Television
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Oprah Winfrey to star in HBO's 'Henrietta Lacks' movie
May 02, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is expanding her participation in HBO's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" to an on-screen role. The cable channel said Monday that ...
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No awards, just viewers for 'NCIS: LA' - and a happy starMay 02, 2016 5:57 am - NEW YORK - "There are shows," says Chris O'Donnell, "that never garner awards, that aren't considered highbrow in any way - but that lots of fans really enjoy and keep c...
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Hey, what happened to … those 'Game of Thrones' characters?May 01, 2016 7:22 am - The season premiere of "Game of Thrones" had us hopscotching all over Westeros and Essos, checking in with a lot of different characters. We even had to revisit the bori...
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Kelly Ripa, Michael Strahan share in Daytime Emmy award
May 01, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The team of Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan is going out on top with Emmy gold. The "Live with Kelly and Michael" duo won the Daytime Emmy Award for best en...
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Strahan-Ripa breakup isn't TV's first botched transition
Apr 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Live with Kelly and Michael" host Kelly Ripa emerged from her brief "strike" this past week on stronger footing, having extracted an apology from Walt Disney...
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'Game of Thrones' actor Crook finds gold with 'Detectorists'
Apr 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - For those in search of buried treasure, Mackenzie Crook is your man. The British character actor has loaned his memorably weedy, gaunt-faced presence to "P...
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Former star of 'The West Wing' greets White House reporters
Apr 29, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Allison Janney played a White House press secretary on "The West Wing." She got a chance to do the real thing on Friday. Janney won four Emmy Awards playing...
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Andrew McCarthy is downright creepy in ABC's 'The Family'
Apr 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Andrew McCarthy has been recognized in some pretty odd places. He was there when the Berlin Wall came down and was singled out by an East German guard as he t...
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Documentary on Cook County Forest Preserves airs May 15Apr 29, 2016 1:00 am - "Chicago's True Nature: The Forest Preserves of Cook County," a one-hour documentary that explores the natural wonders and history of the Forest Preserves of Cook County...
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Forget the NFL Draft - here's our Daily Herald TV character draftApr 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago I floated the idea that Mike Ehrmantraut, the enforcer played by Jonathan Banks on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” had vaulted into the pantheon...