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Taking the Helm of an Institution
Executive Producer Ellen Wheeler Grasps the Importance of the `Guiding Light’ Legacy
Leaving La$ Vega$
This is too good to stay in Las Vegas. CBS spokespoohbah Gil Schwartz became The Insider’s lucky charm for life last week. She will rub his head every time she sees him until she dies (most likely at his hand)….
The Actors Made the Difference
By Elvis Mitchell Special to TelevisionWeek “Behold, the only thing greater than yourself.” Perhaps that sounds like a description of the assaultive snow that seemed to thud rather than fall on Colorado this year. But a similar snowfall had ganged…
News Briefs: NBC, ABC Bask in Globes
Though NBC’s “Heroes” and “The Office” failed to win the top series honors at the Golden Globes last week, broadcasting the show gave the network a ratings victory. “The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards” ranked as the top-rated Globes telecast…
Show Opened Door to Racial Dialogue
By Debra Lee Special to TelevisionWeek On Jan. 23, 1977, the historic date “Roots” premiered, I remember feeling skeptical that the depiction of slavery and its true historical impact on African Americans would accurately be portrayed to an American TV…
Press Tour Notes: CW Announces `Crowned’
The CW ordered a new reality series called “Crowned,” an eight-episode competition program in which mother-daughter teams work together to win a beauty pageant, The CW’s President of Entertainment Dawn Ostroff announced during the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour…
The Quest for Monetization
Producers at NATPE Mobile++ Probe the Potential for Ad-Supported Fare
`GL’ Through the Years
By Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek 1930 Writer Irna Phillips begins formulating serialized dramas for radio with her first effort, “Painted Dreams.” Its local success paves the way for a new show that could be broadcast nationally. 1937 “The…
Turning the Tide on Race Relations
By Dr. Cecil Murray Special to TelevisionWeek I was in my last year in Seattle, at the First AME Church, when “Roots” aired and came to Los Angeles the following year. Indeed I watched it, and I think black America…