Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, whose radio talk show airs from 4 to 7 p.m. weekdays on AM 750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB, plans a trip to Atlanta next month to celebrate the 15th anniversary of both the Fox News Channel and his own television show, which airs weeknights from 9 to 10. The show is scheduled to broadcast live at 9 p.m. Oct. 6 from Centennial Olympic Park downtown, so you can go down and watch if you like. The show scheduling happens pretty close to airtime, so it's unclear at this point if Hannity will invite politicos such as presidential hopefuls Herman Cain or Newt Gingrich to join him. Stay tuned for details. Oh, and the fact that the Fox show will be airing live from what is essentially the front lawn of CNN's headquarters? Just a coincidence, Team Hannity told us.
Overscene
Celeb chef and kitchen-staff tormentor Gordon Ramsay, in town filming "Kitchen Nightmares," enjoyed his downtime by checking out Rosebud and The Family Dog. Far as we know, he did not scream at anyone while he was eating...R&B star Janelle Monae performed Thursday at the opening of the newly rebranded Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, formerly known as the Hotel Palomar Atlanta...Local cookbook author and Food Network personality Alton Brown has been spotted a couple of times now at Chicken and the Egg, a popular new farm-to-table spot in Marietta. He's back on Twitter, by the way, after signing off in a huff last month when some nutcase started impersonating his wife. Y'all be sweet, and maybe he'll stick around this time...Actress Brooklyn Decker and her husband, professional tennis player Andy Roddick, enjoyed a date night at Spice Market Thursday night. She's here filming "What to Expect When You're Expecting."
Buzz in our ear
Actor Dennis Quaid spent a good bit of time here last year filming the remake of "Footloose," which comes out Oct. 14, and is back in town. Thursday night he strolled into Northside Tavern and sat in with the band Breeze Kings, playing both piano and guitar. "Just walked in the place right off the street," reports our tipster Kevin Jones of Southeast Mortgage. "Really cool, really nice guy."
Charity event to aid children
The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy has announced details about this year's Cheer for Children Ball. The 16th annual event will be from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Grand Atrium at 200 Peachtree St. The event will feature food tastings from the American Culinary Federation's greater Atlanta chapter, under the direction of Chef Michael Deihl;, an auction emceed by Dean Crownover; and entertainment by the party band Rupert's Orchestra. Tickets are $150. See www.cheerforchildren.org for details.
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