Lionel

Commentator

Lionel is the author of “Everyone’s Crazy Except You and Me . . . And I’m Not So Sure About You” (Hyperion).

In addition to his nightly duties (as in seven a week) providing commentary on New York’s heritage 10 PM PIX 11 News and a weekly wrap-up on PIX 11’s Morning News, Lionel provides audio and video podcasts on his website LionelMedia.com.

And Lionel now provides daily commentary on New York’s FM News 101.9 during morning and afternoon drive twelve times a day! Numerologists can see immediately the significance that represents.

He hates magicians and mimes, and in his free time Lionel enjoys spelunking, frottage and making haggis for friends.

This quote from the legendary record producer Jerry Wexler perhaps says it best.

He wears the mantle of Lenny Bruce, with Lenny’s own tropisms: The Oblique, The Irreverent, The Tangential, The Concupiscent, The Polymorphous Perverse, The Arcane, The Numinous. And yet Lionel brings to the table his own savory: A love of the mother tongue and a gonzo vocabulary that puts his logo on all his works, whether talk-show hosting, standup-comic spritzing, or hanging out – with himself a minor art form.

Recent Articles

  • Lionel: College Grads & Student Loans

    Posted on: 4:33 pm, May 21, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – Thousands of college grads are leaving school with a diploma and big bills for their...
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  • Lionel: What Benghazi Doesn’t Mean

    Posted on: 4:14 pm, May 15, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – In Wednesday’s edition of Lionel, Lionel takes a look at the murky waters of Libya...
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  • Lionel – Questions About The Police’s Role In Ohio Abductions

    Posted on: 4:48 pm, May 10, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY (WPIX) – When you heard the facts of the chamber of horrors story in Cleveland after the...
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  • Lionel: President Obama’s Ohio Graduation Speech

    Posted on: 4:01 pm, May 8, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – President Obama told graduates at Ohio State University they possess true American values that give...
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  • Lionel: Sports Celebrations

    Posted on: 5:34 pm, May 7, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – No matter the sport, athletes are often emotional after big plays and game winning moves. ...
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  • Lionel: Government List

    Posted on: 4:15 pm, May 6, 2013, by , updated on: 03:07pm, May 6, 2013

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – The federal and local governments keep plenty of names in their databases.  Lionel looks at...
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  • Lionel: An App That Can Post How Much You’ve Drank To The Web

    Posted on: 5:14 pm, May 3, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – Social media sites like Facebook have changed the way people interact.  Lionel is worried about...
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  • Lionel: What Happened To North Korea

    Posted on: 4:24 pm, April 30, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – Joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States ended Monday.  But both countries...
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  • Lionel: George Jones

    Posted on: 4:48 pm, April 29, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – Country legend George Jones will be honored with a funeral at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. ...
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  • Lionel: Lockdowns

    Posted on: 4:08 pm, April 26, 2013, by

    (KPLR)– Forensic scientists are combing through debris and evidence found at the site of the Boston bomb attacks. Lionel dissects...
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  • Lionel: Legacy Of Images From Boston Marathon Bombing

    Posted on: 4:19 pm, April 24, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – The same smartphone that kept the public up to date on developments after the Boston...
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  • Lionel: Virtual Currency

    Posted on: 4:29 pm, April 16, 2013, by

    NEW YORK, NY. (KPLR) – Lionel is adding his two cents about a form of currency that’s not backed by...
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