Nov 7, 2023
Making jokes to order is no laughing matter; Jack Benny with two of his funny-men, Bill Morrow, Ed Beloin.
Radio Mirror, November 1938
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Making jokes to order is no laughing matter; Jack Benny with two of his funny-men, Bill Morrow, Ed Beloin.
Radio Mirror, November 1938
Bill Morrow, artist
Quogue, NY, 1957
Photograph by Jerome Robbins
Mixed tech, mixed messages: NBN reports unravelled
Mixed tech, mixed messages: NBN reports unravelled
NBN Co, tasked with building the National Broadband Network (NBN), yesterday released its 2014 Annual Report, showing a three-fold increase in activated premises (210,000 up from 70,000) and a doubling of serviceable premises (from 227,000 to 552,000). These simplistic performance indicators show that the roll-out has accelerated but is well behind the schedule proposed in the 2012 Corporate…
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A Mess Of Destruction
A Mess Of Destruction
It has been some time since I’ve written on the NBN. Not because there’s no news, there’s been plenty. From ABC’s seemingly deliberate attempts to stymie debate, to Bill Morrow being named in a civil suit in the US, to ex-News Corp CFO, Stephen Rue, coming on-board, there’s definitely a lot happening. The thing is, it all really doesn’t matter. ‘What’s that?’ I hear you say. ‘Are you really…
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NBN chief explains pipeline explosions in California that killed nine people
NBN chief explains pipeline explosions in California that killed nine people
NBN Co chief Bill Morrow says the government knew about his involvement in a lawsuit over one of the largest utility disasters in California’s history when he was appointed to the role. Pacific Gas and Electric, where Morrow was chief executive, stands accused of putting profits before peoples lives after two separate pipeline explosions in 2008 and 2010 killed nine people.
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Labor targets appointment of NBNCo chief amid US court proceedings
Labor targets appointment of NBNCo chief amid US court proceedings
Labor has signalled that it will pursue the Coalition government over its appointment of Bill Morrow to run Australias largest national infrastructure project, given that the new NBNCo chief executive is named in current legal proceedings in the United States. Guardian Australia has previously revealed that Morrow, appointed by the government in December 2013 to run NBNCo, is named in a…
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NBN chief executive faces legal action over US utility disasters
NBN chief executive faces legal action over US utility disasters
Bill Morrow is named in shareholder lawsuit over safety failings linked to fatal gas explosions involving former company
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