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Around the remote: Television picks for Nov. 16-22

Around the remote: Television picks for Nov. 16-22

November 16, 2014

By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times (MCT) DON’T MISS: “How to Get Away With Murder” — Fall’s most tantalizing new drama finally gets to the heart of its central mystery by showing us who killed...

‘Black-ish’ Celebrates Black Culture

‘Black-ish’ Celebrates Black Culture

September 25, 2014

By Rick Bentley The Fresno Bee (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Network executives have talked for years about the need for more diversity in their programming. But all you have to do is watch TV to realize how...

Lola Astanova & Meredith Vieira on NBC

Vieira Returns To Daytime TV

September 9, 2014

By Neal Justin Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) If it were up to Meredith Vieira, her new talk show would have taken place in her living room with an intimate audience bused in for every episode. Her...

Q&A With Financial Journalist Maria Bartiromo

Q&A With Financial Journalist Maria Bartiromo

August 13, 2014

By Patricia Sheridan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (MCT) PITTSBURGH — In 1995, Maria Bartiromo was the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and the first female...

New Day, But Basically The Same Story

New Day, But Basically The Same Story

July 16, 2014

By Rick Bentley The Fresno Bee (MCT) It will be approximately 2 million “tick ... tick ... ticks” of the clock between when Jack Bauer’s last world-saving events of “24” ended and the start...

Steve Capus, Former NBC News Chief, To Produce ‘CBS Evening News’

Steve Capus, Former NBC News Chief, To Produce ‘CBS Evening News’

May 6, 2014

By Meg James Los Angeles Times (MCT) Steve Capus, who earned his stripes at NBC News as wingman for anchors Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams, soon will be piloting the cross-town rival “The CBS Evening...

Daytime Emmy nominations: ‘Ellen,’ ‘Sesame Street’ among contenders

Daytime Emmy nominations: ‘Ellen,’ ‘Sesame Street’ among contenders

May 1, 2014

By Meredith Blake Los Angeles Times (MCT) NEW YORK — The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Thursday, with perennial...

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Cee Lo Green Says He Will No Longer Be A Judge On ‘The Voice’

February 19, 2014

By Todd Martens Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Cee Lo Green says he won’t be returning to the spinning judge’s seat on NBC’s singing competition show “The Voice.” The artist...

Critics Weigh In On Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Debut

Critics Weigh In On Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Debut

February 19, 2014

By Meredith Blake Los Angeles Times (MCT) After much fanfare, Jimmy Fallon made his debut as host of “The Tonight Show” Monday night and, though the reviews were certainly better than those...

Jimmy Fallon arrives for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Debut Draws 11.3-Million Viewers

February 19, 2014

By Ryan Faughnder Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Fallon officially took over the “Tonight Show” Monday night — and brought in a big audience. About 11.3-million people...

Around the remote: Television picks for the week of Jan. 26-Feb.1

Around the remote: Television picks for the week of Jan. 26-Feb.1

January 23, 2014

By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times (MCT) DON’T MISS: THE 56TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS — Yes, Jay Z leads the pack with nine nominations, but this is the one awards show where we care more...

Some favorite holiday TV specials

Some favorite holiday TV specials

November 26, 2013

By Doug Knoop The Seattle Times (MCT) SEATTLE — You think people are passionate about their favorite weekly television shows? That’s nothing. I recently took an informal poll on Facebook of...

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