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The eighth annual Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE (NYCWFF) returns October 15 18, 2015. With more than 100 events taking place from Wall Street to Harlem, the Festival presents a variety of ways for people to sip, swirl and savor their way through offerings from some of the world's best chefs and culinary personalities. Tickets are still available to the Festival's signature tasting events taking place at its culinary campus on Piers 92 & 94 throughout the weekend.

NBC Sports Group announced today the launch of NBC Sports Films, a new initiative that will leverage NBC Olympics' Emmy Award-winning storytelling heritage and personnel to produce sports documentaries that will air across NBC Sports Group's multiple platforms.

The eighth annual Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE is pleased to release its 2015 program of events. Set for October 15 18, 100% of the net proceeds from more than 100 events taking place throughout New York City benefit Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry . To date, the Festival has raised more than $8.5 million to help fight hunger with the nation's leading hunger-relief organizations.

Esquire Network today announced four original series in development for 2015. Adding to its existing aggressive content strategy, the NBCUniversal lifestyle and entertainment cable network continues its momentum by offering diverse and unique programming that appeals and resonates with the upscale, educated man.

SKECHERS USA, Inc., the second highest buzz ranked and buzz improver in the footwear and apparel sector in 2014*, announced that it has been named 2014 Company of the Year by the trade publication Footwear Plus at its annual Plus Awards. This marks the sixth time that SKECHERS has been honored with the top Plus Award and follows a Company of the Year win from Footwear News at the FN Achievement Awards in December.

Producer Larry G. Spangler and The Spangler Group announced today the creative team for HAPPY TRAILS, a new musical based on the life and career of American icons Roy Rogers and his wife Dale Evans. The musical will feature original music by Tony and multiAcademy Award-winner Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Sister Act), lyrics by Tony nominee Glenn Slater (Sister Act, Tangled, ABC-TV's Galavant, upcoming School of Rock), a book by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman (Annie Hall, Manhattan, Jersey Boys, The Addams Family), and direction by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, Big River, Tommy).

Stories about some of the biggest names in Cleveland television history are retold in the new book 'Cleveland TV Tales' by Mike and Janice Olszewski. The book profiles dozens of colorful men and women who helped invent local television programming from the 1950s through the 1970s. Two of the best known personalities featured in 'Cleveland TV Tales' are Ernie Anderson, who as 'Ghoulardi,' the late-night movie host, got top ratings by trying to shock his audience, and Ron Penfound, who thought his job as genial cartoon-show host 'Captain Penny' would last only a few weeksand then stayed on the air for 16 years. Less-well-known innovators are included, too, such as confrontational talk show host Alan Douglas, who frequently baited his guestssometimes to the brink of violence. 'These were some pretty colorful people,' Mike Olszewski said. 'Maybe eccentric would be a better word. Okay, downright odd in some cases. But they were very creative.' They had to be. "When television broadcasting began in Cleveland, there was no formula,' Mike Olszewski said. 'There wasn't a model for regional hosts to follow. They had to use their creativity. And back then almost all TV was live, so they had to be on their toes; whatever could go wrong usually did." Anecdotes in the book include: • Linn Sheldon, as children's host 'Barnaby,' an elf, handling a young fan who casually used a racial epithetseveral timeson live TV • Early game show host Paul Hodges, whose 'Dress and Guess,' had contestants trying to figure out what famous person he was portraying before he got all his clothes on • Late night host 'Big' Wilson purchasing a wild wallaby to live on his yacht and serve as KYW TV's mascot (because he couldn't get a kangaroo) • Tough-as-nails news commentator Dorothy Fuldheim irritating various celebrities, including NFL star Joe Namath (she didn't recognize him), political activist Jerry Rubin (she threw him off her set, on-air), and comedian Richard Pryor (they argued about poverty on 'The Tonight Show'). Dan O'Shannon, the writer/producer of 'Cheers' and 'Modern Family' and a Cleveland native, wrote the book's foreword. In it, he refers to Cleveland's early TV professionals as, 'pioneers, a community of inspired, dedicated, artistic, lucky and just plain insane human beings.' 'Cleveland TV Tales: Stories from the Golden Age of Local Television' (Gray & Co.; $15.95; softcover; 187 pages; 60 photos) is available at Northeast Ohio bookstores and online from Amazon.com. More information at www.grayco.com. About the Authors: Mike and Janice Olszewski are a husband-and-wife team. Mike is a veteran Cleveland radio and television personality and the curator and archivist for the Ohio Broadcast Archive and Museum. He teaches media and communications at Kent State University, the University of Akron and Notre Dame College and is the author of two books about radio: 'Radio Days' and 'WIXY 1260.' Janice has more than three decades' experience in the travel and tourism industry. Her photography has been published in "Filmfax," "Outre," and other national magazines.

The world's most famous drummer-Ringo Starr-will be bringing his legendary talents and style to SKECHERS where he's set to appear in the footwear company's global marketing campaign for SKECHERS Relaxed Fit footwear. The new multimedia campaign featuring Ringo will begin in Spring 2015.

VERO BEACH, Fla., May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Vero Beach resident captures memorable sports momentsin new 'Profiles of the Game' book.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD delivered more than 6 million viewers for the sixth time this season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Feb. 2, 2014.

Super Bowl legend and former New York Jets star Joe Namath believes he has suffered some long-term effects from concussions he got while playing in the NFL, he tells Rita Braver in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD.

Super Bowl legend and former New York Jets star Joe Namath believes he has suffered some long-term effects from concussions he got while playing in the NFL, he tells Rita Braver in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD

ESPN's weeklong coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII begins Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 a.m. ET when ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike kicks off 115 hours of TV and radio programming from New York City. Shows will originate from Herald Square and Times Square Studios through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, when Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos face Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announces today that on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 they will release director Doug Dearth's high school football drama UNDERDOGS, which was written by Dave Latham and stars D.B. Sweeney (TAKEN 2), on DVD.

Joe Namath and Julie Moran ave teamed up to co-host the “Big Game Special” on the Balancing Act

Did University of Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and University of Southern California coach John McKay purposefully schedule the first game of the 1970 season – the first time a fully integrated team had played in Alabama – as a statement against segregation? Or was it simply another game between two college football powerhouses whose coaches were close personal friends? What were Bryant's and McKay's motives for the last-minute addition of USC, a fully integrated team ranked by some as the No. 1 team in the country, to the 1970 Alabama schedule?

UNDERDOGS hits theaters today, November 1st! Official press release below and the trailer is now also available here!

This November, FOX rushes to the end zone with massive television events, series premieres and season finales, as well as all-new episodes with big guest stars, including the two-part season finale of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR

Did University of Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and University of Southern California coach John McKay purposefully schedule the first game of the 1970 season – the first time a fully integrated team had played in Alabama – as a statement against segregation? Or was it simply another game between two college football powerhouses whose coaches were close personal friends? What were Bryant's and McKay's motives for the last-minute addition of USC, a fully integrated team ranked by some as the No. 1 team in the country, to the 1970 Alabama schedule?