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Harrison Ford: Star Wars Pirate

July 2, 2014 Kellie Freeze

When news broke of Harrison Ford’s June 12 injury on the set of Star Wars Episode VII, fans were concerned how the 71 year-old’s injury and subsequent recovery would affect the film’s shoot schedule. Thankfully, a new picture surfaced of the star using an iWalk, an external prosthetic that allows people to more around much more safely and naturally than they would on crutches. It’s part crutch and part prosthetic. If you’ve ever had crutches, you know how much they suck. Nobody wants painful armpit bruises. And have you ever tries going up or down stairs with crutches? Hop-hopping up […]

OWN Premieres “Operation Change” Tonight

June 23, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Tonight, OWN begins its 10-part documentary series, Operation Change, which follows philanthropists Bill and Tani Austin and their son Steven Sawalich, who are joined by celebrities as they tackle challenges facing the world today. The Austins are the founders of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a nonprofit organization that gives free hearing aids to impoverished people around the world. Each week, the family travels to some of the world’s most remote, dangerous and poverty-stricken places, where they are joined by notable figures like President Bill Clinton, Sir Elton John, Harry Connick Jr. and Marlee Matlin. Throughout each episode, the team immerses […]

FOX News Channel interviews Hillary Clinton tonight

June 17, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

FOX News Channel’s Bret Baier and Greta Van Susteren will team up on a live interview with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tonight on the network starting at 6:45pm ET. The joint interview, titled Special: FOX News Interview with Hillary Clinton, will begin on Baier’s Special Report, and continue with Van Susteren during On the Record until 7:15pm ET. According to FNC, the half-hour interview will cover an array of topics, including Clinton’s book Hard Choices, the upcoming 2016 presidential election and the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya (this latter point may elicit some interesting comments from Clinton, given the […]

FBN’s Liz Claman talks about upcoming Warren Buffett interview

May 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Liz Claman, anchor of Countdown to the Closing Bell with Liz Claman (weekdays on FOX Business Network, 3-4pm ET) and co-anchor of FBN’s After the Bell (weekdays 4-5pm ET), has been with the network since October 2007. Along with her business reporting, she has become known for her coverage of the annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder meeting, generally held in early May. Berkshire Hathaway is headed by famed CEO Warren Buffett, and Claman has sat down with the “Oracle of Omaha” for one-on-one interviews for nine years now, she tells us. Claman again covered the “Weekend with Warren” this past weekend, […]

Where to watch 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner

May 2, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Joel McHale (Community) will be the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, put on by the White House Correspondents’ Association. This year marks the centennial of the organization. The dinner is traditionally attended by the President and First Lady, as well as other senior government officials and members of the press corps. Guests at the event often include celebrities from various fields. President Obama is expected to speak at the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as well. In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) partnered with History to produce a video, which chronicles […]

Discovery documentary looks at deadly Mount Everest avalanche

May 1, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

What began as efforts to begin production on the live Discovery Channel special Everest Jump Live — which would have seen climber Joby Ogwyn attempt to make the first wing suit flight off the summit of Mount Everest — turned into tragedy on April 18 when an avalanche struck the Khumbu Icefall, the area just above Mount Everest base camp. The disaster killed 13 Sherpas, and left three missing. The NBC News team that was at base camp intending to produce the live event, instead found themselves witnessing the avalanche, which will be chronicled in the 90-minute documentary Everest Avalanche […]

Oliver’s Twist: “The Daily Show” standout John Oliver gets his own gig on HBO

April 24, 2014 Lori Acken

Turns out The Daily Show’s fans weren’t the only ones thinking, “That guy should really have his own show” when the Comedy Central hit’s droll correspondent John Oliver aced his guest-hosting stint last summer, sitting in for Jon Stewart while Stewart directed his first film. Not long after, HBO offered the witty Brit his own weekly news-satire series. Airing late-night on Sundays, Last Week Tonight With John will feature the Emmy-winning writer and sometime standup comic (who also appears as Professor Ian Duncan on NBC’s Community) skewering the previous week’s news highlights and political water cooler moments in trademark Oliver […]

American Meb Keflezighi Wins the 2014 Boston Marathon

April 21, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Meb Keflezighi, 38, becomes the first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983. Keflezighi won the men’s division, with an official time of 2:08:37, according to the Boston Marathon’s Facebook page. Keflezighi is the 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist in the Marathon and finished in 4th place in the 2012 Olympic Marathon. In 2009, he also won the ING New York City Marathon. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division for a second straight year with an unofficial time of 2:18:57, setting a new course record according to the event’s official Twitter account.The women’s elite group began the 26.2-mile […]

Buy a Groupon, Meet Brad Pitt

April 16, 2014 Kellie Freeze

UPDATE (4/25): Brad Pitt has just released a video encouraging people to make $10 donations for the Groupon Grassroots Campaign Sweepstakes. It is worth watching because except for one lucky winner (and Angelina Jolie) this is the closest many of us will get to Mr. So-Hot-I-Could-Swoon. Check the vid below. Re-watch as needed. When brad says “Click Below,” he means here. Groupon is where I go to find deals on restaurants and manicures, but now, you can buy a Groupon to meet Brad Pitt (and help his charity, Make It Right.) For the lucky few with a little extra cash […]

NGC special looks at the hunt for Boston bombers

April 11, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the horrific Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, National Geographic Channel (NGC) will air a two-hour “factual drama” that relives the hunt for those behind it. Called Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers, the special, debuting April 13, includes unprecedented access to authorities, including Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick; former Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino; William B. Evans, former superintendent and current commissioner of the Boston Police Department; Edward F. Davis, former commissioner of the BPD; and Richard C. DesLauriers, former special agent in charge of the FBI, Boston Division. NGC says that Inside […]