams, WNCI 6 Comments » February 8th, 2010 joel Some 86% of our poll respondents thought that it would take at least three years, if ever, for local HDTV to arrive in Erie. Meanwhile we will just endure the standard def news and commercial cutaways.
A shocking yet exciting win for the New Orleans Saints last night in the Super Bowl.
It is also the Super Bowl of television advertising, with businesses spending between $2.5 and $3 million per placement. I missed having Pepsi in on the party, but there was some good creative here.
Here was my favorite, from Audi (always loved Cheap Trick!):
What was yours?
Of the USA Today top 10, what was your favorite Super Bowl ad?
Total Voters: 40
Loading ... January 25th, 2010 joel Blogs are the thing to P&T readers.
When we asked how often you read Erie-based blogs, two-thirds of respondents said that they were connected to local blogs at least weekly.
Peyton Manning
So I’m watching the Colts put the hurt on the Jets on my sib’s 50″ 120 Hz HDTV. The WSEE/CBS pass-through looked amazing. The game footage, the graphics, replays and the commercials were sharp and effective.
But then they went local. Actually the upsampling of the standard def spots and promos didn’t totally fall apart, but compared to the net, the local origination left a lot to be desired.
Now I know that the cost of changing over the local side is in the millions, and considering that we are still in a recession, that kind of capital outlay is difficult. But if not now, then when?
How soon for local HDTV?
Total Voters: 40
Loading ... October 18th, 2009 joel 
60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl
Lesley Stahl, in the third segment about the Kanzius Machine on CBS’s 60 Minutes, revealed on Sunday that in 2008, the late Erie broadcaster and inventor John Kanzius put his body into his machine and turned it on, attempting to benefit from the potential cancer-killing treatment before formal clinical trials.
Kanzius was quoted in the piece that for a period of a few months he was convinced that his use of the equipment was making a positive difference in his blood count and leukemia condition. He had used the machine without the injection of gold nano particles, an essential element in the current research.
However, research partner Dr. Stephen Curley of M.D. Anderson disputed that Kanzius would have received any positive results from the way he was using the machine. Rather, the fact that he had not been under chemotherapy for five months was probably the real reason for Kanzius’s good physical condition during those months.
Here is Lesley Stahl with her “Notebook” on the piece.
Here is the full Kanzius Machine segment from the Sunday, Oct. 18th program.
Posted in Television Tags: 60 Minutes, cancer research, CBS, Dr. Stephen Curley, John Kanzius, Lesley Stahl 2 Comments » August 19th, 2009 joel The fellow that made the way for Kevin and Amanda, Sean and Selena, and Scott and Jacqueline died this morning. Executive Producer of CBS News, and creator of “60 Minutes” Don Hewitt succumbed to pancreatic cancer Wednesday. He was 86.
He is considered the father of modern television news, the force behind front men Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, covering all of the major news events in the post-war era. He created the TV news magazine “60 Minutes” in 1968 which set the standard for every long-form news show to come after. He stepped down from his role as Executive Producer in 2004.
He also pioneered TV news staples such as cue-cards, now the Teleprompter, as well as the use of the character generator during a newscast.
Posted in Television Tags: 60 Minutes, CBS, Don Hewitt, Edward R. Murrow, news anchors, Walter Cronkite 2 Comments » July 20th, 2009 joel Over half of P&T poll respondents think that Erie Police Chief Steve Franklin’s withholding of information from the media and public is an actionable offense. 57% who answered the poll thought the chief should go.
The airwaves are full of history as television news celebrates the life of former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, and the 40 year anniversary of the event that was at the center of Cronkite’s passion, the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing.
Cronkite was the originator of the anchorman role, and many in the decades since have filled that role at the three major broadcast networks with varying success. But everyone has a favorite.
Who was your favorite former TV anchor?
Total Voters: 66
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