Author Archives: Deadline Artists

October 11th, 2011 – Deadline Artists at St. Francis College

Deadline Artists: Hear From New York’s Finest Scribes Who: John Avlon (Deadline Artists), Heywood Gould (Fort Apache, The Bronx), Michael Powell (New York Times), Josh Greenman (Daily News), Harry Siegel (Village Voice) What:  Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns Where: … Continue reading →

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A Short Film About Ernie Pyle

Short film for awards show about the courageous WWII reporter Ernie Pyle who died during an attack in Japan. Written & Directed by George Francisco

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City Talk with Jimmy Breslin

Host of City Talk Professor Doug Muzzio sits down with Jimmy Breslin. Jimmy talks about his book “Branch Ricky” and his history as a newspaper columnist.

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Mike Royko at the Billy Goat

Mike Royko talks about softball, his father’s saloon, the day he played for The Strykers and his dying wish — to fall dead on home plate in this rare 1982 interview at The Billy Goat Tavern.

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H.L. Mencken Speaks!

On June 30th, 1948, the library of congress recorded an interview with H.L. Mencken. It is one of the only recordings of H.L. Mencken voice in existence. Listen here!

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October 7th, 2011 – Deadline Artists on AM560 WIND

Big John had the chance to sit down with John Avlon and Errol Louis, editors of the new book “Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns” John Avlon is senior columnist for Newsweek and the Daily Beast as well as a … Continue reading →

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Will Rogers American Politics

How did a rope twirling, plain talking Cherokee cow-boy become one of the most powerful political voices in America? RSU Public Television strives to answer that question through its newly-produced documen-tary, “Will Rogers and American Politics”. Will Rogers is also … Continue reading →

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John Avlon talking Deadline Artists on Morning Joe

John Avlon talks Deadline Artists with columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe members. The discussion leads to thoughts on the newspapers in the age of the internet, the craft of columnists and how we remember the best newspaper writers.

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Jesse Angelo on Fox and Friends

Deadline Artists editor Jesse Angelo talks with Fox and Friends about the sources of the great American newspaper columns. Jesse discusses Westbrook Pegler’s “The Death of Frankie Jerome” and Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack.

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October 1st, 2011 – Deadline Artists Editors at Newseum in D.C.

Inside Media: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns When: Saturday, October 1st, 2011, 2:30 PM Where: Knight TV Studio, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Who: John Avlon, Jesse Angelo, and Errol Louis Newseum in Washington D.C. will host an … Continue reading →

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