CHICAGO — Jeff Smith was a frequent and influential TV star. Better known as the Frugal Gourmet, he pioneered the food-on-television stream that is now a raging video river. He was also a husband and father of two sons. He was also accused of being a heav... See more
Many of you, I have to assume, were watching TV in the late 1960s as images of blood and death in Vietnam and protests against that war were becoming more frequent features of the evening network news. Viewership of those programs was still on the rise th... See more
Trinity Audioplayer ready... Before I tell you why you should watch the new documentary about Mel Brooks, I will tell you that 25 years ago, he told me, “You may be right. I have done everything there is to do in show business. … Everything except to be t... See more
Trinity Audioplayer ready... Before I tell you why you should watch the new documentary about Mel Brooks, I will tell you that 25 years ago, he told me, “You may be right. I have done everything there is to do in show business. … Everything except to be t... See more
