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Neil Patrick Harris, Greg Kinnear, other stars come out for CNN awards for everyday heroes
LYNN ELBER - November 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A man who embraced education for himself and other Filipinos as an escape from poverty is the CNN Hero of the Year. Twenty-one-year-old Efren Penaflorida (EFF'-ren Pen-ya-flow-REE'-duh) was honored at a ceremony Saturday night in Los Angeles along with nine others...
International Emmys to honor British TV veteran David Frost; Britain, Brazil top nominees
CHARLES J. GANS - November 22, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers....
Losing Winfrey would be a big blow for Second City, resurgent neighborhood where studio stands
DON BABWIN - November 21, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago. "I used to live across the street from Harpo and when I moved...
Court finds NYC cable TV news anchor guilty of attempted assault of his wife
JIM FITZGERALD - November 20, 2009
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife. The Rockland County district attorney's office issued a one-sentence statement Friday saying Carter, 46, was found...
List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 9-15
The Associated Press - November 20, 2009
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 9-15. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: Pittsburgh vs. Denver (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 11.35 million homes, 16 million viewers. 2. "ICarly" (...
Native New Yorker Irina Shabayeva wins 'Project Runway' with a New York moment
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) New York designer Irina Shabayeva's collection took the gold in "Project Runway," winning $100,000 toward her line, an agent and a trip to Paris. Judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Susie Menkes chose Shabayeva over Carol Hannah Whitfield, who came in third,...
Fans arriving for 'Oprah Winfrey Show' say they're excited to hear what host plans for future
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) Fans who will be in the audience at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" say they're excited to hear the media mogul talk about her plans for the future. Winfrey's production company says the talk-show host will announce when she'll end her long-running show during a live broadcast...
From Liberace to Cruise to Palin, Oprah Winfrey has created years of noteworthy TV moments
LYNN ELBER - November 20, 2009
Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing to her or others and a handful became pop-culture landmarks. Here are highlights through the years: Winfrey gets the final TV interview with pianist-showman Liberace,...
New mom Heidi Klum returns to the runway _ wearing lingerie _ at Victoria's Secret show
SAMANTHA CRITCHELL - November 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its "Angel" ranks a designation reserved for top models...
Eddie Cibrian sues Life & Style over story claiming he was cheating on LeAnn Rimes
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Eddie Cibrian is suing Life & Style Weekly for defamation over a recent story claiming he was cheating on girlfriend LeAnn Rimes. The "CSI: Miami" actor is seeking more than $1 million and an injunction from republishing the article's allegations. The story that ran...
