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| Blog Name: | Tower Ticker |
| Url: | http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | TV, Radio, Media |
| Description: | This is an expansion of the Chicago Tribune column Phil Rosenthal has written since April 2005, and the columns he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times and Los Angeles’ Daily News for two decades before that. It’s TV, radio, newspapers and whatever, both locally and nationally. Beyond sharing what crosses his desk—and his mind—this will be a venue for you to share your takes with him as well as with each other. |
| Popularity: | 339 Followers |
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Tina Fey on Sarah Palin, NBC's ratings woes and the potential for '30 Rock' to become 'Industrial Pa
Tina Fey, speaking at the Ad Council dinner last week at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, cracked that she's somewhat concerned about the effect a potential Comcast takeover of NBC might have on her series, a fictional take on the Peacock network."It's leaving me thinking: Will I have to change the name of my show from '30 Rock' to 'Industrial Park Along the Schuylkill River'?" Fey said. (See video a
Tina Fey, speaking at the Ad Council dinner last week at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, cracked that she's somewhat concerned about the effect a potential Comcast takeover of NBC might have on her series, a fictional take on the Peacock network."It's leaving me thinking: Will I have to change the name of my show from '30 Rock' to 'Industrial Park Along the Schuylkill River'?" Fey said. (See video a
Oprah Winfrey: Counting down to a finale and still looking up
Back in 1996, when Phil Donahue taped the finale of his groundbreaking daytime TV talk show in New York, the once-dominant program had become such an afterthought that it didn't even air in that market.That was after 26 seasons in national syndication.So it is telling how the heir to Donahue's throne, Oprah Winfrey, framed her announcement Friday that she will leave syndication after 25 seasons.Still No. 1 by a wide margin, she promised viewers that she an
Back in 1996, when Phil Donahue taped the finale of his groundbreaking daytime TV talk show in New York, the once-dominant program had become such an afterthought that it didn't even air in that market.That was after 26 seasons in national syndication.So it is telling how the heir to Donahue's throne, Oprah Winfrey, framed her announcement Friday that she will leave syndication after 25 seasons.Still No. 1 by a wide margin, she promised viewers that she an
Oprah says she loves show 'enough to know when it's time to say goodbye'
With tears welling in her eyes, Oprah Winfrey on Friday told viewers what they undoubtedly already knew -- that she will be ending her top-rated Chicago-based talk show at the end of 2010-11 TV season
With tears welling in her eyes, Oprah Winfrey on Friday told viewers what they undoubtedly already knew -- that she will be ending her top-rated Chicago-based talk show at the end of 2010-11 TV season
Oprah Winfrey to retire Chicago-based syndicated show in August 2011
Oprah Winfrey plans to tell viewers on Friday's live program that she will retire her Chicago-based syndicated daytime talk show at the end of the 2010-11 season, its 25th, Harpo Productions confirmed Thursday.
Oprah Winfrey plans to tell viewers on Friday's live program that she will retire her Chicago-based syndicated daytime talk show at the end of the 2010-11 season, its 25th, Harpo Productions confirmed Thursday.
Why the Internet was invented (part of a series): An interview with Rod Serling before 'Twilight'
Set for your approval: This fascinating 50-year-old Mike Wallace interview with writer Rod Serling delves into issues that continue to exist today, issues that probably always will exist. When it first aired in September 1959, the medium of television was relatively young and so were Wallace, 41, and Serling, 34. What would become Serling's signature series, "The Twilight Zone," was less than two weeks away from its debut.(While talking about having to fight the powers that be about content in the past, notice how dodgy Serling is when it comes to whether "Twilight Zone" would deal with social issues of the day.)
Set for your approval: This fascinating 50-year-old Mike Wallace interview with writer Rod Serling delves into issues that continue to exist today, issues that probably always will exist. When it first aired in September 1959, the medium of television was relatively young and so were Wallace, 41, and Serling, 34. What would become Serling's signature series, "The Twilight Zone," was less than two weeks away from its debut.(While talking about having to fight the powers that be about content in the past, notice how dodgy Serling is when it comes to whether "Twilight Zone" would deal with social issues of the day.)
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