You'll Have To Wait For The DVD Of "Tabloid Wars" To Hear The One About Mort Changing A Lightbulb
With all the chatter about "Tabloid Wars," we've failed to see anyone pass along this bit of knowledge, so we'll share it here with you. Apparently, the Daily News has final control over what will or won't air on the show. This clause was negotiated by The News' then-president Les Goldstein specifically to ensure that none of the inevitable scenes of reporters making fun of Mort Zuckerman would ever make it to the screen.
Meanwhile, the fun-loving pranksters at The Post are having their own chuckles at the News' expense. Here's a copy of today's NYPTV grid. We've highlighted the space where "Tabloid Wars" should appear.
