Tag Archives: The Takeaway

The War Over ‘War of the Worlds’ – Myth or Math?

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Conventional wisdom holds that Orson Welles’s 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds terrorized an entire nation. Representative sample from the following day:     But that’s not really what happened, as Jefferson Pooley and Michael J. Socolow chronicled in … Continue reading →

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WGBH Sunsets “Eric in the Evening”

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From a knowledgeable source at WGBH: Also no word on what/who will replace Eric. Re-reruns of The Takeaway? That’s what ‘GBH seems to do across the board these days. (Full disclosure: The hardworking staff worked hard at WGBH for 11 … Continue reading →

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Caught In Southie Catches Lightning

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Good for Caught in Southie blogger Peter Gailunas. He caught on both locally and nationally in snowstorm-parking stories about Boston’s 48-hour rule on saving spots. Start with WBZ’s Keller @ Large piece on Wednesday night, in which Gailunas told the … Continue reading →

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