From time to time I will comment on things and past present in the TV industry, including personal remembrances of my Zelig-like view of the famous, infamous, powerful and inspiring people I have met along the way.  Hope you enjoy.

David Letterman's retirement announcement has me mourning the end of an era.  Before he was my favorite guy at 11:30pm, he was my favorite distraction at work at 9am back in 1980. It was the precursor to his "Late Night" show and was in fact the original third hour of Today, with Edwin Newman reading the headlines, and then joining Dave to kibitz about whatever was on Dave's mind and watch the "Stupid Pet Tricks" or whatever was Dave's bit that day.  I worked with Ed from time to time and...

I am a foodie.  It has to do with my Italian heritage. I learned from my mother how important it was to cook healthy food for your family.  No matter what my hours were, if I was home, I always made dinner. At Today, I loved doing food segments, meeting some of the great chefs, and sampling their dishes.  I actually made every recipe for the food segments I produced to see if it was doable for viewers. Along the way, I met one of my heroes, the legendary Marcella Hazan, who died last year at...

I am obsessed with the Grey’s Anatomy 80’s music covers.  So much so that I watch a scene over and over again, the first time for the music, the second time for the soapy plot that I still find entertaining.  I built my career upon that music when it was new music, when MTV was all the rage and music videos were broadcast 24 hours a day.

One of the covers they have used twice was a pretty good go-to song in sports television.  But I found out the version I used then, and that you are most...

There's nothing one can say except what a terrible loss, and our hearts go out to his family.  This morning, Today did a terrific tape on the many visits Robin Williams made to the studio.  We got so excited every time he was booked on the show. We couldn't wait for his segment knowing it would be so much zany fun, maybe more for us than the viewers. I am so blessed and happy to have been there to see his genius at work, even though it was only for a few minutes every now and then over 25...