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- Long Island High School Senior Directs WKWZ Documentary
Syosset High School senior and WKWZ(FM) Station Manager Jason Feldman at the controls. Feldman balanced his on-air and technical duties with his recent work directing the documentary “The Subterranean Penthouse.” It’s the story of a high school radio station on Long Island where many broadcast careers were shaped, and now a current member and graduating senior is the one delivering it to your home theater. “The Subterranean Penthouse: The Story of WKWZ” is a new documentary film by Syosset, N.Y., High School student Jason Feldman. He serves as co-station manager and is a second-generation DJ at 88.5 WKWZ(FM), the 45-watt operation licensed to the high school. He is following in the footsteps of his father, Eric, who was heavily involved at the station in the 1980s. The station was granted an FCC license in 1973 and it launched from a room in the school’s basement. WKWZ boasts an impressive roster of alumni who spent time at the station through the years. Former on-air personalities include filmmaker Judd Apatow, CBS Radio anchor Linda Kenyon, SiriusXM sports anchor Bob Galerstein, television writer Bob Goodman and ESPN sports broadcaster Jake Asman. WKWZ Station Manager Jason Feldman (left) interviews former faculty advisor Jack DeMasi, who supervised WKWZ for 26 years. “One of the most amazing parts was hearing stories from alumni and former faculty advisors from completely different generations of WKWZ,” Feldman said. The documentary features perspectives from alumni who helped build the station in the 1970s, and then shaped it in the 80s, 90s and beyond. The film also highlights mentors like Roy Dippel, who infused the station with his engineering knowledge up until his retirement in 2018, and Jack DeMasi, who supervised WKWZ for 26 years. You can watch the one-hour and 40-minute documentary on YouTube. We asked Feldman some questions about the documentary, his role as WKWZ station manager today and what he aspires for after he graduates from Syosset High in June. A “chain reaction” “Digging through those materials honestly felt like uncovering pieces of a mystery,” said Feldman of the amount of WKWZ archival material he found in storage. The documentary took two years to produce. After connecting with one of his father’s former colleagues, Feldman described a chain reaction where every conversation opened another door. In fact, coordinating interviews with alumni across the country was difficult at times, he told us. But realizing that most of the major… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Matthews Gas Explosion Forces Neighborhood Emergency Evacuations
A ruptured gas line sparked an explosion that forced emergency evacuations in a Matthews neighborhood, disrupting the daily lives of residents in the Charlotte suburb. WBTV CBS News reported that the incident prompted immediate response from local emergency crews who worked to secure the area and ensure resident safety. The [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Calls Xi Jinping ‘Very Tall’ – Especially Because Chinese People ‘...
President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “central casting” looks on Thursday, pointing out that he was “very tall” even though Chinese people “tend to be a little bit shorter.” Trump sat down with Fox News host Sean Hannity to discuss his ongoing summit with China and his discussions with Xi. Hannity asked the president about the Chinese leader’s style of negotiating, noting that Trump had told him previously that Xi was “all business.” “You have in the past described President Xi to me as very tough, all business,” he said. “You are not describing the type of business that he normally used to do. Do you think your relationship has evolved to the point where he can go along with your spontaneity?” Trump claimed that there were “no games” with Xi, describing his tone in meetings before taking an odd turn to the topic of the Chinese president’s looks. TRUMP: I think he’s a warm person, actually, but he’s all business. There’s no games. There’s no talking about how nice the weather is. “Aw, let’s look at the stars, let’s look at the sun,” you know. No, he’s all business, and I like that. That’s a good thing. No games. I say it about him and I could say it about some, not as complimentary, frankly, for the most part, but I say about him that if he went to Hollywood and looked for a leader of China to play a role in a movie– HANNITY: Central casting. TRUMP: He’s central casting. You couldn’t find a guy like him. Even his physical features, you know. He’s tall, very tall. And especially for this country, because they tend to be a little bit shorter. You look at the military. I mean, the military today was incredible. That military marching was incredible. But no, if you went to Hollywood, you would not find that. You aren’t going to find a guy to play the role who’s good. Watch above via Fox News.The post Trump Calls Xi Jinping ‘Very Tall’ – Especially Because Chinese People ‘Tend To Be a Little Bit Shorter’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Titans Schedule Drop Sparks Nashville Sports BuzzThe Tennessee Titans’ 2024 season schedule release generated immediate excitement across Nashville’s sports media landscape this week. WKRN News 2 ABC captured live reactions from Sports Extra Daily as the NFL unveiled the team’s upcoming matchups, with local broadcasters and fans eagerly dissecting prime-time games, divisional rivalries, and potential playoff [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘You Really Are One of the Dumbest People’: Piers Morgan Segment Goes off th...Piers Morgan Uncensored went off the rails quickly on Thursday when comedian Dave Smith and pro-Trump pundit Adam Sosnick got in a shouting match over a joke Pete Davidson made about Charlie Kirk. During Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart, Davidson invoked the deceased Turning Point USA founder while making fun of guest Tony Hinchcliffe. “Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk in that he’s definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat,” said Davidson. Sosnick claimed that due to his own stint as a stand-up comedian and his ownership of a comedy club, he knew how to evaluate which comics were funny and which took cheap shots. “I know funny,” he said. “But there’s also people who make their name in this career by not being that funny. Pete Davidson is one of them. Jimmy Kimmel is one of them. I’m not going to go there and say Dave Smith is one of them. That’s not what I’m going to do. But the reality is, Charlie Kirk was an absolute hero. And what’s happening with him, people are literally taking their proverbial shots at him.” Host Piers Morgan pressed Sosnick on the point, asking him if he believed Davidson had “crossed a line” in his joke. “I don’t think there’s any line you can cross. The market will speak. If Pete Davidson wants to start doing standup comedy shows again, and nobody shows up, let the market speak,” he said. “I believe in free market capitalism. I don’t believe in censorship. I don’t believe in cancel culture, even if you’re unfunny. If we were canceling unfunny people, there’s a lot of comedians that would have been cancelled years ago, Pete Davidson being one of them.” Smith disagreed with Sosnick’s characterization of Davidson, claiming the joke was “hilarious” and arguing that outrage over the roast’s jokes showed the “hypocrisy” of those who were angry. Sosnick pushed back, leading to an argument that got personal fast. Read their exchange below: SMITH: It was hilarious. It was a great joke. I don’t even like understand entertaining this conversation of whether it crossed the line. And as you pointed out, Pierce, right, like it’s it just shows everybody’s hypocrisy immediately because like the people who are outraged about the George Floyd joke aren’t outraged about the Charlie Kirk joke and vice versa. It’s a roast. It’s edgy comedy. And if you don’t like it, then don’t watch it.… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Set to Drop Lawsuit Against IRS in Exchange for $1.7 Billion for Allies â€...
AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson President Donald Trump is set to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a fund that will pay up to $1.7 billion to some of his political allies, including people involved with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, ABC News reported on Thursday night. The president sued the IRS in January after a contractor at the agency leaked his tax returns in 2019 and 2020. His sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who run the Trump Organization, are also suing. Based on the leaks, the Times reported in 2020 that the billionaire president paid just $750 in income tax in 2016 and in 2017. The leaks came from Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor who worked for Booz Allen. He pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosures of tax returns and was sentenced in 2024 to the maximum of five years. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice, which is representing the IRS in the case, has been holding internal discussions about settling the lawsuit. According to ABC News, those discussions have apparently yielded an outcome in which conservatives who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration will receive compensation. That includes the more than 1,500 people charged or convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Citing sources familiar with the matter, ABC News reported: President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The commission overseeing the compensation fund would have the total authority to hand out approximately $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought by anyone who alleges they were harmed by the Biden administration’s “weaponization” of the legal system, including the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as well as potentially entities associated with President Trump himself. Shortly after taking office again on Jan. 20, 2025, Trump pardoned virtually every person charged or convicted in connection with the riot. ABC News noted that the arrangement is not final, and added that the compensation fund is “the main condition for Trump to drop a series of legal actions he filed against the federal government.” Trump… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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