I love good books and I love good movies. Heck, I thoroughly enjoy a good story, an excellent yarn, spun and presented in such a way as to entertain and, yes, from time to time, enlighten me on a subject I am particularly interested in.
I have even dabbled in a little writing myself. And after thirty years in the broadcasting industry, I must admit to feeling at least some affinity, a natural attraction or feeling of kinship, if you will, towards the folks in the industry today.
Having said that, I am compelled to ask ... what has happened to the creative writing in the entertainment business?
Just take a look at the offerings on TV. They are pathetic. Every show seems like the show you just saw -- with only the actors and sets changed. After a while, one begins to wonder if there is only one stable of writers for all of American television and they use the same formatted story line for every show, just updating it a bit each time.
(Editor’s note: J.D. Longstreet passed away in 2014. He will be greatly missed.)
Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply loyal American believing strongly in “America First”.
He is a thirty-year veteran of the broadcasting business, as an “in the field” and “on-air” news reporter (contributing to radio, TV, and newspapers) and a conservative broadcast commentator.
Longstreet is a veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserve. He is a member of the American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A lifelong Christian, Longstreet subscribes to “old Lutheranism” to express and exercise his faith.