By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com On September 3, 2018, I will enter my third decade on this beautiful planet! It seems like a lifetime ago when I walked across the Macky Auditorium stage at the University of Colorado at Boulder with my bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism on May 4, 2011. My 20s defined my journey […]
A Word From The Publisher: Reflecting On My 20s
Jake’s Take: “America’s Got Talent: Season 14” Judge Cuts Wish List
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Television personality Chris Hardwick returns to America’s Got Talent (AGT) to the NBC talent competition next Tuesday to conclude the Season 13 Judge Cuts. Hopefully, the AGT production team is already brainstorming for the Season 14 Judge Cuts round. Here are 10 more names that I would recommend to Simon […]
Jake’s Take: Whoopi’s Tenth Anniversary on The View
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Whoopi Goldberg will celebrate a significant milestone when ABC daytime talk show, The View, returns to the airwaves on Tuesday, September 5. The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning actress and comedian will celebrate her tenth anniversary as The View moderator. Jake’s Take is celebrating Whoopi’s huge milestone by revealing our favorite […]
Jake’s Take: 17 Things I Am Looking Forward to in 2017
Happy 2017! Here are some of the things that Jake’s Take is looking forward to this year: Arnold takes over The Celebrity Apprentice (January 2017) Now that series creator Donald Trump is about to take over the Oval Office, NBC has picked out the new man to take over the Boardroom…former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. […]
Jake’s Take: Top 12 Moments from 2016
In one day, 2016 concludes! 2016 has been an incredible year for me, and these are some of my many highlights: #12: Gwen Stefani’s This is What the Truth Feels Like Tour One of my favorite concerts that I went to Gwen Stefani’s This is What the Truth Feels Like Tour. After stops in Virginia […]
A Word from the Publisher: Holiday Greetings (The 2016 Edition)
It was very hard for me to describe 2016 in one word. But I believe that some people might describe this year as historic. Pundits in the political arena might call 2016 “historic” as the United States had a fiery Presidential Election that divided the USA as it elected a Wall Street mogul and Reality […]
Jake’s Take’s Fifth Anniversary: 2016 New York City trip highlights
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, Jake’s Take traveled to the Big Apple. Here are some of my favorite highlights from my vacation. Visiting Live with Kelly One of the highlights of my trip happened last Tuesday when I visited ABC’s syndicated morning talk show: Live with Kelly. I have watched the program since 2000 […]
Jake’s Take Celebrates “The View’s” 20th Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that 19 years ago, news icon Barbara Walters launched a show that has redefined daytime television. Jake’s Take looks back at some of the greatest moments from the past 19 seasons of the ABC talk show. The first episode (1997) On August 11, 1997, The View aired its very first episode. The […]
Jake’s Take On…The View’s descent
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Is it just me or are View fans exhausted of seeing the live action version of Aretha Franklin and Michael McDonald’s “Ever Changing Times” being played out on The View? The foundation of the ABC daytime talk show started breaking back in 2013, when both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck announced […]
2014: A Year to Remember
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that tonight officially ends 2014! This year has been an impeccable roller coaster ride that has featured numerous highlights both professionally and personally. Interviewing the Queen of Country Music My favorite female country singer of all-time is none other than the Queen of Country Music […]