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TV Q&A: Will KDKA-TV’s ‘Hometown High Q’ return with new episodes this fall?
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: I would like to know if “Hometown High Q” will be returning this fall on KDKA-TV. -Jean, Oakland Rob: KDKA is continuing the show, according...
Chicago radio host fired for tweet about ESPN reporter Maria Taylor’s attire on MNF
CHICAGO — Dan McNeil is out at WSCR-AM 670, a day after a tweet in which the sports-talk host compared ESPN sideline reporter Maria Taylor’s attire on “Monday Night Football” to that of an adult film awards show. Danny Parkins, McNeil’s afternoon co-host since March 2018, will work solo for...
Disney debuts ‘Mandalorian’ Season 2 trailerVideo
Just when we needed it most, Disney delivered a Season 2 trailer for its mega hit series “The Mandalorian” on Tuesday. Din Djarin (aka “Mando”) and The Child (aka “Baby Yoda”) are back — this time with the bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) getting his latest mission statement: Reunite the child...
Chadwick Boseman buried near South Carolina hometownVideo
LOS ANGELES — Chadwick Boseman was buried near his South Carolina hometown six days after he died at his home in Los Angeles, according to a death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The “Black Panther” star was laid to rest Sept. 3 at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Macy’s Thanksgiving parade altered for pandemic
NEW YORK — This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving parade has been reimagined for the coronavirus pandemic. Macy’s officials said Monday that the parade will feature floats, performers and giant balloons parading along a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of the retailer’s flagship Manhattan store. The spectacle will be broadcast...
Brad, Kimberly Williams-Paisley fight hunger with 1 million meal pledge
After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their efforts to fight hunger in America. Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, have pledged to donate 1 million nutritional meals this month. The initiative is billed as the Million...
Pittsburgh Symphony and Opera performers grateful to play live concertVideo
A small group of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians and a pair of singers from the Pittsburgh Opera stepped on an outdoor stage in front of a live audience Sunday night. It was the first high-profile concert in Pittsburgh since the start of the covid-19 pandemic and the first time these...
TV Talk: Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw headlines ‘The Bradshaw Bunch’ on E!
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Legendary Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is not “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and he doesn’t know if “Chrisley Knows Best,” but beginning this week he’s the star of “The Bradshaw Bunch” (9 p.m. Thursday, E!),...
TV Talk: Cable, streaming still have stocked cupboards of new shows
While broadcast networks slowly roll out new and returning series, cable and especially streaming aren’t missing a beat, with highlights this fall that include: “Wilmore” (Friday, Peacock): Comedian and writer Larry Wilmore, whose “Nightly Show” was rudely dropped by Comedy Central in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign, returns...
TV Talk: Premiere schedule for returning shows
It’s a fall TV season unlike any other. With TV shows slowly gearing up for production, many returning series won’t air until late this fall or early 2021. In most years TV shows resume production in July. This year, just a few started back in August, with others gearing up...
Here are the TV shows to watch this fall
Like zombies from “The Walking Dead,” the fall TV season will stagger to a start, particularly on broadcasters ABC, CBS and NBC, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fox and The CW set pandemic-proof schedules in May, largely by holding back spring and summer programs. But in June, the Big Three...
TV Talk: PBS loads up on Sunday dramas, biographies and nature series
So far the pandemic doesn’t seem to have slowed the PBS production pipeline with a wealth of “Masterpiece” dramas and the usual array of news, documentary and nature programming on tap. PBS’s venerable “Frontline” offers its every-four-years look at the presidential contenders in “The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden” (9...
Q&A: David Byrne on his festival hit ‘American Utopia’
NEW YORK — In a film festival season that’s been turned largely virtual, Spike Lee’s “American Utopia,” a documentary of David Byrne’s concert musical and the opening-night film of the Toronto International Film Festival, has nevertheless supplied the giddy rush of live performance in a packed house. The film was...
Uninvited Pigeon invades author Mo Willems’ TV special
LOS ANGELES — Mo Willems is very serious about the importance of being silly. That’s apparent to the children and adults tickled by “There Is a Bird on Your Head!” or “We Are in a Book!” or any of the author and illustrator’s other much-loved works. But the former “Sesame...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and opera take stage for outdoor concert SundayVideo
Classical music-starved fans in Western Pennsylvania will finally get to see a live performance Sunday. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Opera will perform an open-air concert at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s mobile stage in the parking lot of their Strip District headquarters. It’s part of PBT’s Open Air...
Modern string quartet next up in WSO outdoor concert seriesVideo
Beo String Quartet will perform Sept. 25 in Hempfield Park, as part of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s “Live on the Lawn” summer concert series. Music will begin at 7 p.m. in the amphitheater of the park at 220 Forbes Trail Road. The Pittsburgh-based quartet’s two earlier dates in the series...
TV Talk: Showtime’s ‘American Rust’ delays filming in Western Pennsylvania until 2021
The 10-episode first season of Showtime’s “American Rust,” which was scheduled to begin filming in Western Pennsylvania in March but got delayed by the pandemic-forced global entertainment production shutdown, has been pushed to 2021. On a teleconference with reporters to promote his role as former FBI director James Comey in...
Jeannette gallery project bringing art into the community
If people can’t come to the art, You Are Here will take art to the people. The downtown Jeannette gallery is being transformed temporarily into a maker space for collaborative, original works of art to be placed at locations around the community. “It seemed like everyone we talked to was...
‘Avengers,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ star Diana Rigg dies at 82
LONDON — Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series “The Avengers” to fantasy juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” has died. She was 82. Rigg’s agent, Simon Beresford, said she died Thursday morning at home with her family. Daughter Rachael Stirling said she died of...
The Clarks’ Scott Blasey to perform at diabetes fundraiser
If Julia Balobeck sleeps through her phone’s alarm, it can be life-threatening. The 18-year-old from Crafton has diabetes and wears a device that alerts her to low blood sugar through her smartphone. It also sends a warning to her mother’s phone. “At night she gets some crazy low readings,” said...
TV Talk: ‘Julie and the Phantoms’ bursting with good vibes on Netflix
Director Kenny Ortega brings the pop-rock infectious energy of his “High School Musical” to the music-powered Netflix original series “Julie and the Phantoms.” Now streaming, “Julie and the Phantoms” is a smaller show – smaller cast, fewer sets – but it’s bursting with good vibes and music that’s sure to...
Grammy Museum to launch online streaming service
Ready to Grammys and chill? The Grammy Museum is launching its own online streaming service featuring performances and interviews from A-list musicians, as well as material from the museum’s archive. COLLECTION:live will debut on Sept. 17 and the monthly subscription will cost $2.99 (the yearly price is $29.99). About 40...
TV Talk: Fall daytime TV preview as ‘Drew Barrymore’ debuts, ‘Kelly Clarkson’ moves into daytime
Drew Barrymore and Kelly Clarkson lead the lineup of new daytime series on Western Pennsylvania TV screens this fall. Technically, Clarkson’s show aired locally last season but never in daytime. “The Drew Barrymore Show” is completely new. Produced in New York City, Barrymore seems to be trying to out-“Ellen” Ellen...
Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell dies at 68
LOS ANGELES — Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died Wednesday morning at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands with his wife by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has...
Blue Oyster Cult headlines Vinoski Winery show
Pioneer heavy metal band Blue Oyster Cult will play Oct. 3 at Vinoski Winery in Rostraver. The band will be joined by Pittsburgh-area singer/songwriter Mark Ferrari and indie rock trio Abacus Jones. Doors will open at 3 p.m., with music beginning at 4 p.m., rain or shine. Blue Oyster Cult...
