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‘Kimmel’s’ Veatrice Rice Passes Away

Veatrice Rice, a security guard and regular cast member on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” passed away Thursday after battling cancer, the Post Chronicle reports. Kimmel made the announcement on his show Thursday night, when he introduced a tribute reel. While…

Press Concerned With White House Media Access

Some press organizations have expressed their concern over media access to White House-related events previously open to members of the press, the Associated Press reports. Members of President Barack Obama’s press team will be distributing their own pictures of some…

Ricketts Picked to Buy Cubs From Tribune

Tom Ricketts and his family have been selected to buy the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field from Tribune Co., the Associated Press reports. The Ricketts’ bid was the one selected from among three finalists. The deal, valued at $900 million,…

‘Burn’ Has Scorching Debut, but ‘Beast’ Loses Viewers in 2nd Airing

USA Network’s winter debut of “Burn Notice” on Thursday at 10 p.m. scored a series-to-date high rating among adults 18-49. On A&E, “The Beast” starring Patrick Swayze saw some double-digit percentage drops from last week’s premiere. “Burn Notice” posted a…

WRAL iPhone App Breaks Into iTunes Top 10

WRAL-TV’s free iPhone application offering news and information has broken into the top 10 in free news application downloads on the Apple iTunes store, TVNewsday reports. The application, developed by News Over Wireless for the Raleigh, N.C., station, is ad-supported…

Phil Alongi Leaves NBC News

NBC News special executive producer Phil Alongi will be leaving the network and taking early retirement, TVNewser reports. Alongi has been with NBC for more than 30 years, working with “NBC Nightly News” and then the specials unit beginning in…

Republicans Push for More DTV Coupon Funds

Joe Barton, R-Texas, a ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and other Republicans have introduced a bill that would allocate an additional $250 million in DTV converter coupon funds in order to get consumers off the waiting…

Adalian Column: Time to Stop Playing It Safe in Syndication

Sometimes it seems as if the death knell for syndication has been sounding since the days of “Donahue.” Hand-wringers have been writing off the genre for years, declaring that daytime is dead or that off-net half-hours are endangered due to…

Editorial: The Real Question at NATPE 2009 Is…

There is a vital question you need to ask yourself if you’re headed off to the annual convention of the National Association of Television Program Executives in Las Vegas this week. No, it’s not whether to hit or stay on…

‘Idol’ Contestant Has Hollywood Past

A current “American Idol” hopeful is already under fire for her inclusion in the competition, MSNBC.com reports. Joanna Pacitti has already appeared in Broadway’s “Annie,” on various film soundtracks and even released her own album, “This Crazy Life,” on Geffen,…