HLN dumps three anchors, brings all live programming back to Atlanta

Struggling HLN is retrenching to Atlanta after moving most of its news operations outside of Robin Meade to New York and Los Angeles. Three daily...

October 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Steve Harvey on his talk show, clapping back and that new gray beard

Steve Harvey is used to seeing nasty and frequently false info about him on the gossip sites and supermarket mags. But he isn’t the type to stay...

October 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Fox 5 news director Mike McClain leaves for Charlotte

Mike McClain, news director at Fox 5 Atlanta for the past eight years, is moving to Charlotte to become general manager of two stations there, including...

October 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Alt 105.7 Hurricane Michael fundraiser: listeners pay to play whatever they want October 18

The concept of “Pay for Play” in radio is usually a bad one. It implies that radio stations are bribed by record companies to play songs...

October 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Samuel L Jackson back in Atlanta to shoot ‘The Banker’

Ever busy actor Samuel L. Jackson is back in Atlanta to shoot a new film “The Banker.”  It also stars Anthony Mackie. It’s...

October 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

V-103/WAOK’s Jean Ross retiring

Jean Ross, the long-time V-103 /WAOK host and executive, is retiring in two weeks, she announced on Facebook Monday night. Ross, who joined the company...

October 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

Trevor Noah returns to Atlanta (Fox Theatre, February 15, 2019) 

“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is hitting the road again to do a new stand-up tour in 2019 that comes to Atlanta February 15 to the Fox...

October 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

How Sally Field ended up writing her super intimate memoir ‘In Pieces’

Sally Field’s memoir “In Pieces” is the opposite of a self-aggrandizing, celebrity biography meant to cement one’s place in history...

October 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

MJCCA’s 27th annual Book Festival: how it all comes together

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta this year managed to snag two of Hollywood’s biggest stars for its 27th annual book festival - &ldquo...

October 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

TV best bets with ‘Daredevil,’ ‘Making a Murderer,’ Nathan Fillion, Bill Maher, ‘The Conners’

I’m astounded by the amount of new content Netflix now pumps out weekly. This week along, there’s a Ron White comedy special, a Toni Collette...

October 14, 2018 | 0 Comments

‘American Ninja Warrior’ on Universal Kids includes several Atlantans

There have been “junior” versions of “Masterchef,” “Top Chef,” “Dancing With the Stars&rdquo...

October 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

TV briefs: ‘Ozark’ renewed, ‘The Resident’ gets more eps, CNNI dropped by Comcast Atlanta

Netflix’s “Ozark,” shot in metro Atlanta, is getting a third season. The drama starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney will get...

October 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

Exclusive: TV One renews ‘ATL Homicide’ for second season

TV One’s “ATL Homicide” has been given a second season.  The show, which aired over the summer, features two retired Atlanta...

October 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

New APS cheating scandal doc ‘One Child Left Behind’ coming out

This week, two educators convicted in the Atlanta Public Schools test cheating scandal entered prison. One of those - Tamara Cotman - is featured...

October 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Where to go to watch, learn about improv in Atlanta

In mid-1995, two groups opened up improv theaters within a few weeks of each other: Whole World and Dad’s Garage. It was a breakthrough moment in...

October 10, 2018 | 0 Comments