Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.

Once upon a time, he was a hellraiser… Former Channel 5 political operative Dave Helling made his bones busting local pols for bogus ad claims. WDAF and later KCTV called Helling’s segments, “Truth Watch.” So edgy was Helling that The Pitch gave … Continue reading →

Something bitter this way comes… For Kansas City based movie exhibitor AMC Theaters, that is. That’s because no industry is exempt for the advancement of technology –  not horses, shopping malls, CDs and DVDs, daily newspapers – none of the … Continue reading →

Time to turn the page on political correctness… We’ve been headed down this road for a long time, but the election of Donald Trump really kicked political correctness into high gear – seriously high gear. When a Japanese-American baseball player … Continue reading →

There, I said it… Was talking to Wild Bill Nigro the other day and we agreed that if Craig Glazer was alive today, he would have long since fired up his chainsaw and written at least a half dozen columns … Continue reading →

I’m not sure I buy into that axiom about nice guys… On that note, one of the nicest Kansas City Star guys I’ve ever known – Jim Fitzpatrick – fired both barrels of his sawed-off journalistic shotgun into the second … Continue reading →

As sports cheers go, the tomahawk chop’s always been kinda lame… Not as lame arguably as drunken Chiefs fans who slather on war paint and don indian headdresses, but still lame nonetheless. Speaking of which, has it occurred to anybody that … Continue reading →

Talk about a Breech of etiquette… Word that Waddell & Reed is axing more than 150 employees and crossing the state line from Kansas to Missouri with the remaining thousand or so, raises an interesting question: What’s to become of the … Continue reading →

Even false gods and profits come with expiration dates…  Such may well be the case with beloved KU basketball coach Bill Self. Self’s been living on borrowed time ever since his high profile sex scandal rocked Lawrence a handful of … Continue reading →

How quickly we forget… Just a few months back, WHB sports yakker Kevin Kietzman was a force to be reckoned with here in the Cowtown. By many accounts, Kietzman wasn’t exactly the world’s nicest guy. Quite the opposite some would say. The … Continue reading →

There’s gotta be a way for Kevin Kietzman to make an honest buck… Washing dishes at the 810 Zone? Doing play-by-play for the T-Bones? Selling German luxo cars in Topeka? Something, right…but what? Former Entercom honcho Bob Zuroweste has an idea. “He … Continue reading →

It’s like clockwork… Every time the Kansas City Chiefs snag an experienced, star the town goes crazy. I probably don’t need to remind many of you of what went down years ago when the Chiefs got what was left of … Continue reading →

That’s right, I’m just back from my 1st actual vacation in more than four years… I know, I know – by the standards of mainstream blogging, column writing and things such as that, I’ve been on vacation following my divorce in 2015. … Continue reading →

So many questions, so few answers… The “exoneration” of Kansas City Chiefs scumbag Tyreek Hill raises more questions than it answers. For starters… Does anyone really believe Hill’s an even halfway standup guy, apart from his on-field athletic performances? Of … Continue reading →