This week, CBS News Sunday Morning presents a varied collection of stories, ranging from the political arena to the world of entertainment. David Pogue examines the deluge of campaign commercials, while Lee Cowan heads to a Yellowstone actor training program run by Taylor Sheridan. In a unique segment, Ted Koppel journeys to Colonial Williamsburg, seeking […]
CBS News Sunday Morning November 3: Kieran Culkin, Yellowstone Ranch...
CBS News Sunday Morning November 3: Kieran Culkin, Yellowstone Ranch...
- 10/31/2024
- by Mia Silva
- MemorableTV
On Sunday September 8 2024, CBS broadcasts CBS News Sunday Morning!
Episode 35 Episode Summary
On the September 8, 2024, edition of “CBS News Sunday Morning” (Episode 35), viewers can look forward to a diverse and insightful array of segments.
Ted Koppel offers a unique perspective in “At the Fair,” where he mingles with attendees at the Wisconsin State Fair, sampling deep-fried treats while gauging public sentiment ahead of the November election.
In “For the Record,” Tracy Smith explores how political campaigns use music, and how some artists have responded to their songs being featured in these settings.
David Pogue’s “Reality Check” sorts through fact versus perception on crucial campaign issues: the economy, crime, and political polarization.
“Capture the Flag” with Kelefa Sanneh delves into the concept of patriotism, examining how candidates across the political spectrum view themselves as patriotic.
Martha Teichner’s “Immigration” segment takes viewers to Florida, where a significant portion of the population is foreign-born,...
Episode 35 Episode Summary
On the September 8, 2024, edition of “CBS News Sunday Morning” (Episode 35), viewers can look forward to a diverse and insightful array of segments.
Ted Koppel offers a unique perspective in “At the Fair,” where he mingles with attendees at the Wisconsin State Fair, sampling deep-fried treats while gauging public sentiment ahead of the November election.
In “For the Record,” Tracy Smith explores how political campaigns use music, and how some artists have responded to their songs being featured in these settings.
David Pogue’s “Reality Check” sorts through fact versus perception on crucial campaign issues: the economy, crime, and political polarization.
“Capture the Flag” with Kelefa Sanneh delves into the concept of patriotism, examining how candidates across the political spectrum view themselves as patriotic.
Martha Teichner’s “Immigration” segment takes viewers to Florida, where a significant portion of the population is foreign-born,...
- 9/8/2024
- by US Posts
- TV Regular
Veteran broadcast journalist Ted Koppel takes the helm of a special edition of “CBS News Sunday Morning,” offering a comprehensive look at the world of politics. The episode, titled “This Time Is Different,” airs on September 8, 2024, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Et on the CBS Television Network, with streaming available on Paramount+. In […]
This Time Is Different: A Politics-Themed Special Edition of CBS News Sunday Morning, Sept 8...
This Time Is Different: A Politics-Themed Special Edition of CBS News Sunday Morning, Sept 8...
- 9/6/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
Warning: This article contains descriptions of self-harm.
Saturday Night Live has undoubtedly aired a number of sketches that verged on tastelessness, up to and including the time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks laid down a groovy track about how he doesn’t want anyone to mutilate his junk. Or the sketch in which Prince Charles gets transmogrified into a tampon. And the less said about “Canteen Boy” the better.
Far surpassing those sketches in terms of questionable taste, SNL arguably crossed a big line back in 1997 during an episode hosted by Rob Lowe, with musical guests The Spice Girls.
Normally, an episode featuring the villain from Wayne’s World and the girl group who gave us “Wannabe” would be a decidedly lighthearted affair. But right from the jump, the show decided to wade into controversial waters, with a cold open focused on the Heaven’s Gate death cult.
Just two weeks before the episode aired,...
Saturday Night Live has undoubtedly aired a number of sketches that verged on tastelessness, up to and including the time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks laid down a groovy track about how he doesn’t want anyone to mutilate his junk. Or the sketch in which Prince Charles gets transmogrified into a tampon. And the less said about “Canteen Boy” the better.
Far surpassing those sketches in terms of questionable taste, SNL arguably crossed a big line back in 1997 during an episode hosted by Rob Lowe, with musical guests The Spice Girls.
Normally, an episode featuring the villain from Wayne’s World and the girl group who gave us “Wannabe” would be a decidedly lighthearted affair. But right from the jump, the show decided to wade into controversial waters, with a cold open focused on the Heaven’s Gate death cult.
Just two weeks before the episode aired,...
- 8/28/2024
- Cracked
On Sunday August 18 2024, CBS broadcasts CBS News Sunday Morning!
Episode 32 Episode Summary
On August 18, 2024, “CBS News Sunday Morning” (Season 32) on CBS will feature a diverse and engaging lineup of segments.
Robert Costa will provide a preview of the Democratic National Convention, which kicks off Monday in Chicago. His insights will set the stage for what to expect from the convention.
Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” will catch up with bestselling author Carl Hiaasen, discussing his novels, including “Bad Monkey,” which has been adapted into a streaming series on Apple TV+ starring Vince Vaughn.
Tracy Smith will profile American visual artist Mickalene Thomas, whose works are currently on display at The Broad museum in Los Angeles. This segment will highlight Thomas’s impactful art and her contributions to the visual arts.
Conor Knighton will offer a primer on donkeys, exploring their role as the symbol of the Democratic Party and shedding light on these fascinating animals.
Episode 32 Episode Summary
On August 18, 2024, “CBS News Sunday Morning” (Season 32) on CBS will feature a diverse and engaging lineup of segments.
Robert Costa will provide a preview of the Democratic National Convention, which kicks off Monday in Chicago. His insights will set the stage for what to expect from the convention.
Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” will catch up with bestselling author Carl Hiaasen, discussing his novels, including “Bad Monkey,” which has been adapted into a streaming series on Apple TV+ starring Vince Vaughn.
Tracy Smith will profile American visual artist Mickalene Thomas, whose works are currently on display at The Broad museum in Los Angeles. This segment will highlight Thomas’s impactful art and her contributions to the visual arts.
Conor Knighton will offer a primer on donkeys, exploring their role as the symbol of the Democratic Party and shedding light on these fascinating animals.
- 8/18/2024
- by US Posts
- TV Regular
On Sunday July 21 2024, CBS broadcasts CBS News Sunday Morning!
Episode 29 Episode Summary
On CBS News Sunday Morning, Episode 29, airing on July 21, 2024, the show offers a rich mix of stories and features. Ted Koppel follows the remarkable Florence Meiler, a 90-year-old American decathlete who has set numerous records. Her story highlights incredible athleticism and resilience well into her golden years.
Robert Costa brings the latest political updates following the Republican National Convention, offering insights into the shifting dynamics and what might lie ahead in the political landscape.
Seth Doane introduces viewers to Jacopo “Jago” Cardillo, an Italian artist renowned for his stunning marble sculptures. The segment delves into the intricacies and artistic vision behind Cardillo’s work.
Mo Rocca revisits his journey to Mexico, where he explored the origins of the Caesar Salad, which celebrates its 100th anniversary. This feature offers a fresh perspective on the classic dish and its historical significance.
Episode 29 Episode Summary
On CBS News Sunday Morning, Episode 29, airing on July 21, 2024, the show offers a rich mix of stories and features. Ted Koppel follows the remarkable Florence Meiler, a 90-year-old American decathlete who has set numerous records. Her story highlights incredible athleticism and resilience well into her golden years.
Robert Costa brings the latest political updates following the Republican National Convention, offering insights into the shifting dynamics and what might lie ahead in the political landscape.
Seth Doane introduces viewers to Jacopo “Jago” Cardillo, an Italian artist renowned for his stunning marble sculptures. The segment delves into the intricacies and artistic vision behind Cardillo’s work.
Mo Rocca revisits his journey to Mexico, where he explored the origins of the Caesar Salad, which celebrates its 100th anniversary. This feature offers a fresh perspective on the classic dish and its historical significance.
- 7/21/2024
- by US Posts
- TV Regular
Join CBS News Sunday Morning with host Mo Rocca for another varied range of stories on the 21st of July 2024. The programme airs at 9:00–10:30 a.m. Et on the CBS Television Network and is also available for streaming on Paramount+. Ted Koppel follows the remarkable athletic achievements of 90-year-old Florence Meiler, an American record-setting […]
CBS News Sunday Morning: Bruce Springsteen...
CBS News Sunday Morning: Bruce Springsteen...
- 7/18/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
The Republican National Convention opened Monday afternoon, with a boosted security presence following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
That has given the proceedings a different tenor of coverage, with Trump expected to appear on the floor Monday night to a rousing reception of delegates and supporters.
Before the Trump rally shooting, correspondents already were looking to a convention that would be more than just a coronation of the Republican nominee, as he has yet to announce his vice presidential running mate. The former president has signaled that will come today.
Now, with the assassination attempt and concerns over the escalation of political violence, media focus will be on the speakers and the extent to which they display messages of unity versus red meat rhetoric.
“The reality is, this whole convention now is going to be really colored by what happened the other, and just the images of him pumping first and saying,...
That has given the proceedings a different tenor of coverage, with Trump expected to appear on the floor Monday night to a rousing reception of delegates and supporters.
Before the Trump rally shooting, correspondents already were looking to a convention that would be more than just a coronation of the Republican nominee, as he has yet to announce his vice presidential running mate. The former president has signaled that will come today.
Now, with the assassination attempt and concerns over the escalation of political violence, media focus will be on the speakers and the extent to which they display messages of unity versus red meat rhetoric.
“The reality is, this whole convention now is going to be really colored by what happened the other, and just the images of him pumping first and saying,...
- 7/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Pauley anchors this edition of “CBS News Sunday Morning,” airing on Sunday June 2, featuring Ted Koppel, who visits a Pennsylvania rally for former President Donald Trump to speak with his supporters. Additionally, Robert Costa provides the latest updates on the trial of former President Trump in New York City. In other segments, Elaine […]
CBS News Sunday Morning: Katie Ledecky, Cyndi Lauper...
CBS News Sunday Morning: Katie Ledecky, Cyndi Lauper...
- 6/2/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
Cynthia McFadden, the TV-news veteran whose career has taken her from co-anchoring ABC News’ “Nightline” to a senior perch on NBC News’ investigations team, is stepping away from broadcast journalism.
“It is hard to leave a job you love but this is the right time — I have a list of things I have often said I wanted to do ‘someday’. Well, someday is now, while I am still raring to go — and playing with a relatively full deck,” McFadden said in a note to colleagues Friday. Maybe I’ll even surprise you (and myself!)”
Her work at NBC News has taken the veteran correspondent to Central Africa to report on a humanitarian crisis to Camp Lejeune, where she probed why veteran U.S. Marines and wives and daughters stationed at the North Carolina training facility lost babies after being exposed to toxic water. A one-hour special report on that topic appeared...
“It is hard to leave a job you love but this is the right time — I have a list of things I have often said I wanted to do ‘someday’. Well, someday is now, while I am still raring to go — and playing with a relatively full deck,” McFadden said in a note to colleagues Friday. Maybe I’ll even surprise you (and myself!)”
Her work at NBC News has taken the veteran correspondent to Central Africa to report on a humanitarian crisis to Camp Lejeune, where she probed why veteran U.S. Marines and wives and daughters stationed at the North Carolina training facility lost babies after being exposed to toxic water. A one-hour special report on that topic appeared...
- 5/17/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Jonathan Greenberger is departing ABC News, where he has been Washington, D.C. bureau chief, for a new job as executive vice president of Politico.
Greenberger will start in his new position on April 22.
Debra OConnell, president of news group and networks for Disney Entertainment, and Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, announced his departure in a note to staffers, as did Greenberger.
“Though it brings me incredible joy to call each of you my colleagues and friends, I have made the decision to step away from ABC News later this month,” Greenberger wrote in a memo to staffers. “The time is right for me to transition to a new professional challenge. Handing off the reins now, with plenty of time before the election, enables Debra, Kim and their team to begin planning immediately for the next chapter of this great Bureau.”
Greenberger served as bureau chief since 2014. Before that,...
Greenberger will start in his new position on April 22.
Debra OConnell, president of news group and networks for Disney Entertainment, and Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, announced his departure in a note to staffers, as did Greenberger.
“Though it brings me incredible joy to call each of you my colleagues and friends, I have made the decision to step away from ABC News later this month,” Greenberger wrote in a memo to staffers. “The time is right for me to transition to a new professional challenge. Handing off the reins now, with plenty of time before the election, enables Debra, Kim and their team to begin planning immediately for the next chapter of this great Bureau.”
Greenberger served as bureau chief since 2014. Before that,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC late-night TV legends Jimmy Kimmel and Ted Koppel reunited earlier this week for an Oscars-focused interview that aired today on CBS Sunday Morning.
At the top of the ten-minute segment, we’re taken to the Jimmy Kimmel Live! writers room, where 21 comedy writers are workshopping jokes for the 96th Academy Awards, which Kimmel is hosting tonight on ABC.
Later in the segment, Koppel sits down exclusively with Kimmel and Molly McNearney, the executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, tonight’s Oscars broadcast ep, and yes, Kimmel’s wife.
McNearney and Kimmel explained their relationship with comedy and one another. McNearney said she is protective of Kimmel “because he is not protective of himself,” adding, “he is much more of a risk taker, and I don’t ever like him getting attacked for anything.” Kimmel responded, “I just want to hear the laugh, it doesn’t really matter how it comes.
At the top of the ten-minute segment, we’re taken to the Jimmy Kimmel Live! writers room, where 21 comedy writers are workshopping jokes for the 96th Academy Awards, which Kimmel is hosting tonight on ABC.
Later in the segment, Koppel sits down exclusively with Kimmel and Molly McNearney, the executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, tonight’s Oscars broadcast ep, and yes, Kimmel’s wife.
McNearney and Kimmel explained their relationship with comedy and one another. McNearney said she is protective of Kimmel “because he is not protective of himself,” adding, “he is much more of a risk taker, and I don’t ever like him getting attacked for anything.” Kimmel responded, “I just want to hear the laugh, it doesn’t really matter how it comes.
- 3/10/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Charles Osgood, the longtime host of CBS Sunday Morning and the radio program The Osgood File, died today at his home in New Jersey, the network said. He was 91.
His family said that the cause of death was dementia, according to the network where he’d worked for 45 years.
With a folksy demeanor, calming voice and wit, the bowtie-wearing Osgood anchored Sunday Morning from 1994-2016, succeeding its original host, Charles Kuralt. He won a Peabody Award and a pair of Daytime Emmys for the show in the mid-2010s and received the News & Documentary Emmys’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
“I cannot think of anything that gives me more pleasure than Sunday Morning,” he told an interviewer, “because, first of all, it feels great to be part of something that people love, and I know that they do.”
He retired in 2016 and handed the reins over the Jane Pauley, and the show,...
His family said that the cause of death was dementia, according to the network where he’d worked for 45 years.
With a folksy demeanor, calming voice and wit, the bowtie-wearing Osgood anchored Sunday Morning from 1994-2016, succeeding its original host, Charles Kuralt. He won a Peabody Award and a pair of Daytime Emmys for the show in the mid-2010s and received the News & Documentary Emmys’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
“I cannot think of anything that gives me more pleasure than Sunday Morning,” he told an interviewer, “because, first of all, it feels great to be part of something that people love, and I know that they do.”
He retired in 2016 and handed the reins over the Jane Pauley, and the show,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Directed by Nicholas Meyer, The Day After disturbed a generation of TV audiences in 1983. On the 40th anniversary of its first airing, we look back at its immediate and lasting impact.
“If you can, take a quick look out of the window,” said TV host Ted Koppel immediately after the first airing of The Day After on the 20th November, 1983. “It’s all still there. Your neighbourhood is still there. So is Kansas City. And Lawrence. And Chicago, San Diego, Moscow and Vladivostok…”
Koppel’s words of reassurance were a sign of how nervous the ABC Network was about airing its multi-million dollar, two-hour feature about the nuclear destruction of the United States. The company had reason to be on edge: aside from the expense, the film had alienated advertisers, angered the political right, and left ABC executives fearing that audiences would switch off their televisions – all before the film had even aired.
“If you can, take a quick look out of the window,” said TV host Ted Koppel immediately after the first airing of The Day After on the 20th November, 1983. “It’s all still there. Your neighbourhood is still there. So is Kansas City. And Lawrence. And Chicago, San Diego, Moscow and Vladivostok…”
Koppel’s words of reassurance were a sign of how nervous the ABC Network was about airing its multi-million dollar, two-hour feature about the nuclear destruction of the United States. The company had reason to be on edge: aside from the expense, the film had alienated advertisers, angered the political right, and left ABC executives fearing that audiences would switch off their televisions – all before the film had even aired.
- 11/20/2023
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
David Bohrman, the veteran news producer and executive who worked for ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Current TV, and most notably CNN, has died. He was 69.
Bohrman died Sunday after complications with hip surgery, his family told CNN.
Famed as a news innovator, Bohrman created dozens of programs over a career that spanned six decades and was widely credited with introducing cutting-edge technology into news broadcasts including interactive video walls, 3D holograms and real-time visualizations. Among the many news programs he created for CNN included State of the Union, Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, MoneyLine News Hour with Lou Dobbs and NewsNight with Aaron Brown.
Born in 1954 in Los Angeles, Bohrman was the son of Delle, a television writer and Stan, a TV news anchor on CBS Kpix in San Francisco. Stan Bohrman made his mark in television news through Kpix’s use of “Instant Eye” feature, the at-the-time...
Bohrman died Sunday after complications with hip surgery, his family told CNN.
Famed as a news innovator, Bohrman created dozens of programs over a career that spanned six decades and was widely credited with introducing cutting-edge technology into news broadcasts including interactive video walls, 3D holograms and real-time visualizations. Among the many news programs he created for CNN included State of the Union, Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, MoneyLine News Hour with Lou Dobbs and NewsNight with Aaron Brown.
Born in 1954 in Los Angeles, Bohrman was the son of Delle, a television writer and Stan, a TV news anchor on CBS Kpix in San Francisco. Stan Bohrman made his mark in television news through Kpix’s use of “Instant Eye” feature, the at-the-time...
- 6/26/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: Networks scrambled to cover the rebellion in Russia by initially drawing heavily on social media images, foreign policy analysts and correspondents in other countries, while media presence in Moscow has been limited.
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced an uprising from mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin, with reports that he has taken control of the city of Rostov-on-Don and that the insurrection was on its way to Moscow. Hours later, Prigozhin said that his forces were stopping and turning back from the city and headed to field camps. Kremlin’s spokesman later told reporters that Prigozhin would go to Belarus and a criminal case against him would be dropped.
The apparent end of the revolt followed a tumultuous and often confusing 24 hours.
Viewers on Saturday woke up to images of Putin declaring that he would crush the rebellion and that Prigozhin was guilty of treason. He said that those who prepared...
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced an uprising from mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin, with reports that he has taken control of the city of Rostov-on-Don and that the insurrection was on its way to Moscow. Hours later, Prigozhin said that his forces were stopping and turning back from the city and headed to field camps. Kremlin’s spokesman later told reporters that Prigozhin would go to Belarus and a criminal case against him would be dropped.
The apparent end of the revolt followed a tumultuous and often confusing 24 hours.
Viewers on Saturday woke up to images of Putin declaring that he would crush the rebellion and that Prigozhin was guilty of treason. He said that those who prepared...
- 6/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: UTA’s unscripted television department is getting a new agent.
Joe Labracio, who was most recently Co-President of Love Productions USA, the U.S. arm of The Great British Bake Off producer, is joining.
Based in LA, he will report to Partners & Co-Heads of Unscripted Television, David Kirsch and Geoff Suddleson.
Labracio was recently responsible for the revival of The Great American Baking Show for Roku. He previously spent six years as EVP, Nonfiction Television and Documentaries at Condé Nast Entertainment, where he developed and sold projects such as Last Chance U to Netflix.
He returns to UTA, where he previously worked in its unscripted department and helped build its international format, broadcast, and cable television businesses
He has also served as an agent at CAA and an unscripted development and production executive at CBS, after beginning his career working for Ted Koppel at ABC News’ Nightline.
“Joe’s expansive production and development experience,...
Joe Labracio, who was most recently Co-President of Love Productions USA, the U.S. arm of The Great British Bake Off producer, is joining.
Based in LA, he will report to Partners & Co-Heads of Unscripted Television, David Kirsch and Geoff Suddleson.
Labracio was recently responsible for the revival of The Great American Baking Show for Roku. He previously spent six years as EVP, Nonfiction Television and Documentaries at Condé Nast Entertainment, where he developed and sold projects such as Last Chance U to Netflix.
He returns to UTA, where he previously worked in its unscripted department and helped build its international format, broadcast, and cable television businesses
He has also served as an agent at CAA and an unscripted development and production executive at CBS, after beginning his career working for Ted Koppel at ABC News’ Nightline.
“Joe’s expansive production and development experience,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard C. Wald, a former president at NBC News and a senior vice president at ABC News who worked behind the scenes with Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Ted Koppel and Roone Arledge, died May 13 after suffering a stroke earlier in the month. He was 92.
Wald was involved with the creation of “Nightline,” the signature ABC News late-night program that grew out of special coverage in 1979 on the taking of U.S. embassy staff in Tehran by Iranian militants. Wald gave the show, which devoted itself to a single topic each night under the aegis of Koppel and remains on the air at ABC in modernized form, its name, trying to create an analogue to the “morning line” at a race track. He also put Brokaw on NBC’s “Today,” and hired Pauley, while working to modernize the format of “NBC Nightly News.”
His time in TV news, however, was preceded...
Wald was involved with the creation of “Nightline,” the signature ABC News late-night program that grew out of special coverage in 1979 on the taking of U.S. embassy staff in Tehran by Iranian militants. Wald gave the show, which devoted itself to a single topic each night under the aegis of Koppel and remains on the air at ABC in modernized form, its name, trying to create an analogue to the “morning line” at a race track. He also put Brokaw on NBC’s “Today,” and hired Pauley, while working to modernize the format of “NBC Nightly News.”
His time in TV news, however, was preceded...
- 5/13/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Let’s get after it: Even as CNN puts much of its energy into launching a new streaming-video hub, it’s also trying to figure out how to replace Chris Cuomo in its pivotal 9 p.m. time slot.
Some staffers at the WarnerMedia network believe CNN has been holding the equivalent of on-air tryouts in recent weeks, turning over the 9 p.m. hour to hosts like Michael Smerconish, Laura Coates and Brianna Keilar. Jim Acosta, the former White House reporter turned weekend anchor, takes a turn this week. Both he and Keilar have held forth under the program banner, “Democracy in Peril,” a show that. at least in its early hours, a little like Ted Koppel’s “Nightline.” “We are taking a closer look at the state of our country, the threats to our political system and possible solutions for reversing the divisiveness that is tearing America apart,” said Keilar,...
Some staffers at the WarnerMedia network believe CNN has been holding the equivalent of on-air tryouts in recent weeks, turning over the 9 p.m. hour to hosts like Michael Smerconish, Laura Coates and Brianna Keilar. Jim Acosta, the former White House reporter turned weekend anchor, takes a turn this week. Both he and Keilar have held forth under the program banner, “Democracy in Peril,” a show that. at least in its early hours, a little like Ted Koppel’s “Nightline.” “We are taking a closer look at the state of our country, the threats to our political system and possible solutions for reversing the divisiveness that is tearing America apart,” said Keilar,...
- 1/25/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Eman Varoqua was named executive producer of “Nightline,” the latest in a series of moves by ABC News President Kim Godwin to fill some of the top positions in the news division.
Varoqua has been with ABC News since 2018, most recently working as senior broadcast producer for the late-night news show that launched with Ted Koppel in 1980, with roots in ABC’s coverage of the Iran hostage crisis. During her time at the program, Varoqua executive-produced a breaking-news special on the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and has also worked on documentary efforts as well as programs produced for Hulu.
She replaces Steven Baker, who was made executive producer in 2017 and left the program earlier this year.
ABC News has in the recent past sought to use “Nightline” to court younger viewers. The program often focuses on in-the-field reportage or on getting access to newsmakers that appeal...
Varoqua has been with ABC News since 2018, most recently working as senior broadcast producer for the late-night news show that launched with Ted Koppel in 1980, with roots in ABC’s coverage of the Iran hostage crisis. During her time at the program, Varoqua executive-produced a breaking-news special on the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and has also worked on documentary efforts as well as programs produced for Hulu.
She replaces Steven Baker, who was made executive producer in 2017 and left the program earlier this year.
ABC News has in the recent past sought to use “Nightline” to court younger viewers. The program often focuses on in-the-field reportage or on getting access to newsmakers that appeal...
- 12/13/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount Plus released a trailer for the fifth season of “The Good Fight,” which will premiere on June 24.
In the fifth season, Diane (Christine Baranski) is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz (Audra McDonald) after the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa (Sarah Steele) and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner (Mandy Patinkin), a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.
The cast also includes Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, Zach Grenier and Charmaine Bingwa.
Showrunners Robert and Michelle King co-created the series with Phil Alden Robinson. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy, Liz Glotzer, William Finkelstein, Jonathan Tolins and Jacquelyn Reingold also serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
Apple TV Plus announced that the documentary special “Who Are You,...
In the fifth season, Diane (Christine Baranski) is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz (Audra McDonald) after the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa (Sarah Steele) and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner (Mandy Patinkin), a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.
The cast also includes Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, Zach Grenier and Charmaine Bingwa.
Showrunners Robert and Michelle King co-created the series with Phil Alden Robinson. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy, Liz Glotzer, William Finkelstein, Jonathan Tolins and Jacquelyn Reingold also serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
Apple TV Plus announced that the documentary special “Who Are You,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Mlw: Fusion review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Ted Koppel and…Nathan Favel…Nathan Favel…right. As a 1950s housewife, my craw is as dry as an Ethopian’s drinking cup. We all need to give a s–t about the poor Ethiopians. My husband doesn’t care about the poor Ethiopians…so I’m gonna poison his coffee! Mwahahahahahaha!!!!!! My Husband:
Hey hun. Me and our Ethiopian adopted son M’Klonkloo are gonna go fishing! Me: For what? Your whore?! M’Klonkloo: Mogadogala meeku nakadala veepu boshway boshway boshway. Me: I gave you a home, food…sex! I give a s–t! What has dick-fer-brains given you? Love? Respect? I gave you Chlamydia! My Husband: Oh my goodness! M’Klonkloo: Bogada bogada bogada! Me: I don’t care! I’ve got a bomb! My Husband: Whatcha gonna do brother, when the power of Hulkamania runs wild on you?...
Hey hun. Me and our Ethiopian adopted son M’Klonkloo are gonna go fishing! Me: For what? Your whore?! M’Klonkloo: Mogadogala meeku nakadala veepu boshway boshway boshway. Me: I gave you a home, food…sex! I give a s–t! What has dick-fer-brains given you? Love? Respect? I gave you Chlamydia! My Husband: Oh my goodness! M’Klonkloo: Bogada bogada bogada! Me: I don’t care! I’ve got a bomb! My Husband: Whatcha gonna do brother, when the power of Hulkamania runs wild on you?...
- 4/19/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
News & Documentary Emmys: PBS & ‘Pov’ Lead On Night 2; Pubcaster Tops CNN For Overall Count – Update
Updated, 7:11 Pm: PBS and its veteran series Pov were the big winners on Night 2 of the first multi-ceremony News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Tuesday, which spotlight the documentarties. The pubcaster took five trophies including four for Pov. See the full list of Night 2 winners here.
HBO was second with three wins on Tuesday night, followed by National Geographic and Netflix with two apiece (see chart at left). The 41st awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Combined with its five wins on Monday, PBS led all networks and platforms with 10 Emmys overall (see chart below).
Perennial News & Doc Emmy favorite Pov took two of the top-tier categories for separate episodes. Its “Midnight Traveler,” which follows Afghan director Hassan Fazili and his family as they flee a Taliban bounty on his head, won for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary. Episode “The Silence of Others,” about struggle...
HBO was second with three wins on Tuesday night, followed by National Geographic and Netflix with two apiece (see chart at left). The 41st awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Combined with its five wins on Monday, PBS led all networks and platforms with 10 Emmys overall (see chart below).
Perennial News & Doc Emmy favorite Pov took two of the top-tier categories for separate episodes. Its “Midnight Traveler,” which follows Afghan director Hassan Fazili and his family as they flee a Taliban bounty on his head, won for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary. Episode “The Silence of Others,” about struggle...
- 9/23/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
When “Nightline” viewers tune in to the program later this evening, they are likely to see something they won’t expect: the show will have a new announcer, new topics, and even a new title.
Tonight’s broadcast will mark the start of a month-long “takeover” of the late-night news program by “Turning Point,” an ABC News project that will explore the reckoning America is currently facing on racial issues. The effort won’t be limited to “Nightline.” ABC News intends to feature “Turning Point” segments on “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” “The View,” “20/20” and “This Week,” as well as on its digital, streaming and audio outlets.
“It was important for us to seize this as an opportunity, to plant a flag and to lay down a marker that says this is one of the most important issues of our time and one of the most important issues confronting America today,...
Tonight’s broadcast will mark the start of a month-long “takeover” of the late-night news program by “Turning Point,” an ABC News project that will explore the reckoning America is currently facing on racial issues. The effort won’t be limited to “Nightline.” ABC News intends to feature “Turning Point” segments on “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” “The View,” “20/20” and “This Week,” as well as on its digital, streaming and audio outlets.
“It was important for us to seize this as an opportunity, to plant a flag and to lay down a marker that says this is one of the most important issues of our time and one of the most important issues confronting America today,...
- 9/8/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
So, who’s up for a movie history lesson? No, not about the history of cinema, but rather a look back at a time that often feels not that long ago, but with others, it may be “olden days”. Now don’t groan and whine about “homework” because this is a compelling look at an incident that was shrouded in mystery at its time. Plus the folks involved, from both sides of this conflict, are talking to one of our most celebrated and honored documentarians. You might recall a fleeting mention of this event in 2012’s Best Picture Oscar winner Argo. Now with many articles declassified, we can learn the facts behind this mission from just over 40 years ago. Some called it Operation Eagle Claw, others dubbed it Operation Tabas, but it all rested on the spot in the sand, the landing and refueling site known as Desert One.
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- 8/28/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Editor’s note: When he ran Universal Pictures and after he left to partner with Ivan Reitman in Montecito, Tom Pollock was a favorite call for journalists. He was not only a humorous truth teller with a spine, but one of those rare people who left us walking away from a call always feeling smarter for it. Deadline’s former film editor Anita Busch remembers those experiences and what Pollock, who died Saturday, meant to her and those who worked for him.
It’s an odd feeling when you read obituaries printed about a man, and none of them actually captures the true nature of who that dynamic person was. So was the case with former Universal Pictures chairman Tom Pollock, who I came to know as a journalist covering the business for 30 years.
I honestly don’t remember what story we first met over, but I knew pretty quickly...
It’s an odd feeling when you read obituaries printed about a man, and none of them actually captures the true nature of who that dynamic person was. So was the case with former Universal Pictures chairman Tom Pollock, who I came to know as a journalist covering the business for 30 years.
I honestly don’t remember what story we first met over, but I knew pretty quickly...
- 8/4/2020
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest stunt over the weekend at a far-right militia group’s rally was not done for any potential second season of “Who Is America?”
A person familiar with “Who Is America?” production told TheWrap there are still no plans for a second season of the series, which aired in 2018. Baron Cohen has previously said he was not going to do another season of the satirical series, though Showtime had previously said it would more than a welcome one if he ever changed his mind.
Baron Cohen on Saturday infiltrated the rally of a far-right militia group called 3% of Washington in Olympia, Washington, and told a series of “racist and anti-Semitic” jokes while encouraging the crowd to participate, organizers of the event said.
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Video of the incident spread rapidly, including lengthy footage of...
A person familiar with “Who Is America?” production told TheWrap there are still no plans for a second season of the series, which aired in 2018. Baron Cohen has previously said he was not going to do another season of the satirical series, though Showtime had previously said it would more than a welcome one if he ever changed his mind.
Baron Cohen on Saturday infiltrated the rally of a far-right militia group called 3% of Washington in Olympia, Washington, and told a series of “racist and anti-Semitic” jokes while encouraging the crowd to participate, organizers of the event said.
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Video of the incident spread rapidly, including lengthy footage of...
- 6/29/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
It was the most unlikely of friendships.
At first, AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer saw Dr. Anthony Fauci as the personification of bureaucratic neglect — a cold and remote presence who failed to fully acknowledge and respond to the tragic scope of a disease that was wiping out a generation of gay men. He didn’t mince words, labeling Fauci ” a murderer.”
And yet, over time, things softened as Fauci began to work more collaboratively with Kramer and the activist group he co-founded Act Up to develop better treatments for AIDS and HIV. Over the course of more than three decades, a relationship that was initially adversarial blossomed into a deep friendship.
Kramer, whose body of work includes the pioneering look at the early days of the AIDS crisis, “The Normal Heart,” died Wednesday at the age of 84. Fauci, who as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,...
At first, AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer saw Dr. Anthony Fauci as the personification of bureaucratic neglect — a cold and remote presence who failed to fully acknowledge and respond to the tragic scope of a disease that was wiping out a generation of gay men. He didn’t mince words, labeling Fauci ” a murderer.”
And yet, over time, things softened as Fauci began to work more collaboratively with Kramer and the activist group he co-founded Act Up to develop better treatments for AIDS and HIV. Over the course of more than three decades, a relationship that was initially adversarial blossomed into a deep friendship.
Kramer, whose body of work includes the pioneering look at the early days of the AIDS crisis, “The Normal Heart,” died Wednesday at the age of 84. Fauci, who as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,...
- 5/28/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Fred Willard, the comic actor known for his genial but dunderheaded characters, has died. He was 86.
Willard died Friday night at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. Willard’s daughter, Hope Mulbarger, said the actor died “very peacefully.”
“He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him so very much,” Mulbarger said. Willard has a role in the upcoming Netflix comedy series “Space Force” opposite Steve Carell.
Willard was married for 50 years to Mary Willard, a playwright and collaborator with her husband. She died in 2018 at the age of 71.
After getting his start in improv comedy with Second City, Fred Willard was an astonishingly ubiquitous presence especially on TV but also in movies for decades, almost always in small but memorable roles.
The New York Times said in 2008: “He has become the king of the deadpan cameo, the guy who makes...
Willard died Friday night at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. Willard’s daughter, Hope Mulbarger, said the actor died “very peacefully.”
“He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him so very much,” Mulbarger said. Willard has a role in the upcoming Netflix comedy series “Space Force” opposite Steve Carell.
Willard was married for 50 years to Mary Willard, a playwright and collaborator with her husband. She died in 2018 at the age of 71.
After getting his start in improv comedy with Second City, Fred Willard was an astonishingly ubiquitous presence especially on TV but also in movies for decades, almost always in small but memorable roles.
The New York Times said in 2008: “He has become the king of the deadpan cameo, the guy who makes...
- 5/16/2020
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: For all intents and purposes, the Tribeca Film Festival wrapped last week with the announcement of winners in various categories. Of course there was no live Tribeca this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the festival went ahead as virtually as it could by creating an Extranet where some of the accepted films could be screened online for press and buyers, among others. That option is still open through next week for those movies that want to participate, but the fact is the higher-profile titles did not want to put in jeopardy a true distribution deal by giving away their film, sans traditional festival premiere, and risking a much bigger deal than just getting seen in this unprecedented way, similar to the experiment SXSW forged with Amazon for their interested filmmakers mourning the loss of a key fest berth.
As I wrote on what would have been the...
As I wrote on what would have been the...
- 5/5/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The people who like to flash “breaking news” across your TV screen are also working on breaking new ground.
The swirl of the Trump White House had already set the nation’s news media at the apex of a cycle. Now, the spread of the coronavirus pandemic has been like an adrenaline shot on top of an adrenaline shot: every week, it seems, a TV-news outlet scraps an already established hour of programming to launch something entirely different.
Walt Disney’s ABC has gone so far as to cut its flagship late-night program, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” to half an hour so viewers can get more news about the contagion earlier from “Nightline.” Thursday nights at CNN have become “town hall” nights, with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta conjuring up everyone from Dr. Anthony Fauci to Alicia Keys to discuss this new era of U.S. dystopia. NBC has devoted...
The swirl of the Trump White House had already set the nation’s news media at the apex of a cycle. Now, the spread of the coronavirus pandemic has been like an adrenaline shot on top of an adrenaline shot: every week, it seems, a TV-news outlet scraps an already established hour of programming to launch something entirely different.
Walt Disney’s ABC has gone so far as to cut its flagship late-night program, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” to half an hour so viewers can get more news about the contagion earlier from “Nightline.” Thursday nights at CNN have become “town hall” nights, with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta conjuring up everyone from Dr. Anthony Fauci to Alicia Keys to discuss this new era of U.S. dystopia. NBC has devoted...
- 4/29/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American theatrical and select home entertainment rights for Barbara Kopple’s documentary Desert One. Greenwich will release Desert One on a to-be-determined date followed by a broadcast on History.
The docu from the two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, which debuted at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, revisits April 1980 when the military participated in a rescue operation known as Operation Eagle Claw, whee they rescued 52 U.S. citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran. Desert One features interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, ABC Nightline journalist Ted Koppel, former hostages, journalists and Iranian student revolutionaries who orchestrated the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran. Animations will present never before heard satellite phone recordings of President Carter talking to his generals as the mission unfolds as it will take viewers deep into the historic operation.
More from Deadline'Hope, Through History': Historian Jon Meacham,...
The docu from the two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, which debuted at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, revisits April 1980 when the military participated in a rescue operation known as Operation Eagle Claw, whee they rescued 52 U.S. citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran. Desert One features interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, ABC Nightline journalist Ted Koppel, former hostages, journalists and Iranian student revolutionaries who orchestrated the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran. Animations will present never before heard satellite phone recordings of President Carter talking to his generals as the mission unfolds as it will take viewers deep into the historic operation.
More from Deadline'Hope, Through History': Historian Jon Meacham,...
- 4/24/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Ted Koppel returned to ABC News’ Nightline on Tuesday to offer some insight into the dangers of the coronavirus to people with pre-existing medical conditions — as well as a warning about the spread of misinformation on social media.
“It’s time more than ever in this country to come to the realization that what we need more than anything else, is reliable, credible journalists,” Koppel told co-anchor Juju Chang. “The fact that so much information is being conveyed by people who have no background in journalism whatsoever but do have the ability through the internet to communicate absolute nonsense and sometimes damaging nonsense over the internet. This is a time when rather than questioning the credibility of the media, we need to reinforce it.”
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“It’s time more than ever in this country to come to the realization that what we need more than anything else, is reliable, credible journalists,” Koppel told co-anchor Juju Chang. “The fact that so much information is being conveyed by people who have no background in journalism whatsoever but do have the ability through the internet to communicate absolute nonsense and sometimes damaging nonsense over the internet. This is a time when rather than questioning the credibility of the media, we need to reinforce it.”
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- 3/25/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC, best known for soapy programs like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19,” has in recent days been more focused on the drama of real life.
In the past few days, the Walt Disney-owned broadcast network has pushed back its flagship late-night program, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (currently in repeats due to a shutdown in production) to make room for “Nightline,” the venerable newsmagazine that held the 11:30 p.m. slot for decades. It has suspended production of a daytime talk show co-moderated by the popular Michael Strahan in favor of a 1p.m. hard-news update. And it pre-empted primetime fare once in favor of a pop-up broadcast of the newsmagazine “20/20” focused on matters at hand.
Many TV networks have recalibrated programming to accommodate intense interest in the coronavirus pandemic. For broadcast networks, which serve the broadest U.S. audiences possible, the tactic can be difficult to put into action. Viewers...
In the past few days, the Walt Disney-owned broadcast network has pushed back its flagship late-night program, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (currently in repeats due to a shutdown in production) to make room for “Nightline,” the venerable newsmagazine that held the 11:30 p.m. slot for decades. It has suspended production of a daytime talk show co-moderated by the popular Michael Strahan in favor of a 1p.m. hard-news update. And it pre-empted primetime fare once in favor of a pop-up broadcast of the newsmagazine “20/20” focused on matters at hand.
Many TV networks have recalibrated programming to accommodate intense interest in the coronavirus pandemic. For broadcast networks, which serve the broadest U.S. audiences possible, the tactic can be difficult to put into action. Viewers...
- 3/23/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Ted Koppel hasn’t anchored ABC’s “Nightline” since 2005. Yet he’s had a new influence on the late-night news program since last week.
“Nightline” has, at least for now, returned to the format that brought it critical renown and TV fame. Since last Monday, the show has spent its regular late-night half hour delving into the world’s coronavirus crisis. And, starting tomorrow night, it will for a time return to its original perch, airing right after late local news, just like Koppel did. Repeats of late-night mainstay “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will start after midnight.
“We are just leaning more heavily into our roots,” says Byron Pitts, who co-anchors the program with Juju Chang.
On one recent night’s broadcast, ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman offered viewers a you-are-there look at his efforts to get out of Italy before the country was locked down, then checked himself in to an Airbnb to recover.
“Nightline” has, at least for now, returned to the format that brought it critical renown and TV fame. Since last Monday, the show has spent its regular late-night half hour delving into the world’s coronavirus crisis. And, starting tomorrow night, it will for a time return to its original perch, airing right after late local news, just like Koppel did. Repeats of late-night mainstay “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will start after midnight.
“We are just leaning more heavily into our roots,” says Byron Pitts, who co-anchors the program with Juju Chang.
On one recent night’s broadcast, ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman offered viewers a you-are-there look at his efforts to get out of Italy before the country was locked down, then checked himself in to an Airbnb to recover.
- 3/16/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The nation’s biggest news networks are being swept along by the very headlines they’re trying to deliver.
Two of the biggest TV-news operations have had to make noticeable changes to their most important programs and redirect personnel behind the scenes in the earliest days of America’s coronavirus crisis, even as those staffers come under increasing pressure to keep America informed about the latest developments around the contagion.
NBC News took “Today” regulars Al Roker and Craig Melvin off the air Monday, citing the discovery that a staffer who works for the 9 a.m. production of “Today” had developed “mild” symptoms after testing positive for coronavirus. CBS News has detailed at least four employees who have tested positive and had to close much of its New York facilities temporarily, sending “CBS This Morning” for a period of time to broadcast from Washington, D.C. Among the afflicted is Seth Doane,...
Two of the biggest TV-news operations have had to make noticeable changes to their most important programs and redirect personnel behind the scenes in the earliest days of America’s coronavirus crisis, even as those staffers come under increasing pressure to keep America informed about the latest developments around the contagion.
NBC News took “Today” regulars Al Roker and Craig Melvin off the air Monday, citing the discovery that a staffer who works for the 9 a.m. production of “Today” had developed “mild” symptoms after testing positive for coronavirus. CBS News has detailed at least four employees who have tested positive and had to close much of its New York facilities temporarily, sending “CBS This Morning” for a period of time to broadcast from Washington, D.C. Among the afflicted is Seth Doane,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Ted Koppel isn’t returning to “Nightline,” but the programming concept that elevated him and the show to wider renown is making a comeback.
“Nightline” got its start on ABC in 1980 as a late-night news program that spent its full half-hour length analyzing a single topic, based on months of Koppel’s end-of-day coverage of news centered around the Iranian hostage crisis. As people demand more information about the spread of coronavirus, the show will – for the foreseeable future – revisit its roots.
Starting this evening, “Nightline” will devote its entire 30-minute span to coverage of the outbreak of Covid-19, charting its spread around the globe. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News’ chief medical correspondent, will answer viewer questions and the program will rely on ABC News’ correspondents stationed around the world.
“Nightline” won praise for its serious and deep looks at individual topics during Koppel’s tenure, but in 2005 pivoted to...
“Nightline” got its start on ABC in 1980 as a late-night news program that spent its full half-hour length analyzing a single topic, based on months of Koppel’s end-of-day coverage of news centered around the Iranian hostage crisis. As people demand more information about the spread of coronavirus, the show will – for the foreseeable future – revisit its roots.
Starting this evening, “Nightline” will devote its entire 30-minute span to coverage of the outbreak of Covid-19, charting its spread around the globe. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News’ chief medical correspondent, will answer viewer questions and the program will rely on ABC News’ correspondents stationed around the world.
“Nightline” won praise for its serious and deep looks at individual topics during Koppel’s tenure, but in 2005 pivoted to...
- 3/9/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
ABC News’ Nightline will devote its full hour to coronavirus coverage starting on Monday night, a return to the single-topic format that launched the show more than 40 years ago.
The show will feature reporting from ABC News correspondents, newsmaker interviews and questions answered by Dr. Jennifer Ashton, the network’s chief medical correspondent.
The show, anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts, started as a series of nightly news special reports on the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, anchored by Ted Koppel.
Steven Baker, executive producer of Nightline, said in a statement, “In times of global crisis, we as journalists have a public service to give our viewers the essential information they need to stay informed and help them make any decisions for their own and their family’s well-being. This type of in-depth daily coverage is in the show’s DNA. After all, it was 40 years ago that our show...
The show will feature reporting from ABC News correspondents, newsmaker interviews and questions answered by Dr. Jennifer Ashton, the network’s chief medical correspondent.
The show, anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts, started as a series of nightly news special reports on the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, anchored by Ted Koppel.
Steven Baker, executive producer of Nightline, said in a statement, “In times of global crisis, we as journalists have a public service to give our viewers the essential information they need to stay informed and help them make any decisions for their own and their family’s well-being. This type of in-depth daily coverage is in the show’s DNA. After all, it was 40 years ago that our show...
- 3/9/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former ABC News Nightline anchor Ted Koppel, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah and former Time magazine editor Nancy Gibbs debated the role of the media in a lively panel discussion moderated by journalist and Live Pd host Dan Abrams on Saturday.
The panel, part of the HISTORYtalks "Leadership and Legacy" event hosted by the History channel at Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday, focused on how social media, cable news, changing business models and President Trump have changed how journalists operate and how consumers get their news.
"Where I fault my former colleagues at the networks is that ...
The panel, part of the HISTORYtalks "Leadership and Legacy" event hosted by the History channel at Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday, focused on how social media, cable news, changing business models and President Trump have changed how journalists operate and how consumers get their news.
"Where I fault my former colleagues at the networks is that ...
- 2/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Based on Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 autobiography, much of the film “Just Mercy” takes place in prisons and courtrooms.
Michael B. Jordan plays Stevenson, the attorney who dedicated his life to defending minorities in the criminal justice system. Stevenson challenged over 125 cases, with the movie focusing on the Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx) trial, about a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
For production designer Sharon Seymour, her job was to break down the script and decide what parts would be shot on location and what required new sets.
“I made lists and started doing research through the internet,” Seymour explains. “Director and writer Destin Daniel Cretton had a Dropbox of images.”
In addition to Cretton’s researched images, Seymour and her team looked at the archive photos provided by the Equal Justice Initiative and started building visual research boards. The one set Seymour knew she would have to build was Holman Prison.
Michael B. Jordan plays Stevenson, the attorney who dedicated his life to defending minorities in the criminal justice system. Stevenson challenged over 125 cases, with the movie focusing on the Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx) trial, about a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
For production designer Sharon Seymour, her job was to break down the script and decide what parts would be shot on location and what required new sets.
“I made lists and started doing research through the internet,” Seymour explains. “Director and writer Destin Daniel Cretton had a Dropbox of images.”
In addition to Cretton’s researched images, Seymour and her team looked at the archive photos provided by the Equal Justice Initiative and started building visual research boards. The one set Seymour knew she would have to build was Holman Prison.
- 12/24/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
We all know how big of an issue computer privacy is right now. It’s actually kind of a nightmarish situation that has become a monster that is hard to control. Thanks to computers everything and everyone is connected and there is so much information being collected and stored with every website we visit, every social media platform we’re subscribed to, every keystroke we make, and everywhere we go. It’s insane and kind of scary. We are leaving our digital footprints all over the place!
This was an issue that some people were thinking about in the early 80s when computers were still in their infancy. While there was a bright and hopeful future to look forward to thanks to computers, there was also a worry growing that the technology would be used for evil purposes.
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave an interview with ABC News Nightline...
This was an issue that some people were thinking about in the early 80s when computers were still in their infancy. While there was a bright and hopeful future to look forward to thanks to computers, there was also a worry growing that the technology would be used for evil purposes.
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave an interview with ABC News Nightline...
- 10/5/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“All right. I am told there is a tie.”
— Presenter N.J. Burkett, president of the New York chapter of NATAS, at the 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
For decades, the biggest names in television news were honored at the annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards through a voting system that was designed to generate a bewildering number of ties.
Since the awards were launched in 1980, more than 280 categories ended in ties, including some crazy ones in the early years. At the inaugural awards in 1980, there were two nine-way ties and an eight-way tie. In 1981, a category ended in a 21-way tie. By 1985, a total of 24 awards – nearly half of all the those presented – ended in ties. During the 1990s, there were 124 ties, averaging more than 12 a year.
Records provided to Deadline by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reveal that since 1980, only four of 39 shows didn’t include at least one...
— Presenter N.J. Burkett, president of the New York chapter of NATAS, at the 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
For decades, the biggest names in television news were honored at the annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards through a voting system that was designed to generate a bewildering number of ties.
Since the awards were launched in 1980, more than 280 categories ended in ties, including some crazy ones in the early years. At the inaugural awards in 1980, there were two nine-way ties and an eight-way tie. In 1981, a category ended in a 21-way tie. By 1985, a total of 24 awards – nearly half of all the those presented – ended in ties. During the 1990s, there were 124 ties, averaging more than 12 a year.
Records provided to Deadline by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reveal that since 1980, only four of 39 shows didn’t include at least one...
- 9/25/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Journalist Cokie Roberts, who was a contributing senior news analyst for NPR, a regular round-table analyst for “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” and a political commentator for ABC News, among many other contributions during a four-decade career, has died. She was 75.
Roberts died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer, her family confirmed.
“Cokie’s career as a journalist at National Public Radio and ABC News took her to the heights of her profession, and her success as an author on history and family put her on the best seller list. But her values put family and relationships above all else,” her family said in a statement. “We will miss Cokie beyond measure, both for her contributions and for her love and kindness.”
“Our dear friend and colleague Cokie Roberts passed away this morning in Washington, surrounded by her family and closest friends,” ABC News President James Goldston said in a statement Tuesday morning.
Roberts died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer, her family confirmed.
“Cokie’s career as a journalist at National Public Radio and ABC News took her to the heights of her profession, and her success as an author on history and family put her on the best seller list. But her values put family and relationships above all else,” her family said in a statement. “We will miss Cokie beyond measure, both for her contributions and for her love and kindness.”
“Our dear friend and colleague Cokie Roberts passed away this morning in Washington, surrounded by her family and closest friends,” ABC News President James Goldston said in a statement Tuesday morning.
- 9/17/2019
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Over the course of history, comedians have shared their take on current events with biting commentary on everything from class and gender to fashion and politics, and the current presidential administration is definitely no exception — with President Donald Trump regularly lampooned on shows like “Saturday Night Live” and by late-night TV hosts. But when does the current political climate in the United States become no laughing matter? On the red carpet at an Emmys For Your Consideration event, Variety asked “Who Is America?” star and creator Sacha Baron Cohen if there is a point when politics stops being funny.
“Yes. I think in many ways we are past that point. I think there is a danger [in not taking things seriously],” Baron Cohen replied. Though, he added, comedy “can release the pressure.”
“I think you need people to remain repulsed,” he continued. “Obviously, there are a lot of people who are supportive — but those who...
“Yes. I think in many ways we are past that point. I think there is a danger [in not taking things seriously],” Baron Cohen replied. Though, he added, comedy “can release the pressure.”
“I think you need people to remain repulsed,” he continued. “Obviously, there are a lot of people who are supportive — but those who...
- 5/22/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
VHS tapes now have a weird sort of stodgy magical aura. Long ago, they were standard. With the arrival of DVD, they were behind the curve. Then they were totally outdated and unworkable. But now they’re so old they’re like mystic electromagnetic tablets from a lost age.
“Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project” is Matt Wolf’s documentary about a lifelong African-American resident of Philadelphia, Marion Stokes (born in 1929), who starting in the late 1970s developed an obsession with making home recordings of TV news coverage. For 30 years, she kept 3 to 8 VCRs going round the clock, 24 hours a day, taping multiple channels. She retained every tape, cataloguing and storing it, creating a running diary of television news coverage, from network to CNN to the cable channels that followed. Those tapes became her purpose and her lifeblood, maybe her identity.
What drove the obsession? That, of course, is the subject — the essential mystery — of “Recorder.
“Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project” is Matt Wolf’s documentary about a lifelong African-American resident of Philadelphia, Marion Stokes (born in 1929), who starting in the late 1970s developed an obsession with making home recordings of TV news coverage. For 30 years, she kept 3 to 8 VCRs going round the clock, 24 hours a day, taping multiple channels. She retained every tape, cataloguing and storing it, creating a running diary of television news coverage, from network to CNN to the cable channels that followed. Those tapes became her purpose and her lifeblood, maybe her identity.
What drove the obsession? That, of course, is the subject — the essential mystery — of “Recorder.
- 4/26/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: With Dan Rather calling the former Notre Dame University president, one of “the most influential men in American life,” the new documentary Hesburgh spotlighting the life and work of Father Theodore Hesburgh is packed with high profile names praising the Catholic priest.
In the exclusive trailer above, ex-White House Chief of Staff and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calls Father Hesburgh the “conscience of the country” during the political and cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1970s.
Add to that the April 26 opening film features interviews and footage from the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Jimmy Carter, current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Coretta Scott King and Ted Koppel discussing the former Rockefeller Foundation boss and his quest for a better America.
“Ted Hesburgh was an extraordinarily effective leader at a time when our country was deeply divided,” director Patrick Creadon told Deadline of his latest subject.
In the exclusive trailer above, ex-White House Chief of Staff and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calls Father Hesburgh the “conscience of the country” during the political and cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1970s.
Add to that the April 26 opening film features interviews and footage from the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Jimmy Carter, current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Coretta Scott King and Ted Koppel discussing the former Rockefeller Foundation boss and his quest for a better America.
“Ted Hesburgh was an extraordinarily effective leader at a time when our country was deeply divided,” director Patrick Creadon told Deadline of his latest subject.
- 3/14/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The rise and downfall of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker is the focus of a new 20/20 special titled “Unfaithfully Yours,” and in this exclusive clip from the episode, Ted Koppel recounts an interview with the Bakkers in the aftermath of their sex and financial fraud scandals.
The Bakkers’ Ptl Club and religious empire was rocked in 1987 when it was revealed that Jim Bakker had used money from both the TV show and their Christian-themed park, Heritage USA, to negotiate a payment for a secretary with whom he had a sexual encounter.
The Bakkers’ Ptl Club and religious empire was rocked in 1987 when it was revealed that Jim Bakker had used money from both the TV show and their Christian-themed park, Heritage USA, to negotiate a payment for a secretary with whom he had a sexual encounter.
- 1/16/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
CNN founder Ted Turner opens up about his battle with a brain disorder that is causing dementia in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” to air this weekend.
Turner tells “CBS Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel he is grappling with a condition known as Lewy body dementia.
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s. It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal,” Turner says. “Thank goodness I don’t have that. But, I also have got, let’s – the one that’s – I can’t remember the name of it.”
Following a pause, Turner says, “Dementia. I can’t remember what my disease is.”
Turner build up his Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting System in the 1970s and ’80s to be a cable powerhouse with networks including CNN, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and TCM. Turner sold his empire to Time Warner...
Turner tells “CBS Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel he is grappling with a condition known as Lewy body dementia.
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s. It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal,” Turner says. “Thank goodness I don’t have that. But, I also have got, let’s – the one that’s – I can’t remember the name of it.”
Following a pause, Turner says, “Dementia. I can’t remember what my disease is.”
Turner build up his Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting System in the 1970s and ’80s to be a cable powerhouse with networks including CNN, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and TCM. Turner sold his empire to Time Warner...
- 9/28/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
CNN founder Ted Turner reveals he’s living with Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder, in an interview with Ted Koppel on CBS Sunday Morning this weekend.
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s,” Turner says. “It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal. Thank goodness I don’t have that.” At one point in the interview, Turner pauses and says, “Dementia. I can’t remember what my disease is.”
Asked by Koppel about symptoms, Turner responds, “Tired. Exhausted. That’s the main symptoms, and forgetfulness.” The interview was filmed at Turner’s 113,000-acre ranch near Bozeman, Montana.
Turner also talks about his life today, his rivalry with Rupert Murdoch, his father’s suicide, the environment, and CNN today. Watch a clip below.
“I think they’re stickin’ with politics a little too much,” Turner says. “They – they...
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s,” Turner says. “It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal. Thank goodness I don’t have that.” At one point in the interview, Turner pauses and says, “Dementia. I can’t remember what my disease is.”
Asked by Koppel about symptoms, Turner responds, “Tired. Exhausted. That’s the main symptoms, and forgetfulness.” The interview was filmed at Turner’s 113,000-acre ranch near Bozeman, Montana.
Turner also talks about his life today, his rivalry with Rupert Murdoch, his father’s suicide, the environment, and CNN today. Watch a clip below.
“I think they’re stickin’ with politics a little too much,” Turner says. “They – they...
- 9/28/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Turner Broadcasting creator Ted Turner reveals he is battling Lewy body dementia in an interview with Ted Koppel for “CBS Sunday Morning.”
Lewy body dementia is a progressive brain disorder that affects memory and other cognitive functions. Turner says he is “tired,” “exhausted” and deals with “forgetfulness.” Lewy body dementia is a disease actor Robin Williams suffered from before his death, the late actor’s wife said.
The CNN founder said he was originally misdiagnosed as manic depressive.
Also Read: Robin Williams' Widow on His Struggle With Neural Disease: 'He Had Chemical Warfare in His Brain'
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s. It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal,” Turner tells Koppel in the CBS News interview. “Thank goodness I don’t have that. But, I also have got, let’s — the one that’s — I can...
Lewy body dementia is a progressive brain disorder that affects memory and other cognitive functions. Turner says he is “tired,” “exhausted” and deals with “forgetfulness.” Lewy body dementia is a disease actor Robin Williams suffered from before his death, the late actor’s wife said.
The CNN founder said he was originally misdiagnosed as manic depressive.
Also Read: Robin Williams' Widow on His Struggle With Neural Disease: 'He Had Chemical Warfare in His Brain'
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s. It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal,” Turner tells Koppel in the CBS News interview. “Thank goodness I don’t have that. But, I also have got, let’s — the one that’s — I can...
- 9/28/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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