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Win a chance to meet Oprah!

August 19, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Oprah and OWN — Winfrey’s eponymous television network — are offering viewers the chance to enrich their lives and meet the TV legend in person, too. If you’re an Oprah fan, all you need to do for a chance to meet your heroine is sign up to watch and participate in Winfrey’s new, interactive talk show Oprah’s Lifeclass, in which she’ll use segments from her legendary talk show to teach her favorite life lessons. The first million students to sign on will also receive a copy of Oprah’s class journal. And the lucky ultimate prize winner will […]

Cooking Channel launches Frozen Treat Truck Tour 2011 in September

August 18, 2011 Lori Acken

To celebrate its first birthday, Cooking Channel will hit the road with a cross-country frozen treat tour featuring some of its popular hosts beginning Sept, 1 at Seattle’s Westlake Center. Among the network celebs who will be on hand throughout the tour to dish out snacks and meet their fans are: Chuck Hughes — Chuck’s Day Off Ben Sargent — Hook, Line & Dinner Kelsey Nixon — Kelsey’s Essentials Nadia G — Bitchin’ Kitchen Roger Mooking — Everyday Exotic You can “track the truck” to find out when it will be in your area —and who might be aboard — […]

Jeff Mauro wins “Food Network Star” title, “Sandwich King” series

August 16, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Follow @ChannelGuide It was a charm-and-grace race to the finish for Chicago-based corporate chef and “Sandwich King” Jeff Mauro and sweetly spicy Colorado caterer Susie Jimenez — two of the most likable Food Network Star contestants in recent memory. But in the end, it was Mauro whom judges Bobby Flay, Giada DeLaurentis and network execs Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman felt would bring the most to the brand — and the best chance at the level of stardom achieved by Season 2 winner and network superstar Guy Fieri.

“Boston” Rob Mariano and Dennis Anderson Go “Around the World in 80 Ways”

August 2, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuide The tensions of being with someone 24/7 were still evident when I sat down to talk to Survivor‘s “Boston” Rob Mariano and Monster Truck “Gravedigger” creator Dennis Anderson in August. The duo just returned from a 67-day globe-trotting expedition for their new History series Around the World in 80 Ways, debuting Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10pm ET. While sitting on a hotel balcony overlooking Beverly Hills, Anderson, jokingly annoyed with Mariano’s relentless banter and unasked expertise along the way, says “I nicknamed him Bossy Rob.” Mariano interjects, “That’s cute, right? That’s his claim to fame. […]

“Hollywood Hi-Tech” shows how celebrities gadget up at home

July 20, 2011 StayTuned Staff

We’re conditioned to think of celebrity homes as paragons of luxury, with all that space between the marble floors and vaulted ceilings being filled with state-of-the-art … well, everything. But none of that happens by magic. Host Janna Robinson shows viewers how these playtime palaces really come together in Hollywood Hi-Tech, which airs Wednesdays on DIY Network beginning July 20. In it, she goes into stars’ homes and gives one room the ultimate technology makeover. While the famous clientele’s financial prowess does allow for higher-end equipment to be on display, Robinson says her show provides plenty of ideas for viewers […]

“The Wendy Williams Show” launches 17-city summer tour

July 18, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP Revving up for the third season of her hit syndicated series The Wendy Williams Show, which returns Sept. 12, Wendy Williams is embarking on the Say It Like You Mean It Summer Tour. The nationwide tour — which takes its name from a line in the show’s theme song — starts Aug. 4 and will visit 17 cities across the country, where Wendy will meet fans and participate in local events. For example, in the Tampa stop, she will try her hand as a “drummer” in one of the long boats at the 10th Annual […]

“Home By Novogratz” brings “9 By Design” family to HGTV

July 14, 2011 StayTuned Staff

Stars of reality series switching shows and networks isn’t uncommon. Paris Hilton might be on E! one year, then Oxygen the next. And who knows when and where an old Real World star might show up? Going from Bravo to HGTV, however, is more of a oddity. But Bob and Cortney Novogratz say the change suits them just fine. The New York-based designers broke into television with last year’s 9 By Design, which showcased the work they do with their celebrated Manhattan design firm, Sixx Design, as well as their home life raising seven children. They’re back this year with […]

“Say Yes To The Dress” fans get a double header Friday on TLC

July 6, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Follow @ChannelGuide Outside of my family, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and beer, there are few things in this life I love more than TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress franchise. I can’t help it … I’m a sucker for slap-happy brides. And the simple joy of losing my mind over what people are willing to spend on a dress they’ll wear for one day, have sealed in a couple-hundred-dollar box and never look at again. Also, Randy Fenoli. And Monte Durham. I’m especially a sucker for them. So you can imagine my delirium upon finding out […]

Bravo invites you to “Rocco’s Dinner Party” June 15

June 8, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Follow @ChannelGuide He didn’t exactly heat up the dance floor on Season 7 of Dancing With the Stars — but studly celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito sure knows how to entertain his pals with ambience and cuisine. Now Bravo has your invitation to his exclusive and swank soirees, courtesy of the network’s newest competition series, Rocco’s Dinner Party, premiering June 15 at 11pm ET/PT (the show moves to Wednesdays at 10pm on the 22nd). In each specially-themed episode, three talented chefs from all walks of culinary life — from restaurant all-stars to self-taught prodigies — will battle to […]

New HGTV Dream Home located near Park City, Utah

June 6, 2011 StayTuned Staff

Not only will the winner of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home Giveaway be awarded a new, 4,000-square-foot fully furnished modern home with amazing mountain views, but he or she will be skiing distance away from one of the most famous film festivals in the world. On Friday the network announced an area near Park City, Utah — home of the Sundance Film Festival — as the location of its 16th annual Dream Home. The giveaway opens for entries on Dec. 30, but information about the new four-bedroom home, which features five covered decks, an outdoor living room and a laundry […]