Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

RFD-TV to broadcast George Jones funeral

April 30, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated May 3, 2013, 10:21am CT RFD-TV announced that it will broadcast a live feed of the public funeral services of country legend George Jones direct from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville this Thursday, May 2, beginning at 11am ET/10am CT. FamilyNet will carry a delayed feed of this broadcast, beginning at 2pm ET/1pm CT. RFD-TV will repeat its telecast at 10pm ET/9pm CT, and FamilyNet will repeat its coverage at 8pm ET/7pm CT. George Jones passed away last Friday at the age of 81. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1956, so it […]

UEFA Champions League semifinal second leg matches on Fox Soccer and FX

April 29, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated April 29, 2013, 10:26pm CT Real Madrid and Barcelona will host matches in the second leg of the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League, the preeminent competition in world club soccer, as it nears its climax. After the two top teams in Germany’s Bundesliga League — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund — scored eight goals combined against Real Madrid and Barcelona, the top two teams in Spain’s La Liga, in the first leg, the Spanish teams must overcome immense odds to reach the UEFA Champions League final at London’s Wembley Stadium on May 25. Here is where these second […]

PBS re-airing updated Frontline “Top Secret America” episode to include coverage of Boston bombings

April 26, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

On April 30, PBS will be re-airing an episode of its news program Frontline called “Top Secret America — 9/11 to the Boston Bombings.” This episode originally aired in September 2011 (without the Boston reference) and is a look at the question of whether the hundreds of billions of dollars spent since 9/11 on counterterrorism efforts in America have made us safer. This question has come to the forefront again in the wake of the Boston bombings on April 15, with Americans wondering why the nation’s intelligence agencies failed to prevent the devastating attack. Reports indicate that even though the […]

Tornado Week returns to The Weather Channel for 2013

April 26, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

One of Discovery Channel’s biggest programming events of the year is its annual Shark Week, which recognizes the combination of fear and fascination many viewers have with sharks. Likewise, The Weather Channel has realized that there is a similar mix of dread and compelling interest that people have with another force of nature — tornadoes — and the network has tapped into that with what has become its own most popular programming event, Tornado Week, which will return in 2013 starting Monday, April 29. Tornado Week 2013 on The Weather Channel will include three new specials; new special episodes of […]

WrestleMania 29 is the highest-grossing event in WWE history

April 25, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

WWE sent a release today announcing that WrestleMania 29, which was held April 7 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, grossed in excess of $72 million, making it the highest-grossing event in WWE history. WrestleMania 29 also will once again exceed 1 million global pay-per-view buys, and the event attracted a sold-out crowd of 80,676 fans from all 50 states and 34 countries. WrestleMania 29 saw a number of big names and high-profile matches, with John Cena defeating The Rock for the WWE Championship; The Undertaker beating CM Punk; Triple H beating Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match; […]

Natalie Morales interviews Boston Marathon explosions survivors Celeste and Sydney Corcoran

April 25, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

In an NBC News exclusive, Natalie Morales’ interview with Celeste and Sydney Corcoran — the mother and daughter who survived the Boston Marathon explosions — will air this Friday, April 26, first on Today, and then on Rock Center With Brian Williams. Sydney Corcoran‘s iconic image was seen around the world as a stranger in a red shirt came to her aid following the Boston Marathon explosions. Sydney Corcoran experienced near-fatal shrapnel wounds, including a torn femoral artery, while her mother, Celeste Corcoran, had both of her legs amputated below the knee. Last Friday on Rock Center With Brian Williams, […]

“Magic City”-inspired lingerie available soon

April 25, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Starz series Magic City will be back sizzling up its 1950s Miami setting when Season 2 debuts June 14, and today it was announced that soon fans will be able to add some retro Magic City-type heat to their own lives with a limited edition collection of lingerie inspired by the show. Cosabella‘s line of lingerie is a nod to 1950s fashion, taking key design elements from Magic City‘s Miami setting during an era of gambling, drugs, money, sex and glamour. “The collection is wildly sexy and evocative of the era,” says Magic City writer-director-producer Mitch Glazer. “They got […]

WWE Divas to be subject of new E! reality series, “Total Divas”

April 24, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated April 30, 2013, 9:56am CT At its upfront presentation earlier this week, E! announced that this summer (UPDATE 4/30/13: E! announced the premiere date as July 28) it will debut a new series called Total Divas, which will go inside the personal lives of WWE Divas, exploring life beyond the ring for seven of the women who entertain millions of WWE fans each week. “We are excited to work with E! on the launch of Total Divas, a series that will showcase the professional and personal lives of WWE’s multi-talented female performers,” said Kevin Dunn, Executive Vice President, Television Production, […]

2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards – date, time, channel

April 24, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated April 26, 2013, 8:45am CT What: 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards Date, Time, Channel: Thursday, April 25. Red carpet arrival coverage and performances begin at 7pm ET (Live) on Telemundo. Awards ceremony begins at 8pm ET (Live) on Telemundo. E! Online will livestream the event, as well. About: Regional Mexican singer Ana Barbara; telenovela leading man Juan Soler; and TV personality Daniel Sarcos will host the 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards from BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Florida, April 25. The event will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Telemundo, with red-carpet coverage beginning at […]

NBC Dateline special investigates Boston Marathon bombings

April 24, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Wednesday, April 24, at 8pm ET, NBC’s Dateline will devote a full hour called “Terror in Boston: The Hunt for Answers” to the latest in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings of April 15, 2013. RELATED: NBC NEWS AIRS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SURVIVORS CELESTE AND SYDNEY CORCORAN According to a release, Dateline will go inside the story to answer urgent questions about the Boston Marathon bombings that still remain unanswered. The broadcast will reveal new details of how exactly the bombings happened, who the suspects — Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev — are, and where the investigation will go […]