Bob Garfield
Encyclopedia
Bob Garfield writes the "Ad Review" TV-commercial criticism feature in Advertising Age
. He is also the co-host of the On the Media
show on National Public Radio. Before that, he was a frequent contributor to All Things Considered
. He is the advertising analyst for ABC News
. He has also appeared on CBS News
, CNBC
, PBS, and the Financial News Network
.
and contributing editor for Civilization
and the Washington Post Magazine. He has also written for The New York Times
, Playboy
, Sports Illustrated
, and many other publications. A collection of his work, titled Waking Up Screaming from the American Dream, was published by Scribner
's in 1997. A second book, And Now a Few Words from Me, appeared in 2003. Garfield co-wrote "Tag, You're It," a country song performed by Willie Nelson
, and wrote an episode of the situation comedy Sweet Surrender. In 2009 he published a book about the collapse of the media landscape called The Chaos Scenario.
In October, 2007 Garfield launched the ComcastMustDie.com WWW site to protest Comcast's
customer service.
In 2010 Garfield announced that he would stop writing the "AdReview" column after 25 years. He will write a column called "Listenomics" for Advertising Age, as well as starting a consulting practice.
Advertising Age
Advertising Age is a magazine, delivering news, analysis and data on marketing and media. The magazine was started as a broadsheet newspaper in Chicago in 1930...
. He is also the co-host of the On the Media
On the Media
On the Media is an hour-long weekly radio program, hosted by Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone, covering journalism, technology, and First Amendment issues. It is produced by WNYC in New York City...
show on National Public Radio. Before that, he was a frequent contributor to All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
. He is the advertising analyst for ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
. He has also appeared on CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, PBS, and the Financial News Network
Financial News Network
The Financial News Network was a television network that operated throughout the United States during the 1980s.-Founding:Financial News Network was founded in 1981 by two men: Rodney Buchser, who had been general manager of KWHY, Channel 22 in Los Angeles and Glenn Taylor. The concept originated...
.
Career
Garfield has been a columnist for USA TodayUSA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and contributing editor for Civilization
Civilization
Civilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
and the Washington Post Magazine. He has also written for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
, and many other publications. A collection of his work, titled Waking Up Screaming from the American Dream, was published by Scribner
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
's in 1997. A second book, And Now a Few Words from Me, appeared in 2003. Garfield co-wrote "Tag, You're It," a country song performed by Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
, and wrote an episode of the situation comedy Sweet Surrender. In 2009 he published a book about the collapse of the media landscape called The Chaos Scenario.
In October, 2007 Garfield launched the ComcastMustDie.com WWW site to protest Comcast's
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
customer service.
In 2010 Garfield announced that he would stop writing the "AdReview" column after 25 years. He will write a column called "Listenomics" for Advertising Age, as well as starting a consulting practice.