Music inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s brush with the law, featuring Bruce’s songs about criminals (‘Johnny 99’ & ‘Outlaw Pete’), crime (‘Murder Incorporated’), his $500 fine (‘The Price You Pay’) and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 26 radio… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Mr. Mayor, the NBC comedy that completed a short nine-episode season last week, captured many of the day-to-day activities that go into the job of running a city. Mayor Neil Bremer (played by Ted Danson) dealt with… Read More ›
Songs about what we’ve missed since the arrival of the pandemic just about a year ago: “We’re Having a Party,” “On Broadway,” “Smiling Faces” and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 19 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3)…. Read More ›
By Richard Lee Five years ago today, the 2016 presidential campaign kicked off with the Iowa caucuses. Because the caucuses are the first contest in the race for the White House, they receive abundant amounts of attention from the candidates… Read More ›
By Richard Lee As we were reminded often yesterday, the inauguration was a day of firsts. “We celebrate our first African-American, first Asian American and first woman vice president, Kamala Harris,” Sen. Amy Klobucher, co-chair of the inaugural committee, told… Read More ›
By Richard Lee How popular are the Buffalo Bills in Western New York? A search of the Buffalo News website to see how many times Josh Allen’s name was included in stories on Jan. 15, the day before the Buffalo… Read More ›
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 ›
By Richard Lee When John Lennon was murdered 40 years ago, news of his death was delivered in a format that was unconventional for the time. Instead of a network newscast or a daily newspaper, it was sportscaster Howard Cosell… Read More ›
Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t the only public figure whose popularity varies around New York State. A Nov. 18 Siena College Research Institute survey found that more upstate residents believe in Santa Claus than do other New Yorkers. According to the… Read More ›
By Richard Lee At the start of the start of the HBO Max West Wing Special, Bradley Whitford, the actor who played Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC series, spoke directly to the audience and acknowledged entertainers… Read More ›
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