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Blog Entries for Tuesday, April 30
Who is out sixth on 'Dancing With the Stars"?
Andy Dick's heart and popularity finally couldn't overcome his modest dance skills that have placed him in or near the bottom week in and week out with the judges. So on Tuesday night, he went home but don't shed tears for the actor, who spent a little time in Atlanta ...
TV best bets with season finales of 'Mentalist,' 'Amazing Race,' 'The Americans'
I apologize for posting this obnoxiously late. So late, in fact, that Monday's tips are, well, past due. (If you've already seen the season finales of "Bones" and "The Following," I hope you enjoyed them!) But alas, there are several more shows ready to close shop for the spring a ...
TNT renews 'Dallas' for third season
This was definitely not a case of whether TNT would do it. It was a question of when. And when is now: the Atlanta-based network Tuesday said it's bringing "Dallas" back for a third season in 2014 for 15 more episodes. J.R. Ewing may be gone - but not forgotten. ...
Jerome Jurenovich leaves 92.9/The Game mid-day show
Jerome Jurenovich, who does pre and post-game shows for the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves, is leaving 92.9/The Game's mid-day shift after tomorrow. Terry Foxx, his boss at the Game, said Jurenovich's duties at Fox Sports South have increased, and it has become a grind for him to do a ...
Star 94's new slogan: "Today's Hits Without the Rap"
Star 94 recently started using a new slogan, dropping "Hits from 2K to Today" for "Today's Hits Without the Rap." It's an interesting liner because I remember hearing it back in the early 1990s on stations when rap had far greater negative connotations among surburban housewives (Star's target audience) than ...
Talking with Larry the Cable Guy ahead of his Fox Theatre shows May 4
A show starring Larry the Cable Guy, in obvious world, would land on Comedy Central or Spike. But in the real world, the plaid-clad, sleeveless stand-up comic is star of a hit show on the History Channel called "Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy." In it, the wise-crackin' ...
Blog Entries for Monday, April 29
'Love & Hip Hop Atlanta' recap: season 2, ep 2
Stevie J weighs in tonight with his patented brand of arrogance. He still wants, as buddy Benzino says, his cake and eat it, too. But he may get neither the way things are progressing. Joseline is jostling on one end to gain greater control of her career by cutting herself ...
Latest Atlanta reality show: Lifetime's "Pretty Wicked Moms"
Reality TV has wicked mob wives, wicked hip-hop love triangles, wicked crazy Bostonians and now, courtesy of Lifetime, "Pretty Wicked Moms." It debuts June 4 for nine episodes. The premise: ultra-competitive Atlanta mothers try to one up each other in what Lifetime dubs in its press release: "a raging, raucous ...
The Zone ends the Red Zone, expanding Archer & Bell with John Michaels
790/The Zone's year-old experiment called the Red Zone is now over for good. The Red Zone a year ago was originally a way to blend the 2 Live Stews with Hans Heiserer, Wes Durham and Tony Barnhart from noon to 3 p.m. By the fall, the Stews were gone and ...
11Alive's Elle Duncan arrested for DUI charge
Elle Duncan, an 11Alive traffic reporter, Atlanta Hawks sideline reporter and former V-103 jock, was arrested on a DUI charge early Sunday morning after a Hawks playoff game. According to a brief report on 11Alive.com, there were no injuries. She was not on air this morning and the station "will ...
WE-TV launches new Atlanta-based reality show "House of Curves'
WE-TV is launching a new Atlanta-based reality show “House of Curves,” featuring a local plus-size fashion designer Kenyatta Jones. The show, which debuts June 13 at 10 p.m., will focus on Jones’ efforts to build her clothing line targeting plus-sized women. “I call my life fabulous chaos,” Jones said in ...
Blog Entries for Friday, April 26
Iyanla tries to fix local DJ Sasha the Diva's family issues
Iyanla Vanzant recently visited Atlanta to "fix" two local women. Last week's episode of OWN's "Iyanla Fix My Life" featured Sheree Whitfield, formerly of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," who had trouble co-parenting with her ex-husband Bob. In that case, the issues were so intractable and Sheree took such offense ...
Pink tops Atlanta radio with 'Just Give Me A Reason'
Pink has been one of the most durable pop stars of the past 13 years, pumping out hit after hit, 18 of them making the top 20. She sings with passion and pain no matter what the topic. Her vulnerability is her strength. Her 18th is "Just Give Me a ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, April 25
TV briefs: Hines Ward extortion schemer, "Duck Dynasty," HLN's "Evening Express"
A man who tried to extort Atlanta resident, UGA grad and former Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward will get two years probation that will keep him out of prison, according to TMZ. I reached out to Ward's agent/publicist Andrew Ree for a comment. No response. A bit from TMZ: Josh Van ...
Fox 5's Amanda Davis announces her retirement
Long-time broadcast anchor Amanda Davis Thursday night announced her retirement from WAGA-TV after more than 26 years at the station. She did so in a message aired on the Fox 5 at 10 p.m. newscast. "There have been awards, honors and accolades. There have also been challenges, disappointments and stumbles," ...
'American Idol' top 4 results recap
So did they or didn't they? They didn't. They had an extra week and used it to give every lady a break. Nobody was eliminated. That was the "surprise" twist Ryan Seacrest promised. The regulars here knew this was coming because we were aware of that spare week. And since ...
Dish Network customers may lose 47 Braves games on Fox Sports South and SportsSouth
Dish Network has declined to pay Fox Sports regional networks for 47 Atlanta Braves games this year so metro Atlanta Dish customers will lose access to games starting this Friday against the Detroit Tigers - unless circumstances change. FSS added 45 Braves games in February from Peachtree TV and is ...
Walton High grad Malcolm Freberg, out of 'Survivor' again, would be willing to go a third time
For Walton High School grad Malcolm Freberg, second time was not a charm on "Survivor." After two wild and wooly tribal councils, the Dartmouth grad and bartender was finally eliminated Wednesday night, finishing the show in 9th place. The first time around, he finished fourth. (Read a post-mortem I wrote ...
How did Atlanta radio stations do first quarter 2013?
More than six months have passed since Atlanta radio went through a cataclysm of format changes, the likes the market has never seen in such a short period of time. In a span of two months, three rock stations disappeared. In their places: a top 40 station, a sports talk ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, April 24
Amanda Davis has a 'special message' Thursday on Fox 5 at 10
For people wondering what's up with long-time Fox 5 anchor Amanda Davis since her arrest for an alleged DUI last November, she is finally going to speak in what Fox 5 is touting is a "special message" at 10 p.m. Thursday. What she will be able to say specifically about ...
AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013
Photos: Atlanta weighs in on #ajcwheretoeat
Photos: What made the Atlanta 50?
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