According to a New York Times piece, Sarah Palin is joining the ranks of Fox News, and will be hosting a series of reports, similar to what Oliver North has done via his “War Stories” series.   My take? This is the perfect use of Sarah Palin's talents. As I mentioned in a previous posting, I think Sarah Palin has tremendous potential as a spokesperson. 

Occasionally, people ask me if there are some people who are just uncoachable… hopelessly and forever a liability to themselves.  The short answer: Yes. Some people are hopeless.  The long answer: “uncoachable” is a state of being that can certainly change.

Without rehashing the gory details, let’s just say that the past week has revealed an entirely new side of Tiger Woods.  Much of the public outrage seems to be directed at Tiger’s request for “privacy” as he deals with the collapse of life as he has known it.   In fact, as the days have passed, the whole Tigergate mess seems to be a case study on “Crisis Communication Don’ts.”

Was just prepping a client for a podcast opportunity with a very high profile blogger, and thought I’d share some tips.   The challenge of any audio-only interview - be it radio, podcast or even a phone briefing with a press person or analyst – is that things can get… dull… very… quickly.

Today is a very sad day in the business press world, as BusinessWeek laid off some of its most legendary columnists (Jon Fine, Steven Wildstrom, to name a few).