Posts Tagged: los angeles

INTERVIEW: David Cook Told Me He’d Do Broadway Back In 2016

Back in 2016, I was chatting with David Cook during our broadcast backstage at The 58th GRAMMY Awards. That previous November I saw David headline Gramercy Theater, and hung out backstage with him and the legendary Steven Van Zandt after the show. Just a few months after, we were talking about the performance and Cook… Read more »

What You Didn’t See On The American Music Awards

Some news and notes after Sunday night’s American Music Awards broadcast from my vantage point as an audience member inside Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater… – Fun fact: This was my first time actually watching the AMAs from the crowd? My previous four years were spent in the press room. I was given a VIP Orchestra… Read more »

INTERVIEW: JAX On NYC Marathon, New Music And More

Our old friend Jax called in to the show from her new home in Los Angeles and we had a lot to chat about it. I ran the New York City Marathon this year and she completed it last year so we compared notes on the 26.2 mile trek before moving on to Jax’s new… Read more »

Leaving It All At The GRAMMYs, But Remembering To Take Something Back

I don’t like holding on to a lot of physical mementos, especially ones that would require a UPS label or a potential over-packed suitcase. This is primarily in reference to the award shows that I cover but extends to any other trip I make or event I attend. First, I have the priceless memories of… Read more »

Train, Lukas Graham, Noah Cyrus, Gavin DeGraw And More Stop By : The 59th GRAMMYs Day 3

For day three of our broadcast with Westwood One Backstage at The 59th GRAMMYs we chatted with a bunch of current and former nominees while also speaking with a few friends-of-the-show. It was great to see Train’s Pat Monahan and Gavin DeGraw. I also interviewed Lukas Graham for the second time; the first time was… Read more »

Mike Posner, Daya, Dua Lipa And Many More Stop By : The 59th GRAMMYs Day 2

So great to see a couple of current and possibly future GRAMMY nominees on my second day here in Los Angeles and our first day inside Staples Center for Westwood One’s Backstage at The GRAMMYs. I asked Mike Posner and Daya about the big day plus met Dua Lipa. Also, we chatted about a couple… Read more »

Catching Up With Conan O’Brien, Regina Spektor, Neil Portnow : The 59th GRAMMYs Day 1

On my first day of coverage in Los Angeles for The 59th GRAMMYs, I attended The Recording Academy Producers And Engineers Wing 10th Annual event which honored 12-time GRAMMY winner Jack White. The artist’s friend Conan O’Brien was on hand and stopped to chat about his Patriots winning Super Bowl 51. I also spoke with… Read more »

PHOTOS: Planes, Trains, Automobiles And Turkey

The week of Thanksgiving has turned in to one of my favorite times of the year. It starts in Los Angeles, covering the American Music Awards. A trip to In-N-Out Burger and red-eye flight later, I’m back east and for the next two days, my show airs at its normal time. Then Thursday morning, I’m… Read more »

PHOTOS: The 2016 American Music Awards Red Carpet

Some news and notes from the American Music Awards red carpet… – Yes the rain was a major, major factor on the carpet and its impact on arrivals almost cannot be overstated. More on that here. – It’s so nice to attend these and see familiar faces, whether it be publicists, fellow members of the… Read more »