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 (1) Gergen Keeps Me Coming Back to CNNEssentially wedded to CNN coverage of the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night by reception troubles on other cable news channels on my cable system-and pixilated coverage of the Sugar Bowl– I was reminded why I often gravitate to that channel anyway come election night. No, it is not political, or even my fondness for the fleet fingers of John King and his magic graphics manipulation. It is... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) C-SPAN: Don't Kill the TV MessengerA C-SPAN spokesperson said the Twittersphere lit up Wednesday — after House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the plug had been pulled on TV coverage Wednesday after the Republican acting speaker walked out. Some of that Twitter reaction was seeking answers from C-SPAN on why it pulled the plug. It didn’t.”It was not us,” said the spokesman. “We take a... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Stand-Up ChairmanWas that Julius Genachowski or Julius Marx? FCC Chairman Genachowski skewered friend and foe alike at a banquet Thursday during a stand-up routine that included a bleeped F-word from his chief of staff, clips from South Park, and words he said the Third Circuit court found indecent. And that was just for appetizers. The decibel level in a roomful of lawyers is akin to that on the tarmac of... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) About TownJOBS Bill There were rumblings around D.C. Friday that the Republicans want to attach the just-passed-out-of-subcommittee spectrum bill, the JOBS (Jumpstarting Our Broadband Spectrum) Act, to some must pass end-of-year legislation, using the $15 billion for deficit reduction as an offset, perhaps for payroll tax extension. If so, they would likely have to jettison the amendment on auction... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (5) Mixed SignalsAt least in Washington, the FCC’s coordinated national test of the Emergency Alert System at 2 p.m. Wednesday seemed to be all over the map. Of course, the test was an effort to reveal any issues, and it may have. Unless I had my mute button on, I did not hear the tone when I tuned to the test on one channel. And the alert had must have already ended on WRC, though one viewer said... More |
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