“If you win the morning, you win the day” (radio adage)
"As the morning goes, so goes the station" was the slogan of WNBC (New York, NY) station manager Perry Bascom in 1972. Bascom -- a former president of Radio Advertising Representatives --…
“Imitation is the sincerest form of television”
"Imitation is the sincerest [form] of flattery" was written by Charles Caleb Cotton in 1820. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" is a quotation that has been credited…
“Instead of ‘breaking news’ they should say ‘wait till you hear this shit’”
Aaron Parnas started his TikTok on May 22, 2026 with "Wait till you hear this shit." Aaron Parnas did a TikTok on May 24, 2026 titled, "WE ARE RETIRING BREAKING NEWS BECAUSE THE NEWS…
“Internet killed the video star” (“Internet killed the video store”)
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1978, and was first recorded by Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club. The British group the…
“Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?”
"Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?" is a jocular one-liner that has been cited in print since at least 1995. The pun is on the two definitions for "AM" -- "ante…
“It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”
New York City's Channel 5 (then WNEW, now FOX television) has a 10 o'clock newscast. Before each newscast appears the public service announcement: "It's 10 p.m. Do you know…
“It’s almost time for bed, so I guess I’ll just check Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…”
"It's almost time for bed, so I guess I'll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and watch one full season of a tv show on Netflix real quick" is a jocular saying…
“It’s almost time for bed, so I guess I’ll just check my email, Etsy, Instagram, Facebook…”
"It's almost time for bed, so I guess I'll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and watch one full season of a tv show on Netflix real quick" is a jocular saying…
“It’s almost time for bed, so I guess I’ll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook…”
"It's almost time for bed, so I guess I'll just check my email, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and watch one full season of a tv show on Netflix real quick" is a jocular saying…
“It’s not cereal. It’s HBO (Honey Bunches of Oats)”
Home Box Office (HBO) has a slogan, "It's not TV. It's HBO." HBO shouldn't be confused with the cereal Honey Bunches of Oats, but there are jokes. "New slogan for…
“It’s sick out there and getting sicker” (Bob Grant)
Talk radio host Bob Grant (1929-2013), in a long and pioneering talk show career, had shows on both WOR and WABC radio stations in New York City. "It's sick out there and getting…
“It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on”
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Mortenson, 1926-1962) posed nude for a 1949 calendar photo. She was paid $50. In March 1952, after three years of minor roles in Hollywood, it was finally revealed…
“It’s not TV. It’s HBO (Honey Bunches of Oats)”
Home Box Office (HBO) has a slogan, "It's not TV. It's HBO." HBO shouldn't be confused with the cereal Honey Bunches of Oats, but there are jokes. "New slogan for…
“Just so we’re clear, I have no problem with the LG HDTV Community”
"I have no problem with the LG HDTV Community" (or "Just so we're clear, I have no problem with the LG HDTV Community") has been posted on many images. "LG HDTV"…
“La Kalle” (Univision Radio)
"La Kalle" is the slang Spanish spelling of "la calle" (meaning "the street"). Several Spanish radio stations owned by Univision call themselves "La Kalle."…
“Law & Order is Scooby-Doo for adults”
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series that ran from 1990 to 2010 and was filmed in New York City. Scooby-Doo is an American animated cartoon franchise.…
“Life doesn’t imitate art. It imitates bad television”
"Art imitates life" is an old saying that dates back to at least ancient Greece. "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life" is from Oscar Wilde's 1889 essay,…
“Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself”
"Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. On the American teen drama television series Dawson's Creek, the…
“Lights. Camera. Fiction!”
"Lights! Camera! Action!" is, supposedly, what a movie director might say. "Lights! Camera! Fiction!" has been used in several titles. "Lights. Camera. Fiction!" was…
“Live, from New York! It’s Saturday Night!” (Saturday Night Live)
In 1975, sportscaster Howard Cosell attempted to revive the glory that was the Ed Sullivan Show by occupying that same Ed Sullivan theater (on Big Apple Corner) with a new ABC show. It was called…