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One of the biggest events of the TV year and one of the finest new series of the summer arrive on the small screen the next two weeks.

In my Monday-night appreciation of Robin Williams, I wrote about a 1994 episode of NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" in which the comedian delivered an outstanding dramatic performance.

Robin Williams was one of the most original, daring and troubled comedians to ever work in television. When he first burst on the screen, you held your breath as you watched him dance out there on a manic tightrope of improvisation. But after a while, you stopped wondering how he did it and learned to just enjoy the high of seeing him soar.

When McDaniel College professor of education and professional studies Francis "Skip" Fennell's office phone rings, it could mean an opportunity to work on a project that could land him next to an Emmy award.

When Emmy Award nominations were announced last month, two Maryland-made series were front and center in the news.

I love the Entertainment Weekly covers this week that show Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the shoes, shirt, blouse and suits of each other's presidential character.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. turned in a better-than-expected second quarter Wednesday, thanks to strong advertising sales and lower expenses to operate its television stations.

Retired Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is set to appear in an original Spike television series called "Coaching Bad," that debuts next year.

For the past few months, the WWE's top priority has been to raise subscriptions for the WWE Network. That was kicked into overdrive on Monday, as RAW was turned into an infomercial for the Network.

I thought I was over it. I promised myself I was not going to get outraged this election cycle when Fox News allowed its contributors to use their airtime on the highest rated cable news channel to test the waters of a potential candidacy and essentially raise PAC money on-air.

George W. Collins, a pioneering WMAR-TV broadcaster who earlier had been editor-in-chief of the Afro-American newspaper, died Thursday of renal failure at Union Memorial Hospital. He was 88.

There was Wendell Pierce last Sunday night, sitting at a bar, pounding down drink after drink and getting kind of emotional as he talked about how messed up things had gotten in his life.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. plans to close Aug. 1 on its $1 billion deal to acquire television stations from Allbritton Communications, now that federal regulators have cleared the way, the company said Friday

The metaphoric phrase, "Don't shoot the messenger," took on a real and chilling meaning last week when high-caliber bullets were fired into the Al Jazeera offices in Gaza City.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said Wednesday it has arranged funding for its planned $1 billion deal to buy seven ABC affiliates and a Washington-based cable news network from Allbritton Communications.

Wye Oak performs July 26 at the Charles Street Parking Lot at Metro Gallery, 1714 N. Charles St. in Station North.

Mother's Grille throws a 'Drunken History' viewing party

Chef-prepared dishes to sample and freshly picked local produce to buy — what could be more appetizing in July when local harvests are peaking?

We are supposed to be living in a new golden age of television. But you would never know that from the new series this summer.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has launched a college sports network that will be broadcast on Sinclair-owned television stations, the Hunt Valley-based broadcaster said Thursday.

Fifty years after "The Addams Family" debuted on TV in black and white, John Astin still has that wild gleam in his eye and the same marvelous voice with its mischievous undertones.

All kinds of impressive numbers were flying around last week in the wake of Emmy nominees being announced. HBO ran up an industry-leading 99 nominations overall with 19 for its gory and glorious ¿Game of Thrones¿ alone.

If you drive downtown on the Jones Falls Expressway, you might have noticed a new billboard just south of Orleans Street featuring a blurry image of George Washington and the word ¿DRUNK¿ in big bold letters.

Big Ten Network says it will broadcast as many as half of Maryland football games. Network says it won't be promotional 'mouthpiece' for conference.

It used to be that change at a network anchor desk was huge news.

Baltimore stations stick with network fare

CharmTV will feature Baltimore restaurants, neighborhoods

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. plans to sell two television stations to help the company move ahead with a $1 billion planned purchase of seven ABC affiliates and a Washington-based cable news network.

The 2,500 slot machines being installed at Horseshoe incorporate the latest technology and pop-culture themes, ranging from "The Walking Dead" to the retro 1960s-era "Batman" television show. Unlike yesterday's one-armed bandits, today's machines are more akin to video games and some even mimic arcade rides, rocking your chair like a mechanical bull.

Grace Batavick, Sam Amos and Griffin Mekler-Culbertson, all fifth-grade students at Rodgers Forge Elementary School, provide voice talents for "Space Racers," a new space and science animated cartoon series for children on Maryland Public Television.

Once again, we saw how difficult it is to win American Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, but a little more about that later.

I am not looking to make a big deal out of this, but I thought at least one mainstream media critic ought to point out that CNN plans to air what it's calling a "documentary" about George H.W. Bush Sunday night in two hours of prime time, starting at 9.

While undoubtedly benefiting from Fallon¿s strong ratings lead-in, Meyers has on his own taken control of the late-late time period with a show that is smart, funny, topical and politically engaged. Meyers is the smartest guy to sit behind a desk on late-night TV since Dick Cavett or Jack Paar.

Bob Callahan had a voice for radio, but he also had a face and, most importantly, a personality for television. The former Bel Air resident was honored Thursday for his pioneering work with Maryland Public Television, which presented him with a star on the Walk of Fame at the main entrance to the MPT headquarters in Owings Mills.