Father of Slain Wdbj Reporter Vows to ‘Stop This Insanity’ in Emotional Op-Ed Supporting Gun Control
Andy Parker, the father of slain Wdbj reporter Alison Parker, penned an emotional op-ed for The Washington Post on Sunday. “Last Wednesday, my daughter Alison was brutally struck down in the prime of her life by a deranged gunman,” he opened the piece with. “I plan to make my life’s work trying to implement effective and reasonable safeguards against this happening again.” Parker’s daughter and her photographer Adam Ward were gunned down on the Wdbj morning show on Wednesday by former reporter Vester Flanagan, who posted video of the murder and rants on social media as he fled from police.
- 8/31/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Andy Parker, father of Wdbj reporter Alison Parker, spoke to CNN's Chris Cuomo this morning about her on-air murder. Her father, like relatives of victims of other shootings over the years, spoke about the need for greater gun control measures but predicted that the media will treat this as “a great story for a couple of days and then it goes to the back burner and nothing happens,” as has been the case in the past. Last night, he shared a similar observation with Fox…...
- 8/27/2015
- Deadline TV
WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were tragically gunned down on live TV Wednesday morning, and that night, Alison's boyfriend and co-worker, Chris Hurst, and father, Andy Parker, opened up to Fox News' Megyn Kelly about their horrible loss. "I've been alternating between shock and grief," Andy explained. "It's gone back and forth, but the anger is starting to creep in there because this should not happen. It shouldn't have happened to someone like Alison." Andy and Chris both found out about the shooting when they received text messages and phone calls that something had happened and they needed to go to the station. Andy said when he didn't receive his...
- 8/27/2015
- E! Online
The father of slain Wdbj reporter Alison Parker expressed strong indignation on Wednesday at the lack of common sense gun control in America that he believes was in part responsible for his daughter’s death. “I’m not going to let this issue drop; we’ve got to do something about crazy people getting guns,” Andy Parker told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. “Next week, it isn’t going to be a story anymore and everybody is going to forget it,” he continued, saying his mission in life was now to “shame” politicians into taking action on gun control. Also Read:...
- 8/27/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker’s father has spoken out on the death of his daughter following a shooting Wednesday morning. “Initially, we had some hope, but I knew in my heart of hearts,” Andy Parker, 62, told The Washington Post. “Alison would have called me immediately to say she was okay.” Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27, were doing a standard live shot with an interviewee at Bridgewater Plaza near Moneta, Virginia, at 6:45 a.m. Et when a gunman opened fire on them live.WDBJThe two were shot to death while the woman being interviewed, Vicki Gardner, was shot in the back.
- 8/26/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Downton Abbey returns to British TV for its sixth and final season in September, but Americans with no concept of the internet will have to wait until 2016 to watch it on PBS. That said, photos are much more fluid, so here are our first looks at various cast members in the sixth season, without a water bottle in sight. Lady Edith Crawley (Laura Carmichael), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern), and Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery): Mrs. Hughes (Phyllis Logan) and Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicol): Robert, the Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville): Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton): Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt) and John Bates (Brendan Coyle): Mr. Carson (Jim Carter) and Mrs. Hughes (Phyllis Logan): Thomas Barrow (Robert James-Collier), Andy Parker (Michael Fox), and Joseph Molesley (Kevin Doyle): Group shot!
- 8/13/2015
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
USA Network’s trip to Stanistan has been cancelled.
The cabler has decided to pass on the dramedy pilot, which was set to star Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter, TVLine has confirmed.
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Written by newcomer Andy Parker, the M*A*S*H-esque project centered on the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists walk a fine line between danger and silliness.
Carpenter would have played Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post, while Friday Night Lights...
The cabler has decided to pass on the dramedy pilot, which was set to star Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter, TVLine has confirmed.
RelatedPilot Season ’15: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
Written by newcomer Andy Parker, the M*A*S*H-esque project centered on the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists walk a fine line between danger and silliness.
Carpenter would have played Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post, while Friday Night Lights...
- 2/13/2015
- TVLine.com
From the fictional town of Dillon, Texas, to a whole new fictional country—that seems to be the latest trajectory for Zach Gilford, who’s joined the cast of USA’s upcoming original drama pilot Stanistan.
But Gilford, who’s best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the television show Friday Night Lights, is not alone in his relocation. Desperate Housewives’ Jonathan Cake also joins the Stanistan cast, which already features Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter as Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post.
More generally, “Stanistan follows the staff at the American compound in the fictional country of Stanistan, where State Department workers,...
But Gilford, who’s best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the television show Friday Night Lights, is not alone in his relocation. Desperate Housewives’ Jonathan Cake also joins the Stanistan cast, which already features Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter as Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post.
More generally, “Stanistan follows the staff at the American compound in the fictional country of Stanistan, where State Department workers,...
- 9/23/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside TV
Matt Saracen is making a play for Debra Morgan.
Friday Night Lights’ Zach Gilford has joined the cast of USA Network’s M*A*S*H-esque comedic drama pilot Stanistan as a love interest for Dexter‘s Jennifer Carpenter, TVLine has learned.
The project, penned by up-and-coming scribe Andy Parker, centers on the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists operate in a delicate balance of danger and silliness using every coping mechanism available.
Gilford — whose post-Fnl TV credits include the short-lived Off the Map and...
Friday Night Lights’ Zach Gilford has joined the cast of USA Network’s M*A*S*H-esque comedic drama pilot Stanistan as a love interest for Dexter‘s Jennifer Carpenter, TVLine has learned.
The project, penned by up-and-coming scribe Andy Parker, centers on the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists operate in a delicate balance of danger and silliness using every coping mechanism available.
Gilford — whose post-Fnl TV credits include the short-lived Off the Map and...
- 9/17/2014
- TVLine.com
Jennifer Carpenter may soon be returning to cable TV. The Dexter alum has been tapped to star in USA’s pilot Stanistan, EW has learned.
The drama follows the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists strike a delicate balance of danger and levity. Carpenter will play Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post, the daughter of a well-respected diplomat who becomes the newly appointed spin-master for all U.S. government activity in Stanistan.
Following her turn as foul-mouthed cop Debra Morgan on Showtime’s Dexter, Carpenter was...
The drama follows the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists strike a delicate balance of danger and levity. Carpenter will play Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post, the daughter of a well-respected diplomat who becomes the newly appointed spin-master for all U.S. government activity in Stanistan.
Following her turn as foul-mouthed cop Debra Morgan on Showtime’s Dexter, Carpenter was...
- 9/3/2014
- by Natalie Abrams
- EW - Inside TV
Debra Morgan is heading abroad.
Dexter vet Jennifer Carpenter has snagged a starring role in USA Network’s M*A*S*H-esque dramedy Stanistan, TVLine has learned.
Related Dexter Series Finale Post Mortem: Ep Reveals Why [Spoiler] Had to Die
The project, penned by up-and-coming scribe Andy Parker, centers on the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists operate in a delicate balance of danger and silliness using every coping mechanism available.
Carpenter, who recently headlined the ill-fated ABC drama pilot Sea of Fire, will play Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post,...
Dexter vet Jennifer Carpenter has snagged a starring role in USA Network’s M*A*S*H-esque dramedy Stanistan, TVLine has learned.
Related Dexter Series Finale Post Mortem: Ep Reveals Why [Spoiler] Had to Die
The project, penned by up-and-coming scribe Andy Parker, centers on the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists operate in a delicate balance of danger and silliness using every coping mechanism available.
Carpenter, who recently headlined the ill-fated ABC drama pilot Sea of Fire, will play Public Affairs Officer Marcie Post,...
- 9/3/2014
- TVLine.com
Jennifer Carpenter is returning to cable. The Dexter alum has landed the leading role in USA Network's Middle East drama Stanistan, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The drama, picked up to pilot in May, follows the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists strike a delicate balance of danger and levity. The drama hails from Universal Cable Productions. Andy Parker is writing the pilot and will serve as supervising producer. Richard Scarth, Mary Louise Vitelli and Maureen Ryan (Project Nim) co-executive produce. Steve Scheffer is on board as an Ep. Carpenter will topline the drama as public affairs officer Marcie Post. The
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- 9/3/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After recently picking up three new drama series, Rush, Satisfaction and Complications, USA Network has kicked off its next drama pilot cycle with a cast-contingent order to Stanistan. The network also has announced a pipeline of original series in development, including an alien drama from Carlton Cuse, a church drama from Jodie Foster and Bob Cooper, a farm drama from Michael Bay and Dawn Olmstead, a frontier drama from Tony Krantz, a ski resort comedy from Jessica Biel, a family comedy from Peter Tolan as well as a limited series about the origins of the Mexican drug cartels from Gregory Nava. “This slate represents the next generation of originals at USA, with a focus on dramas that are more serialized, provocative and culturally resonant,” said USA president Chris McCumber. Stanistan follows the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA...
- 5/8/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
USA Network is setting its sights on an international workplace drama. USA has given a cast-contingent pilot order to the one-hour Universal Cable Productions project Stanistan from writer Andy Parker. Stanistan is essentially a workplace drama that follows the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA officers and journalists operate in a delicate balance of danger and silliness using every coping mechanism available. Video: USA Debuts First Trailer for Matt Passmore's 'Satisfaction,' Sets Summer Premieres Parker would serve as supervising producer, with Richard Scarth, Mary Louise Vitelli
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- 5/8/2014
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Conan O’Brien is returning to network television — well, sort of. CBS has picked up the multi-camera comedy pilot Vince Uncensored, which the late-night talk show host is exec producing, with creator Phoef Sutton (Cheers, Terriers) writing the pilot. The show, which is contingent on cast and was bought on spec, centers on a man who opts to take a more candid approach to life following a life-changing experience. In addition to TBS’ Conan, O’Brien’s production company, Conaco produced the short-lived 2010 NBC drama Outlaw and the 2007 NBC comedy Andy Parker P.I.
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- 1/22/2011
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
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