Show: Food Network’s “Unwrapped” and “Trivia Unwrapped”Length of time in current gigs: “Unwrapped” premiered July 2001 and is still on the air; “Trivia Unwrapped” premiered in August.Date of birth: Nov. 11, 1951Place of birth: Indianapolis, Ind.2003 breakout moment: Booking a…
As A&E Networks nears its 20th birthday this December, there is growing unease about what the future may bring for the group of three basic cable networks that has earned a lot of critical praise over the years.In the past…
I finally caught Michael Moore’s film “Bowling for Columbine” on pay-per-view the other night. Moore can alienate even those in basic agreement with some of his ideas, as he did with his calculated misbehavior at the Oscars. It was galling,…
Show: Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show”Length of time in current gig: 1 yearDate of birth: Aug. 24, 1973Place of birth: WashingtonPrevious credits: “The Nutty Professor,” “Con Air,” “You’ve Got Mail”Breakout moment: Dave Chappelle first gained Hollywood’s attention at the 1992 “Just…
The ABC Network has entered into a wide-ranging and unusual $10 million deal with the U.S. Treasury Department to market the new blue, peach and green $20 bill, which will be released to the public Oct. 9. The bill is…
“Nickelodeon’s Let’s Just Play Finish Line Festival” airing live Saturday from L.A. celebrates the first year of a grass-roots campaign with the Boys and Girls Clubs to get kids more physically active and encourage healthy lifestyles. The hosts are “U-Pick…
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On the day after the Emmy Awards, network consultant Ray Solley of The Solley Group hosted a roundtable gathering of industry experts to discuss the show and determine the greater implications of the nominees and winners. What followed were debates…
Two years after the American Comedy Awards were discontinued, Comedy Central will reinvent the humorist salute with the first “Commies.” The show, scheduled to tape at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Nov. 22 and air on Comedy Central…
The fact that cable-not broadcast-is quickly becoming the most fertile ground to nurture the careers of TV talent was never more evident than at the Emmy Awards telecast earlier this month.Three of the four top acting trophies went to performers…