Television
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Netflix 'Cheer' star from Naperville facing child pornography chargeSep 17, 2020 1:00 am - Jerry Harris, the Naperville star of the Netflix series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday on a federal charge accusing him of soliciting explicit images and videos from an ...
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Larry Wilmore is ready to talk politics, culture on new show
Sep 16, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Wilmore has been down the road as a talk show host before, with a Comedy Central show that was here and gone in two seasons - taking with it his...
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Gloria Estefan, Alex Rodriguez mark Latino impact on media
Sep 15, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gloria Estefan, Alex Rodriguez and Eva Longoria will be among the participants in a monthlong online celebration of Latino contributions to television...
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Archie Panjabi leads the cast of Peacock's show 'Departure'
Sep 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Though she's making a name for herself, actor Archie Panjabi still gets a kick out of it when strangers ask for her and clearly don't anticipate what the...
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Netflix delves into the 'human side' of Challenger disaster
Sep 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986. That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after li...
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The hunt for fall TV brings a last gasp of new shows and - perhaps at long last - a shift in old habits
Sep 15, 2020 6:00 am - A couple of weeks ago, NBC announced that Season 5 of its hit series "This Is Us" will premiere on Nov. 10, with a two-hour episode. How nice. That the show had yet to b...
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Yes, Drew Barrymore is launching a talk show in a pandemic - and wants to 'bring a little late-night' to daytime TV
Sep 15, 2020 6:00 am - Don't worry: Drew Barrymore is well-aware that right now is not the ideal time to launch a new daytime talk show. "I had a very different vision and perception of what w...
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Lawsuit accuses 'Cheer' star from Naperville of sexually soliciting minors
Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas - Twin boys in Texas say that beginning when they were 13, "Cheer" star Jerry Harris, who is from Naperville, sent them sexually explicit photos and vi...
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Feder: Carol Marin says she's bowing out of TV newsSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Carol Marin, one of Chicago's most honored and respected journalists of all time, is bringing down the curtain on her legendary TV news career after 48 years, Robert Fed...
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New Netflix series showcases 11-year-old 'koala whisperer'
Sep 13, 2020 7:30 am - Like a lot of young people, 11-year-old Izzy Bee has a special bond with animals. Unlike a lot of young people, she shares it with one of the planet's most cuddly - koal...