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Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain and even Will Rogers–expert satirists in their days–could never have anticipated what technology has done to intensify the sting and broaden the reach of political satire. Late-night television has made politicians a favorite target, beginning perhaps nearly a half century ago with Chevy Chase’s “Saturday Night Live” portrayal of a clumsy …

F. Lee Bailey, the once-prominent and flamboyant defense attorney, has died at the age of 87. I didn’t know him, but I did know his brother Bill. Bill was immensely proud of his brother. Can you imagine attending Harvard Law School while your older brother was defending the confessed Boston Strangler and winning a reversal …

It was three years ago today that Lou Adler died. For decades he arguably was New York City’s best-known—and best—radio newsman. For me he was a mentor and friend. Lou began his radio career with CBS and became news director at the network’s New York City station, WCBS, when it adopted an all-news format. Lou …

To Chris Wallace: You’re to be forgiven if you’re having bad dreams about what could occur in the first Trump-Biden debate you’re about to moderate. I’ve refereed several broadcast debates over the years—but none so laden with so many perilous potentials. But I do want to help. Just for practice, let’s address some nightmarish scenarios …

Among the many interesting people I interviewed in my 22 years as host of a radio talk show were Ed and Lorraine Warren, sometimes referred to as the “grandparents of paranormal investigation”. Their story is featured in a new two-hour documentary, “Devil’s Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren”, on The Travel Channel, …

I worked my way through undergraduate school (and got much of my journalism education) by being a sportswriter for a pretty good smaller-city newspaper, The Bloomington, Ill., Pantagraph. Mostly I covered high school sports. But in October of 1967 I got the chance to cover a single World Series game between the St. Louis Cardinals …