I’ve known Jay Bobbin for over 40 years. Over that time, the nationally syndicated feature writer has asked more smart questions at Television Critics Association press gatherings than any other reporter. TCA press tours would not have been the same without his FM radio voice. Today on Facebook he posts the following informed and comprehensive
With semi-annual press tours to Pasadena, Calif., shut down, two colleagues from the Television Critics Association, Roger Catlin from Washington and Neal Justin from Minneapolis, decided to cross the border into Toronto. These guys go everywhere — they even went to the Red Skelton Museum in Vincennes, Indiana. Neal, who had already arranged a Second
While it is sad to see him gone, George Foreman had a happier ending than many of his world champion peers from the golden age of boxing. The 6-foot-3, two-time heavyweight champion passed away March 21 at 76. While he may always be remembered for being upset by a rebounding Muhammad Ali in 1974, his
Back when Twin Peaks premiered in 1989, there were no little people speaking backwards on television. Plenty of double talk, but nothing even close to the nightmarish, fascinating world of David Lynch. The award-winning filmmaker, painter and artist passed away Jan. 15 after years of declining health due to emphysema after a lifetime of smoking.
In the summer of 2012, Ethel Kennedy — who died October 10 at 96 — made an appearance in Los Angeles at a Television Critics Association press tour. She was accompanied by her daughter, Rory Kennedy, who directed “Ethel,” the HBO documentary about her famous mother, the widow of slain senator and presidential candidate Robert
The folks at AppleTV+ asked if I’d like a one-on-one with Eugene Levy. Before you could say Schitt’s Creek, I said yes! Levy – beloved in Canada for decades as part of the legendary SCTV cast – had just been inducted into the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame. The interview took place in February in Pasadena, CA. I also
Where is Wendy Williams? She wasn’t at the recent Television Critics Association winter press tour, although Lifetime was there to promote the four-hour documentary “Where is Wendy Williams.” After a court injunction brought by a family member attempting to block the airing of the film was tossed out, it will premiere as scheduled over two
Famed mutt meister Cesar Millan was at #TCA24 Thursday as part of the Nat Geo festivities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Dog Whisperer television shows. He brought puppies, of course, who romped in a penned in area of the Langham Huntington Hotel ballroom. Lunch was served and, yes, Cesar salad was on the