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Tom Wills retires from WJXT Jacksonville, Fla., after 49 years. Don Alhart says goodbye to WHAM Rochester, N.Y., after coming onboard in 1966.
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The Hollywood icon will be honored on June 4 in Washington for his “decades-long commitment to his community and the film industry.” (Brigitte Lacombe)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles, his family […]
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Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton laughs during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland, Feb. 19, 2022. Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, died Monday, May 27. He was 71. (Charles Krupa/AP)
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Shields takes over from Kate Shindle, who had served as president since 2015, but decided to step down after her term ended May 23.
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The FCC commissioner calls the effort “as misguided as it is unlawful” and said it would “do more harm than good.”
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Anderson Cooper humbles Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow, while Lester Holt is the standout in a new THR/Morning Consult poll.
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FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington has announced several staff changes with one departure from his office, one new addition and one promotion.
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Charles Barkley is displeased with the situation he and his Inside the NBA teammates find themselves in: sweating whether or not the NBA will keep Warner Bros. Discover, the parent company of TNT, as a partner in its down-to-the-wire media rights negotiations. Barkley took aim at WBD CEO David Zaslav for saying the company didn’t need the NBA at an investing conference two years ago.
KTAZ (Telemundo 39 Phoenix) and KHRR (Telemundo 40 Tucson), part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, has named Alfredo Valdes named meteorologist for Noticiero Telemundo Arizona weekday morning newscasts and updates, beginning Monday, May 27. An experienced weather […]
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Former GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has an 8% stake in BuzzFeed and is seeking to effect a “shift” in the media firm’s strategy, the investor said in a regulatory filing.
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The former president has treated Trump Media, which runs his social network Truth Social, as a low-cost sideshow. Now a big portion of his wealth hinges on its success.
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Death and Other Details co-creator/executive producer Mike Weiss has joined the CBS drama series FBI as executive producer and showrunner. Meanwhile, Allen MacDonald has been tapped as executive producer and showrunner of NBC’s Chicago Med. Both Wolf Entertainment/Universal Television dramas are top 10 broadcast series in Live+7 Nielsen viewership.
The 49th Annual Gracie Awards, hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), held Tuesday evening at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, commemorated the remarkable achievements […]
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The veteran media executive has been serving as the company’s interim head of distribution since February.