Howard Anthony Rosenberg (born June 10, 1942) is an American

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. He worked at ''

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'' from 1968 through 1978 and then worked at the ''

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'' for 25 years where he won a

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."Rosenberg to retire Aug. 8,"
July 28, 2003, ''

,'' retrieved May 27, 2017 Rosenberg coined the term ''

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'', or MMA, in his review of the first

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event

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in ''Los Angeles Times'' on November 15, 1993.

Career

In recent years he has written the book '' No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and the 24-Hour News Cycle'' with Charles S. Feldman and compiled an anthology of his works, ''Not So Prime Time: Chasing the Trivial on American Television''. Rosenberg was a member of the

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s Board of Jurors from 1996 to 2003. He currently teaches multiple classes on television criticism as an adjunct professor at the

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. Rosenberg argued: : if one word characterizes TV-driven popular culture, it's excess – the steroidal massing that comes from going too far, artificially swelling something beyond what's natural. The ''Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994'' states: :Smart and perceptive, Rosenberg crafts stylish reviews of TV shows and trends, producing columns both witty and quotable.... Tuned in to both TV and the outside world, Rosenberg provides the caviar of critiques.

Early life and education

Howard Rosenberg was born June 10, 1942, in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...

and a master's degree in political science from the

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Controversy

In a column soon after the

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, Rosenberg said that

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appeared "stiff and boyish." This led to requests for him to be fired and he stated that he received letters calling him "Osama bin Rosenberg" due to the controversy.

Personal life

Rosenberg's daughter,

Kirsten Rosenberg Kirsten Rosenberg is an American singer, currently with the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. She is also an animal rights advocate, as well as a former co-owner of ''Sticky Fingers'', an all-vegan bakery in Washington, D.C. Personal l ...

, co-owned a

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bakery in

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, called Sticky Fingers and is currently the lead singer of the all-female

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenberg, Howard 1942 births Living people American television critics Pulitzer Prize for Criticism winners University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni University of Oklahoma alumni