Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.
Hearne: Star Unleashes Embarrassing, Clueless Kate Spade Psychobabble
Every family has one… Well, maybe not every family, but in the world of responsible journalism one needs to exercise a little common sense before taking an embarrassing, risky plunge. Unless the only aim is Tony’s Kansas City-like tabloid journalism. … Continue reading
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Hearne: Kate Spade, Death of a Local Icon
Once upon a time – shortly after I landed this columnist gig thing at the Kansas City Star – I met a charming, unassuming local who was on her way to changing the world… It’s easy to look back on … Continue reading
Hearne: David Lawrence Memorial Set for 6-10 @ P&L District
What’s in a number? A lot in the case of legendary WDAF 610 Country personality David Lawrence. Because that’s the day – Sunday June 10th (get it, 610?) – Lawrence will be remembered at the Power & Light District’s outdoor pavilion. … Continue reading
Hearne: Attendance Plummets at Rockfest 2018
Raise your hand if you believe the crowd counts at local events are the real deal? Anybody…nobody? It’s long been established that not even KC Police employ a methodology or bother to make a concerted effort to count crowds. So it … Continue reading
Hearne: A Changing of the Guard @ 18th & Grand
The team’s in place, now let’s see what they got… Four years back I had a power lunch at Lulu’s Thai Noodle with Kansas City Star editor Mike Fannin. Think of it as a three hour catharsis confab. I told Mike there were no hard … Continue reading
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Hearne: Get Ready to Take Your Medicine
This just in… If there was any remaining doubt, yesterday’s lightening quick dismantling of Roseanne Barr‘s hugely successful sitcom on ABC, put the subject to rest. We live in Zero Tolerance Land. Day to day life is now like mountain … Continue reading
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Hearne: Memorial Planned for WDAF Legend David Lawrence
The curious case of 61 Country legend David Lawrence… Few Kansas City radio personalities have loomed larger for longer than the esteemed WDAF radio personality. Although technically a country station, Lawrence pyramided his larger than life personality and penchant for hard news, coupled with colorful local on … Continue reading
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Hearne: Diary of a Sullen Star Staffer
How the mighty have fallen… There’s so few survivors left at 18th & Grand it’s hard – but not impossible – to get a glimpse inside what’s left of the Kansas City Star these days. That said, earlier this morning I spoke … Continue reading
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Hearne: KC ‘Idol’ David Cook, Super Rich or Going Broke?
The Internet can be a vastly confusing place… Take the recent “report” on season seven American Idol winner David Cook’s net worth. It’s been 10 years since the former KC bar band dude was crowned. Unfortunately, by most measures his singing … Continue reading
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Hearne: Money Talks @ 18th & Grand
What’s in a number? Quite a bit, especially when it comes to subscription prices for the Kansas City Star. Take reader Steve Fehr who told former Star reporter and editor Jim Fitzpatrick that he ended his subscription recently after being “offended” by the … Continue reading
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Hearne: Star Sports Scribe Takes on Westport – Plaza Street Fight
Memo to Sam Mellinger: don’t quit your day job, dogg… Writing about sports minutiae’s one thing – and something Sam does a pretty decent job of – but sorting out real life news issues over chicken wings and beer isn’t … Continue reading
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Hearne: Turnabout is (Un)fair Play Where AMC Theatres is Concerned
You know what they say about bullies… Don’t be one. Yet that’s how a number of movie theater circuits around the country view KC based AMC Theatres. In no small part based on the combative business style of former AMC honcho Gerry … Continue reading
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Hearne: Star Layoffs a Case of Much Ado About Nothing
Let’s get real, there’s no such thing as “reinvention” when it comes to daily newspapers… Forget what the flaks at Kansas City Star parent McClatchy keep telling everybody while they lay off news staff left, right and sideways. Nobody in the newspaper industry’s … Continue reading
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Hearne: KC’s Brothers Three Down to One
I never got to know Jeff Glazer that well, but I’ll certainly never forget him… Jeff’s big brother Craig Glazer cast a mighty shadow – one that dwarfed that even of his famous father Stan Glazer – and one that … Continue reading
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Hearne: Going Out of Biz Sale @ 18th & Grand?
What a way to go… Driving down 18th Street last night after The Darkness show at new concert venue The Truman I found myself gliding past the grounds of my former employer, the Kansas City Star. At which point you … Continue reading
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Hearne: How About More News, Fewer Views @ 18th & Grand?
About the new Kansas City Star editorial board… Isn’t it great to finally have an eager editorial assemblage at what’s left of the dying-on-the-vine local newspaper of record? A smattering of out-of-towners that has embarked on a path of weighing … Continue reading
Hearne: Mark Your Calendars, I’m Heading Home
They say you can’t go home… Hey, maybe you shouldn’t, but come late this spring or early summer, I’ll be closing out a five year, self-imposed exile and returning to the Cowtown. Just one problem; I’ve got some catching up to … Continue reading
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Hearne: Missing in Action @ The KC Star
Speaking of over-the-hill Oscar Action… Anybody else notice that this year’s Kansas City Star Academy Awards coverage all but disappeared in the wake of the newspaper shutting down its entire FYI Section this past year? For decades – including the … Continue reading
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Hearne: Behind the Scenes @ Stanford’s Shootout & New Downtown
About that recent shootout at Stanford’s… Comedy club main man Craig Glazer’s always had a pretty liberal overview concerning publicity… something along the lines of “just spell my name right.” Where many successful businessmen weigh their 15 minutes of fame … Continue reading
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Hearne: What’s in a Mugshot? A Lot, Actually
Live by the sword, die by the sword… The mugshot on the front page of today’s Kansas City Star reminded me of something. The time eight years ago when Star editor Mike Fannin took a similar news bullet here at KC … Continue reading
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