John Eggerton
John Eggerton, Washington Bureau Chief for B&C and editor of the daily TV Fax, has been with the magazine, based in Washington, since 1981 as a copy boy, editorial assistant, reporter, editor, assistant managing editor, to name only a few titles. He is also a principal contributor to the breaking news section of broadcastingcable.com.
Title: Washington Bureau Chief for B&C
Email: jeggerton@nbmedia.com
BC/DC: Eggerton on WashingtonLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Brokaw: Debate Moderators Should Get to Use Cattle ProdsFormer NBC Nightly News anchor and veteran debate moderator Tom Brokaw says that the one thing he wishes debate moderators had was the ability to deliver an electric shock to the candidates. With tongue obviously in cheek, Brokaw said in an interview for an installment of NBCU Direct, NBCU’s online promotional video postings, “I think [they should have] an electric shock of... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Fans-in-Chief Weighs InAdd President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton to those concerned about the NFL officiating, or lack thereof. “NFL fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs’ lockout is settled soon. -bo,” the President tweeted Tuesday. That followed a controversial call in ESPN’s Monday Night Game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, and more... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) 'State' of ConfusionAnybody looking to sell TV time to the U.S. government should contact the State Department, whose spot buy estimate Thursday (Sept. 21) had reporters doing double takes and planning career changes At a press conference on PSA’s the government bought on Pakistani TV to calm protestors angered by the “Innocence of Muslim”s video, a State spokeswoman made quite a $lip... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Google Salutes Star TrekOK, this is not technically Washington-related, except that I grew up watching Star Trek on WRC-TV Washington then WTTG-TV Washington then WDCA-TV Washington. Google’s Doodle for the day (Sept. 7) is a tribute to the original Star Trek Paramount TV series . The elaborate graphic includes an “away mission” to an unamed planet where crew members can defeat an alien... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Dead Man RunningA zombie (as in “A. Zombie”) joined the campaign trail last week as a candidate for president. The move is an effort by AMC to put a faux political spotlight on its ongoing campaign publicizing the carriage impasse with Dish, which resulted in the AMC networks’ programming exiting the satellite operator’s lineup, which programming includes AMC’s The... More |
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