I ate a meal last evening with Aaron Barnhart, a friend I made over the Internet around '94, back when the World Wide Web ran on kerosene. At the time, Aaron was just one of those guys on the 'net writing about what interested him, which was primarily late night TV. He started up an e-mail newsletter on the topic and it led to a number of high-profile freelance assignments and his current gig, which is as the TV critic for the Kansas City Star. Not too shabby.
He also operates a fine weblog of TV news which you oughta check out. It's called TV Barn and it's one of the best places to keep up with what's going on in and around the world of television. For that matter, here's an interview with Aaron that you might enjoy.