I know all that stuff. I even worked with Merrill in the past when she guest hosted a morning radio show that included my piddling on-air contributions. I just threw her in as a benchmark in Letterman's career, regarding quality of work, presence on-screen, and personal relationships between staffers and the boss.
On Oct 2, 12:11 pm, Maybe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 8:29 am, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Oct 2, 8:19 am, "Pollak, Melissa F." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dave put Stephanie on the air when she really didn't belong on the air. > > > > There's probably a problem with that. > > > If it's a question of professional broadcasting skill or lack of same, > > did/do untutored staff members such as George Clark and the various > > stage hands belong on the air? If it's just about the initmate > > relationship with the woman in question, did Markoe belong on the air > > if she was involved with Dave? > > Dave and Merrill Markoe met at The Comedy Store before Dave even got a > show. She was a writer and producer of the morning show. She > invented Stupid Pet Tricks and a lot of other stuff that Dave used on > all his shows. She is a writer and has written books and for shows > like Sex and the City so she has the skills and helped Dave form the > shows he did. They went out for about 15 years. > > Maybe...I don't see how she even belongs in this category so many > years later as they broke up in the late '80's. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
