talk shows genre

• Management Change

'Ellen' to take Oprah's place next fall on WBAL

• Politics and Government

Meritocracy is ruining America, says pundit Chris Hayes

Talk show host's book argues that society's misguided devotion to meritocracy has caused the failure of our flagship institutions, from banks to baseball.

• Indianapolis Colts

True blue in a sea of purple

When the Indianapolis Colts come to Baltimore on Sunday for the wild-card playoff game, they'll find a few fans amid an otherwise Ravens crowd. Some date to when the Colts were Baltimore's team, others are younger, but feel that they're carrying on the team's storied tradition here.

• Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis' future could include speaking engagements, endorsements

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has already built a reputation as a motivational speaker, but now he'll get paid for it

• Opinion

CBS Sports Radio launches in Baltimore at 1300 AM

Baltimore will have a new sports radio talk lineup on WJZ-AM (1300) with the launch of CBS Sports radio at that frequency on the dial. The station will run 24/7 with syndicated talk, while its sister station, 105.7 The Fan, will continue with its locally produced and hosted lineup of sports talk.

• Opinion

Anderson Cooper, Kathy Griffin double down debasing CNN brand two nights straight

Kathy Griffin's desperate efforts to get some shock buzz New Year's Eve on CNN were so obvious that I vowed I wouldn't write about her -- wouldn't write about her kissing Anderson Cooper's crotch and trying to make sure every viewer knew what she was doing.

• Politics

O'Malley excoriates Republicans over 'fiscal cliff' fall

O'Malley excoriattes Republicans over 'fiscal cliff' fall

• Opinion

Piers Morgan, David Gregory and guns - We're pathetic

Remember all the big, high-sounding media talk right after the massacre at Sandy Hook about how maybe now we will have a "national dialogue" about guns?

• Opinion

Stop kowtowing to pro-gun crowd

Elected officials need to stop kowtowing to NRA, hunters and right-wing media on guns

• Opinion

Why did Obama defend and then drop Susan Rice?

Sen. John Kerry would be a fine pick for Secretary of State, but the president's treatment of his UN ambassador remains puzzling

• Opinion

What does the NRA say now?

President Obama can no longer duck the issue of gun control and must confront the dangers posed by an over-armed society.

• Food & Drink

Dan Deacon to make national TV debut Thursday night

Baltimore musician Dan Deacon will make his national TV debut on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Thursday night.

• Opinion

Obama plays his high cards

Jules Witcover says it's time for the president to employ LBJ's tool of the iron fist in a velvet glove

• Opinion

The real problem with David Petraeus

Drone warfare by the U.S., not one general's infidelity, is the pressing issue of the day

• Opinion

Plenty of unanswered questions about Rice and Benghazi

Obama administration, Rice included, need to come clean over Benghazi

• Opinion

Liberal journalists have distorted reality

Only those captured by Democratic-leaning media see GOP as out of touch

• Baltimore City

Who is James MacArthur, the blogger at the center of the standoff?

James MacArthur is a long-time blogger about Baltimore policing and politics

• Opinion

'Immigration reform' is just the beginning

We need not only to create better legal paths for immigrants to come here but also to welcome the energy and strength they bring to the nation.

• Opinion

Obama's Susan Rice conundrum

Senate Republicans have put President Obama in a no-win situation on his nomination for secretary of state; he should pick who he thinks is best and let the politics fall where they may.

• Opinion

Memo to Romney: It's the rich who get free stuff

With their tax loopholes and off-shore accounts, big corporations, Wall Street manipulators and the ultra-wealthy are the 'entitled'

• Opinion

The pollution of political discourse

Jules Witcover laments that propagandistic punditry has largely replaced sober discussion of the nation's affairs

• Opinion

Extremists on both sides insist on having their own 'facts'

Extremists on both sides insist on having their own 'facts'

• Politics

Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won a second term Tuesday despite a spirited and well-funded campaign from one opponent and a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz from another.

• Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg brings her strong views to Baltimore

Comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg brings her stand-up show to Baltimore's Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric.

• Opinion

Cardin for Senate

Maryland voters should return Ben Cardin to the U.S. Senate

• Elections

Obama's real campaign march to 'Daily Show,' 'Tonight Show,' MTV

After seeing Obama on Comedy Central last week talking about the deaths of four Americans as not being "optimal," I have come to believe Obama has taken this TV game to an extreme that demeans the process, the office and possibly even the sacrifice of Americans who are serious and selfless enough to risk their lives for this nation.

• Terrell Suggs

Terrell Suggs makes believers of us all

We all wrote the guy off. Me, the rest of the Baltimore media and a ton of Ravens fans, judging by the talk shows and message boards. No way would Terrell Suggs play against the Houston Texans, we all said.

• Latest

Former Md. Sen. Clarence Mitchell III has died

Former state Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell III died Thursday at age 72, according to published reports.

• Politics

Ex-Redskin player Arrington endorses Question 7

Ex-Redskin player Arrington endorses Question 7

• Opinion

In TV terms, Obama struggles, Romney dominates first debate

More was definitely less for President Barack Obama Wednesday night in the first televised presidential debate.

• Opinion

Obama's Libya misjudgments call Iran policy into question

If the Obama administration got the intel so wrong on Libyan security, how can we trust it on Iran?

• Health

Lady Gaga talks body image

Lady Gaga starts a "Body Revolution" body image campaign after being criticized for gaining 25 pounds

• Opinion

What Romney and Machiavelli have in common

In leaked video, Romney's behavior shows Machiavellian touch

• Latest

Yeardley Love's mother speaks out against violence

The mother of Yeardley Love, the University of Virginia lacrosse player who was murdered by her boyfriend, is launching a new campaign against partner violence.

• Opinion

It's not Romney's blunders that turn voters off, it's his message

Romney's mistake is his message

• Human Interest

Raw recap: Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara lead strong night of wrestling

Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara looked good in victory when they defeated Primo and Epico in a good opening match. These four stars worked well together, and it would be nice to see them get an opportunity for a longer match.

• Food & Drink

Dan Deacon's Ottobar show a love letter to Baltimore's music scene

With a familiar dance party feel, high energy and many nods to Charm City, it felt like a warm hug from an old friend

• Opinion

Mother, sister of Yeardley Love on Katie Couric show Thursday

Sharon and Lexie Love, mother and sister of Yeardley Love, who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend, will be interviewed Thursday on "Katie," the new syndicated show hosted by former CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric.

• Food & Drink

Future Islands, Matmos deliver at Thrill Jockey 20th anniversary show

It was a killer show -- one of those moments that made you realize how far Baltimore's scene has come in the last seven or eight years.

• Opinion

WBAL radio picks Washington talk show host to replace Durian

Bryan Nehman, co-host of the "Brian and Bryan Show" on Washington's WMAL radio, has been hired by Baltimore's WBAL to replace Dave Durian during morning drive time.

• Sports

What is sports' most dysfunctional team?

• Politics

O'Malley's misspoken word still driving debate

WASHINGTON -- Nearly a week after Gov. Martin O'Malley said in a television interview that the country is not better off than it was four years ago, the Maryland Democrat was still explaining his position -- and he made news again Friday by saying his comments were "word-spliced" by the news media.

• Opinion

Despite what conservatives say, there's no 'liberal bias' in the mainstream media

Despite what conservatives say, there's no 'liberal bias' in the mainstream media

• Opinion

O'Malley partisanship on display in Charlotte

Gov. Martin O'Malley served up partisan red meat in his Democratic National Convention speech, but did it help his national ambitions?

• TV

'America's Got Talent' recap - Bye bye, weirdos, we'll miss you so

This week, "America's Got Talent," the only place on television left for freaks and oddballs that doesn't demand they have some strange addiction or possess a nickname like "Honey Boo Boo," gave in to the regular guys.

• Politics

Md. pols steeped in Tampa's surrogate battle

As the formal process of choosing a nominee played out at the Republican National Convention here Tuesday, much of the messaging that will actually reach voters back home was taking place off stage as an army of political surrogates jabbed and deflected under the glare of studio lights.

• Education

For Goucher grad, success was in the Cards Against Humanity

Politically incorrect and incredibly popular game grew out of boredom

• Opinion

Caring for the environment is politically out of fashion

Don't expect either candidate to talk about the importance of trees

• NBC

London Olympics a cry-fest for the ages

You know how they say there's no crying in baseball> Apparently they haven't gotten that message at the London Olympics.

• Opinion

Memo to Romney: It's not just the economy, stupid

Unless Mitt Romney broadens his appeal beyond a critique of President Obama's handling of the economy, he won't win the states he needs to take the White House.