Author: David Bauder
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Years after CBS scandal, answers to Bush questions elusive
NEW YORK – Rushing to meet a deadline proved to be the downfall of Dan Rather and his CBS News team when their story questioning former President George W. Bush’s military record collapsed in 2004, a media scandal that is the basis of the current film “Truth.” As it turns out, 11 years may not…
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Chicago, Cars among rock hall nominees
NEW YORK – Janet Jackson, Steve Miller, Chicago and The Cars are among the first-time nominees being considered for induction next year in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, Chaka Khan and James Brown’s famed backup band The J.B.’s also are new to the ballot. Eight of the 15 potential…
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WATCH: Stephen Colbert debuts on ‘The Late Show’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Watch the above video as an old friend helps Stephen Colbert kick off his start at the “Late Show.” NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert began his tenure as host of the CBS “Late Show” Tuesday…
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PBS taking live, three-night look at Monterey Bay
PBS is bringing a live whale watch into the nation’s living rooms – and throwing in some seals, sea otters, dolphins and pelicans. For three evenings starting Monday, the public broadcaster is airing a collaboration with the BBC about marine life in California’s Monterey Bay. “Big Blue Live” will have separate East and West Coast…
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British singer Joe Cocker dies of lung cancer in Colorado
NEW YORK — Joe Cocker, the raspy-voiced British singer known for his frenzied cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends,” the teary ballad “You Are So Beautiful” and a contorted performing style uncannily parodied by John Belushi on “Saturday Night Live,” has died. He was 70. His London-based agent, Barrie Marshall, said Cocker…
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HBO film explores marriages from their start
As filmmaker Doug Block sat in a coffee shop talking about his “112 Weddings” documentary, a stranger interrupted him to talk – at great length – about the state of her marriage. She wasn’t even aware of the film, which debuts at 7 p.m. Monday on HBO. The conversation she eavesdropped on enthralled her. As…
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Radio legend Casey Kasem, king of the Top 40 countdown, dead at 82
LOS ANGELES — In pop culture, Casey Kasem was as sweet and dependable as a glass of warm milk and a plate of chocolate chip cookies, which only made the ugliness of his last few years of life seem more bizarre and tragic. The radio host of “American Top 40” and voice of animated television…
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Craig Ferguson announces late-night retirement
LOS ANGELES — A few weeks after David Letterman announced he’d be retiring from the CBS late-night television lineup, Craig Ferguson did the same. Ferguson, host of “The Late Late Show” since 2005, told his studio audience during Monday’s taping that he will step down at the end of the year. Ferguson’s show airs after…
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Ellen’s Oscar celeb selfie a landmark media moment
NEW YORK — Ellen DeGeneres’ celeb-studded selfie from the most-watched Oscars telecast in a decade was a landmark social media moment at a time online conversation is boosting television viewership and vice versa. It’s also a murky example of what is or isn’t product placement in a hyper-marketed world. Would the world’s most retweeted photo…
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Olympic Viewing: Who’s reading lips?
Highlights from coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympics: LOOKING AT ASHLEY: One of the most scrutinized Olympic moments over the weekend had more to do with lip-reading than athletic competition. TiVo said that the one moment people rewound their DVRs to watch more than any other on Saturday night was when unhappy American skater Ashley…