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August 29th, 2008 Heather Kovar
At least for the election: Tina, America needs you!
Tina Fey has the look to portray McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin.
And don’t you want to see Fey in a moose-hunting suit?
Check out their similar looks here.
Thanks to my twitter friend RonMwangaguhung.
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August 29th, 2008 Heather Kovar
Forget mockery of the pant suit, we have so much to look forward to as we get to know Alaska Governor Sarah Palin!
Former pageant queen, lifelong member of the NRA and moose hunter; one can only imagine what she will wear on a consistent basis.
Yes, I know judging a woman on her outfit instead of listening to what comes out of her mouth is horrible sexism. Yet throughout my journalist career I’ve seen and covered stories about Hillary’s hair to her pant suits to the most recent her jacket color choice for her speech at the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver. Read my News 12 blog about Hillary, hair and suits.
Yee Haw! Here we go into the campaign with two historic tickets. Palin is the first female Republican Vice Presidential nominee. Geraldine Ferraro was the first Democrat Veep nominee in 1984.
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August 23rd, 2008 Heather Kovar
The email from the Obama camp announcing Joe Biden as the running mate hit my inbox at 5:26 this morning.
Of course John McCain’s camp was ready today with the release of it’s latest television ad, entitled “Biden.” The ad highlights how Joe Biden once questioned Barack Obama’s lack of experience.
Here is the text of the Obama email announcement. I am also signed up to receive emails from McCain.
heather –
I have some important news that I want to make official.
I’ve chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate.
Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois — the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago.
I’m excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe, but the two of us can’t do this alone. We need your help to keep building this movement for change.
Please let Joe know that you’re glad he’s part of our team. Share your personal welcome note and we’ll make sure he gets it:
http://my.barackobama.com/welcomejoe
Thanks for your support,
Barack
P.S. — Make sure to turn on your TV at 2:00 p.m. Central Time to join us or watch online at http://www.BarackObama.com.
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August 16th, 2008 Heather Kovar
Everybody spread the word.
We’re gonna have a celebration.
Today, August 16th, 2008 Madonna turns 50.
50!
I remember having a picture of her torn out from Tiger Beat magazine hanging on my wall with her stats: 24-years-old, 5’4, 125.
Wow. She still looks great. And check out other celebrities turning 50 this year, including Michelle Pfeiffer, Ellen DeGeneres and Sharon Stone.
Also this year, the Los Angeles Press Club celebrated it’s 50th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
Check out the Los Angeles Press Club website and MySpace.
And of course don’t forget to celebrate the New York Press Club’s 60th anniversary. The party is in September at the New York Historical Society.
Put your troubles down.
It’s time to celebrate.
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August 16th, 2008 Heather Kovar
You get the call.
Adrenaline sets in.
You are live in an hour or two, hoping police will talk soon as you frantically gather sound from neighbors. “I just don’t know how something like this could happen to such a good person.”
Day to day reporters are pretty much thrown out there to gather all they can.
When reporters follow a murder or other crime story for a period of time, expectations of accuracy and a complete coverage of facts are higher.
However, Correspondent Erin Moriarty of 48 Hours, says it’s not just getting the facts of a case correct that matters.
“It is also a matter of fairly characterizing the individuals involved. Here’s the rule I use: If my daughter was murdered, how would I want the “uncomfortable” facts reported?”
I spoke with her in early July just after prosecutors decided not to retry Martin Tankleff for the 1988 killing of his parents. Just last week an updated report was posted on CBS. See it here.
Moriarty is the co-author of Death of Dream with Paul LaRosa.
As for the Tankleff decision, Moriarty says she was relieved that the New York Attorney General’s office completed it’s investigation of the case and asked that the indictments be dropped against Marty Tankleff.
“Although he was not officially exonerated, the memorandum filed in support of the motion made it clear that there is little evidence pointing to his guilt and a great deal of evidence pointing elsewhere. It even contains some new facts and evidence that, even after working on this case for five years, we were unaware of.”
“This case has been a reminder to me, much like the Richard Jewel case, just how wary reporters need to be of adopting the police or prosecutor’s view. Twenty years ago, local reporters parroted the official view that 17-year-old Marty Tankleff was a spoiled rich kid who killed his parents to get an early inheritance. Not one reporter bothered to find out the facts: that Marty wouldn’t inherit a dime until he was 25-years-old and that he was aware of the fact. So rather than investigate the case and question whether the police had the right suspect, reporters became a cheering section for the prosecution. ( Ignoring the fact that there were other suspects that had far more to gain by Seymour and Arlene’s deaths.)”
In a previous NYPC posting about the book, I promised some words from Ms. Moriarty on her coverage of the Catherine Woods murder. It’s a case she says she was disappointed in the local media.
“I cover primarily murder cases so I have to know the evidence and facts of a case as well (and hopefully, better) than the attorneys working on the case. We interview as many people connected with the case as we can . In fact, while reporting on the Catherine Woods murder, we interviewed the band members who worked with Paul Cortez but had never been interviewed by the police. When we discovered and reported that Cortez missed a practice scheduled the night and hour of Catherine’s murder, suddenly the band leader became a crucial witness for the prosecution.”
“I have never been more disappointed with local coverage as I was with the Paul Cortez case. Not only was the victim reduced to a “stripper” in the stories (the case became “the stripper murder case”), but Cortez was convicted in the press before he even went to trial. Print reporters in particular took “leaks” from the police and turned them into fact. I don’t believe that even the pressures of a daily news deadline, justify the errors and stereotypes reported in that case.”
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August 6th, 2008 Heather Kovar
When the Olympics begin on Lucky 8-8-08 Friday, the Empire State Building will begin color transformations in honor of participating countries. Every night through August 16th, each of the four sides of the building will represent a different country.
See the color schedule here.
The list is expected to be posted on August 9. Below are Friday and Saturday’s color plans. (Colors are listed from bottom to top as they appear from the street.)
August 8, 2008
North: Red, White, Blue – France
West: Red, Blue, White – Great Britain
South: Red, Red, Green – Portugal
East: Green, White, Orange – India
August 9, 2008 (Saturday)
North: Red, White, Blue – Czech Republic
West: Red, Blue, White – Russia
South: Red, White, Green – Italy
East: Green, White, Green – Nigeria
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August 2nd, 2008 Heather Kovar
You never really know what is going to happen in Vegas.
Then, quite possibly, you shouldn’t blog about it on a professional website.
However, I didn’t realize the luck I had out in Sin City during this past April’s NAB Convention until just recently. (Be sure to scroll to the end of the blog to see my Vegas/NYC jackpot.)
After the very first day of sessions and walking the floor checking out equipment and attendees’ name tags, I grabbed one of those tourist booklets in the turnstiles at the Monorail station. (I wasn’t really looking for anything to do. It’s no secret my vice in Sin City is relaxing at the pool. I don’t even gamble.)
Anyway, after annual trips to Vegas since 2002 when RTNDA first hooked up with NAB, I KNOW the attractions. But somehow I was lead right to the blurb about the “100-year-old pomegranate trees” and the rare Botero sculpture at the Wing Lei restaurant at the Wynn.
Botero? The name sounded familiar. I knew I must go see. It was more difficult to convince someone to go look at “some art and trees” than to get the kind Wing Lei staff to let me out onto the closed off pomegranate garden. We weren’t even eating there, even though others were, and the Botero garden was their view.
If you missed the Botero sculpture and the trees, Vegas isn’t going anywhere. Plus, I’m reading that
Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas is opening December 2008. With it, comes a restaurant called “Botero” by former Tableau chef Chef Mark LoRusso, complete with a statue by our very own Fernando.
Right here in New York City, you probably have been greeted by two famous nude Boteros, The two large male and female statues at the entrance of the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle, “Adam” and “Eve.”
Every friend or relative who visits me takes pictures of these two, and now I can tell them all about the artist.
Yes, though I feel lucky I’ve learned about this man who’s considered one of the world’s most sought after contemporary artists, I’m not sure most will value the wealth of information. Nor want to take the tour to find what I’m calling this couple’s pets: Botero’s Dog and Cat.
Come on, let’s go see them. They aren’t that far away. Grab a cup of coffee at Bouchon Bakery, and we’ll get started.
Bolero’s “Gato” is outside on 79th street at Park Avenue.
To see his dog, we’ll have to walk a little bit south to 38th street. The dog is in the lobby of the Kitano hotel at Park and 38th. The hotel’s online reviews say the dog’s tongue is worn from people touching it ‘for luck.’ (Picture top far left.) I’m not going to comment on how one piece of Adam is worn as well.
More Botero you ask? OK. I haven’t seen them, but Botero has paintings in the MET and MOMA.
Okay, so I did some other fun things in Vegas. I met “Kool & the Gang” and took my picture with Bob Barker. You can read more about Bob here.
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