Conan O’Brien has job security through April 2014 on TBS. CREDIT: AP TBS’s face of comedy Conan O’Brien has been assured two more years at what O’Brien fondly describes as a basic cable network. He is guaranteed a spot for his talk show at 11 p.m. until at least April, 2014. O’Brien joined TBS in [...]
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‘American Idol’ recap, season 11: the top 24 revealed, part 1
This is the holding spot for “American Idol” tonight when a portion of the top 24 are revealed. We’ll see a mixture of “reveals” for the 42 remaining contestants with segments of their final “sing for your life” audition. Randy, J. Lo and Steven will hem and haw to build faux suspense before giving the [...]
Jon Stewart creates a new segment: ‘CNN anchor Don Lemon appears not to care for CNN.’
On his late-night comedy show, Jon Stewart (or one of his writers) last week noticed Atlanta-based CNN weekend anchor Don Lemon making a mockery of a story he had to report about Harry Potter. Specifically, someone had created faux estimates of how much it would cost to attend the fictional Hogwarts School in the Potter [...]
Catching up with Majic 107.5’s Michael Baisden
Michael Baisden at the Mentoring Brothers in Action National Summit Feb. 10. CREDIT: Joi Pearson/Big Brothers Big Sisters Syndicated host Michael Baisden has been espousing the value of mentoring for years. And he puts his money where his mouth is: he donated $ 10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America earlier this month in [...]
Video: talking ‘Idol,’ ‘The Voice,’ Kelly Clarkson, Andrew ‘Dice’ Clay
Here’s my weekly video with Brittany Umar of Cinestars, discussing “American Idol,” “The Voice,” Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming concert, Andrew “Dice” Clay at the Punchline Feb. 27 and a second show added to the “Portlandia” tour Feb. 27 at the Variety Playhouse: Join my Facebook fan page and Twitter. Tweet By Rodney Ho, Radio & TV [...]
Moby returns on air on South 107.1 after cursing snafu
Moby, syndicated morning host, was brought back on South 107.1 in Rome Monday, a week after he cursed on air, leading to a suspension. Randy Quick, general manager, said listeners “overwhelmingly wanted to keep him. The listeners spoke and we listened.” Moby said he thought the microphone was off last week when he was complaining [...]
Former Norcross resident Tamyra Gray (’Idol,’ season one) joins local play ‘Our Time Has Come’
Tamyra Gray returns to Atlanta to play the daughter of the future president in "Our Time Has Come." Here, she is rehearsing her narration role at a Marietta theater Feb. 16, 2012. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com For fans of vintage “American Idol,” the name Tamyra Gray resonates. In 2002, the former Norcross and Stone Mountain resident [...]
TV best bets with the Academy Awards and season finale of ‘Royal Pains’
Billy Crystal hosts the Academy Awards for a ninth time. CREDIT: AP The Academy Awards is generally the most popular awards show of the year despite its bloated nature and required on-air awards like short-form documentary and costume design. That probably won’t happen this year. The Grammys, riding on Whitney Houston’s death and Adele’s super [...]