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Author: Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Life

Life, death and relish: You can’t go home again, but some flavors will get you close

August 22, 2022Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Life, death and relish: You can’t go home again, but some flavors will get you close

This is the story of a hot dog quest. Really, it’s about returning home to find that nothing stays the same, but trying to eat my way back anyway.

Tech

CNN+ is dead: Here’s what killed the streaming news service only a month after it began

April 22, 2022Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on CNN+ is dead: Here’s what killed the streaming news service only a month after it began

CNN+, the streaming service that made waves when it poached Chris Wallace from Fox News, is dead a month after it began. Here’s why it failed.

Sports

How Matt Barrie went from watching Arizona sports and local news icons to hosting ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’

November 21, 2021Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on How Matt Barrie went from watching Arizona sports and local news icons to hosting ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’

Matt Barrie’s path to ESPN began as a sports fan who stopped growing. He got the idea to be a sports anchor by watching Mark Curtis in Arizona.

News

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty: Here’s how TV news covered the controversial verdict

November 19, 2021Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty: Here’s how TV news covered the controversial verdict

Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges related to the Kenosha shootings. Here’s how TV news covered the verdict.

News

Why NBC News scheduling a Trump town hall against Biden’s is bad TV and worse journalism

October 15, 2020Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Why NBC News scheduling a Trump town hall against Biden’s is bad TV and worse journalism

NBC News scheduled a town hall event with Donald Trump that competes directly with ABC News’ one with Joe Biden. It’s bad TV and worse journalism.

News

Shepard Smith leaving Fox News is a stunning blow to real journalism

October 14, 2019Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Shepard Smith leaving Fox News is a stunning blow to real journalism

Shepard Smith, who has worked at Fox News since it began, left abruptly Friday. Smith was a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, and vice versa.

News

Scary clown delivering doughnuts frightens meteorologist on live broadcast

October 10, 2019Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Scary clown delivering doughnuts frightens meteorologist on live broadcast

Who doesn’t like doughnuts? This meteorologist, for one – at least not when they are delivered by a scary clown while she is on the air.

News

Donald Trump’s impeachment will be like watching ‘All the President’s Men’ on TikTok

September 26, 2019Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Donald Trump’s impeachment will be like watching ‘All the President’s Men’ on TikTok

President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment will challenge the media in anything-but-normal times, as a bizarre Wednesday in the news showed.

Life

Here are the worst kids TV shows this dad has sat through. Sorry Dora!

August 13, 2019Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Here are the worst kids TV shows this dad has sat through. Sorry Dora!

And you thought ‘Dora the Explorer’ was bad? In honor of ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold,’ a list of the worst kids TV shows.

Life

Let complaining fans redo ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8? Uh, no thanks (and stop whining)

May 16, 2019Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Let complaining fans redo ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8? Uh, no thanks (and stop whining)

Angry fans wanting a redo of the final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ are just the latest example of entitled arrogance.

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