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A WNEW Christmas Music Special

From Bing to Elvis and from hippos to Mariah, this is my six-part report on the origins of some of our favorite music for the holidays. The series ran as an hour-long special.

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The History of Daylight Saving Time

The long and often amusing story of how we came to set clocks forward — and then back again — each year. It's a series of eight reports, taking listeners from Ben Franklin' plan for getting the most out of daylight, to wartime, to our present-day  Saving Time which is more about leisure than efficiency.  Along the way: wars, politics, objections from clergy, farmers and congress, the first broadcast debate, and a really ridiculous bus ride ... 

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Leonard Maltin On Video

Four segments from the long-running, hit radio feature about home video. The daily feature was broadcast for nearly ten years on some 300 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. I created, co-wrote and produced the show which was hosted by film historian and critic Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight. The Austin Powers segment  includes the optional tease which ran before the spot on many stations.

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​Ask This Old House in Alexandria

​The popular PBS fix-it show comes to Old Town to let in some fresh air.

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