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September 2014

September 13, 2014

Powerful video: TV anchor announces on the air that he is dying of cancer

Details from AP: A television news anchorman fighting brain cancer in Illinois told viewers he...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

The godless, lame-stream media strikes again

From the Facebook page of Channel 11 in Atlanta. While shooting a story at a...

August 19, 2014

RIP, Don Pardo

One of the most familiar voices in the world is silent. Details: Don Pardo, the...

August 05, 2014

Must-see video: “How to Dad,” a great new ad from Cheerios

Smart, funny and utterly winning. One blogger writes: It is well shot and the guy playing...

August 01, 2014

Atheist TV debuts

From The New York Times: Atheists are angry, and watch out, because now they have...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

EWTN opening studio in California

This moved late yesterday, but with the various technical issues involving the Patheos reboot, I'm only...

July 17, 2014

The naked truth about television: 500 channels and there’s nothing on. Not a stitch, in fact.

The TV critic at The New York Times is keeping an eye on the tube,...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

I think Pope Francis would like this guy

Anyone who caught the Tony Awards last night saw the wonderful acceptance speech of James...

May 2014

May 18, 2014

“Mad X-Men”

What happens when the worlds of "Mad Men" and "X-Men" collide? You have to see...

May 08, 2014

Atheists planning TV channel

From Religion News Service: Speaking at a gathering of local atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other...

May 06, 2014

Sister Cristina rocks the house with Mariah Carey’s “Hero”

She performed again a few days ago on Italy's "The Voice." As one of the...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

Fox developing series about the young Jesus

And that's not all. Details: With popularity of Bible-themed projects showing no signs of subsiding, Fox has...

April 24, 2014

Lifetime plans reality series “The Sisterhood” about women becoming nuns

From The Hollywood Reporter: Lifetime is going inside a Catholic convent for its newest docuseries....

April 22, 2014

What we have come to: model plans abortion so she can appear on reality show—UPDATED

From The New York Daily News: A wannabe celebrity plans to have an abortion...

April 17, 2014

She’s back! Sister Christina performs again on “The Voice”

This time, a duet: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Check out the video below. CNS...

April 10, 2014

BREAKING: The Catholic takeover of late night TV is complete

As I speculated a few days back ...Stephen Colbert to replace Letterman. In a curious...

April 05, 2014

Catholics take over late night TV?

It could happen, if this juicy tidbit comes true: Stephen Colbert is CBS' top choice...

April 04, 2014

What is Sheryl Attkisson up to these days?

Turns out the former CBS News reporter has launched her own website—sherylattkisson.com—and has posted some...

April 04, 2014

My favorite David Letterman story

With the late night host's retirement in the news, I was reminded of this anecdote,...

March 2014

March 22, 2014

Everybody cut footloose: Kevin Bacon’s epic entrance on The Tonight Show

Those of us of a certain age (cough) can't help but love this. Jimmy Fallon...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

“Dear Jimmy Fallon…”

My blog neighbor Katrina Fernandez—reading of the late night host's Catholic roots—wants to woo him back....

February 18, 2014

Jimmy Fallon: “I wanted to be a priest”

With everybody swooning giddily over Jimmy Fallon's debut last night on "The Tonight Show," let's...

February 08, 2014

Jimmy Fallon and The Muppets sign off “Late Night”

Thursday, we got a look at how Jay Leno said "So long, farewell" to The...

February 07, 2014

Classic: stars sing “So long, farewell” to Jay Leno

An inspired send-off from last night's "Tonight" show. While it won't rival Carson's finale, it...

February 02, 2014

My favorite Super Bowl ad

No, it wasn't the Budweiser commercial with the puppy. It's this, from Coca-Cola. This is...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Grace under pressure: reporter passes out on air, finishes live shot anyway

Give this gal an Emmy, stet. From KUTV in Salt Lake City: KUTV Reporter Brooke...

December 23, 2013

From CBS’s Sunday Morning: a rant about pew etiquette at Midnight Mass

Can I hear an "Amen"? Commentator Bill Flanagan vents.

December 16, 2013

Must-see video: “60 Minutes” profiles the Copts

It begins with the election of a pope and ends with an exorcism. Fascinating and...

December 06, 2013

The hills were alive: NBC posts huge numbers for “The Sound of Music”

From The New York Times: NBC’s gamble of filling an entire night with live musical...

December 06, 2013

Lest we forget: before “The Sound of Music” went live, the Captain and Maria reunited “On Golden Pond”

While I've been reading a lot on social media about last night's live version of...