Doug Herzog

(swan) songs/25 "I listen so you don't have to"

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Sonny Rollins is still with us Joe

Stevie, Marley & Me Roots Rock Revelation

Fifty years ago I arrived in Jamaica a Stevie Wonder fan, and left a Bob Marley fanatic.
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Hahaha!

“You Need To Blow It Up”: Former Comedy Central Chief Doug Herzog On Paramount’s Future Doug Herzog, a former top exec at Viacom, now part of Paramount, says his alma mater will soon look a lot different in the wake of its just-closed merger with Skydance.

Not entirely sure how this quote from an industry podcast becomes a trade headline in 2025? Hell, I’m not even in show biz anymore. Slow news day? Epstein files distraction?
#paramount #cable #streaming
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Not one to miss an opportunity,
particularly given the buzz around South Park.Yesterday marked the 28th anniversary of its debut & the 1,676,709th time I bragged about the small part I played in its success.
Here’s a conversation with the boys from a few years back:
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Last Call for Late Night After 70 years of tucking America into bed, it looks like the curtain is about to come down on the late night genre. What’s being lost is more than a TV tradition but a backdrop for some of America’s ...

Is there a future for late night?

“We still want to spend an hour with personalities somewhere,” says Doug Herzog. “They’re called podcasts. They’re the bastard child of late night and Howard Stern and where we now get our deep dives and daily takes.”

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Paramount Settled With Trump. Its Shows Are Skewering Him.

Only a handful of A list artists (Springsteen for one) have used their voices and platforms to shout back. But some of the most noteworthy who have, share something in common:
Comedy Central
#SouthPark #JonStewart #TheDailyShow #StephenColbert #JimmyKimmel
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'South Park' creators reach deals worth $2 billion, among the richest in television history After weeks of negotiations and the threat of a nasty lawsuit, 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrangled two staggering deals, finally bring the foulmouthed cartoon to Paramount+.

“Still more South Park:
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'South Park' creators reach $1.5-billion streaming deal with Paramount Paramount has reached an agreement that will bring 'South Park' to streaming service Paramount+ for the first time in the U.S.

Congratulations to Matt & Trey on their continued success and brilliance both creatively and business wise. Extraordinary.
#southpark
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On an incredibly memorable day,
this may have been my favorite moment from Live Aid.
Read more here:
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#liveaid40

ROCKIN ALL OVER THE WORLD:
MTV, The 80’s and Live Aid 40.

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ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD MTV, The 80's, and Live Aid at 40

This weekend marks four decades since the biggest concert in history momentarily united the planet.
It all seems so quaint now.
Hop in “The Way Back Machine” to revisit MTV, the 80’s and Live Aid at 40

Big congrats to @okcthunder.bsky.social and their team President (and Emersonian) Sam Presti on their @nba.com championship!
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He Brought You South Park and Jon Stewart. You're Welcome. The Media Machine · Episode

Unlike myself, apparently these stories never get old.
#cable #television
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Spring Break Forever Podcast Episode · Decoder Ring · 04/09/2025 · 50m

As the young people of Southern Califorinia prepare to descend on the Coachella desert for their annual rite of passage, it feels like a good time to look back on another culturally significant spring ritual from a bygone era
#decoderring #slate #mtv #SpringBreak

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Thanks to @peabodyawards.bsky.social, Dr.
Jeffrey Jones and the students of University of Georgia for a great afternoon talking television

Thanks to @abbijacobson.bsky.social
for joining us at @emersoncollege.bsky.social Los Angeles tonight to share her journey from UCB to Broad City and beyond with our students. #emersoncollege #comedy

Inside the Cable TV Hospice: Can NBCUniversal’s Divorce From MSNBC, Syfy, E! and More Prolong the Life of Once-Popular Channels? Inside Cable TV's Future: As NBCUniversal sends MSNBC, Syfy, E!, USA and more to SpinCo, can it prolong the life of once-popular channels?

Talkin’ Cable TV Blues
#cabletv #televison #streaming #cordcutting
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ROOTS, ROCK, REVELATION Stevie, Marley & Me Ever fan has a story about discovering the music that changed their life. This is mine Over the years my mom had dozens of micro-careers. In the Fall of ‘75 she was trying her h…

Almost 50 years ago,
In Kingston Jamaica, I saw Bob Marley perform for the first time.
It changed everything for me
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“Match me Sidney”

Given all the social media buzz around “Complete Unknown” I thought I’d share Dylan related family trivia. #bobdylan #peteseeger #woodyguthrie #completeunknown”

Do you hear what I hear?
songs/24 now streaming

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I found you!

My best of 2024 playlist

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songs/24 "I listen so you don't have to"

Music and musings from 2024
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Great night north of the border for the Springsteen tour ender in Vancouver. Some cool setlist additions including an “audible” Ramrod
#BruceSpringsteen

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