By Richard Lee In a busy media week that included the Super Bowl, the Iowa Caucuses and the State of the Union, the anniversary of one of the music world’s most tragic events did not receive the attention it usually… Read More ›
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New book on unmaking of first A-bomb movie coming in July
By Greg Mitchell Just a short post here to announce my new book coming this July, The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. If that title’s not enough, there’s a brief write-up… Read More ›
Kassnoff talks with camera club about ‘Rise and Fall of Kodak’
David Kassnoff, a Jandoli School faculty member, delivered a talk on the innovations and challenges of Eastman Kodak Company at the Jan. 26 meeting of the Twin Tier Camera Club, which met at St. Bonaventure University. His topic, “The rise… Read More ›
A ‘Slavic Soul Party’ comes to SBU Comm building
Lectures, panels and presentations about journalism are what normally takes place in Dresser Auditorium, which is located in the building that houses St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication. But the auditorium took on a new role Friday, hosting performances… Read More ›
A Bona grad who works for TIDAL will conduct an online Q&A today
Nick Coyne, artist relations coordinator and playlist curator for the global streaming service TIDAL, will conduct a live online Q&A for artists and members of the music industry today. Coyne, a 2015 graduate of the Jandoli School of Communication at… Read More ›
‘All in the Family’ Turns 50
By Richard Lee Fifty years ago today, All in the Family premiered on CBS. Through comedy, the show addressed racism, sexism, war and other issues in a way that no previous sitcom had done. Norman Lear, who created the show,… Read More ›
Current movies show the true meaning of Woodstock
By Richard Lee Fifty years ago, when several hundred thousand music fans descended on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for the Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Queen was nearly a year away from its first performance, Elton… Read More ›
‘Toy Story’ provides a lesson on the state of the media
By Richard Lee Besides entertaining audiences of all ages, “Toy Story 4,” which opened Friday, provides an interesting lesson on the state of the media in America. Don’t expect Buzz, Woody and the gang to take on the roles of… Read More ›
The Who’s ‘Tommy’ has the makings of a good political candidate
By Richard Lee As the 50th anniversary of the Who’s Tommy approached, I devoted my WSBU-FM radio show to a musical look at how Tommy would fare as a presidential candidate. Don’t laugh. Tommy has a compelling personal story that… Read More ›
A musical look at the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates
By Richard Lee “A pamphlet, no matter how good, is never read more than once, but a song is learned by heart and repeated over and over.” – Joe Hill, songwriter and labor activist In the spirit of Joe Hill’s… Read More ›
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