February 2008 Archives - StayTuned Magazine

2008 NASCAR Preview

February 26, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor

NASCAR Sprint Cup 2008 Schedule All races air in high definition where available. Feb. 9 — Budweiser Shootout, Daytona International Speedway (FOX) Feb. 14 — Gatorade Duels, Daytona International Speedway (SPEED Channel) Feb. 17 — Daytona 500, Daytona International Raceway (FOX) Feb. 24 — California Speedway (FOX) March 2 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway (FOX) March 9 — Atlanta Motor Speedway (FOX) March 16 — Bristol Motor Speedway (FOX) March 30 — Martinsville Speedway (FOX) April 6 — Texas Motor Speedway (FOX) April 12 — Phoenix International Raceway (FOX) April 27 — Talladega Superspeedway (FOX) May 3 — Richmond International […]

8 Questions With … Paige Davis

February 19, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor

1. What has been your strangest fan encounter? Paige Davis: I once got what I would consider trapped in a supermarket. … It was very late at night so there were just a couple of cashier people and there weren’t too many customers. And they got very excited that Paige Davis from Trading Spaces was in the supermarket. This woman grabbed hold of my wrist and she would not let go. I would have needed a tool from our truck to pry her fingers away from my wrist. She sat me down in a chair and people started calling their […]

“Petfinder” Helps Viewers Put A Little Love In Their Lives

February 16, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Pets give unconditional loyalty, companionship and love in exchange for food and beds (often those of their owners). They teach children responsibility and encourage adults to get exercise (just try saying “no” to a retriever once it hears the word “walk”). Their presence can help alleviate depression and, researchers have found, even the simple act of petting a dog or cat can lower blood pressure. The trick to getting all these benefits is finding the right pet. This is sometimes instinctive, but even viewers with a houseful of pets will want to tune in to the new Animal Planet series […]

Getting To The Roots Of More Fascinating Families

February 6, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 2006 PBS documentary African American Lives was justly praised by many, most notably The New York Times, which called the show “the most exciting and stirring documentary on any subject to appear on television in a long time.” In the program, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. introduced many, particularly black Americans, to new ways of discovering one’s family history through groundbreaking genetic analysis, which was used to trace back the roots of black celebrities such as Chris Tucker and Whoopi Goldberg. Gates, and the series, are back this month for African American Lives 2, airing Feb. 6 and […]

Jade-Lianna Gao Jian Peters Gives Voice To Nick Jr.’s Animated Friend

February 1, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Just as Nickelodeon responded to the growing influence of Latino culture in American society with its now incredibly popular series Dora the Explorer, Nick Jr. has set its sights in a new direction: China. With its latest animated effort, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, the network hopes to introduce young children to Chinese culture. With a host of animated animal pals and her grandfather Yeye, 5-year-old Kai-lan takes viewers on adventures, teaching words and phrases in Mandarin, and introducing elements of Chinese life designed to stimulate the imagination. Supplying the voice — and plenty of energy — for little Kai-lan is Greater […]