Television
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Network veteran, Nick News chief Linda Ellerbee retiring
Dec 01, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Linda Ellerbee, a veteran newswoman who wrote an irreverent best-seller about her time on television and built a second career at Nickelodeon explaining tough...
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NBC's 'The Wiz Live!' to ease on down that tuneful road
Dec 01, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Soon, a determined girl named Dorothy will ease on down that road in NBC's "The Wiz Live!" Hers is an odyssey that began in 1900 with the publication of L. Fr...
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CNN erases description of Gray's mother as heroin addict
Dec 01, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Following protests online, CNN removed a description of Baltimore's Freddie Gray as "the son of an illiterate heroin addict" in a story posted about the ...
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St. Viator grad's comedy leads to Conan, ColbertDec 01, 2015 4:20 am - While growing up in Palatine, Brian Stack never thought comedy came from regular people. "Show business was something done by aliens," he said. "I mean, nobody I knew co...
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'Racing Extinction' sounds the alarm for vanishing species
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - When Discovery Channel's "Racing Extinction" debuts worldwide, the documentary's creators will be looking for more than ratings and critical reaction. It's...
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CMT awards show honoring ABC drama 'Nashville'
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - CMT is honoring a television show from another network on its "Artists of the Year" special that's being telecast live on Wednesday. The music-oriented A...
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ABC marks 50th anniversary of 'Charlie Brown Christmas' MondayNov 30, 2015 5:00 am - Few holiday specials are as beloved, generation after generation, as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” ... and this year, it marks a big birthday. The first animated “Peanuts”...
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DVD previews: 'Amy,' 'Goodnight Mommy'Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 1: "Amy" (R, 128 minutes, A24 Films/Lionsgate): Documentary on the late British singer Amy Winehouse, who died at 27 o...
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Resurrected 'Unforgettable' makes the move to A&ENov 27, 2015 5:00 am - If ever a series came by its name accurately, “Unforgettable” surely is one of them, in multiple ways. The mystery's star, Poppy Montgomery, has every right to call it “...
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NBC's 'The Wiz Live!' to ease on down that tuneful road
Nov 26, 2015 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Soon, a determined girl named Dorothy will ease on down that road in NBC's "The Wiz Live!" Hers is an odyssey that began in 1900 with the publication of L. F...