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YouTubery: The Commercials of Stan Freberg

There are very few modern-day commercials I enjoy watching, especially the ones you see on nearly -every- commercial break. I understand that's the nature of the business today. I don't have to like it, but I accept it.

Luckily there's nothing preventing me from putting the TV on mute every once in awhile and looking up commercials from the better era of ads (read that as 'before I was born.') I remembered a great ad I saw on a TV special about, of all things, the greatest commercials of all time. It starred dancer Ann Miller, and was a spectacle for the now defunct Great American Soup company. What grabbed my attention was the final line, after Miller's big, expensive song and dance. Her TV husband embraces her and asks, "Emily, why do you always have to make such a big production out of everything?"

Stream it: 'Sports Night'

Stream it: 'Sports Night'

"Sports Night" is the show that got me interested in working at a TV station. I can guarantee you that I was the only eighth-grader in my little Texas middle school that was tuning into this show as religiously as I was. Come to think of it, I was probably the only person in the area watching it; "Sports Night" lasted two seasons before being unceremoniously canceled in 2000.

This is a shame because the concept had legs. Set behind the scenes of a nightly sports news show, "Sports Night" was the television debut for creator and head writer Aaron Sorkin, who would set up similar fly-on-the-wall shows "West Wing," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," and "The Newsroom."

Exposed: Andrew Pope

Exposed: Andrew Pope

Exposed: Andrew Pope
Sand Mountain Reporter
Exposed is a music web series that interviews undiscovered artists and provides exposure for their music. In this episode we talk to Andrew Pope about his new album, "Here We Go", and he performs his song, "Down In Dixie" at Cook Sound Studios in Ft... Read More

The Spirit of Christmas returns to NACC

The Spirit of Christmas returns to NACC

The Spirit of Christmas returns to NACC
The Clarion
The Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Tom Bevill Lyceum has been chosen once again as the location for a Christmas program “The Spirit of Christmas” that you, your family, and your friends will not want to miss! The dates and times are ...

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A new pride in Fort Payne

A new pride in Fort Payne

A new pride in Fort Payne
Times-Journal
As I walked around downtown Fort Payne during Boom Days last weekend, I realized how special this place is. I'm happy about the current revival Fort Payne is experiencing. The installment of the Third Saturday Sunset celebration is a wonderful way to ..... Read More

Weekend events at DeSoto State Park

Weekend events at DeSoto State Park