Ebert undergoing cancer surgeryRoger Ebert, co-host of Buena Vista Television’s “Ebert & Roeper,” was scheduled to have a cancerous growth on his thyroid gland surgically removed Friday, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times. The Sun-Times film critic, who…
After his death Feb. 15, The New York Times simply wrote, “Howard K. Smith, Courtly, Outspoken Voice of Radio and Television, Is Dead at 87.”I always attributed his courtliness to his Southern upbringing, but his outspoken voice was more of…
Sesame Workshop’s Gary Knell, left, and Elmo with New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.Adelphia’s Jean Akins, left, ESPN baseball expert Peter Gammons, former Red Sox manager Joe Morgan and Adelphia’s Todd Kuhn and John Bohn at a recent fund-raiser…
A business program hosted by former Secretary of State Alexander Haig that airs on some public television stations flagrantly violates the federal government’s ban on public stations running ads.That’s the conclusion of NPR’s “On the Media” radio show, which conducted…
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Where lies Lance Loud? The obits I read did not mention a final resting place for the restless young man who became one of the nation’s earliest so-called 15-minute celebrities and who died not too long ago at the age…
The first week of sweeps saw audiences going out of their way to find off-network and relationship fare as rookies in both genres hit all-time highs, while veterans found their own best scores of the season, according to Nielsen Media…
Anthony LaPaglia has signed to play the lead character in Jerry Bruckheimer’s drama pilot for CBS, “Vanished,” which was written by Hank Steinberg. Mr. Bruckheimer will co-executive produce “Vanished” with Jonathan Littman. David Netter will direct. Mr. LaPaglia is repped…
As NBC contemplated renewing “Friends,” the network discussed the possibility of rebroadcasting each new episode next season in two different time periods within the same week.The reason: To try to build a new night of series hits, according to NBC…
Next chapter: Jack Welch, promo starWhen CNBC announced that Jack Welch, best-selling author and ex-chairman of parent company General Electric Co., was going to become a recurring co-host on “Squawk Box,” it said Mr. Welch could appear once per fiscal…