Adam Buckman

Website: adambuckman.wordpress.com/

Adam Buckman has covered the TV beat for more than 25 years, including five years with Electronic Media (precursor to TV Week) and 18 years as an editor and columnist for the New York Post.


Recent Stories by Adam Buckman

Why Ellen Degeneres is a Great Choice For 'Idol'

Posted September 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM

Anyone who is complaining about the decision to add Ellen DeGeneres as the fourth judge on “American Idol” doesn’t understand show business.It doesn’t matter whether or not Ellen is some kind of expert on singing, though, as an entertainment professional for......

I Was There: Watching the Great Cronkite at Work

Posted July 17, 2009 at 7:11 PM

It was the 1980s and the old guys were still around.One of them, Walter Cronkite, had relinquished his CBS anchor chair to Dan Rather in 1981, but I got an opportunity to watch Cronkite work one day a couple of......

Now he Belongs to the Ages: Michael’s Memorial Joins Select Group of Unforgettable Telecasts

Posted July 7, 2009 at 5:17 PM

It happens only a few times in a lifetime – when presidents die and state funerals are held, when a beloved princess is killed in a sudden accident, or when men walk on the moon.And now, the memorial service for......

Jackson: Maybe Now He Can Rest in Peace

Posted June 26, 2009 at 4:09 PM

Can’t stop thinking about Michael Jackson today, like everybody else. Not much I can add, except for this.The second record album I ever owned was the Jackson Five’s ABC (the first was Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits).ABC......

Jon & Kate: Buckman's Take

Posted June 23, 2009 at 10:20 AM

I have warned many people over the years: If you see a group of reality-show producers approaching you, run away.If they’re coming up your sidewalk preparing to ring your doorbell, draw the curtains, turn out the lights and remain perfectly......