As a fellow Gary native and former Motown artist, I shared a lot with Michael Jackson

New Politifact song features me on bass and drums, backing vocals by Obama

Ebony magazine names me among its "Power 150"

Wanda Sykes debut shows possiblities and pitfalls in new late night scene
This may not sound like high praise. But comic Wanda Sykes' debut Saturday of her new late night talk show on Fox was distinguished mostly by the fact that it didn't suck out loud. If you've watched any other new talk show debut -- Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. show and Jimmy Fallon's new 12:30 a.m. show thi

Mad Men ends season three with a perfect reinvention of both its hero and the series itself
It's a given with series and season finales; they are never as satisfying, groundbreaking or revolutionary as you hope they will be.Except when they are.And the wonder of Mad Men's season finale Sunday, "Shut the Door, Have a Seat," is that it hits every note you'd hope and more -- repositioning the series for serious re-invention next season while stripping hero Don Draper (Jon Hamm) down to his emotional core. All in space of 60 minute

Pitchman star Anthony Sullivan finds new talents on MJ Morning Show's Inventor Quest 2009
He came into the studio expecting to be a tough judge, facing a host of folks hoping to win a spot on the second season of his Discovery Channel series, Pitchmen. But infomercial king Anthony Sullivan found he couldn't say no to most of the inventors who crowded into radio host Todd "MJ" Schnitt's studio this morning as part of WFLZ-FM's "Inventorquest 2009." (image at right from a different photo shoot a few weeks ago at Cit

Suspended WDAE-AM sports radio jock Dan Sileo returned to the airwaves today
Dan Sileo, the Tampa sports radio jock suspended last week after Clear Channel Radio retracted statements he made about the possible sale of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, returned to the airwaves on WDAE-AM 620 this morning without speaking on the drama behind his departure.Clear Channel executives appear to be hoping they can pretend the whole incident never happened, declining to comment in detail about their discussions with Sileo or how they decided the broadcaster would keep his j

Why are so many more people watching pro football this year?
I teamed up with feature writer Michael Kruse last week to take a look at one interesting component in the National Football League's significant jump in ratings this season: A rise in Hispanic viewers.But there's also been a jump in overall viewers. And when you ask the folks whose job involves telecasting the games about football