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SimonMarksFSN

  1. Another UK broadcasting pioneer has died. The great Ron Onions changed the sound of commercial radio news in Britain. tgr.ph/JGQI19
  2. Meantime....I'll have the latest on Syria, and Leon Panetta's visit to Vietnam. In half an hour. Live. @cnalatest Channel NewsAsia.
  3. I did not previously know that Richard Dawson's first wife was the indefatigable Diana Dors.
  4. Richard Dawson, TV host dies: "I kissed black women...on “Family Feud” for 11 years & the world didn’t come to an end" nyti.ms/LdL0sG
  5. New poll shows 82 % of Americans have favorable opinion of Queen. I'll report on US #jubilee celebrations at 12.20 UK time on @lbc973
  6. @zigawatt unbelievable
  7. @zigawatt are you closing in on your destination?
  8. Precisely the position that enrages the USA. "@bbcnews_ticker: Putin says Annan peace plan for Syria needs more time bbc.in/L5KozL"
  9. Congratulations again to @PetrocTrelawny for coming through a very challenging ordeal.
  10. "@ReutersPolitics: In statement, Romney campaign calls jobs numbers "devastating news for American workers.""
  11. US Economy adds only 69,000 jobs. Anemic recovery sputters on, spelling bad news for the White House.
  12. Big weekend in NY for edwards jurors on NBC... "@kimseverson: Jurors I saw last night at Charlotte airport on Today Show this morning."