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A jazz musician who broke ground with a series of recordings that elevated the stature of the vibraphone has died. The Washington Post reports that Bobby Hutcherson died Aug. 15 at his home in Montara, Calif. He was 75. The…
E! Entertainment has pulled the plug on “I Am Cait,” its reality show focused on Caitlyn Jenner. Season two, which wrapped April 24, will be the show’s final season. “The docuseries starring the former Bruce Jenner as she embraced her…
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign will put an end to “an unprecedented advertising gap” when it begins airing general election ads this weekend, CNN reports. “Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and other aides told about 50 Capitol Hill Republicans on a…
The New York Times is running a profile this week of new Fox News Channel Co-President Bill Shine. Says the story about Shine’s appointment as co-president, “It is an unusually public role for Mr. Shine, 53, who is little known outside…
The cable portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour, which just wrapped up, included plenty of highlights, and TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary Atkin was on the scene to do some of the footwork for viewers. Hillary filed…
Her recent resume reads like a trivia question, but a former CNN anchor who has worked in recent years for CBS, PBS, HBO and Al Jazeera America is about to launch a new gig on Sunday mornings. The busy TV…
In an unusual story from the Rio Olympics, the New York Post reports that a pole vaulter appears to have been knocked out of the competition by his penis. “Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita will be ruing the size of…
Talks are in progress for a new TV series that brings together a huge Hollywood star and a fictional attorney who’s a household name from the classic TV era. The attorney is, of course, Perry Mason, and Variety reports that…
Former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, who left the cable network last month amid sexual harassment allegations, is now advising Donald Trump. The New York Times reports today that Ailes is helping Trump prepare for this fall’s presidential debates. “Mr….
The firing of series star Thomas Gibson from “Criminal Minds” following an altercation on the set is just the latest in a string of hassles for the long-running CBS procedural, the New York Post reports. “Back in 2007, when ‘Criminal…