Here's How Every Network Announced Dzhokar Tsarnaev's Capture On-Air

Most of us learned that the manhunt for Dzhokar Tsarnaev was over via Twitter or by listening to online feeds of law enforcement radio. But for those watching at home, the suspenseful moment of his capture—and learning that he was alive—would be a memorable if complicated moment: somber in light of those allegedly…

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Here's Rick Reilly On CNN Tonight Saying "Pimps Up, Hoes Down, Ass Up,…

Rick Reilly dropped by CNN tonight to talk about who-gives-a-shit, and for some reason elected to give a performance of vile human being/alleged musician Chris Brown's music. It went as well as you think it would!

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CNN Sports Guy Asks News Anchor How Many Hot Dogs She Can Eat, Is…

When CNN ditched Sports Illustrated as its in-house sports arm and instead went to new acquisition Bleacher Report last month, we were alarmed. After all, SI has decades of work attesting to its journalistic pedigree while b/r has this. We expected Bleacher Report to quickly drag CNN down to its "cesspool."

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Wolf Blitzer Could Only Sum Up Michelle Obama's Speech With An Awkward…

When Michelle Obama's rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention concluded tonight, CNN's Wolf Blitzer was so flummoxed, all he could manage was a bumbling baseball reference that on paper seems fine but, when spoken, came off as if he didn't know, as the words were coming out of his mouth, that a grand…

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Buzz Bissinger: I Don't Have A Problem With Linsanity Jokes, Because…

Noted curmudgeon Buzz Bissinger dropped by CNN this morning to offer his thoughts on Linsanity and what he implied was an overreaction to coverage of racist or stereotyped portrayals of Jeremy Lin.

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Here's CNN Meteorologist Alexandra Steele's Forecast For Today's…

Consider how many people are involved in the production of a simple weather forecast on CNN. You have the meteorologist, for sure, but you also have the producer who loads the "wx" into the script/rundown, and the graphics techs who run the system that creates what you see on your screen.

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