This is the story of a hot dog quest. Really, it’s about returning home to find that nothing stays the same, but trying to eat my way back anyway.
Author: Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
How the media covered the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard verdict, and why audiences cared so much
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How Matt Barrie went from watching Arizona sports and local news icons to hosting ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’
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‘Happy tears’: What anchoring ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’ means for Arizona native Ashley Brewer
Ashley Brewer cried “happy tears” when she found out she would anchor the ESPN show. Her mom, Deborah Pyburn Brewer, is a former Phoenix news anchor.
Chris Wallace lost control of the Trump-Biden debate on a historically bad night of TV
Chris Wallace of Fox News lost control of the Joe Biden-Donald Trump debate as the candidates talked over each other about COVID-19, crime and SCOTUS.
Michelle Obama’s speech took down Trump, elevated the DNC’s weird Zoom call energy
The DNC was virtual and strange, with Eva Longoria, Bernie Sanders and Megan Rapinoe. Michelle Obama rebuked Trump in her speech: “It is what it is.”
Remembering Regis Philbin: A man made for TV, maybe the last of his kind
Regis Philbin is dead at 88. He was made for TV hosting and proved it with his star turns on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and “Live!”