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ADL: Fox should fire Tucker Carlson for white-supremacist rhetoric
The Anti-Defamation League has called for Fox News to fire prime-time opinion host Tucker Carlson because he defended a white-supremacist theory that says whites are being “replaced” by people of color. In a letter to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on Friday, the head of the ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt, said...
Back in Business: WrestleMania ready to rumble with fans
His time due as the next face of WWE, Drew McIntyre imagined what his crowning achievement would look like in the build toward last year’s WrestleMania in his American hometown of Tampa, Fla. “I beat ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar, I raise the title, I jump into the crowd,” he said....
New Pitt documentary ‘Chasing Covid’ premieres Monday
The University of Pittsburgh is celebrating the 66th anniversary of Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine being declared “safe and effective” with a new documentary about the covid-19 pandemic. It was April 12, 1955, that Salk’s breakthrough was confirmed. To mark the date on Monday, Pitt is holding the world premiere screening...
TV Talk: North Hills teen appears in Amazon thriller ‘Them’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Sometimes being the tag-along kid sister works out. For Sophie Guest, a 15-year-old sophomore in the Avonworth school district, tagging along landed her a small part in the 2012 filmed-in-Pittsburgh movie “Jack Reacher.” Now she...
TV Talk: ‘Deadliest Catch’ returns; ‘The Nevers’ debuts on HBOVideo
Westmoreland City native Wild Bill Wichrowski is back on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” for a covid-impacted season of crab fishing. Due to the pandemic, the state of Alaska didn’t do its annual crab survey, leaving crab fisherman to guess the best spots to fish when the season began last fall....
Things to do in Western Pa.: April 7, 2021
Get ready for the return of Sweet Baby James to the Steel City, with renowned music man James Taylor rescheduling his postponed PPG Paints Arena date for Aug. 3. Local favorites The Clarks have a June 5 concert at the Starlight Drive-In in Butler. In the meantime, there’s plenty of...
TV Q&A: Will WPXI add a noon co-anchor?
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: Four months after Peggy Finnegan’s retirement and with the pandemic still ongoing, will WPXI-TV fill the co-anchor position on the noon news with Gordon Loesch?...
Make $2,021 for watching 21 of Oscar’s best picture winners
So, you probably won’t be earning an Oscar anytime soon. But you could earn $2,021. Not a bad consolation prize. And all you have to do to make the cash is watch a few Oscar winners — say, 21 of them. CableTV.com is prepared to show a movie fan the...
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant trolls Aaron Rodgers on Mister Rogers clueVideo
A contestant on Monday night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” took advantage of a clue on Mister Rogers to troll a different Rodgers — the game show’s guest host. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers kicked off his stint as the show’s host on Monday. Things were going well for him, until...
Review: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ delivers exactly what it promises — big monsters, big boomsVideo
When you’re making a movie about 400-foot tall monsters having a street brawl in the middle of a major city, taking yourself too seriously can be a big problem. That has been an issue with some of the recent “Godzilla” and “King Kong” movies that have tied the universe of...
Apollo native Dan Swank gets gig with favorite band All Time Low
How many music lovers dream of getting onstage with a favorite band? How many actually get a chance to do it? Apollo native Dan Swank is one of the lucky ones. In 2020, he became a member of his all-time favorite band, All Time Low. Working with the band as...
‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ takes top honors at SAG Awards
The starry cast of Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” took the top prize Sunday at a virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards where actors of color, for the first time, swept the individual film awards. The 27th SAG Awards, presented by the Hollywood actors’ guild...
Vast archives at JFK Library help bring ‘Hemingway’ to life
BOSTON — A new documentary on Ernest Hemingway — powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston — is shedding new light on the acclaimed novelist. “Hemingway,” by longtime collaborators Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering on PBS on three...
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening
NEW YORK — With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. “Godzilla vs. Kong” scored easily the best opening of the pandemic with an estimated $48.5 million since opening Wednesday, even as it was simultaneously streaming at home....
Buy a piece of movie, TV history during Latrobe gallery saleVideo
“Mindhunter” fans can own a piece of the Netflix thriller series. Furniture, lamps, a typewriter, curtains and even a vacuum cleaner used in the show’s Pittsburgh-area filming are on sale at Spring Street Gallery in Latrobe. Those pieces are part of owner Adam Dunhoff’s vast collection of vintage and antique...
TV Talk: ‘Atlantic Crossing’ debuts on PBS; ‘Kung Fu’ comes to The CWVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Every now and then TV networks wind up premiering a lot of new shows all in the same week. This is one of those weeks. ‘Atlantic Crossing’ A rare non-British period costume drama on PBS’s...
New breed ‘Law & Order’ brings back NYPD detective Stabler
LOS ANGELES — The latest member of the “Law & Order” franchise has a familiar face playing a familiar character, but producer Dick Wolf says he’s switching up the storytelling. NBC’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime” stars Christopher Meloni as New York police detective Elliot Stabler, the role he played...
PBS Kids celebrates Autism Awareness Month with new friends
NEW YORK — A new child is introduced this month on the animated TV show “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” who is a little different. He’s sensitive to loud noises and he likes doing things his way, in his time. Ben is autistic and he helps teach the show’s...
TV Talk: Mahalia Jackson, Ernest Hemingway revisited in new programs
Two biographies of famous Americans – one a fictional movie, the other a documentary – highlight the next week of TV premieres. ‘Mahalia’ Gospel biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime) stars Tony Award nominee Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”) as gospel legend Mahalia Jackson, who...
Missing film designer found dead under garbage in NYC home
NEW YORK — An Emmy-winning production designer who was known to be a hoarder has been found dead under a pile of garbage in her New York City home. Evelyn Sakash, 66, was found Tuesday lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage, a police spokesperson said. Sakash was found...
TV Q&A: How does freelancing work in TV news?
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: You talk a lot about some of the reporters, specifically on KDKA, being “a freelancer.” Exactly how does that work? Are any of the reporters...
Ariana Grande joins ‘The Voice,’ gets millions of social media likes in an hour
Ariana Grande is joining “The Voice” for its next season. The pop star will be a coach for the NBC show’s 21st season. surprise !!! i am beyond thrilled, honored, excited to be joining @kellyclarkson @johnlegend @blakeshelton next season ~ season 21 of @nbcthevoice ! ? @nickjonas we will miss...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ cast announced ahead of ‘Star Wars’ series filming in April
The Force is strong with this show. Disney+ announced Monday who will be joining Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen on “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and the cast includes “Star Wars” alums, a Marvel superhero, a “Game of Thrones” star and more. Directed by Deborah Chow, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is set 10 years after...
Jessica Walter’s 5 most memorable on-screen characters
Jessica Walter was that rare actor who could make people laugh, cry or pull the sheets over their heads in fright. Anyone who can intimidate Clint Eastwood on-screen has real performing power, and Jessica Walter had it in spades. Walter, whose career spanned six decades, died in her sleep at...
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Rosebud motel for sale in Ontario
All you need is your own Stevie Budd. The Ontario hotel used as the exterior for the Rosebud motel on “Schitt’s Creek” is now for sale and could be yours for a cool $1.6 million. The property, called the Hockley Motel in real life, sits on 6.7 acres of land...
