Andy Dehnart / about / press

As an unapologetic media whore, I gladly make myself available to the press. In addition, my writing and work—particularly that which is related to reality TV—sometimes makes its way into different media. An overview of notable mentions in the press and elsewhere appears below, because what kind of media whore would I be if I didn’t celebrate those?

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recognition

USA TODAY / Pop Candy’s People of the Year 2001, #93 of the year’s “top 100 personalities” in popular culture

profiles

The Morning Call / Reality Blurred: A shrewd and skeptical look at reality TV / 10.28.05
Associated Press / The last six blogs you should be reading / 9.23.05
Daytona Beach News-Journal / Stetson instructor talks TV / 12.16.04
The Toronto Sun / Webmaster of the Reality TV Domain / 1.28.2001

television appearances

TV Guide Network / Reality Chat / 7.11.08
VH1 / 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments 2 / 2007
MSNBC / MSNBC Live [video] / 1.18.07, 3:40 p.m. ET
MTV Canada / MTV Live / 12.19.06, 7:10 p.m. ET
MSNBC / The Most with Alison Stewart [video] / 9.1.06, 3:10 p.m. ET
CNN / Showbiz Tonight / 8.25.06, 11 p.m. ET
MSNBC / The Most with Alison Stewart [video] / 8.25.06, 3:20 p.m. ET
MSNBC / Tucker Carlson [video] / 8.25.06, 4:30 p.m. ET
FOX News / Fox & Friends / 1.30.06, 6:50 a.m.
Canal+ España / Estás nominado: Cuando la realidad supera a la ficción / 5.18.05
MSNBC / Connected: Coast to Coast / 5.4.05, 12:45 p.m. ET
MSNBC / Lester Holt Live [video in sidebar] / 12.15.04, 4:50 p.m. ET
CSPAN / Great American Think-Off / 1999

print interviews

CNN / What makes a two-hour show work? Process of elimination / 7.29.10
CNN / In defense of reality TV / 7.29.10
Multichannel News / Take This Job and … Air It / 7.19.10
New York Times / Farewell to ‘The Hills,’ With a Wink and a Nod / 6.14.10
Associated Press / ‘The Hills’ fans lament end of MTV reality series / 7.14.10
Chicago Sun-Times / ‘Bachelor’ land turns ugly / 6.22.10
Variety / Food, wedding among reality hot topics / 6.7.10
Philadelphia Inquirer / They’re baaack: Has-beens find new life in reality / 5.16.10
Associated Press / Fans delighted by DeGeneres’ ‘Idol’ debut / 2.10.10
St. Petersburg Times / ‘American Idol’ faces crucial season; which winter shows should you be watching? / 1.10.10
Kansas City Star / An expert speculates on the new seasons of ‘Idol,’ ‘Survivor,’ ‘Runway’ and more / 1.6.10
Chicago Sun-Times / A fighter, not a lover / 10.7.09
Daytona Beach News Journal / Journalism still interests students despite industry downturn / 10.3.09
Metro / Pressing charges ‘with the Stars’ / 9.28.09
New York Times / Killing Raises New Reality TV Concerns / 8.21.09
Variety / Mark Burnett raises reality TV genre / 7.7.09
St. Petersburg Times / Brooke Hogan and Jon & Kate: Will summer TV be filled with disintegrating families? / 5.31.09
Esquire / Why Does David Caruso Continue to Get Work as an Actor? / 3.19.09
St. Petersburg Times / The messy ending made ABC’s The Bachelor even more real for fans / 3.5.09
Associated Press / For some, ‘American Idol’ a second chance at fame / 2.5.08
Time / A Brief History Of Reality TV / 9.19.08
The National / Reality bites traditional TV staples / 9.15.08
Orlando Weekly / The Incredible Shrinking Newspaper / 8.7.08
msnbc.com / Scoop: Natasha Bedingfield, plugs can’t be unwritten / 7.9.08
The Chicago Tribune / It’s reigning men: The reality kingpin behind ‘Deadliest Catch,’ ‘Ice Road Truckers’ and other he-man hits / 6.18.08
msnbc.com / Scoop: ‘The Mole’: Burning questions answered / 6.8.08
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / Hearing voices: More and more television shows use narration to advance story / 11.18.07
St. Petersburg Times / Reality clouds Bollea’s career / 11.11.07
Associated Press / Controversial remarks and a physical altercation fuel ‘Big Brother 8’ / 8.29.07
St. Petersburg Times / Is ‘Idol’ losing its worshipers? / 5.22.07
The Chicago Tribune / ‘American Idol’: Are there cracks in the facade of the Death Star? / 5.22.07
The Baltimore Sun / Being No. 4 still can be fantastic on ‘American Idol’ / 5.9.07
Boston Herald / Is ‘American Idol’ cruising on its last vocal chords? / 4.6.07
St. Petersburg Times / Stepping up to celebrity status / 2.17.07
St. Petersburg Times / Want celebrities to be perfect? Lots of people prefer they aren’t / 2.10.07
Green Bay Press Gazette / After 5 seasons, there’s still only 1 ‘Idol’ 1.14.07
AP / “Survivor’s” latest tribal twist: racial segregation / 8.24.06
The Chicago Tribune / ‘Survivor’ move to divide teams by race raises eyebrows / 8.24.06
New York Post Page Six / Reality Racism / 8.22.06
Reuters / 15 minutes of fame shrinking in reality TV era / 8.10.06
Baltimore Sun / Realistic material and sheer talent keep ‘Project Runway’ in, not out / 7.12.06
Scripps Howard / Spelling bee not just for nerds anymore / 5.30.06
The Baltimore Sun / Battle of the TV titans / 5.25.06
Los Angeles Business Journal / Hollywood execs do much better behind cameras / 5.22.06
CanWest News Service / ‘Carpet grazing’ catching on in Canada / 3.29.06
The Altlanta Journal-Constitution / Olympic dream runs into reality (shows) / 2.26.06
The Chicago Tribune / Why do we still watch ‘Survivor’? / 2.1.06
The New York Post / P is for Pitiful / 1.27.06
St. Petersburg Times / Turns out the show is really the ‘Idol’ / 1.15.06
The Ottawa Citizen / TV networks flog their blogs / 10.1.05
The Sacramento Bee / Parting shots / 9.27.05
The Boston Herald / Even in Katrina’s wake, the show must go on / 9.18.05
The Daytona Beach News-Journal / Martha, Martha, Martha / 9.10.05
The Chicago Tribune / When rock rolls on TV… / 8.14.05
Sacramento Bee / Come again? Reality shows replacing reruns as summer TV fare / 8.8.05
The Chicago Tribune / ABC’s ‘Dancing’ steps lively / 6.20.05
Daily Herald / Riding the reality wave / 5.19.05
The Daytona Beach News-Journal / Web site puts campus crowd face to face / 5.17.05
The New York Times / On TV, Reality Loves a Villain / 4.26.05
Chicago Tribune / Error has voting system under fire / 3.24.05
TV Guide / “The Real World, Celebrity Style” / 2.6.05
TV Guide / “You’re Not My Mom: Mate-swap shows really hit home” / 12.19.04
The New York Times / An Audience Finally Catches Up to ‘The Amazing Race’ / 11.16.2004
The Chicago Tribune / With help from fans, hit CBS show rolls on / 11.16.2004
UPI / The Web: Grassroots action thrives online / 8.18.2004
Psychology Today / Seeing by Starlight / 7.15.2004
The Philadelphia Inquirer / ‘Assistant’ spoofs best — or worst? — of reality TV / 7.10.2004
MTV.com / Surviving Reality Television / 5.26.2004
St. Petersburg Times / ‘Idol’ is TV, not reality / 5.25.2004
The Washington Post / The Evil Sista Of Reality Television / 2.24.2004
Psychology Today / The Money Shot / 1.9.2004
The New York Times Upfront / So, this is reality? / 2.7.2003
Creative Loafing / Reality check / 11.27.2002
LA Daily News / CSUN extension to explore TV phenom / 10.8.2001
The New York Times / Stalking New Hot Trends Along the Lycos Trail / 2.5.2001

radio appearances and interviews

WDBR, 103.7 FM: Dave and Dina / “Reality Check” / weekly, Fridays at 8:20 a.m. CT
Marketplace / VH1 rethinks reality TV after incident / 8.28.09
KFWB News 980, Los Angeles / weekly reports, summer 2009
CBS News / BlogBuzz: RealityBlurred [MP3] / 3.29.07
Rock 102 / Bax & O’Brien / 2.13.07, 8:45 a.m. ET
CJOB Canada / Richard Cloutier Reports / 1.18.07, 11:40 a.m. ET
CBS News / BlogBuzz: RealityBlurred MP3 / 12.28.07
Wisconsin Public Radio / Joy Cardin show [audio: RealMedia stream] / 11.3.06, 7 a.m. ET
Northeast Public Radio / The Weekly Rundown [audio: MP3 or iTunes, starts at 40:35] / 8.4.06
WHYY, Philadelphia NPR: Radio Times / reality television [audio: Real Audio] / 3.3.2005
WSAR, 1480 AM: Information Highway with Paul Giammarco / weekly from 2.04 to 6.05
Charles Adler / 10.28.05, 7.19.05, 5.16.05, 5.23.05
syndicated: Lifetime Radio / occasional appearances
WTBU, 89.3 FM: Beyond The Headlines / reality television [audio: MP3] / 11.10.2004
KTBZ, 94.5 The Buzz: The Rod Ryan Show / 9.29.2004
XM Satellite Radio: Channel Surfing / trends in TV / 4.22.2002
CKNW, AM980: Doc Harris Show / reality television / 11.24.2001
CKNW, AM980: Shiral Show / media coverage of Sept. 11 / 9.20.2001
CFPL, AM980: Homestretch with Brent Bissell / 2.7.2001

work cited in the media

Associated Press / Fans divided about Ellen as new ‘Idol’ judge / 9.10.09
Associated Press / Fatone wants to appear on ABC dance show / 12.21.06
New York Post / ‘Stars’ Taps ‘NSync / 12.18.06
Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star / Gentry is still a ‘Survivor’ Tune in and see area native tonight / 12.17.06
The Guardian / Reality TV turns to race ‘tribes’ to survive ratings war / 8.25.06
In Touch / Was Ty Fired from Extreme Makeover? / 5.17.06
Reuters / First-time Oscar host Stewart draws mixed reviews / 3.6.06
Boston Herald / Confused callers worship false Idol / 3.2.06
Newsday / Simon says — and ‘Idol’ soars / 2.8.06
Reuters / Simpson-Lachey breakup spurs online satire / 11.25.05
Newsday / “Survivor locks down Panama” / 11.28.05
Us Weekly / Internet Rumors: True or False? / 8.1.05
Digital Spy / ‘Real World’ returning to Florida? / 6.10.05
Key West Citizen / Key West considered for ‘Real World’ site / 6.14.05
New York Post / “‘World’ within Austin city limits” / 12.22.04
The Chicago Tribune / Dub flub (item #11) / 11.10.04
The Morning Call / ‘Simple Life 3’ team romps through LVIA / 11.10.04
Utne / TV is a Turn on / 4.26.02
Utne / Move over, Soap Opera Update. It’s ‘Reality Blurred’ / 8.1.00
Utne / Yeah, But Can She Cook? / 7.11.00

books that cite my work

Celeb 2.0: How Social Media Foster Our Fascination with Popular Culture by Kelli S. Burns
Colorblind Shakespeare: New Perspectives on Race and Performance by Ayanna Thompson
Censored 2007: The Top 25 Censored Stories by Peter Phillips
Paris Hilton (Blue Banner Biographies) by Jennifer Torres
Stolen Words by Thomas Mallon
Television in New Zealand: Programming the Nation edited by Roger Horrocks and Nick Perry