The Living Room Candidate
In a media-saturated environment in which news, opinions, and entertainment surround us all day on our television sets, computers, and cell phones, the television commercial remains the one area where presidential candidates have complete control over their images. Television commercials…
Whitney Elizabeth Houston
I can’t overstate Whitney Houston’s influence on my middle-class life. I didn’t believe my boyfriend when he told me that she’d died. I was in shock. Several writers have attempted to sum up Houston’s affect on pop culture, but Dream…
Fred/Alan
Fred/Alan is one of the unknown heroes of television history. The innovative production company / consultancy pioneered the branding of television stations during the Cable Era. Fred/Alan intuitively understood that in a highly competitive environment networks had to visually communicate with their core demographics in the language of that audience.
