Topic: Kevin Wendell

2 chapters across the catalog

200.8 Re-Redux
Episode 850 45:05 - 48:43

850: 200.8 Re-Redux

CNET Pilots, Halsey Minor and Early Tech Media

The hosts recount their first meeting in 1993 during the filming of pilots for CNET. Curry recalls registering CNET.com and being paid $200,000 for the pilot, while Dvorak remembers the involvement of Hollywood producer Kevin Wendell. They discuss the early competition for hosting roles, noting that Leo Laporte was originally considered for the "McLaughlin Group" style roundtable.

Understanding No Agenda
Episode 425 7:52 - 12:17

425: Understanding No Agenda

CNET Pilots and First Meeting in 1993

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak describe their first meeting in 1993 during the filming of CNET television pilots. They recall working with Halsey Minor and Kevin Wendell on a McLaughlin Group-style roundtable format that never launched. Curry reveals he declined a full-time offer from CNET that included two million shares of stock, choosing to stay at MTV instead.