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  • Judges Announced for the National Gingerbread House Competition at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:32AMTwelve elite judges have now been selected for the 19th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa. The popular holiday competition will take place at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa on Nov. 14th.
  • TV Pilot Production Listings Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:38PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
  • 12 July 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:04AMFish rot from the head down. So do unethical businesses and corrupt societies. This is as true when the fish is an unethical business as one of the arm of liberal democratic government – executive, judicial or legislative.
  • Gerald Tache': Fox News Channel really is fair, balanced; so why does that drive liberals so crazy? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:20PMWhat is it about Fox News Channel, Rush Limbaugh , Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Charles Krauthammer, Sarah Palin, Laura Ingraham and other conservative commentators that simply drive the liberal media elitists absolutely bonkers?
  • Comic-Con’s Friday Schedule Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:27PMFriday’s schedule is here, and it promises a number of stars. From the latest Underworld sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man, to a Tintin presentation (TBA guests), it’s one of the biggest days of the con, with names like Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell, and Chris Elliot in attendance. The Comic-con site updates regularly. but check out [...]
  • Women in the Game Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:14AMThe traditional picture of sports television has long suggested that men dominate the top positions in anything from C-level posts, to master control producers, to those who buy and sell the games we love. The picture, thankfully, hardly holds true, as the ladies listed below prove.
  • Hundreds Of Chicago Teens Unite For Girls Around The World Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:15PMLocal teens rally to raise awareness and funds to help the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 01, 2011 Hundreds of area teens came together today at a special event to tell the world that they care about the health, education and future of girls in developing countries. The teens streamed into The Chicago Theatre as part of the Unite for Girls Tour created by the ...
  • Los Angeles Production Listings Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:29PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
  • TV Pilot Production Listings Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:29PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
  • NBC voices top ratings Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:06PMGiven how NBC's summer is going, the network might want to make sure that everyone it puts on the air in prime time has a good singing voice.
  • Michele Bachmann's campaign rollout: Iowa to New Hampshire to South Carolina and 5 morning shows Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:18AMMorning-show hosts quiz Rep. Michele Bachmann, occasionally finding time for questions about the issues
  • The Programming Insider: Tuesday 6/28/11 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:43AMIn Today's Issue Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: Another Opening Week Victory for ABC Ratings Box: What’s Hot/What’s Not On the Air Tonight: Prime-Time Programming Options TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest TV Trivia Time: Florida’s Kin _________________________________________________________________ PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET RATINGS: Another Opening Week Victory for ABC Monday 6/27/11 ...
  • June 22: Crystal Egger, The 'HD Hottie' Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 6:24AMWashington, D.C. (June 22, 2011) -- Following our extremely popular contest, 'HD Hottie Hysteria,' we've started a new feature in which we will highlight a top female star every day. The gorgeous female will come from a program that can be seen in gorgeous high-def that very day.
  • TV-Radio notebook: ESPN to stay busy this weekend Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:41AMSince it's way too hot to go outdoors this weekend, we are fortunate to have a couple of reasonable couch-potato alternatives in the U.S. Open from Bethesda, Md., on NBC and ESPN and the College World Series, this year including both Texas and Texas A&M, on ESPN.
  • Ostrow: News director hire bodes well for KDVR/KWGN Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 2:59AMThere's change in the air for the sister stations on channels 2 and 31, starting with the appointment of an actual news director. Edward Kosowski is the new vice president for news and digital content at KDVR and KWGN, a refreshing return to the idea of having someone in charge of news at a TV news operation.
  • Cable Show 2011: Tuesday Schedule Of Events Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 4:14PMMcCormick Place • 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive • Chicago, Ill.
  • Revolving Door Is Not an Open-and-Shut Case Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 3:14PMMark Jackson is an ABC analyst for the N.B.A. finals and the coach of the Golden State Warriors. Can one man do that? Should he?
  • Actor Matthew Finley Recovering after Motorcycle Crash off Cliff Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 8:25AM*”Camp Rock 2″ actor Matthew “Mdot” Finley was released from the hospital in a wheelchair Tuesday and faces “extensive rehabilitation and therapy” following a May 26 motorcycle crash. Finley’s manager, Eric Ortner, told the AP Wednesday the singer-actor left UCLA Medical Center after undergoing several surgeries for injuries he received when he lost control of [...]
  • NBA Helps TNT Dunk USA in May Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:29AMOn the heels of a record-settingNational Basketball Association playoffs performance,TNT dribbled its way past USA Network totake top honors in the May primetime cable ratingsrace.
  • Saturday's Highlights: ‘Apocalypse Now Redux' on AMC Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 10:04PMClick here to download TV listings for the week of May 29 - June 4 in PDF format TV listings for the week of May 29 - June 4 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can...
  • STAY TUNED: Naples radio host Bob Harden missing from the airwaves Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 8:32AMBob writes: “What happened to the Bob Harden morning radio show? All of a sudden off the air this past week. Homepage for WGUF 98.9 removed his name very very quickly and no mention why or what happened. He was replaced with the Wall Street Journal report.”I spoke with WGUF General Manager Roger Harris. He tells me that Harden resigned. Harris says the station is only airing the WSJ report on an ...
  • Oprah signs off Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 1:19AMCHICAGO -- There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage -- though there were plenty in the audience.
  • Oprah In Buffalo Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:55PMCheck out Oprah's visit to WKBW in 1986!
  • The Programming Insider: Respectable Return ABC's The Bachelorette Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 10:14AMIn Today's Issue: Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: ABC Wins; Respectable Return for The Bachelorette Ratings Box: What’s Hot/What’s Not On the Air Tonight: Prime-Time Programming Options TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest TV Trivia Time: Not Set in the 1980s PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET MONDAY RATINGS: ABC Wins; Respectable Return for The Bachelorette Monday 5/23/11 Note: The overnight data now ...
  • May 23: Swanni's 10 Hottest Shows In HDTV! Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 9:25AMWashington, D.C. (May 23, 2011) -- High-Definition TVs are now in more than 50 million U.S. homes and there are scores of high-def programming choices.
  • Photos/Video: Nicki Manaj on the Obsession with her ‘Ass’ets Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:46PM*Nicki recently sat down with Funk Flexwhile on set of MTV 2?s Full Throttle to talk about one of her greatest ass-ets. Hip hop car man Funkmaster Flex had the chance recently to get with Nicki Minaj. And guess what whasm on his mind? Probably the same thing you think about when see her hauling [...]
  • Tamyra Gray: Daughter ‘Looked Nothing Like Me’ At First Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:46PM*When Tamyra Gray gave birth to daughter Sienna Marie last July, the former “American Idol” contestant was shocked to see that her baby had all of her father’s features, and very little of hers. “The only reason you’d know she was mine is if you were at the hospital,” laughs Gray, 31. But now, 10 [...]
  • Galifianakis Defends Character’s Use of N-Word in ‘Hangover 2’ Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:16PM*The N-word came up during a press junket held this week for “The Hangover Part II.” Zack Galifianakis’ character Alan drops the racial epithet in the film, and fiercely defended it’s use – as did director Todd Phillips and co-screenwriter Craig Mazin – saying it underscores just how much of “an idiot” his character really [...]
  • Jay-Z May Have His Own Adult Swim Cartoon Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 1:16PM*Jay-Z is always up to something and reinventing himself in one way or another. The entrepreneur and Hip Hop mogul announced the development of a deal with Adult Swim for an original animated series. He actually performed at recent event for the network at the New York Roseland Ballroom. This isn’t something new for the [...]
  • How Did Mr’ Ghetto’s Booty Poppin’ Video Get Made at Walmart Store? Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 12:16PM*We’ve survived Uncle Luke, Trina, Lil’ Kim, Khia and many other artists with dirty videos filled with skanky girls poppin’ their coochie and doing unimaginable things that should not be in a music video. And with that said, it’s hard to believe that there are other artists that could find a new low to go too. A rapper called [...]
  • ‘Transformers 3′ Director will Pay $25k if You Find Racist Robots in Film Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 10:01AM*”Transformers 3″ is on its way out to movie theaters. You know what that means, right? Controversy over Skids and Mudflap. But, this time out director Michael Bay dares anyone to find the robots in the film. The twin Autobots were slammed when they appeared in 2009′s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” for being robotic [...]
  • Latarsha Rose Joins Cast of ‘Hunger Games’ Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 10:01AM*Relative unknown Latarsha Rose has been added to Gary Ross’ film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestseller “Hunger Games.” As previously reported, the story is set in an unidentified future time period after the destruction of North America, in a nation known as Panem – where North America once stood. Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol [...]
  • Cannes: Peter Fonda calls Obama ‘F***ing Traitor’ Over Oil Spill Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 9:32AM*Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival this week, actor Peter Fonda, star of the classic 1969 road movie “Easy Rider,” called President Barack Obama a “traitor” over claims he attempted to gag reporting of the disastrous BP oil spill in May 2010. Fonda is in Cannes for the premiere of his new movie “The Big [...]
  • Video/Photos: Chaka Khan is Hollywood Walk of Fame’s Newest Star Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 9:16AM*Chaka Khan received her long overdue star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame during a ceremony yesterday that included her family and good friend Stevie Wonder. [Scroll down to watch video of the ceremony.] “We’re all very excited for Chaka,” Stevie told the crowd before breaking into an acapella version of her hit “Tell Me Something [...]
  • Rapper B.G. Indicted on Gun and Conspiracy Charges Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 8:47AM*A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted New Orleans rapper B.G. on gun and conspiracy charges, according to the AP U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said the 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Christopher Dorsey, faces two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. If [...]
  • Cee-Lo: Xtina Duet ‘Nasty’ Leaks (Audio); Answers Randy Jackson Dis Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 8:46AM*Before NBC’s hit singing competition “The Voice” kicks off its finals phase and transitions to live broadcasts beginning June 7, Cee Lo Green tells Billboard.com that he and the other judges — Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine — are all likely returning for the show’s second season later this year. “We’ve already been [...]
  • May 20: Swanni's 10 Hottest Shows In HDTV! Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 5:25AMWashington, D.C. (May 20, 2011) -- High-Definition TVs are now in more than 50 million U.S. homes and there are scores of high-def programming choices.
  • ABC reveals prime-time line-up for this fall Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 10:50AMABC is bringing Tim Allen back in a sitcom and resurrecting "Charlie's Angels" for a new generation next season.
  • Sunday’s NBA Playoff Results Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 12:02AMBulls Beat Heat 103-82 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals *Derrick Rose scored 28 points, Luol Deng contained LeBron James and the Chicago Bulls struck first in the Eastern Conference finals, pulling away to beat the Miami Heat 103-82 in Game 1 on Sunday night. The Bulls are off to a good start after [...]
  • Oprah's Chicago audition to remember Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:30PMOprah Winfrey came to Chicago wondering if she'd be a success, but her managers at WLS had a good feeling she'd 'shoot out the lights' There is no Oprah creation myth. She didn't descend to Chicago on a cloud or rise from Lake Michigan, resplendent. She was hired to replace a departing personality and inherit the hosting duties on a low-rated morning show, "AM Chicago."
  • Shows wait for bubbles to burst when TV networks unveil fall schedules Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 10:13PMThis week, ABC, CBS, CW, Fox and NBC present their fall schedules to advertisers in New York. This ritual — known as “upfronts” because those advertisers reserve most of their commercial time for next season in advance — is becoming less and less drama-filled by the year.
  • ABC cuts make room for Tim Allen sitcom Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 8:06AMKaty Perry has become the first artist to spend 52 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100. She breaks the record held by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, which spent 48 consecutive weeks in the Hot 100 in 1993-94.
  • ABC Adds One Shonda Rhimes Show; Cancels Another Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 4:02PM*ABC has just announced a slew of programming changes for next fall, including a revolving door of Shonda Rhimes shows – one cancelled, one picked up. Gone is “Off the Map,” the jungle-set medical drama starring Martin Henderson and Zach Gilford that struggled to find its footing on Wednesday nights after premiering in January. The [...]
  • NBC Cancels ‘The Event’; ‘Law & Order: L.A.’ Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 3:01PM*Two prime time dramas with African American males in the lead have just been given the axe. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that NBC is passing on picking up its sci-fi action-drama “The Event” for another season. Blair Underwood starred in the show as the US president. Though the series about aliens covertly living among us [...]
  • The Programming Insider: CBS, Fox Share Bragging Rights Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 9:44AMIn Today's Issue: Prime-Time Metered Market Tuesday Ratings: CBS Wins; NBC’s The Voice Still Resonates  National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of May 2, 2011 Ratings Box: What’s Hot/What’s Not On the Air Tonight: Prime-Time Programming Options TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest TV Trivia Time: Not in the Big Apple PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET TUESDAY RATINGS: CBS Wins; NBC’s The Voice Still Resonates ...
  • TV Talk: 'Shark Week,' 'Jersey Shore,' and ratings news Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 2:10PMAndy Samberg joins "Shark Week" -- for real, Italy's not crazy about "Jersey Shore," and the CBS Monday lineup suffers ratings drop.
  • MP's 'sins' there for all to see Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 9:13AMIs there a secret satirist working for Hansard? Or does someone there actually know what the rest of us only suspect? These questions came to mind yesterday upon The Diary's receipt of an email from Craig Bauman, the member for Port Stephens and parliamentary secretary for regional planning.
  • Who will replace Oprah? Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 11:46PMWho can replace Oprah Winfrey as queen of daytime talk? Is that even possible? "I would say it's way too early to tell," said Michael Hayes, who as president and general manager of WTAE, Ms. Winfrey's longtime ABC home in Pittsburgh, has a particular rooting interest in the matter. The station will begin airing "The Dr.
  • Los Angeles Production Listings Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 10:35AMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
  • TV Pilot Production Listings Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 6:35PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.