John Hockenberry

Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
The New York Times' David Carr stole the show at last night's Intelligence Squared debate on the merits of the mainstream media, when he pulled out a print out of fellow debater Michael Wolff's Web site Newser all full of holes. Carr had cut out every story on Newser that came... [FishBowlNY]

Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
The New York Times' David Carr stole the show at last night's Intelligence Squared debate on the merits of the mainstream media, when he pulled out a print out of fellow debater Michael Wolff's Web site Newser all full of holes. Carr had cut out every story on Newser that came... [FishBowlNY]

WNYC's "The Takeaway" Names New Host - Posted September 16, 2009
Several months after co-host Adaora Udoji left "The Takeaway," WNYC and Public Radio International have brought on a permanent replacement. The morning news show's producers today announced that starting Monday frequent guest co-host Celeste Headlee will be joining John Hockenberry on the drive time broadcast. Most recently, Headlee worked as the Midwest correspondent... [FishBowlNY]

WNYC's "The Takeaway" Names New Host - Posted September 16, 2009
Several months after co-host Adaora Udoji left "The Takeaway," WNYC and Public Radio International have brought on a permanent replacement. The morning news show's producers today announced that starting Monday frequent guest co-host Celeste Headlee will be joining John Hockenberry on the drive time broadcast. Most recently, Headlee worked as the Midwest correspondent... [FishBowlNY]

"The Takeaway" Names New Exec Producer As Host Is Named To Presidential Committee - Posted June 19, 2009
Today, public radio morning drive show "The Takeaway" appointed a new executive producer: MSNBC's former VP of daytime programming Mark Effron. "The Takeaway" is a jointly produced by New York public radio station WNYC and Public Radio International. Earlier this year, the show lost co-host Adaora Udoji who departed to spend... [FishBowlNY]

Former MSNBC Boss to WNYC/Public Radio - Posted June 19, 2009
Mark Effron, who for four years was MSNBC's VP of daytime programming, is heading to WNYC and Public Radio International to be the Executive Producer of 'The Takeaway,' the national morning drive news program. After leaving MSNBC in 2006, Effron was president and COO of Titan TV. The Takeaway, is hosted... [TVNewser]

Tom Brokaw Appointed to Pres. Commission on White House Fellowships - Posted June 17, 2009
NBC special correspondent Tom Brokaw was appointed to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships today. The group will meet this week in D.C. to select the 2009-2010 class of White House Fellows. "These leaders are diverse, non-partisan, and committed to mentoring our next generation of public servants," said Pres. Obama in the... [TVNewser]

Tom Brokaw Appointed to Pres. Commission on White House Fellowships - Posted June 17, 2009
NBC special correspondent Tom Brokaw was appointed to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships today. The group will meet this week in D.C. to select the 2009-2010 class of White House Fellows. "These leaders are diverse, non-partisan, and committed to mentoring our next generation of public servants," said Pres. Obama in the... [TVNewser]

The 2008 Art Center Conference Is Just Playin', Y'all - Posted October 5, 2007
In related John Hockenberry news, the sequel to one of his more entertaining moderator gigs just announced itself. The 2008 Art Center Conference will be May 5-7 in Pasadena, CA, with another curiously-named theme: Serious Play. Registration opens November 1. Early confirmed speakers include IDEO's Tim Brown; ball-master Michael Moschen; Elizabeth... [UnBeige]

John Hockenberry Takes to the Airwaves - Posted October 5, 2007
Apologies now from this end of the continent, as our keyboard fell silent yesterday eve. Wolves. Now we play catch up, and first stop comes via the Kingpins of South Colfax at Design Observer who alert us that John Hockenberry, the only design conference moderator to win our hearts, will be getting... [UnBeige]

John Hockenberry's Hot Climate Change Internet Video - Posted September 15, 2007
Master of ceremonies (and of our hearts) John Hockenberry opened up this morning's Dwell on Design session with a film he made for environmental entertainment website Blue Egg. In this episode he tries to stump MIT students by asking them to name five greenhouse gases. You can see all Hockenberry's videos... [UnBeige]

Packing Up the Wagon for Dwell on Design - Posted September 14, 2007
This bird is headed north for the weekend to cover the Dwell on Design conference taking place in the fair city of San Francisco. We'll resume regular programming as soon as we get set up in the "blogger's bank," a sort of wireless playpen with all the accoutrements to keep us... [UnBeige]

Dwell's Serving Up Hot Architects, Home Tours, and a Big Helping of Hockenberry - Posted August 6, 2007
After lugging the latest, most unbelievably thickest issue ever all the way from our mailbox, we were excited to spot a few details in a summery-covered Dwell about this year's "Dwell on Design" conference. Held in San Francisco September 14-16, Dwell's bringing together great minds for conversations on sustainable living, modern... [UnBeige]

John Hockenberry Explains the Damage You're Inflicting Upon Your Kids - Posted May 1, 2007
As our favorite design conference master of ceremonies, John Hockenberry has a lovely way of weaving intelligent commentary with piercing jabs aimed straight at designers' eccentricities. In the essay "Lessons From Jack Hockenberry," we find out why he knows us so well. Hockenberry is the son of an industrial designer: Around the... [UnBeige]