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Longtime 'Tonight Show' drummer Shaughnessy dies
Ed Shaughnessy, the jazz drummer who for nearly three decades anchored the rhythm section of Doc Severinsen's "Tonight Show" band, has died in Southern California. He was 84. William Selditz, a close family friend, tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1albfp7 ) that Shaughnessy had a heart attack Friday at his ...
PBS DEMANDS, AND GETS, MORE REPORTING IN A FILM
c.2013 New York Times News Service The independent short film “Outlawed in Pakistan” had its United States premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival, where the Los Angeles Times called it “among the standouts.” On Tuesday, PBS’ “Frontline” will broadcast the film, but not quite the same one, after ...
Dance contest to help Children's Law Center
Jennifer Mearns quips that she's going to win the Children's Law Center's Dancing with the Stars competition because she's going to embarrass herself the most. "We selected (a dance) that's a little out there," Mearns says in a YouTube video promoting the May 30 event. "I'm going to embarrass myself ...
Fox reality chief Mike Darnell exiting the network
Fox reality chief Mike Darnell said Friday that he's exiting the network after an 18-year stay, ending a reign that — depending on one's point of view — has made TV more exciting or more squalid. And great for Fox. In a puckishly worded announcement, the 50-year-old Darnell said that ...
Latest 'Bachelorette' won't say if she's engaged
ABC's newest "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, says it's not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends. "Ironically, I'm kind of a private person anyway, so my friends know not to ask," she said in a recent interview. Hartsock has some experience with ...
Richard-Ross makes plans for Rio Games and beyond
Sanya Richards-Ross frantically called her agent in New York to ask for a list of speechwriters. The Olympic champion runner had received a call from the president of the University of Texas, her alma mater, saying student groups had selected her to deliver the commencement address. Richards-Ross is an experienced ...
Casper mulling local version of "Cops"
Casper is considering a local version of the reality show "Cops." The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/14UVaFr ) that the city council was presented with an idea to have a public-access television show following Casper police officers as they do their jobs. Some episodes would follow other city jobs, such as ...
Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1
May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 68. Singer Stevie Nicks is 65. Actor Philip Michael Thomas ("Miami Vice") is 64. Actress Pam Grier is 64. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is ...
Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to ...
ND ad agency sues creators of Cartoon Network show
A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign. H2M, a Fargo-based advertising and marketing agency, filed the lawsuit against Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove in U.S. District Court in North Dakota on Monday. Boedigheimer and Grove ...
'American Idol' champion to sing at DC concert
The newest "American Idol" champion will be performing in a concert during the Memorial Day weekend. The Island Packet of Hilton Head Island reports (http://bit.ly/16PcjEF) St. Helena Island native Candice Glover is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. It ...
US restaurant learns web reviews can make or break
It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. A restaurateur in Arizona, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, allegedly posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last ...
Fox show brings messy workplaces to television
This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. The network on Thursday will begin airing "Does Someone Have to Go?" a series where cameras go into small businesses and employees ...
Holland, Mich., site of AMC show's premiere
An AMC talent show reality series will premiere Thursday with an episode set in Holland, Mich. The West Michigan city is one of eight communities across the country where talent will be scouted for the cable channel's "Showville." The series organizes competitions in each community, featuring local talent. Other settings ...
Singer Kellie Pickler named new 'Dancing' champ
Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the TV dancing competition show's mirror ball trophy Tuesday. "This is amazing!" she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Hough. The pair earned two sets of perfect ...
Restaurant reopens after bad reality TV experience
A Scottsdale restaurant reopened for business Tuesday night to good reviews after it temporarily shut its doors following an embarrassing reality TV experience. Wife and husband Amy and Samy Bouzaglo recently invited the popular makeover show "Kitchen Nightmares" to their restaurant, Amy's Baking Co., after years of bad online reviews ...
A diversion in the air for 'Today'
Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City. Television networks rushed their big names to the scene, including anchors Brian Williams of ...
Nielsen's top programs for May 13-19
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "NCIS," CBS, 18.79 million. 2. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.48 million. 3. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 14.31 million. 4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 13.52 million. 5. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.33 ...
Ratings show 'Idol' decline
For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events of the year. Now it's not even TV's biggest event of the week. The Nielsen company estimated that 14.3 million people watched Candice Glover's victory over Kree Harrison in last week's final episode of ...
Rowland, Rubio joining Cowell's show
Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor." Rowland and Rubio will be on the show when it starts its third season on Fox this fall. They replace Britney Spears and record producer ...
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