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WKMG-Channel 6 anchor Jacqueline London put it succinctly: "So what does all of this really mean in the case against Casey?" She was talking last night about the Casey Anthony defense team's surprising motion suggesting that meter reader Roy Kronk...
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Tyra Banks sent three girls and their moms to Walt Disney World this week. It was the first visit to the Orlando theme park for the children. The supermodel popped in last night to celebrate when the children attended a...
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The combo of "Shrek the Third" and Sarah Palin (she was on "20/20") gave ABC a boost Friday night, according to preliminary ratings released this afternoon. The Disney-owned network tied CBS in the 18-to-49 age group on the final Friday...
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Health care will be the major topic on Sunday morning shows, and "60 Minutes" will devote a segment to it as well. Too many Americans are dying badly, Dr. Ira Byock tells Steve Kroft on the CBS news magazine. Nearly...
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What do you do for an encore to announcing you're ending your show? Oprah Winfrey will take viewers into rehab for sex addiction on Monday. Or as the show explains: "No touching, no pornography and no sex. 24/7, cameras capture...
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Roy Kronk has gone from meter reader to scapegoat, anchor Bob Opsahl said. That's the way WFTV-Channel 9 opened its 5 o'clock news tonight, and it was the prelude to a withering look at the defense team's latest move in...
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Fox News Channel would probably be wise to sign up Sarah Palin. She has done great things for the ratings this week. Her appearance on "Hannity" on Wednesday night boosted that show to 4.2 million viewers. It was the second...
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"Dancing With the Stars" announces its next victor next week. Finalists Mya, Kelly Osbourne and Donny Osmond will each perform three dances in Monday's show at 8 p.m. on ABC. Those dances will be the last ballroom or Latin round...
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The Casey Anthony defense team hit the nation's airwaves this morning, and local stations studied those moves at noon. "Part-legal maneuver, part PR offensive," WKMG-Channel 6 anchor Erick Weber described the media blitz. The defense team filed a motion late...
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Oprah Winfrey has a very emotional announcement for viewers today. You can see it at 4 p.m. today on WFTV-Channel 9. But CNN this morning previewed what Winfrey told her studio audience in Chicago. She announced she will end "The...
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The big events start early this television weekend. *** Oprah Winfrey will announce today that the will conclude her daytime talk show in September 2011. Her show will have run 25 years. Her guests today are Ray Romano of "Everybody...
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"Chuck" will push "Heroes" to a new time slot in January. "Chuck," the action-comedy starring Zachary Levi, will start its third season with two episodes from 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10. Then "Chuck" moves to its regular time...
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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy The national morning programs usually preview movies ("Twilight") and television series. This morning, they previewed the latest twist in the Casey Anthony case. And some people would say...
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Say it ain't so, Lady O! Oprah Winfrey has a big announcement for Friday's show: She will reveal that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end Sept. 9, 2011. Reports started circulating this evening that the talk-show queen will wrap up...
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Casey Anthony's defense team deposed Roy Kronk today. But the major headline -- and most sensational development -- happened later: The defense team filed a motion pointing to former meter reader Kronk as a suspect in Caylee Anthony's murder. Casey...
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It was the day of the meter reader. Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's remains, was deposed today by Casey Anthony's attorneys. There will be a second day of questioning, probably after Thanksgiving. Casey Anthony is charged...
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"Lost" begins its final season on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Disney-owned ABC will give the Emmy-winning drama the whole night. A recap special will air at 8 on WFTV-Channel 9. The two-hour season premiere follows at 9. Here's the big news:...
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Happy news for two anchors at WKMG-Channel 6. Mike Garofalo married last month. Laura Diaz is engaged. Garofalo married Sasha Andrade, a reporter at WPLG-TV in Miami. They met 4 and a half years ago when they were working at...
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Watch CBS News Videos Online Want an early look at James Cameron's "Avatar"? You'll find it this weekend on "60 Minutes" in a report by Morley Safer. "I've been working up to this for a long time. This is the...
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We've reached the end of the road for "Jon & Kate Plus 8." The series finale airs at 9 p.m. Monday on TLC. Could that be another reason to give thanks on Thanksgiving? Goodbye, Jon Gosselin? Goodbye, Kate Gosselin? The...
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Crime pays, especially when told the CBS way. The Eye Network had the most viewers, and it had the most young adults Wednesday. The crime double bill of "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: NY" delivered for CBS. But even the network's...
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Roy Kronk was a major story at noon today. Wearing sunglasses and saying nothing, Kronk showed up this morning for a deposition in the Casey Anthony case. He is the former meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's remains in December....
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Brahms, Bach and Beethoven have a new spot on the radio. WMFE's 90.7 FM will go to an all news and information format at 4 p.m. Friday, the station announced this morning. What do you think of this change? The...
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Prison cost Martha Stewart more than $1 billion, the domestic diva tells ABC's "Nightline." But she isn't blaming herself about it, she tells Cynthia McFadden. Stewart says she's not kicking herself about prison because other people deserve to be kicked....
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Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" album comes out Monday. How does she celebrate? By singing three songs on NBC's "Today" that morning. "Today" airs at 7 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2.
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Robert Pattinson has begun his media blitz for the latest "Twilight" movie, "New Moon." The actor visited "Today" and "Live With Regis and Kelly" this morning and "Late Show With David Letterman" last night. Pattinson isn't touching questions about whether...
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George and Cindy Anthony are showing support for Roy Kronk -- a development that WESH-Channel 2 reporter Bob Kealing found surprising. Kronk found the remains of Caylee Anthony in December. Casey Anthony, George and Cindy's daughter, is charged with first-degree...
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Adam Lambert will perform two songs on Wednesday's "Good Morning America." The "American Idol" runner-up, pictured, will visit the ABC morning show on the last day of the November sweeps ratings period. (The photo is by Frazer Harrison of Getty...
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Promoting her book is just the start of Sarah Palin's push to raise her profile, she tells Sean Hannity in an interview to air tonight. "You're going to hear a lot from me," Palin says. "The haters are going to...
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CBS had the most viewers last week, but ABC had the most young adults. And young adults are what matter to advertisers. For the week, CBS averaged 11.5 million in prime time. ABC placed second with 11.2 million. Here's how...
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A Jose Baez client was acquitted of attempted murder this week in Kissimmee. Central Florida News 13 used that story to explore how the attorney defends clients, including Casey Anthony. She is charged with the first-degree murder of her daughter,...
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Jakob Karr of Windermere continues to dazzle the judges on "So You Think You Can Dance." Karr, who is 19, told his personal story last night on the Fox dance contest. He explained how dance classes helped him lose weight...
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasts President Barack Obama on Afghanistan, Israel and the economy in her continuing interview with ABC's Barbara Walters. Palin says her solution for dealing with high unemployment would be cutting taxes. "I would start cutting...
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It's that time to talk about what happened on the results show of "Dancing With the Stars." SPOILER ALERT: In the many years I've watched this show, I've been very disappointed. John O'Hurley didn't win the first season. Gilles Marini,...
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Here's something different: President Barack Obama will give an interview to Fox News Channel. The president is talking to Major Garrett of Fox News on Wednesday during a trip to China. It's not an exclusive: Obama also is giving interviews...
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Sarah Palin was the guest yesterday. Former porn star Jenna Jameson was the guest today. And tomorrow, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" welcomes stars (Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz) from the movie musical "Nine." Jameson has retired from the porn...
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Joe Sammartano of Ormond-by-the-Beach is waging a battle against Disney-owned ABC. In a federal lawsuit filed in New York last week, Sammartano complains that ABC News' "Good Morning America" infringed on the trademark for his group, AmeriCAN Challenge. AmeriCAN is...
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Katie Couric really got under Sarah Palin's skin. Fox News Channel has really gotten under Barack Obama's. Those political leaders may be continents apart on the issues, but they share a prickliness about their coverage. They don't follow the advice...
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NBC is stocking its annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" special with big-name talent. The one-hour program will air at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, on WESH-Channel 2. Jane Krakowski of "30 Rock" and Zachary Levi of "Chuck" will co-host. There...
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Could this be a sign of things to come? CBS is moving "Cold Case" to 9 p.m. this Sunday and pushing "Three Rivers" to 10. CBS says the move is just for this weekend, but a permanent switch probably would...
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Maybe Marie Osmond should just stay away. Her presence in the studio audience so rattled brother Donny Osmond on his tango that he placed at the bottom of the judges' score board tonight on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Could...
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Lou Dobbs is back, and Bill O'Reilly has him tonight. Dobbs, who recently resigned from CNN, talks about his future. The interview can be seen on "The O'Reilly Factor" at 8 tonight on Fox News Channel. "I'm very blessed to...
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin turns more political in her interview with ABC's Barbara Walters. Their chat starts on Tuesday's "Good Morning America." Palin's first interview to promote her book, "Going Rogue," aired today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Palin...
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Latest updates in the Casey Antony case: ***Her defense team plans to depose former meter reader Roy Kronk on Thursday, WFTV-Channel 9 and Central Florida News 13 reported today. Kronk found the remains of toddler Caylee Anthony in December. Casey...
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The John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket lost the 2008 presidential campaign because "the economy tanked under a Republican administration" and "people were sincerely looking for change," Palin told Oprah Winfrey in an interview that aired this afternoon. "They did not want...
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Wonder why "The Vampire Diaries" has such a strong fan base? Have you missed an episode? Would you like to catch up with this show? (It's worth catching up -- the show is tremendous fun.) The CW will offer a...
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Who are the "People of the Year"? According to Matt Lauer and NBC News, they are Taylor Swift, Susan Boyle, Kobe Bryant, "Octomom" Nadya Suleman, Capt. Chelsey Sullenberger of the miracle landing in the Hudson and Merchant Marine Capt. Richard...
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The "Twilight" stars visit Jimmy Kimmel on Friday, the day "New Moon" opens. Here's a preview of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, but Lautner does most of the talking about getting that muscular look. You can catch "Jimmy...
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In an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for brother Michael Jackson's death. "He was the one that was administering," Jackson says. "I think he is responsible." Roberts' interview with Jackson airs at 10 p.m....
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Jon Gruden has agreed to a multi-year deal with ESPN, the Disney-owned channel announced this morning. What do you think of that, sports fans? The former coach of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers will continue on "Monday Night Football" along with...
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The broadcast networks continue to pack the November lineup with major programs. The networks want to help bolster their affiliates during the important November ratings period. Here are a few of those programs: *** "Dancing With the Stars" puts the...
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There's one camp of thought that any press is good press. I would submit that Carrie Prejean blows that theory to smithereens. Prejean is the former Miss California who has written a book with a windy title, ?Still Standing: The...
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"What is it with CNN and runaway bags of hot air?" Seth Meyers asked. That was "Saturday Night Live" drawing a comparison last night between the Balloon Boy story and Lou Dobbs' resignation. It was one of the night's better...
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Julianne Hough has parted with country singer Chuck Wicks, she tells Us Weekly. They danced together last season on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Hough told the magazine that the breakup was "a good thing for us right now" because...
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Oprah Winfrey has Sarah Palin first on Monday. But ABC News is circulating snippets from Barbara Walters' Palin interview, which starts Tuesday on "Good Morning America." Palin is promoting her book "Going Rogue." The former Alaska governor talks about learning...
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Orlando's Robert Weddle had a fine run in Oprah Winfrey's Karaoke Challenge. The rock singer finished third in the karaoke contest and collected $50,000. On her show today, Winfrey announced the results after 2.5 million viewers voted. "I went into...
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Starting Monday, WESH-Channel 2 meteorologists Jason Brewer and Amy Sweezey are changing jobs. She will do the weather in the morning, from 5 to 7 a.m. weekdays on WESH and from 7 to 9 a.m. on sister station WKCF-Channel 18....
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The results show of "Dancing With the Stars" will be busy next week. The main business is announcing the three celebrities that will make it to the finals. The four celebrities still in the running are Donny Osmond, Mya, Joanna...
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Want to know more about Lou Dobbs' departure from CNN? He will talk to Bill O'Reilly on "The O'Reilly Factor" at 8 p.m. Monday on Fox News Channel. The channel said the interview "will cover Dobb's resignation, his career and...
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Vice President Joe Biden will make his sixth appearance on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" next week. But his appearance Tuesday will be his first on the show as vice president. In fact, it will be the first time...
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The most-watched program this weekend is likely to be Sunday Night Football. The New England Patriots take on the Indianapolis Colts, and NBC is should be the beneficiary of huge ratings. The game starts at 8:15 p.m. Elsewhere: *** "Desperate...
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CBS' "60 Minutes" is going "Jurassic Park" on viewers this weekend. Lesley Stahl will interview Montana-based paleontologist Jack Horner. His goal: "I want to know everything, everything we can know about [dinosaurs] and make one if we can." Sound familiar?...
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A supposed smoking gun in the Casey Anthony case is "a big fizzle," WKMG-Channel 6 reporter Tony Pipitone said tonight. Pipitone noted that local and national media highlighted that chloroform was found in a Gatorade bottle and syringe discovered near...
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The Sarah Palin interview won't air until Monday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." But the Oprah folks have released a few highlights. The former vice-presidential candidate is promoting her book, "Going Rogue." Winfrey asks if Palin thought her much-maligned interview...
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Janet Jackson will perform a medley of her greatest hits to open the American Music Awards. Will she call attention to her infamous performance at the Super Bowl? Probably not. ABC will air the American Music Awards from 8 to...
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Barbara Walters has landed a big get, and ABC News is telling everyone about it, even though the bulk of the interview won't air until April. Take that, Oprah! Walters will talk to Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov....
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The latest in the Casey Anthony case: Mallory Parker, girlfriend of Lee Anthony, was questioned by prosecutors this morning. Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, also questioned Parker. Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter,...
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CNN announced this morning that John King will fill the slot that Lou Dobbs occupied. The cable news channel said King will lead a political program that will start early next year in the 7 o'clock weeknight spot. CNN honcho...
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Orlando's Robert Weddle is a finalist in Oprah Winfrey's Karaoke Challenge. Win or lose, he is a fortunate man. He has good friends, and they gathered this morning at Big Daddy's in Winter Park to watch, via Skype, the live...
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"Hank," the new Kelsey Grammer sitcom, is gone. The blah comedy, about a corporate bigwig brought low by the economic downturn, didn't wow ABC viewers. Big surprise, that one. Viewers didn't like it when Grammer's Frasier hit hard times, either....
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Taylor Swift is the hottest thing going, and this is very good news for ABC. The Disney-owned network will present the American Music Awards on Nov. 22. And that event could be a ratings blockbuster, because Swift is competing with...
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Just a reminder: You can catch Orlando's Robert Weddle today as he competes in Oprah Winfrey's Karaoke Challenge. The three finalists sing today. Viewers can vote for their favorite, and Winfrey will announce the winner on tomorrow's show. "The Oprah...
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Shed a tear, Joss Whedon fans. "Dollhouse" is going to rerun heaven, The Hollywood Reporter says. Whedon, the man who transformed "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" into a TV treasure, couldn't make enough viewers want to visit "Dollhouse." The action thriller,...
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Whitney Houston will sing "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" at the American Music Awards. She won't leave empty-handed either: She is getting the American Music Awards International Artist Award. She is the eighth act to receive the honor --...
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TBS' "Lopez Tonight" is billing itself as the first late-night show to offer DNA testing of its guests. The shows promises that its Thursday episode will be different: "Larry David ('Curb Your Enthusiasm') will get the surprise of his life...
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If you want music on Thanksgiving night, look to ABC. The Disney-owned network will offer specials with Beyonce and Paul McCartney. Both specials will mix concert footage with interviews. (Beyonce is shown at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin...
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Thanks to all our veterans on this Veterans Day. Have you said thank you to a veteran you know? Television will take note of this important day with this sampling of programs: *** "Return to Duty" has earned strong reviews....
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Sad news for "House" fans: Jennifer Morrison says she's departing the Fox medical drama. Morrison has played Dr. Allison Cameron since the show debuted in 2004. She visits "The Bonnie Hunt Show" today. The show airs at 11 a.m. on...
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How important was the evidence that chloroform was in a Gatorade bottle, along with a syringe, near Caylee Anthony's remains? It's no smoking gun in the case, WKMG-Channel 6 said in a report tonight. Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree...
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Susan Boyle sang "I Dreamed a Dream" beautifully tonight on "Dancing With the Stars." She had a lot of competition from professional dancers Tony Dovolani and Chelsie Hightower, who performed a difficult, sexy dance. Did you think that was the...
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Public broadcasting is a special animal. It depends on your money to keep going. And if something is changing at your local public TV or radio station, don?t you want to know about it? In Central Florida, you?re out of...
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"The case that became a global sensation ended in an Orlando courtroom," WESH-Channel 2 anchor Martha Sugalski said today. The saga of former astronaut Lisa Nowak -- who attacked romantic rival Colleen Shipman -- concluded with a judge giving Nowak...
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It's a Thanksgiving Eve special that should have Beatles fans giving thanks. "The Beatles on Record" will premiere at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, on History. The narration comes from the Beatles -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and...
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Private investigator Dominic Casey will be deposed by prosecutors Dec. 16 instead of Thursday, WFTV-Channel 9 reported at noon today. He works for the family of Casey Anthony, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter,...
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Althea Clark of Orlando serves as the assistant of the day on today's "Dr. Oz Show." Her project, according to the show: "sniff out ways with Dr. Oz to deal with body odor." Clark, who is 49, and Dr. Mehmet...
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Let's hear it for Tyra Banks and Aeropostale. They are partnering for the 100,000 Coat Giveaway. What's that? A reason for hope. One hundred thousand new winter coats will be given to underprivileged children in the United States and Canada...
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CBS had the most viewers last week, and Fox had the edge in the 18-to-49 age group. Sports -- the World Series, Sunday Night Football -- made a big splash in the ratings. But CBS' "NCIS" remained the most-watched scripted...
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