Emmys 2014 Full Show Review & Billy Joel Biography with Author Fred Schruers
Media Mayhem with Allison Hope Weiner
Episode 173
Episode Synopsis
The 2014 Emmy Awards (and why they sucked), tabloid journalism, and the extensive new biography of Billy Joel is shared by author Fred Schruers. Orange Is The New Black, LGBT television, Matthew McConaughey’s McConaissance, and the urge to get sensational stories out of Hollywood are all hit. Billy Joel-the music, writing, and drug use of the icon, and his own involvement in the book, plus Schruers’ turns interviewing Kevin Costner, movie stars and musicians are looked at in this wide-ranging Media Mayhem with Allison Hope Weiner.
Guest Bio
Fred Schruers enjoyed a successful, high-profile career as a writer at Rolling Stone, chronicling an impressive body of musicians and actors, including Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Jack Nicholson, Sheryl Crow, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Chris Rock. His writing has also appeared in Premiere, Entertainment Weekly, Men’s Journal, GQ, the Los Angeles Times, and Columbia Journalism Review. He currently freelances for a variety of national outlets. His biography of Billy Joel will be released on October 28th 2014.
Hosts
Allison Hope Weiner
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcome to Media Mayhem.
00:30 Introducing Fred Schruers.
00:40 Why are the Emmy’s so boring? Orange is the New Black and LGBT television.
06:20 Matthew McConaughey, Cable TV vs. Network TV, and the higher quality of talent.
12:00 Charlie Rose, morning news shows, and monthly magazines.
20:50 Maintaining journalistic integrity against the demand for tabloid reporting, and Don Lemon.
24:50 Billy Joel biography, and his candid take on songs, substance abuse, and women.
30:00 Ghostwriting, and why Joel took his name off the book.
36:10 Trying to get moments of sensationalism when interviewing stars and Kevin Costner.
43:40 Interviewing directors, movie stars, television stars, and musicians.
46:50 Thanks and goodbye.
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