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Rodney Ho covers TV and radio, from Atlanta’s stations to the hottest “American Idol" news.
Pink's 'Just Give Me A Reason' dominates Atlanta radio for third week
Pink remains a top 40 powerhouse with "Just Give Me a Reason" getting the most spins in Atlanta radio for a third week. Her duet with Fun.'s Nate Ruess is a top spinner at Q100 (73 spins), Power (91), Star (70) and B98.5 (32). Nothing is even close with Bruno ...
Lil Jon thinks Trump should have put him in the 'Celebrity Apprentice' finals
"Celebrity Apprentice," for the most part, can burnish or expand celebrity brand names. Joan Rivers, Bret Michaels and NeNe Leakes are examples of celebrities who clearly benefited. The challenges enabled viewers to see different sides of these people, sides we may not have otherwise known. In some cases, we saw ...
TV briefs: 'Jeopardy' Tech player Kristen Jolley, 'Zombieland' TV show axed, Cee Lo Green & Usher on "The Voice"
Georgia Tech senior and Alpharetta resident Kristen Jolley, in the two-day finals of the 2013 College Tournament of "Jeopardy," vied for $100,000 but had to settle for a third-place check of $25,000 after Friday's final challenge. She faced off against two formidable contestants from MIT and Georgetown and held her ...
My annual thank you to the hardy 'Idol' fans
"American Idol" used to be on top of the world. It was the "death star" to other networks, which avoided programming against it. Radio morning shows parsed the show out every week. TV Guide Channel hosted a show about it every week. Not anymore. Fewer people watch the show, that's ...
Saying goodbye to 'The Office'
While "The Office" may have been known for its awkward moments, its cringe-worthy moments and its silly pranks, the writers knew most fans watched for the characters and deep down, the heartfelt moments. The series finale last night had funny lines, for sure. But there was very little of the ...
Who won 'American Idol' season 12?
Season 12 was the true turning point for "American Idol." For the first time, it no longer dominated pop culture conversations and was merely another TV show among many popular shows. At least the voters who remained picked the right person to win: Candice Glover! She brought an amazing voice, ...
TV/radio briefs: 'Jeopardy,' 'Scandal,' Kelly McCoy's house fire
Kristen Jolley, a senior at Georgia Tech from Alpharetta, will be competing for $100,000 tonight and tomorrow on "Jeopardy" in the annual college student competition. [UPDATE 5/16: Kristen is in second place after one game, with $10,000, behind the MIT dude at $11,000 but ahead of Georgetown's man at $8,600. ...
'American Idol' top 2 performance show recap
This is the holding spot for tonight's "Idol" top 2 performance show. I should be doing a live blog for most of the night. Join us. At least we have two great singers, even if the season itself kind of imploded on itself. And no more appearances by Lee DeWyze, ...
R&B Divas introduce Angie Stone and LaTosha Scott to the fold
Atlanta-based R&B star Angie Stone was offered to be on the first season of TV One's "R&B Divas" but she opted out. "I definitely wanted a more hands on part of the production of it," she said. She ultimately signed up for season two despite not getting that production credit. ...
'Idol'/'Voice' bits: Vedo, Ryan Seacrest, top 2
Atlanta's last hope of winning "The Voice" this year ended last night when Vedo was eliminated from Usher's group after singing "Rock With You." This was not a surprise. He put in a good,stylized effort but it just didn't quite click with the audience. (See below) In iTunes, his song ...
TNT/TBS to offer live streaming 24/7 this summer on web-enabled devices
Cable networks to date, with a few exceptions, have limited live streams of their shows on the Web. But that's changing rapidly. Earlier this week, ABC announced it would allow existing cable/satellite subscribers access to their shows on their portable devices. Now, it's Atlanta-based TBS/TNT's turn. "Starting this summer, subscribers ...
Exclusive: Mara Davis finds a job working with Steak Shapiro's Atlanta Eats
Two of Atlanta's most indelible radio personalities are combining forces: 790/The Zone morning host Steak Shapiro has hired Mara Davis to work on his new venture Atlanta Eats. Atlanta Eats is a seven-month-old website portal about food, along with a weekly TV show on CBS Atlanta. (Steak talked to my ...
Who made the 'Dancing With the Stars' finals?
'American Idol' isn't the only aging reality competition show struggling in the ratings. 'Dancing With the Stars' is hitting series lows, too, especially among younger viewers. And next season, for the first time, ABC is eliminating the results show, combining performance and results. (Fox's 'So You Think You Can Dance' ...
Why covering TV is so difficult: watch this Funny or Die video
As someone who has covered TV for the past eight years, I find the proliferation of original programming on cable over the past eight years overwhelming. In 2005, I actually made a committed effort to watch at least the pilot of every new broadcast show. Now I don't bother. Not ...
Kiss 104.1 adds comic Roy Wood Jr. to afternoon drive show with Art Terrell
Stand-up comic Roy Wood Jr. today joined Kiss 104.1's afternoon show to inject some humor with the R&B music. Wood started Monday with long-time afternoon jock Art Terrell for a 3 to 7 p.m. show called "ATL Drivetime Live." Tony Kidd, who oversees Kiss as vice president of programming for ...
Five questions with Judy Smith, inspiration behind 'Scandal'
Judy Smith is a crisis manager who has worked with the likes of Monica Lewinsky and Mike Vick. She is also the inspiration for ABC's hottest new show "Scandal," which has its second season finale Thursday night. Smith is being honored by Spelman College Wednesday night at its annual Women ...
ABC's 'Resurrection' picked up; 'Revolution' may go to Austin
ABC has picked up a drama it has now re-named "Resurrection." The pilot was shot in Atlanta a few weeks ago. Originally dubbed "The Returned," the show is about folks who died and come back to life as if they never died. Omar Epps from "House" is the biggest name ...
'Love & Hip Hop Atlanta' recap, season 2, episode 4
Last week, "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" featured two Jerry Springer moments requiring big burly guys to intervene. This week, there were three non-physical confrontations that merely got verbally heated. The security guards were not called in. First up: Joseline Hernandez hears from Karlie Redd that her on-again/off-again boyfriend Benzino ...
Video: talking cancelled shows, 'American Idol' drama
CineStars' Brittany Umar and I discuss which television shows didn't survive the chopping block and Randy Jackson announcing that he is leaving "American Idol."
TV best bets with 'The Office' series finale, season finales of 'Idol,' 'Grey's,' 'CSI,' 'SNL,' 'NCIS'
The broadcast networks still adhere to the hoary September-May "season." And that season ends this soon. So this week, we have a raft of season finales. On Monday, it's CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" and "2 Broke Girls," followed by ABC's "Castle." On Tuesday, it's CBS's "NCIS" and 'NCIS: ...
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