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TV Talk: Mister Rogers gets a new statue at his alma mater
The late Fred Rogers carried the words found on a plaque at his alma mater, Rollins College, in his wallet: “Life is for Service.” Now Rogers’ life of service to children through PBS’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” will be honored with a sculpture to be unveiled on the Rollins campus in...
WrestleMania 37 to have 25,000 capacity each night; tickets on sale Friday
WWE announced Wednesday that tickets for its biggest show of the year will go on sale Friday. WrestleMania 37 will take place April 10 and 11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The two-day event will have a “limited capacity” of about 25,000 each night, according to a WWE spokesperson....
TV Q&A: Why so many WPXI-TV morning anchors?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Why did WPXI Channel 11 morning news switch to a separate anchor for reporting the “breaking news” in the mornings? — Michelle, Penn Hills Rob:...
Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81
NEW YORK — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien,” has died. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death Monday in a Facebook post. She said he died Monday...
TV Talk: WTAE-TV hires meteorologist to replace Cam Tran
Hearst-owned Channel 4 has hired a replacement for Cam Tran, who departed for a Hearst sister-station, WESH-TV, in Orlando. Brian Hutton Jr. arrives from WNCN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, N.C. He’s also an adjunct lecturer in meteorology at Mississippi State University. Hutton grew up in Johnstown and attended California...
The biggest snubs and surprises in the Oscar nominations
It’s a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns. Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise in a year where we watched everything from our couches that Netflix, the most popular streaming service, walked...
‘Mank,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Chicago 7’ lead Oscar nominationsVideo
NEW YORK — David Fincher’s “Mank” has led nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards with 10 nods, and for the first time, two women — Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell — were nominated for best director. Eight films were nominated for best picture. “Mank” was joined by Fennell’s “Promising Young...
KDKA’s Mary Ours won’t be back on the air till the summer … here’s why
KDKA meteorologist Mary Ours will be off the air until the summer because she’s going on maternity leave. On Sunday morning, Ours announced on social media that she would be taking a break to give birth to a son. And she used the hashtag #38weekspregnant so it could be soon....
Ron Jaye, a longtime fixture in Pittsburgh broadcast news, dead at 86
Ronald Jaye Krauth, a longtime fixture in Pittsburgh broadcast news, known on the air as “Ron Jaye,” died last week in his Allegheny County home. A spokesman for WPXI News, where Krauth spent the better part of three decades on the air, said the news staff there is mourning the...
Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez say they’re still together
LOS ANGELES — J-Lo and A-Rod are still J-Rod. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez said Saturday that reports of their split are inaccurate, and they are working things through. A day earlier, multiple reports based on anonymous sources said the pop star-actor and the former baseball great had called off...
Netflix tests out a possible password-sharing crackdown
NEW YORK — Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing. The popular streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify their account via email or text, or to “verify later.” “If you don’t live with the owner of this account,...
Severed-head tale in Western Pa. to be featured on 2 Netflix shows
One of Beaver County’s most bizarre mysteries has caught the interest of two Netflix series. Producers for “Unsolved Mysteries” and a new show, tentatively called “Body Parts,” will travel to Beaver County to interview local detectives and law enforcement officers still searching for clues in the case of an unidentified,...
Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist
NEW YORK — Tucker Carlson’s belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed reveals both a toxic online culture and bad blood between the newspaper and Fox News Channel and its most popular personality. The targeting of reporter Taylor...
Soleil Moon Frye’s doc ‘Kid 90’ is a time capsule for Gen XVideo
NEW YORK — One thing to understand about Soleil Moon Frye is that she is a historian of her life. While many of us may have saved diaries from our past, Frye can do you one better. She has diaries, videos and voicemails. It’s all documented and recorded. Frye says...
TV Talk: Swissvale native Billy Gardell grateful for ‘Bob (Hearts) Abishola’ success
A few weeks ago, Swissvale native Billy Gardell received welcome news: An early third season renewal of his CBS sitcom “Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” returning with a new episode at 8:30 p.m. Monday on KDKA-TV. “That never happened to me on ‘Mike & Molly.’ They usually made you wait until May...
TV Q&A: What happened to WINP-TV’s Ion Plus channel?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What happened to Ion Plus on FiOS in Pittsburgh? I noticed the night of Feb. 27 it wasn’t on and now on Feb. 28 it’s...
Katie Couric makes history as first woman to guest host ‘Jeopardy!’Video
Who is Katie Couric? Coinciding with International Women’s Day on Monday, the veteran journalist became the first woman to guest host “Jeopardy!” Couric made her debut after repeat champion Ken Jennings and executive producer Mike Richards initially took over for the late Alex Trebek. “It is such a thrill to...
TV Talk: Niecy Nash guest hosts ‘The Masked Singer’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In a completely unscientific poll a year ago just before the pandemic began, Fox’s “The Masked Singer” was the TV show children wanted to talk about most during a career day at my sons’ elementary...
TV Talk: HBO Max’s ‘Genera+ion’ explores modern teen life
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Until the debut of “Euphoria” in 2019, HBO hadn’t shown much of a desire to put on programming about teens. That’s changed for HBO, which last year added “We Are Who We Are,” and sister-streamer...
Virtual tribute will celebrate Mister Rogers’ 93rd birthday
One of Latrobe’s favorite sons, Fred Rogers, would have turned 93 on March 20, and a virtual celebration on his birthday will feature singers and songwriters from across the country. The celebration of Mister Rogers will be livestreamed beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at ThankYouMisterRogers.com. It also will appear on...
TV Talk: Julie Grant back in Pittsburgh; sweeps ratings arriveVideo
Former KDKA-TV reporter Julie Grant, now a 12-3 p.m. anchor on Court TV, was back in Pittsburgh briefly last month to interview former Allegheny County coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht, who reviewed the findings of multiple autopsies of George Floyd, the Black Minneapolis man killed by police last year. In advance...
Will Paramount+ be a mountain or a molehill in streaming?Video
NEW YORK — Paramount+ debuts Thursday as the latest — and last — streaming option from a major media company, this time from ViacomCBS. It’s betting that consumers are willing to add yet another paid streaming service in an increasingly crowded field. Its backers hope a smorgasbord of offerings —...
Cast from 1st ‘Real World’ returns, 30 years older, to have their lives taped … againVideo
In 1973, PBS broadcast a documentary series called “An American Family,” featuring the very real, very unscripted lives of the Loud family, who invited cameras into their suburban home to film for several months, capturing the texture of their relationships with one another. It would take nearly 20 more years...
Pitt grad’s short film ‘Thanks to Her,’ building on buzz, seeks funding to grow
University of Pittsburgh graduate Sam Orlowski put her heart into her short film, “Thanks to Her,” a Pittsburgh-set coming-of-age tale about being comfortable with your sexuality. “I am part of the LGBT community, and I have dealt with homophobia,” said Orlowski, who lives in Canonsburg. “I wanted to start a...
Dr. Oz aids police in resuscitating man at Newark airport
The television personality known simply as Dr. Oz gave details Wednesday about a tense real-life scene in which he helped police save a man’s life at Newark Liberty International Airport as anxious spectators looked on. The incident occurred late Monday night when Port Authority of New York and New Jersey...
