NPR People: Bob Garfield http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100511&ft=1&f=2100511 On the Media Co-Host Bob Garfield is a columnist, critic, essayist, pundit, international lecturer, and inveterate broadcaster. In print, Garfield's "Ad Review" TV-commercial criticism feature in Advertising Age has made him among the more pitifully groveled-before figures in trade-magazine history. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Bob Garfield http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100511&ft=1&f=2100511 yes An Impending Period of Transitional Chaos for Media Network television audiences are down as cable, the Internet and a host of other new technologies emerge; and marketers are shifting their dollars accordingly. The media world faces an interim of chaos before a new order is determined. The co-host of <EM>On the Media</EM> delivers his take. Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4583366&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4583366&ft=1&f=2100511 Network television audiences are down as cable, the Internet and a host of other new technologies emerge; and marketers are shifting their dollars accordingly. The media world faces an interim of chaos before a new order is determined. The co-host of <EM>On the Media</EM> delivers his take. 0 no Network television audiences are down as cable, the Internet and a host of other new technologies emerge; and marketers are shifting their dollars accordingly. The media world faces an interim of chaos before a new order is determined. The co-host of On the Media delivers his take.

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]]> TV Networks to Try New Exit-Poll Policies NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Bob Garfield, co-host of the NPR program "On the Media," about the controversial role of exit-polling in election-night media coverage. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4135915&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4135915&ft=1&f=2100511 NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Bob Garfield, co-host of the NPR program "On the Media," about the controversial role of exit-polling in election-night media coverage. 0 no NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Bob Garfield, co-host of the NPR program "On the Media," about the controversial role of exit-polling in election-night media coverage.

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]]> The Bud-Miller Beer TV Ad Wars NPR's Michele Norris talks with NPR's Bob Garfield, columnist for <EM>Advertising Age</EM> and host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM>, about the advertising wars between Budweiser and Miller "light" beers. Garfield says the low-carb dieting trend has given Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Budweiser, an opportunity to compete locally with Miller, now one of the world's biggest international beer companies. Fri, 21 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1905840&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1905840&ft=1&f=2100511 NPR's Michele Norris talks with NPR's Bob Garfield, columnist for <EM>Advertising Age</EM> and host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM>, about the advertising wars between Budweiser and Miller "light" beers. Garfield says the low-carb dieting trend has given Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Budweiser, an opportunity to compete locally with Miller, now one of the world's biggest international beer companies. 0 no NPR's Michele Norris talks with NPR's Bob Garfield, columnist for Advertising Age and host of NPR's On the Media, about the advertising wars between Budweiser and Miller "light" beers. Garfield says the low-carb dieting trend has given Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Budweiser, an opportunity to compete locally with Miller, now one of the world's biggest international beer companies.

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]]> Super Bowl Ads NPR's Bob Garfield joins David and Tom Gardner to talk about this year's Super Bowl ads and the public's response to Janet Jackson's halftime performance. Fri, 06 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1660408&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1660408&ft=1&f=2100511 NPR's Bob Garfield joins David and Tom Gardner to talk about this year's Super Bowl ads and the public's response to Janet Jackson's halftime performance. no NPR's Bob Garfield joins David and Tom Gardner to talk about this year's Super Bowl ads and the public's response to Janet Jackson's halftime performance.

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]]> Super Bowl TV Ad Preview NPR's Alex Chadwick gets a sneak preview of the commercials scheduled to air during the Super Bowl from Bob Garfield, host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM> -- and one that <EM>won't</EM> be seen, an anti-Bush ad from MoveOn.org. Fri, 30 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1625835&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1625835&ft=1&f=2100511 NPR's Alex Chadwick gets a sneak preview of the commercials scheduled to air during the Super Bowl from Bob Garfield, host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM> -- and one that <EM>won't</EM> be seen, an anti-Bush ad from MoveOn.org. 0 no NPR's Alex Chadwick gets a sneak preview of the commercials scheduled to air during the Super Bowl from Bob Garfield, host of NPR's On the Media -- and one that won't be seen, an anti-Bush ad from MoveOn.org.

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]]> Listener Letters Thursday is the day that ATC reads from listener responses. Among the topics: displeasure with Bob Garfield's piece about the Washington, D.C., primary; a child's view of space; and coverage of a deadly attack by a mountain lion. Send letters to: atc@npr.org. Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1600202&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1600202&ft=1&f=2100511 Thursday is the day that ATC reads from listener responses. Among the topics: displeasure with Bob Garfield's piece about the Washington, D.C., primary; a child's view of space; and coverage of a deadly attack by a mountain lion. Send letters to: atc@npr.org. 0 no Thursday is the day that ATC reads from listener responses. Among the topics: displeasure with Bob Garfield's piece about the Washington, D.C., primary; a child's view of space; and coverage of a deadly attack by a mountain lion. Send letters to: atc@npr.org.

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]]> Primary Objective: Tell a Tale of the Campaign Trail The early presidential season lets the media swarm over New Hampshire and Iowa, where no clich&#xE9; is too threadbare, no observation too obvious to be presented as news. But what about the year's first ballot battle, in Washington, D.C.? Bob Garfield of <EM>On the Media</EM> searches for the primo primary story. Fri, 09 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1589954&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1589954&ft=1&f=2100511 The early presidential season lets the media swarm over New Hampshire and Iowa, where no clich&#xE9; is too threadbare, no observation too obvious to be presented as news. But what about the year's first ballot battle, in Washington, D.C.? Bob Garfield of <EM>On the Media</EM> searches for the primo primary story. 0 no The early presidential season lets the media swarm over New Hampshire and Iowa, where no cliché is too threadbare, no observation too obvious to be presented as news. But what about the year's first ballot battle, in Washington, D.C.? Bob Garfield of On the Media searches for the primo primary story.

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]]> Stock Market Reporting Bob Garfield, host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM>, explores the origin and accuracy of the media's explanations of stock market moves. NPR and other media outlets often use terms to describe these moves -- profit taking, war jitters, economic optimism -- but there seems little to them. Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1429448&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1429448&ft=1&f=2100511 Bob Garfield, host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM>, explores the origin and accuracy of the media's explanations of stock market moves. NPR and other media outlets often use terms to describe these moves -- profit taking, war jitters, economic optimism -- but there seems little to them. 0 no Bob Garfield, host of NPR's On the Media, explores the origin and accuracy of the media's explanations of stock market moves. NPR and other media outlets often use terms to describe these moves -- profit taking, war jitters, economic optimism -- but there seems little to them.

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]]> Dole, Clinton to Revive Debates Former President Bill Clinton and his rival from the 1996 election, former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), agree to revive the Point-Counterpoint segment on CBS's <EM>60 Minutes</EM>. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Bob Garfield, host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM>, about Clinton's and Dole's desires to raise the level of political discourse on television. Thu, 06 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1184995&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1184995&ft=1&f=2100511 Former President Bill Clinton and his rival from the 1996 election, former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), agree to revive the Point-Counterpoint segment on CBS's <EM>60 Minutes</EM>. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Bob Garfield, host of NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM>, about Clinton's and Dole's desires to raise the level of political discourse on television. 0 no Former President Bill Clinton and his rival from the 1996 election, former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), agree to revive the Point-Counterpoint segment on CBS's 60 Minutes. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Bob Garfield, host of NPR's On the Media, about Clinton's and Dole's desires to raise the level of political discourse on television.

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]]> Super Bowl Ads <BR> Guest:<br /><br /> <STRONG>Bob Garfield</STRONG><br /> * Author of <EM>And Now a Few More Words From Me: Advertising's Leading Critic Lays Down the Law, Once and For All</EM> (McGraw Hill)<br /> * Co-host NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM> Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=942285&ft=1&f=2100511 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=942285&ft=1&f=2100511 <BR> Guest:<br /><br /> <STRONG>Bob Garfield</STRONG><br /> * Author of <EM>And Now a Few More Words From Me: Advertising's Leading Critic Lays Down the Law, Once and For All</EM> (McGraw Hill)<br /> * Co-host NPR's <EM>On the Media</EM> 0 no
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Bob Garfield
* Author of And Now a Few More Words From Me: Advertising's Leading Critic Lays Down the Law, Once and For All (McGraw Hill)
* Co-host NPR's On the Media

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