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'Loving Story' shows unlikely civil rights heroes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:30:29 -0600

Richard Loving looks out from the Jim Crow past with wary eyes, appearing on the screen with a blond crew cut, plaid work shirt, bad teeth and Southern accent.

"He looked like a redneck," said Philip Hirschkop, a lawyer who soon recognized his mistake — Loving was actually a pioneer for racial equality.

The white bricklayer from Virginia defied stereotypes and centuries of racist laws when he married Mildred Jeter, who was black and Native American.

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Grammys honor Houston, celebrate 'fallen sister'

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:46:46 -0600

With an opening prayer and a moving tribute from Jennifer Hudson, the Grammy Awards played the part of impromptu memorial for Whitney Houston just a day after the six-time Grammy winner was found dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room.

"We've had a death in our family," said host LL Cool J shortly after Bruce Springsteen opened the show by singing, with obvious poignancy, his new single, "We Take Care of Our Own.

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Rachel Zoe collection: Rock-star girlfriend look

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:38 -0600

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Zoe has that old-school, rock-star girlfriend thing down — and, as she showed Saturday at New York Fashion Week, she does it well.

Zoe, best known as a celebrity stylist, seems to realize she doesn't need to reinvent the wheel to gain traction as a fashion designer: Why not flaunt the signature look that has made you famous?

The runway at the Empire Hotel was a parade of faux fur coats, skinny-style tuxedos, maxi dresses and thigh-high boots that you imagine young jet-setters wearing as they shuttle from London to Los Angeles — perhaps with a pit stop in New York.

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:30:46 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" — GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, White House chief of staff Jack Lew, and Rep.

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Oklahoma woman to share her struggles with eating disorders on Food Network reality show

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:24:18 -0600

BY HEATHER WARLICK MOORE HWARLICK@opubco.com

Melissa Rhodes, a native of Oklahoma, will compete on “Worst Cooks in America” starting Feb. 12.

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OEDA works toward more awareness of eating disorders

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:24:18 -0600

BY Sharla Robbins

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 26 to March 3 and this year's theme is “Everybody Knows Somebody”.

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Judge hears final arguments in Globes TV dispute

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:31:06 -0600

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for the journalists' group that organizes the Golden Globe Awards and its longtime producers offered a federal judge dueling versions of what a disputed $150 million broadcast deal means to each side.

An attorney for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association likened the deal to enslavement, arguing that if it is upheld it will mean that the organization that has hosted the glitzy awards gala for nearly 70 years will lose key control over its signature event.

Attorneys for dick clark productions told U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz that the case was merely an attempt by the HFPA to cut it out of the deal and take a larger share of the show's profits.

After nearly four hours of final arguments, Matz told both sides it would take him some time to sift through the case and render a decision.

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Shue arrives in Las Vegas as 'CSI' regular

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:08 -0600

BY JAY BOBBIN

Actress Elisabeth Shue joins the cast of the popular CBS drama series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” on Feb.

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Glen Campbell will receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Grammy Awards

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:18 -0600

BY JAY BOBBIN

Country-pop crossover star Glen Campbell will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, named by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, during the annual Grammy Awards, airing on CBS on Sunday.

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NYPD boss' son returns to TV show after rape claim

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:31:09 -0600

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City police commissioner's TV host son resumed his morning show duties at "Good Day New York" on Friday, telling viewers it had been a tough couple of weeks but he was ready to get back to work after being cleared of the prospect of criminal charges of raping a woman he met for a drink.

It was Greg Kelly's first day back on the job since he took a leave of absence from the show after the allegations surfaced late last month.

Sitting next to his co-host, Rosanna Scotto, a relaxed-looking Kelly said, "It's great to be back.

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TV anchor recovering from dog bite during segment

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:56 -0600

DENVER (AP) — A television anchor who was bitten in the face by an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff during a live broadcast was released from a hospital on Thursday.

Kyle Dyer of KUSA-TV was bitten Wednesday while doing a story about the dog's rescue from an icy pond by a firefighter in suburban Lakewood.

Dyer was interviewing firefighter Tyler Sugaski and the dog's owner, Michael Robinson, when the dog, named Max, bit her on the face.

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OKC Thunder: TV ratings jump 82 percent on FS-Oklahoma

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:06 -0600

BY MEL BRACHT, Staff Writer, mbracht@opubco.com

NBA — TV ratings are up substantially for the NBA on all networks. In Oklahoma City, ratings for local Thunder telecasts are nearly double what they were last season.

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Modern knights joust in TV series

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:22:13 -0600

By Kate O'Hare

History premieres “Full Metal Jousting,” a competitive reality series on Sunday. It takes the medieval sport of jousting and updates it to the 21st century, with modern suits of steel armor (for man and horse), wooden lances and high-speed cameras capturing all the action in the lists as jousters charge each other at 30 miles an hour.

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Man pleads guilty over online 'South Park' threat

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:27 -0600

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Muslim convert from Brooklyn pleaded guilty Thursday to using a website he founded to post online threats against the creators of the "South Park" television show and others he deemed enemies of Islam.

In court papers filed Thursday with his guilty plea, Jesse Curtis Morton, 33, admitted that his now-defunct Revolution Muslim website served as an outlet for al-Qaida propaganda and that he used the site to post thinly veiled threats not only against "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker but others he considered to be enemies of Islam.

Morton, who also uses the name Younus Abdullah Mohammad, worked closely with Zachary Adam Chesser, who was sentenced last year to 25 years in prison for the "South Park" threats and other crimes.

Morton left the U.S. and took a teaching job in Morocco days after Chesser's July 2010 arrest, fearing he, too, would be charged.

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Oklahomans to compete for Grammy glory Sunday night

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:23 -0600

BY BRANDY MCDONNELL bmcdonnell@opubco.com

Country duo Thompson Square, which includes Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson, are relishing their first chance to win one of the music industry's most prestigious prizes.

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CNN suspends Martin for 'offensive' comments

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:45:40 -0600

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin on Wednesday for "offensive" tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay.

Martin commented on Twitter about a commercial during the Super Bowl that showed soccer star David Beckham in underwear: "If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham's H&M underwear ad, smack the ish out of him.

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Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:55 -0600

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Testimony concluded Tuesday in a trial that will decide whether the Golden Globe Awards remain on NBC through 2018 with a federal judge strongly urging both sides to settle before a ruling is necessary.

U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz warned attorneys for the Globes' organizers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and its longtime producers that he would declare a clear winner, which could result in the Globes being tangled up on appeal for another awards season.

The case involves a $150 million deal that dick clark productions, also known as dcp, negotiated with NBC in 2010.

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Shaq OK with Kobe Bryant ahead in NBA scoring

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:28 -0600

NEW YORK (AP) — Shaquille O'Neal says he's satisfied being the most dominant Los Angeles Lakers player, and has no problem with former teammate Kobe Bryant passing him on the NBA's career scoring list.

"He's still playing; I'm not playing, so it was good," O'Neal said of Bryant moving into fifth place in NBA scoring during Monday's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

"I never wanted to be the best Laker," O'Neal added, "I wanted to be the most dominant.

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Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 30-Feb. 5

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:25 -0600

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 30-Feb.

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NBC hopes Super Bowl influence spreads

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:34 -0600

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC hoped the Super Bowl would prompt viewers to sample a couple of its promising new shows.

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Univision, Disney look at English news channel

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:01:07 -0600

MIAMI (AP) — Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.

Both sources declined to go on the record because they were not authorized to speak.

The goal would be to begin broadcasting before the November presidential election.

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Super Bowl draws record 111.3M viewers on NBC

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:46 -0600

NEW YORK (AP) — For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.

The Nielsen Co.

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Some Super Bowl ads will generate buzz

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:16:08 -0600

By MAE ANDERSON

NEW YORK — Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue through the year.

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Storm chasers display vehicles at Norman high schools

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:17:05 -0600

Discovery Channel's Reed Timmer talked with Norman High School and Norman North High School students about his storm-chasing vehicles, Dominator 1 and 2.

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DVD Details

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:08 -0600

BY JAY BOBBIN

DVD Details: This week's movie and television releases on DVD and Blu-ray include “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1,” “Anonymous” and “Downton Abbey: Season 2.”

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ABC seeks dark magic up 'The River'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:12 -0600

BY KATE O'HARE

ABC's new drama series “The River” stars Bruce Greenwood as Emmet Cole, a wildlife expert and TV personality who heads up the Amazon in search of something unusual.

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NBC throws 'Voice' behind Super Bowl

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:02:09 -0600

BY JAY BOBBIN

NBC is pairing the NFL's Super Bowl and “The Voice” for Sunday, Feb. 5.

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Sports media notebook: ESPN's 'College GameDay' will be at KU-Missouri game Saturday

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:31:08 -0600

BY MEL BRACHT, Staff Writer, mbracht@opubco.com

ESPN's basketball version of “College GameDay” will be in Columbia, Mo., for the first time on Saturday (9 a.m., ESPNU; 10 a.m., 7 p.m., ESPN) to preview the No.

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BAM: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will perform during Super Bowl pregame

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:12 -0600

BY BRANDY MCDONNELL bmdonnell@opubco.com

BAM by Brandy McDonnell: The eagerly awaited second season of NBC's hit reality TV show “The Voice,” on which Blake Shelton serves as a celebrity coach, will premiere Sunday night after the Super Bowl game.

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NBC launches a hoped-for 'Smash' with musical drama

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:26:27 -0600

BY JAY BOBBIN

Some may see it as NBC's answer to Fox's “Glee,” but considering Steven Spielberg's involvement as an executive producer, the peacock network clearly is aiming for more as it debuts its own musical-drama series Feb.

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