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Neal Justin

Neal Justin

Columnist/Reporter  |  Television

Phone: 612-673-7431

E-mail: njustin@startribune.com

As TV and media critic, Neal Justin has had the good fortune to interview David Letterman, Amy Adams, Howard Stern, Robert Redford, Mary Tyler Moore, Ben Kingsley and Urkel from “Family Matters.” Before joining the Star Tribune in 1995, he covered crime for the Rockford Register Star, which may explain his affinity for “Hill Street Blues” and “The Wire.”

Recent content from Neal Justin

  • Bad news for local television stations
    Traditionally ambitious local TV news operations are trying to weather advertising revenue losses that have hit the industry.
    Nov 21, 2009
  • Do you believe in magic?
    You'd think a magician would get enough satisfaction by getting through an act without actually sawing a woman in half or having a pigeon leave doo-doo in his sleeve.
    Nov 18, 2009
  • Late-night TV breaks the color barrier
    George Lopez and Wanda Sykes get the party started on their new talk shows.
    Nov 15, 2009
  • Number of the day: 40!
    People of all ages know how to get to "Sesame Street" - even if they already know their ABCs.
    Nov 8, 2009
  • Backstage pass: Barack Obama's election
    Two filmmakers make an extraordinary political documentary on Barack Obama's election, but not without perseverance, arm twisting from a movie star and a whole lot of luck.
    Nov 3, 2009
  • Shoo-in for a spot in U.S. political history
    "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" (★★★ 1/2 stars; 8 p.m. HBO) is a shoo-in for a spot in U.S. political history, right alongside the documentary "The War Room" and the books "The Boys on the Bus" and "What It Takes."
    Nov 2, 2009
  • TV's demise has been greatly exaggerated
    Military investigators, nerdy teens and a former "Friend" are among the winners in a season that stepped back from the brink.
    Oct 31, 2009
  • Overrated/underrated
    Russell Brand is the kind of comic I'm prone to adoring -- daring, unpredictable, British.
    Oct 24, 2009
  • Late-night is getting less white
    Hosting late-night TV has long been a white man's burden. Three stars are eager to share the load.
    Oct 24, 2009
  • Norm Macdonald takes a bite
    "Saturday Night Live" veteran Norm Macdonald riffs on everything from Glenn Beck to the Mall of America as he prepares for his first Twin Cities visit.
    Oct 18, 2009
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