Is late night dead? Stephen Colbert’s CBS cancellation raises troubling questions
The shocking cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is a sign that time is running out for one of TV’s most beloved formats.The…
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the…
The Amazing Kreskin dies at 89: George Kresge Jr. wowed fans
NEW YORK — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist the Amazing Kreskin, has died…
Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85
NEW YORK — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number…
TV’s uber host, Johnny Carson, proves a perilous biographical subject
Book Review Carson the Magnificent By Bill Zehme with Mike ThomasSimon & Schuster: 336 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Ties…