Paul Farhi

Articles by Paul Farhi

Internal Review Launched on Post Salon Proposal (July 7, 2009)

The Post Begins Reviews of Events to Avoid Ethics Conflicts (July 7, 2009)

Post Publisher Says Rushed Planning Led to Inaccurate Flier on Policy Dinners (July 5, 2009)

Investigators in Michael Jackson's Death Turn Attention to His Doctor (June 28, 2009)

CBS May Mount a Challenge to Daniel Snyder's Sports Talk Dominance (June 10, 2009)

Athletes Using Performance Enhancers Is Not a New Phenomenon (May 25, 2009)

To Reduce Costs, Local TV Stations WRC, WTTG, WUSA Create Newsgathering Pool (May 22, 2009)

TV's Fuzzy Future: Left to Their Own Devices, Viewers Are Cutting the Cord (May 17, 2009)

PBS Stations Weigh Loss of Affiliation Over Religious Content (May 16, 2009)

'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian' Premieres at Air & Space Museum (May 15, 2009)

Elizabeth Edwards's Interview Rules: Don't Mention Rielle Hunter by Name (May 14, 2009)

Recession Suddenly Stunts the Country's Cultural Growth Spurt (May 3, 2009)

MHz Networks Introduces Al Jazeera English to Washington Area Cable TV Viewers (April 29, 2009)

NPR Will Lay Off 13 Employees, Furlough Others for Five Days (April 24, 2009)

Viewers Upset After Comcast Moves Maryland Public Television to Digital Tier (April 23, 2009)

Books Examining America's Racial History Headline 2009 Pulitzer Prizes for Art (April 21, 2009)

Legendary Classic Rock DJ Cerphe Signs Off as WTGB Switches Formats (April 4, 2009)

'24' Gets a Few Washington Details Wrong (March 30, 2009)

Facing a Shortfall, National Public Radio Weighs a Rare Pledge Drive (March 28, 2009)

Good News for NPR: Its Most Listeners Ever (March 24, 2009)

At Black Broadcasters' Gala, Eclectic Glamour Is in the Air (March 20, 2009)

Hollywood's Men Are Mostly Where the Action Is (March 15, 2009)

'Law & Order': Ripped From the Headlines -- and From the Heart (March 8, 2009)

Limbaugh's Audience Size? It's Largely Up in the Air (March 7, 2009)

Ready or Not, Here Comes Jimmy Fallon to Update 'Late Night' (March 1, 2009)

'Joe the Plumber' Book Not Generating Much Buzz Locally (February 26, 2009)

TV's Female Sports Reporters Are Stuck on the Sidelines (January 31, 2009)

Cozying Up to Prime Time: Snuggie, ShamWow and More Get a Big Commercial Break (January 27, 2009)

"Insult Comic" Lisa Lampanelli Is on a Roll and at the Warner Theatre (January 24, 2009)

Inaugural Panel Strikes Deal With Networks to Air Events (January 17, 2009)

Paul Farhi Previews PBS's 'Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America' (January 14, 2009)

Lincoln Town Car: Farewell to a Classic (January 9, 2009)

WGTS Has Emerged as One of Washington's Most Popular Radio Stations (December 27, 2008)

After 28 Years, Sportscaster George Michael and Channel 4 Part Ways (December 25, 2008)

WUSA to Hire 'Multimedia Journalists' Who Work Solo (December 12, 2008)

Economy Forces Staffing Cuts at NPR (December 11, 2008)

TV Review of "Secret Millionaire" on Fox (December 4, 2008)

'24: Redemption' Puts Jack Bauer in a New World (November 23, 2008)

Post-Election, The Audience Drifts Away (November 21, 2008)

The Irony of George Carlin Being Bleeped, Posthumously, at Award Ceremony (November 15, 2008)

N.Y. Times Executive Chosen as Head of NPR (November 12, 2008)

Getting the Last Laugh (November 11, 2008)

A Volume Adjustment for Minority Stations (November 7, 2008)

An Ear for the Lyrical Voice of Everyman (November 1, 2008)

The crash Oct. 29, 1929 (October 29, 2008)

Impersonation's Real Deals (October 18, 2008)

'Chocolate News' Channels the Funny (October 15, 2008)

'Tony Rock': A Poor Sub For Chris (October 8, 2008)

The Separate Peace of John And Carol (October 6, 2008)

What the Dickens? This 'Carol's' Discord Sickens (October 4, 2008)

Memo to Marketing: Cut the Bull From Wall Street Ads (September 20, 2008)

BET President Resigns (September 12, 2008)

The Ads That Aren't (September 11, 2008)

'Fringe' Teeters On the Edge Of Nowhere (September 9, 2008)

NFL Opener Has McCain Campaign Leery of Delay-of-Game Penalty (September 4, 2008)

High Chance of Blowhards (September 2, 2008)

When This Guy Talks, NPR Listens (August 31, 2008)

From the Basement, It's No Wonder Radio Reception Is Poor (August 26, 2008)

The Runner's Secret (August 22, 2008)

NBC's 100-Meter Profiles (August 20, 2008)

Revelation About Singer Leaves That Syncing Feeling (August 14, 2008)

Win Points for McCain! (August 7, 2008)

'Baghdad High': A Study of Life in War's Shadow (August 3, 2008)

Survey Method Questioned as WHUR Surges (July 26, 2008)

Snyder's Simulcast Plans Center on WTEM (July 17, 2008)

'Hurl!': Gag Reflux (July 16, 2008)

Rush Limbaugh Signs $400 Million Radio Deal (July 3, 2008)

Miles to Go (June 25, 2008)

One Comic, Twice the Laughs (June 24, 2008)

The King Of Beers, Bowing to a Belgian Throne? (June 13, 2008)

Another Somebody Sung Somebody's Song Wrong (June 8, 2008)

Dan Snyder Expands Radio Empire (June 5, 2008)

A Requiem: Songs That Made the Hit Parade . . . (June 1, 2008)

Redskins' Snyder Seeks to Buy WTEM, Two Other Stations (May 30, 2008)

At Nationals Park, the Facilities for Police Recruiting (May 24, 2008)

Channel 4 News Retains Ratings Lead, Barely Beating Channel 7 (May 23, 2008)

NPR Earthquake Coverage Raises Radio's Voice (May 22, 2008)

Going With The Glow (May 9, 2008)

Nats Could Use Some Designated Sitters in Those Pricey Seats (May 3, 2008)

'The Junkies,' a Guy Magnet During Morning Radio's Drive-Time (May 1, 2008)

It's Funny How Funny Just the Facts Can Be (April 30, 2008)

'Elitist': The Rarefied Term That's a Low Blow (April 18, 2008)

Tavis Smiley Will Cut Ties With Joyner Radio Show (April 12, 2008)

Un-an-tici-pat-ed: adj. Lacking Foresight in Hindsight (April 9, 2008)

For 50 Years This Has Been the Symbol Of Peace. Far Out. (April 4, 2008)

The Iraq War, in Hollywood's Theater (March 25, 2008)

Bad News Travels Fast, And Furiously (March 14, 2008)

Hitting the Funny Bones of Contention (March 8, 2008)

NPR Leader Out After Board Clash (March 7, 2008)

Strapped Owner Fires WMAL Host Chris Core (March 1, 2008)

Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? (February 29, 2008)

Writers Guild Votes to End Strike (February 13, 2008)

Writers Applaud Deal With Studios (February 10, 2008)

Writers to Consider Deal Today That May End Strike (February 9, 2008)

CNN Hits The Wall for the Election (February 5, 2008)

XLI Years Ago, the Super Bowl Was Just An X-Small (February 3, 2008)

Major Progress in Writers' Strike Talks (February 3, 2008)

Unscripted Lives (January 30, 2008)

Magazine Cancels Award For Shock-Talk Pioneer (January 19, 2008)

The Redskins' Tumultuous Season Didn't Gain Yardage on Sports Radio (January 15, 2008)

Striking Distinctions (January 7, 2008)

Letterman And Writers Strike Deal, Giving CBS The Edge (December 29, 2007)

Ad-Libbing Late-Night Shows' Return (December 28, 2007)

No Running Jokes Here (December 17, 2007)

All I Want for Christmas Is Not To Hear That Song (December 14, 2007)

Don Imus Gingerly Steps Back on Air (December 4, 2007)

Pulling Their Punch Lines (November 29, 2007)

How Do You Tell a Web Name From A Typo? (November 28, 2007)

Herein Lies A Lesson (November 16, 2007)

Is the Ticket Biz Out of Line? (November 9, 2007)

Nets' Loss, Web's Gain (November 8, 2007)

Bush the Embracer (October 27, 2007)

Rock Radio's Hard Place In Washington (October 18, 2007)

'The Feel-Good Movie Blurb Credit of the Year' (October 14, 2007)

The Little Film That Became a Hot Property (October 13, 2007)

Billy Crystal, Sparkling Wit (October 12, 2007)

Fox's Bill O'Reilly Says His Stereotypes Taken Out of Context (September 27, 2007)

At 27, BET Tries Some Original New Moves (September 25, 2007)

Now, Six Decades Later, He Can Talk About It (September 23, 2007)

Christian College to Keep Radio Station (September 21, 2007)

O.J. Simpson Is Charged In Alleged Robbery (September 17, 2007)

Pro Wrestling Suspends 10 Linked to Steroid Ring (September 1, 2007)

Fearing Fines, PBS to Offer Bleeped Version Of 'The War' (August 31, 2007)

With Low Ratings, Post Radio Venture To End Next Month (August 28, 2007)

Top of the Morning (August 24, 2007)

Death Grip (August 16, 2007)

Scene 1, Double Take 2 (August 7, 2007)

Spring Ratings Are Cause for Praise at Gospel-Steeped WPRS (July 28, 2007)

How Fresh Is Your Cable News? Check the Label (July 25, 2007)

Rehab, Release, Repeat: Lohan Arrested Again (July 25, 2007)

BET Retitles 'Hot Ghetto Mess' Before Debut Tonight (July 25, 2007)

'Hot Ghetto' Leaves Some Blacks Cold (July 22, 2007)

Cool Reception for Conservative Radio (July 6, 2007)

Under NFL Rule, Media Web Sites Are Given Just 45 Seconds to Score (June 30, 2007)

The iPhone As Crowning Achievement? Um, Hel-lo? (June 29, 2007)

Love in the Afternoon (June 24, 2007)

And Now for a Syllable From Our Sponsor (June 17, 2007)

Redskins Will Get A Better Reception (June 8, 2007)

Post Radio Ponders a Fix For Its Low-Rated Formula (June 7, 2007)

Tonight's Big Story: News Viewers Missing! (June 3, 2007)

Rejected by PBS, Film on Islam Revived by CPB (May 25, 2007)

They Met Online, but Definitely Didn't Click (May 13, 2007)

Burns Agrees To Include Latino Veterans In 'The War' (May 11, 2007)

Top 5 Radio In D.C. Gains A Spanish Accent (May 3, 2007)

Latinos' Battle With Burns Taken to 'War' Sponsors (May 3, 2007)

Jack Valenti, The Movie Industry's Washington Blockbuster (April 27, 2007)

FCC Report Urges Limits On TV Violence (April 26, 2007)

FCC Seeks To Rein In Violent TV Shows (April 24, 2007)

Burns Won't Reedit 'War,' PBS Clarifies (April 19, 2007)

Ken Burns Agrees To Expand Documentary (April 18, 2007)

Overwhelming News, Except in Prime Time (April 17, 2007)

Don Imus Is Fired by CBS Radio (April 13, 2007)

MSNBC Drops Imus's Show (April 12, 2007)

Advertisers Pull Out of Imus Show (April 11, 2007)

Experts Float Explanations for Swimming's High Tide (April 2, 2007)

Beaten to the Punch Line (March 31, 2007)

Booking Agent Baci's Liquidated Assets May Go to Ticket Holders (March 28, 2007)

In the Mideast War of Ideas, The View From The Arab Side (March 27, 2007)

My Fellow Americans: Pls Post a Comment! (March 25, 2007)

Dan Snyder's Radio CEO Calls It Quits (March 22, 2007)

Committee Sees a Lack Of Money, Leadership at 8 Smithsonian Museums (March 21, 2007)

Easy Does It (March 13, 2007)

For One Oboist, a New (and Unwanted) Record (March 5, 2007)

The Inventor Who Deserves a Sitting Ovation (February 17, 2007)

GM Yields To Concern About Ad (February 10, 2007)

Mars Scraps Snickers Ad After Complaints (February 7, 2007)

The Game's Just the Cherry On This Sunday (February 4, 2007)

WETA Hears Some Static Over Switch To Classical (January 25, 2007)

Post Radio Brings Kornheiser Into Fold (January 24, 2007)

Radio Stations Harmonize On Classical Music (January 23, 2007)

Of God and Camera (January 21, 2007)

With Rich Little, Press Corps Is Assured a Nice Impression (January 21, 2007)

In the Nth Round, Dodge's Robot Loses Its Punch (January 13, 2007)

Tick Tock Shock (January 13, 2007)

surge (surj) n. 1. a sudden increase . . . in political parlance (January 10, 2007)

Broadcast Board Chairman Asks for Replacement (January 10, 2007)

Dan Snyder's Deal Stalls but WGMS Ponders Format Change (January 4, 2007)

Computer Content On TV? Vice Versa? Just You Watch. (December 31, 2006)

Ghost-Riding: Brake-Dancing With Zip Under the Hood (December 27, 2006)

Bing and Bowie: An Odd Story of Holiday Harmony (December 20, 2006)

WETA May Fill Classical Music Gap Left by WGMS (December 16, 2006)

For Tower Records, End of Disc (December 11, 2006)

Redskins Owner Set to Buy Last Classical Station (December 8, 2006)

WRC Cuts Change Face Of Local News (November 29, 2006)

'Seinfeld' Comic Richards Apologizes for Racial Rant (November 21, 2006)

Offensive Lines For the Redskins (November 19, 2006)

Al Jazeera's U.S. Face (November 15, 2006)

'Borat' Box Office Conquest May Grow (November 11, 2006)

Winning a Battle, Losing the War: In Upstate N.Y., a Very Thin Red Line (November 8, 2006)

Blundering Pols Find Their Oops On Endless Loop Of Internet Sites (November 3, 2006)

'Hacking' Doesn't Crack the Code (November 2, 2006)

Stump the Candidate: Politicians Vie To Trip Up Opponents (November 2, 2006)

The Pickup Ad That's Carrying Lots of Baggage (October 25, 2006)

For Neil Simon, Great Reviews (October 16, 2006)

Air America Files For Bankruptcy (October 14, 2006)

Top News Executive at NPR Steps Down (October 13, 2006)

Candidates Get to Washington By Distancing Themselves (October 12, 2006)

Robin Williams, The Mouth of The Potomac (October 7, 2006)

The Redder They Are, The Harder They Fall (October 3, 2006)

Some Fans Say Redskins Radio Fumbles Game Broadcasts (September 23, 2006)

Where's the Party? Nowhere To Be Found In Steele Ads (September 19, 2006)

With New Shows, Network Patience Is a Lost Virtue (September 17, 2006)

Crocodile Hunter, Audience Charmer (September 5, 2006)

He Sliced and Diced His Way Into Pop Culture (September 2, 2006)

Tomlinson Cited For Abuses at Broadcast Board (August 30, 2006)

'The Hill,' Where Staffers Have the Floor (August 23, 2006)

'Snakes' Is Defanged at Box Office (August 22, 2006)

Kornheiser, Not Yet in Game Shape On 'MNF' (August 15, 2006)

Will He Go Long? (August 14, 2006)

WTTG to Span Two Beltways With Washimore Newscast (August 11, 2006)

Blogger Takes Aim At News Media and Makes a Direct Hit (August 9, 2006)

It Pays to Be a Print Journalist -- in Films (July 30, 2006)

Men, Signing Off (July 23, 2006)

WTWP Radio Gets Off to a Slow, But Game Start (July 22, 2006)

Snyder Is Getting Radio Active (July 18, 2006)

Spanish-Language Radio's Big Voice (July 3, 2006)

Opie & Anthony Get the Last Laugh (June 26, 2006)