Television
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ESPN’s SportsCenter to air its 50,000th showSep 13, 2012 6:41 am - BRISTOL, Conn — Former ESPN anchor George Grande says that when he signed on to host the first SportsCenter in 1979, he had a feeling there might be a market for more th...
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‘SNL’ elects to switch Jay Pharoah to Obama roleSep 13, 2012 6:39 am - NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” has elected a new Barack Obama: Jay Pharoah will take over the plum role of impersonating the president. “SNL” creator and executive pr...
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Glenn Beck coming back to TVSep 12, 2012 5:34 pm - Dish Network Corp. has reached a deal with Glenn Beck to bring his Internet-only video network to its satellite service, ending the conservative talk-show host’s hiatus ...
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Awards to honor Lochte, other Latino U.S. OlympiansSep 11, 2012 8:54 am - LOS ANGELES — Ryan Lochte is among the Latino U.S. Olympians to be honored at this year’s ALMA Awards. Eva Longoria and George Lopez are returning for the third time as ...
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Bartlett man loses for second time in 'Bachelor' seriesSep 10, 2012 1:00 pm - Bartlett native Chris Bukowski said he was on ABC's reality TV show “Bachelor Pad 3” to win a game, but just like when he was a contestant on “The Bachelorette” earlier ...
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‘SNL’ adds 3 new performers with Chicago rootsSep 10, 2012 11:44 am - NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” is adding three new performers for the upcoming season after the departures of Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg. The sketch comedy show ann...
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Katie Couric stakes a claim in daytime talk TVSep 10, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — “What’s good is: people are interested. What’s bad is: people are TOO interested, sometimes.” Katie Couric is grinning as she says this, but she isn’t kid...
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Can Jeff Probst survive the talk show jungle?Sep 09, 2012 10:00 am - NEW YORK — As Jeff Probst planned his new talk show, he test-drove variations of the typical daytime program — an hour on the couch talking about social issues. “They we...
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Ricki Lake brings updated talk show, life to TVSep 09, 2012 10:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Ricki Lake was a babe in the talk show woods when her syndicated program launched nearly two decades ago. Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was t...
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Report: 2 Second City alums headed to ‘SNL’Sep 08, 2012 10:03 pm - The Second City continues to be Lorne Michaels’ first choice when recruiting new talent for “Saturday Night Live.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, two alums of Chic...