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Barbara Walters retiring after 52 years in television
The Baltimore SunBarbara Walters will retire in May of next year, a source familiar with her plans told Reuters on Thursday. (Deadline Hollywood broke the story; Read it here.) The 83-year-old executive producer and co-host of "The View" has struggled with health issues...Tags: Chickenpox, Today (tv program), 20 (tv program), NBC (tv network), ABC (tv network)
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60 Minutes serves the president some softballs
In the days of the late Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" was known for hard-hitting, aggressive journalism that asked the questions viewers wanted answered and held the powerful accountable. The Jan. 27 program on which Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama...
Tags: CBS Corp., Oprah Winfrey, Bob Menendez, Al-Qaeda, Libya
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Assad: A dictator in denial
You have to hand it to Syria's Bashar Assad; the man's got chutzpah. His interview in Damascus last week with ABC's Barbara Walters was either a case study in delusional thinking or unbounded cynicism. Mr. Assad's amazing performance, in which he denied...Tags: Syria, Armed Conflicts, United Nations, Demonstration, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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President Obama dazzles in latest campaign stop on 'The View' Tuesday
The Baltimore SunReaders of this blog know I have been grinding my teeth for years over President Obama's masterful manipulation of TV. It's not about Obama, it's about the press looking the other way, rolling over and refusing to critique and deconstruct the way Team...Tags: Republican Party, Joy Behar, Fred Astaire, Gays and Lesbians, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Best Week Ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more
What's happening in town 12/12-12/18. You know, when you're not shopping.
MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
Shame
Sherlock...Tags: CBS Corp., Lyle Lovett, Religious Festivals, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Bret Michaels
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Presidental press scrutiny, insta-news-cycles are shredding Michele Bachmann
The Baltimore SunLast week after "sting" video surfaced of counselors at the Michele Bachmann's Minnesota clinic appearing to practice a discredited form of 'therapy" intended to turn homosexuals into heterosexuals, I predicted the film would haunt her on the campaign...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Headaches, ABC (tv network), Elections, Minority Groups
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Z on TV: The incredible shrinking Baltimore anchor desk
The departure last week of Marianne Banister from WBAL-TV after 15 years of co-anchoring a team that always finished first or second in its time period raised big questions about the changing face of television news in Baltimore.
In the past year and...Tags: Diane Sawyer , Media Industry, WBAL-TV, Contracts, Employers
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ODonnell announces shes leaving The View
Sun ReporterRosie O'Donnell, the combative, opinionated, larger-than-life entertainer who took on everyone from Donald Trump to Donald Rumsfeld during nearly seven months as co-host of The View, is leaving the show at the end of June because she cannot come to...Tags: Rosie O'Donnell, Donald Trump, Depression, The Walt Disney Co., ABC (tv network)
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A moving show of respect on TV
Sun Television CriticThe riderless horse with the boots of the dead president backward in the stirrups. The evocative clop-clop of the horses' hooves along the avenue as the caisson carried his flag-draped casket to the Capitol. The crowd of Americans five and six deep...Tags: CBS Corp., George W. Bush, Horse (animal), CNN (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service
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The Best, Worst, and Most Ridiculous of the Week: 14 Showbiz Stories You Can't Miss
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - How the Battle Over 'Star Trek' Rights Killed J.J. Abrams' Grand Ambitions:Â J.J. Abrams likes to go big or go home. But due to the "Star Trek" licensing and merchandising rights being split between CBS and Paramount, the...Tags: CBS Corp., Robert De Niro, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Arrested Development (tv program) , Netflix Inc.
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Live From the ABC Upfront
Variety[REFRESH FOR LATEST] 4:58pm: Clearly some "Scandal" fans in the room -- a sneak peek of the Thursday finale led many to whisper "YESSSS..." 4:55pm: Shoddy CG rabbit and aggressive shrubs (I take full responsibility for that sub-par description) just...Tags: Kerry Washington, NBC (tv network), ABC (tv network), Jimmy Kimmel, Television Industry
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Barbara Walters retiring is old news to some
Boston HeraldBarbara Walters may be giving herself a year to ease herself into retirement, but judging from the reaction on social media yesterday, a lot of people thought the veteran newswoman had already left the building. The 83-year-old Boston native and Emmy...Tags: Today (tv program), Katie Couric, Monica Lewinsky, Journalism, NBC (tv network)
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