NATPE Reveals 2020 Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award Recipients
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 21, 2019
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) announced today that the recipients of NATPE's 17th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award are award-winning actress Christine Baranski, ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke, prolific television creator, producer and writer Courtney A. Kemp, President of NBCUniversal's Telemundo Global Studios, Marcos Santana, and Chairman, WarnerMedia News and Sports & President, CNN Worldwide Jeff Zucker. They will receive the prestigious award during the NATPE Miami 2020 convention during a dinner gala on January 22, 2020, at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. The dinner, with its A-list attendees, benefits the NATPE Educational Foundation, with a portion going to the Broadcasters Federation of America (BFOA). Bob Holmes is returning as Executive Producer of the show.
Alisyn Camerota Joins CNN Worldwide as Anchor
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 14, 2014
Veteran anchor and reporter Alisyn Camerota has joined CNN Worldwide as an anchor. She begins today. Camerota comes to CNN after 16 years at FOX News Channel, which she left in March.
Katie Couric to Exit ABC News for Yahoo
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 22, 2013
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran broadcast journalist is currently negotiating an amicable exit from from the network and her nationally syndicated talk show. This year, the number of pieces Couric has contributed to ABC News has drastically dropped off. Following the break, Couric will reportedly move to Yahoo, 'finalizing an extensive deal' for her own interview show, sources have confirmed to THR and Deadline. ABC and Yahoo regularly share content, per a 2011 deal.
CNN Films Screens PANDORA'S PROMISE Tonight
by TV News Desk - Nov 7, 2013
As the weather cools, CNN Films' fall schedule heats up with two, new-to-television documentaries that examine the relationship between humans and nature. And, tonight, Nov. 7, CNN will air PANDORA'S PROMISE from 9:00pm to 11:00pm and 12:00am to 2:00am, a film that explores the personal journeys of several environmental experts who evolved from Being strongly against to Being strongly in favor of nuclear energy. All broadcast times are Eastern.
CNN Premieres UNGUARDED WITH RACHEL NICHOLS Tonight
by TV News Desk - Oct 25, 2013
CNN previously announced that veteran sports journalist Rachel Nichols will host Unguarded with Rachel Nichols, a weekly half-hour show that takes an unfiltered look at the most interesting stories and personalities in sports. Kicking off tonight, October 25, 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, Nichols takes viewers beyond the field for candid conversations with some of the world's most extraordinary athletes.
CNN Films Presents Documentaries BLACKFISH, PANDORA'S PROMISE This Fall
by TV News Desk - Oct 24, 2013
As the weather cools, CNN Films' fall schedule heats up with two, new-to-television documentaries that examine the relationship between humans and nature. Today, Oct. 24 from 9:00pm to 11:00pm and 12:00am to 2:00am, CNN will air BLACKFISH, the story of a performing orca, connected to the deaths of several people while in captivity. And, on Thursday, Nov. 7, CNN will air PANDORA'S PROMISE from 9:00pm to 11:00pm and 12:00am to 2:00am, a film that explores the personal journeys of several environmental experts who evolved from Being strongly against to Being strongly in favor of nuclear energy. All broadcast times are Eastern.
Voting Now Open for CNN's 'Hero of the Year'
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 10, 2013
The network also announced that online voting for the “CNN Hero of the Year” opened today, October 10 at 8am ET and will run through Sunday, November 17 at 11:59pm PT.