NBC News says veteran newsman Tom Brokaw has cancer. The network says Brokaw was diagnosed in August with multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow. Doctors are optimistic about his treatment. In a statement released by NBC, Brokaw says he remains the luckiest guy he knows, and he looks forward […]
Is legendary comedian Bill Cosby returning to the scene of his greatest success? According to Deadline. com, the iconic performer is in talks with NBC, which aired his iconic Cosby Showfrom 1984 to 1992, about launching a new family-themed sitcom. The 76-year-old would star as the “patriarch of a multi-generational family” and the show would be produced by […]
NBC has officially given the green light to the 12-hour miniseries “A.D.,” dubbed a follow-up to the wildly successfully “The Bible” miniseries that aired on the History channel in the the spring and did wonders for the network’s ratings and popularity among Christians. The creators of “The Bible” series, “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett and […]
First lady Michelle Obama is poised for a second appearance on “The Biggest Loser,”NBC’s reality show to help contestants lose weight. Her reason for doing the show? To promote her campaign for the need to drink more water, The Hill reported. But her appearance is tied to advertising dollars and a slick marketing campaign. […]
*photo courtesy of NBC/TheVoice On the NBC show music talent series “The Voice” this week, ministers’ kid Tamara Chauniece picked Cee Lo Green to coach her. The daughter of two ministers who started her singing career in church, turned heads and seats on Monday’s episode of the NBC hit music talent series “The Voice. […]
By EEW Magazine News Editors:: Civil Rights Take a fascinating look back at history. Watch the Aug. 25, 1963 edition of “Meet the Press,” featuring interviews with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins. When addressing the suggestion that blacks were being too aggressive, asking for too much too soon, […]
NBC has announced it will team up with producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey for the follow-up to their popular cable mini-series, “The Bible.” The new initiative, “A.D.: Beyond the Bible,” will focus on the story of Jesus’ betrayal and death, and the aftermath that ensues, according to NBC. Although the story line is in the […]
In an emotional interview, her first since she admitted having used racial epithets, Paula Deen tearfully told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Wednesday that she is not a racist; that as a businesswoman, she does not think her firing from Food Network was the right decision, and that she was unsure whether the N-word was offensive […]
Oh wow! Check out the Nick Cannon. Dude is getting ready to make another big move. He’s bringing back “Soul Train.” Yep, you read that correctly. At this weekend’s American Black Film Festival in South Beach, Cannon revealed that he recently struck a deal to bring the musical variety show to NBC, via his production […]
Matt Lauer and the Today show had a terrifying encounter with a knife wielding man as they aired this morning at Rockefeller Plaza. The entire team had to abandon their outside broadcast and move into the studio after a man in the audience stabbed himself in full view of Lauer and co-host Savannah Guthrie – […]
The senior pastor, his wife, Victoria, and his two kids speak about how our country can move forward as we search for answers in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting. article courtesy of BCNN1.COM/The Today Show/NBC
Gabby Douglas admitted indulging in post-Olympics fast food to the wrong person: First lady and healthy eating advocate Michelle Obama, who teased the gymnastics champion. “You’re setting me back, Gabby,” Obama told Douglas during a taping Monday for NBC’s “Tonight Show,” according to a network transcript. “Sorry!” replied the 16-year-old athlete, who confessed to chowing […]
