Television
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Former ‘Losers’ tell Danni Allen how to stay svelteMar 26, 2013 4:34 pm - Wheeling’s Danni Allen looks smashing after losing 121 pounds to win NBC’s weight-loss competition reality show “The Biggest Loser.” She did it with plenty of self-moti...
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Viewers to choose ending of ‘Psych’ 100th episodeMar 26, 2013 12:00 pm - NEW YORK — From a bank of chairs in an NBC Universal control room, technician Antonella Caruso counted down as if she were anticipating a rocket booster’s liftoff: “Nine...
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‘Biggest Loser’ winner happy to be home in WheelingMar 26, 2013 11:30 am - To say life has been a whirlwind recently for Danni Allen is an understatement. More than week after winning “The Biggest Loser,” the 26-year-old from Wheeling said her ...
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From ‘Idol’ to tour, Urban has no time to idleMar 26, 2013 10:34 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban’s to-do list goes something like this: Provide the voice of reason on “American Idol,” choose and record songs for a new album, plan a tou...
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Top-rated 'Young and Restless' marks 40 yearsMar 25, 2013 9:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Love, loss, breakups, makeups, murder, mayhem, backstabbing, social climbing. Forget about a lifetime, that's just an afternoon on “The Young and the Restl...
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Usher, Shakira round out coaches lineup on 'Voice'Mar 25, 2013 5:00 am - The concept is so simple it's elegant — if elegant can be used to describe a show that starred Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera. That concept of judging singers on th...
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A whole new late night war over ‘Tonight’?Mar 24, 2013 5:07 pm - NEW YORK — Why couldn’t NBC just leave well enough alone? But, no, word leaked last week that “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon will unseat Jay Leno as the new host of the ...
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Cable companies push to break up forced bundlesMar 24, 2013 6:20 am - Cable viewers have long complained about paying ever-higher bills for hundreds of channels they don’t want to watch. Now, in a twist, some cable companies are beginning ...
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Pacino as a faded music whiz charged with murderMar 24, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Much to his surprise, Al Pacino learned that once upon a time he met the legendary music producer Phil Spector, whom he now plays in a new HBO film. He had no...
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Buffalo Grove teen to perform magic on “Today” showMar 23, 2013 5:34 pm - Buffalo Grove native Jeff Prace is no stranger to audiences, but the one he’ll face Monday morning will be — by far — his biggest yet. The 19-year-old Stevenson High Sch...