Archive for July 9th, 2010
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National news roundup, with Scott Huffmon, David Mark & Dick Polman
July 9
Hour 1 We’ll survey the national scene on this week’s Radio Times political news roundup, with a trio of sharp political observers. Guest host TRACEY MATISAK will talk politics with DICK POLMAN, columnist and blogger for the Philadelphia [...]
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A History of Gossip
July 9
Hour 2
"Confidential" was the proto TMZ.com. From 1952 to 1958, the sensational magazine was the go-to gossip source of its day. It's publisher was a staunch fact-checking advocate, but held no virtue in getting most of his material through blackmail and a payroll that included waiters, bartenders, and jilted lovers. "Confidential" outed homosexuals, mixed race couples and affairs. Our guest, HENRY SCOTT, has put these lurid tales together in his new book, "Confidential: Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, 'America’s Most Scandalous Magazine.'"
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National news roundup, with Scott Huffmon, David Mark & Dick Polman July 9
Hour 1 We’ll survey the national scene on this week’s Radio Times political news roundup, with a trio of sharp political observers. Guest host TRACEY MATISAK will talk politics with DICK POLMAN, columnist and blogger for the Philadelphia [...] -
A History of Gossip July 9
Hour 2 "Confidential" was the proto TMZ.com. From 1952 to 1958, the sensational magazine was the go-to gossip source of its day. It's publisher was a staunch fact-checking advocate, but held no virtue in getting most of his material through blackmail and a payroll that included waiters, bartenders, and jilted lovers. "Confidential" outed homosexuals, mixed race couples and affairs. Our guest, HENRY SCOTT, has put these lurid tales together in his new book, "Confidential: Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, 'America’s Most Scandalous Magazine.'"
