Television
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Kathie Lee Gifford returning next week as an anchor of NBC's 'Today'Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Kathie Lee Gifford will soon be back on TV's early shift. The former co-star of the syndicated "Live" talk show will join NBC's "Today" next Monday. She will...
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Anchors away! Channel 2 pink slips three on-air starsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - As WBBM-TV Channel 2 prepares to move into glitzy new street-level studios at Washington and Dearborn streets, some of its high-profile, on-air talent is being left on t...
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The new fall TV shows -- or are they?Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Happy April Fools' Day, Aware One. As a regular reader of Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic, you can't fall prey to something sneaky creeping on you, can you? No, you...
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New TV show spills on city's hot spotsMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Psst - do you have a Chicago secret to tell? "24/7 Chicago" wants to blab it to the world. The new entertainment TV show premieres on NBC5 Saturday right after "Saturday...
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Nanook of New YorkMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - "Facts are stubborn things," John Adams recently reminded us on HBO, but nevertheless the course of history is fluid. Each new generation interprets the past differently...
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Leonard takes family, viewers on a wild, enjoyable 'Ride'Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "My wife thought it was the craziest idea she'd ever heard," Mike Leonard says of the concept for what turned out to be his documentary miniseries "The Ride of Our Lives...
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Ullman to return to sketch comedy, impersonations in new show
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Tracey Ullman prefers pathetic. "I don't want to be the pretty girl. I just want to dress up and look terrible on TV," Ullman says of the quirky characters she plays on ...
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New channel will target 'bright green' viewersMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Comedienne Annabelle Gurwitch is trying to show a bunch of fraternity brothers the virtues of saving water. So, while a TV camera rolls, she strips down to gym shorts an...
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PBS airs 'Peter' with a biteMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm not sure that moving tiny puppets little by little to create the impression of motion constitutes a "great performance," but PBS expands its definition of that phras...
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Despite elements, mom glad she got to be on 'Survivor'Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Rain, bats and nasty teammates got her down, but Kathy Sleckman is glad she got to do "Survivor." "Survivor" fans this week watched Kathy Sleckman being pelted by rain f...