Eason Jordan's Blog

Springsteen tour’s new onstage gadget: Apple’s iPad

Eason Jordan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:12:40 +0000

Here’s another first for Apple’s iPad: It now has a working onstage role in the concerts of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. When their 2012 tour launched this month – their first tour since 2009 – I noticed … Continue reading →

Bruce Springsteen re-Tweets photo I snapped

Eason Jordan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:01:27 +0000

Two nights ago, I took my daughter, Zoe, to a big-time concert: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. This was her first time at a performance by The Boss, who I’ve seen in concert dozens of times. I was … Continue reading →

Flashback: 1991 Soviet press credential

Eason Jordan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:45:35 +0000

In 1991, I obtained this USSR government-issued press credential in Moscow just after the botched coup attempt to oust Mikhail Gorbachev as the Soviet leader. CNN President Tom Johnson and I teamed up with our Moscow-based colleagues to snag the … Continue reading →

Poll Position: Upstart update

Eason Jordan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:19:15 +0000

Four months into the life of my Poll Position newco, we’re making news and generating news big-time – so much so virtually every major news outlet has reported on our poll results. Please check it out and let me know … Continue reading →

Poll Position debuts

Eason Jordan — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:37:14 +0000

My Poll Position company launched yesterday. Here’s the announcement: News, polling veterans team up to launch hot topic social media company Poll Position debuts, releases news-making national survey results Atlanta, Sept. 14 – Today marks the launch of Poll Position, a … Continue reading →

Getting Cozy with a Monstrous Snake

Eason Jordan — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:57:06 +0000

My U2 Photos – Top 20

Eason Jordan — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:27:43 +0000

Over the past two years, I had a blast seeing my favorite band perform in Dublin, Chicago, DC, Atlanta, NY, Miami, Nashville, and Pittsburgh. Each show had its magical moments. Highlights included seeing U2 perform in its native Ireland; with … Continue reading →

Video Game Inspiration: Golf in Afghanistan

Eason Jordan — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:06:01 +0000

My Headline Apps company will soon launch a video game based on the death-defying challenge of playing golf in Afghanistan. Among the Kabul Golf Club’s real-life obstacles: landmines, bomb craters, tanks, barbed wire, monstrous weeds and rocks, fire ants, and … Continue reading →

Spellbinding: Erik Larson’s “In the Garden of Beasts”

Eason Jordan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:51:20 +0000

If you only read one book this year, this should be it. Erik Larson’s “In the Garden of Beasts” is phenomenal – engrossing, disturbing, and fascinating. The book provides a riveting account of the real-life exploits of William Dodd and … Continue reading →

Sara Mitchell Parsons: 1912-2011

Eason Jordan — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:25:20 +0000

My beloved grandmother, Sara Mitchell Parsons, died this month at age 99. She was remarkable in so many ways – a courageous, tenacious civil rights hero and education advocate as well as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She … Continue reading →