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Rising Star at NBC Jumps To CBS News To Become Chief White House Correspondent

A rising star at NBC has jumped to CBS News to become chief White House correspondent  as well as the primary substitute on "Face the Nation," reports TVNewser. It’s Norah O’Donnell, who has been an anchor on MSNBC and a…

Weiner Heckled as He Announces Resignation

In an appearance surrounded by a media circus and marked by vocal outbursts from audience members, disgraced New York Rep. Anthony Weiner announced today that he is resigning from his position in the House of Representatives, CNN reported. Weiner made…

Television Pioneer Who Was Behind ‘Candid Camera,’ ‘Showtime at the Apollo,’ ‘Dinah Shore,’ ‘Carol Burnett’ and Many Other Shows Dies at 89

One of television’s pioneering producers–an Emmy winner who produced many hits, including "The Carol Burnett Show," "The Dinah Shore Show," "Candid Camera" and "Showtime at the Apollo"–has died, the New York Daily News reported. Bob Banner, 89, succumbed to complications…

Popular L.A. Disc Jockey Making the Move to MTV

A disc jockey who has been a fixture of the Los Angeles music scene for more than a decade is moving to MTV, the public radio station that broadcasts his show announced. “Former KCRW Music Director Nic Harcourt has decided…

Jaleel White Says Playing Urkel on ‘Family Matters’ Made Him a ‘S—load of Money,’ but Also Got Him Network Notes About ‘the Bulge of My Sack’

Jaleel White, the actor who played the nerdy Steve Urkel on the sitcom "Family Matters," said in an entertaining interview with Vanity Fair that the Urkel job was a good gig, but it did require some sacrifices. One set of…

Starz ‘Digital Guru’ Takes Key Post With CBS Interactive

A Starz digital bigwig has been drafted by CBS Interactive to take over its online outlets, CBS.com, TV.com and Clicker.com, reports Deadline.com. Marc DeBevoise was an integral part of the Starz operation, the so-called digital guru, who helped to promote…

TV Chef Credited With Getting Huge School District to Implement Changes to Menu

The star of ABC food show "Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution" is being credited with influencing the Los Angeles Unified School District to ban the sale of sugary, flavored milks in the school cafeterias, reports the Los Angeles Times. By a…

Comcast’s CEO Demonstrates the Future of Broadband Through Cable: Downloads 23 Episodes of ’30 Rock’ (One Season’s Worth of Shows) Using Comcast’s Chicago Cable System, in 1 Minute, 39 Seconds

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts demonstrated the future of broadband using cable TV today at the NCTA Cable Show. Knowing that the mantra of many consumers with regard to broadband is "Speed, Speed and More Speed," Roberts downloaded 23 episodes of "30…

Oprah Says She Wants to Interview O.J. Simpson. And Wants the Interview on the Condition That ‘He Confesses to Me.’ And Why She Actually Thinks This Could Happen

Oprah Winfrey says she wants to interview O.J. Simpson. Not only does she want to interview him, but she wants to interview him on the condition that he "confesses to me." Winfrey made her remarks today during the general session…

‘The Viagra Diaries,’ New HBO Comedy in Development From Darren Star (‘Sex and the City’), Would Star Oscar Winner

Darren Star, who created the TV version of "Sex and the City," is developing a new project for HBO called "The Viagra Diaries," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. According to the story, "In what would be her first acting gig…