Former Missouri Tigers defensive end Michael Sam will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2014 ESPYS in Los Angeles. After a highly successful College Football career, including being named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-American his senior year, Sam announced publicly that he was gay.
Premium entertainment network EPIX announced today that To Russia With Love, an EPIX Original Documentary about two generations of Olympic LGBT athletes, will make its World Premiere Wednesday, October 22 at 8PM ET. To Russia with Love examines human rights through the lens of LGBT athletes, with iconoclastic athlete and commentator Johnny Weir serving as the viewers' guide into this world. The documentary examines the experiences of Olympic legends Billie Jean King and Greg Louganis as well as the next generation of LGBT athletes who participated in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Shooting worldwide in locations as diverse as Sochi, New York City, Calgary, Toronto, St. Petersburg and Moscow, the film follows these athletes from the ice to the slopes as they bear the brunt of constant media questioning about Russia's anti-gay laws.
Forest Hills Stadium (ForestHillsStadium.com), the legendary sporting and entertainment venue hidden in the idyllic Queens, New York neighborhood of Forest Hills, has added a second show to their 2014 concert season. This season will feature an exciting and eclectic mix of some of the biggest names in music and entertainment today, including a special co-headlining performance by Modest Mouse and Brand New on Saturday, August 9th. This concert will follow the previously announced performance by Zac Brown Band on Saturday, June 21st which sold out in minutes
The 6th Annual Shorty Awards, handed out in New York last night, honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short form content
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced today that it has selected British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran to perform at this year's Academy Awards Viewing Party
CBS News' FACE THE NATION was first in households (2.3/06), viewers (3.27m), and in adults 25-54 (0.8/04) – the demographic most important to those who advertise in news – according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Jan. 26.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will present its 22 nd annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.
On last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central, A-Rod is suspended for drug use, Pat Buchanan supports Russia's anti-gay laws, Billie Jean King is a U.S. Olympic delegate, and Deborah Solomon talks 'American Mirror.'
Tennis legend Billie Jean King appeared on this morning's TODAY on NBC and said she doesn't need to make a statement against Russia's anti-gay laws when she heads to the Sochi Olympic Games next month.
The Incubator Arts Project presents its fifth annual Other Forces, a festival of work from some of independent theater's most innovative artists. Other Forces will run today, January 9 - 26, 2014.
In an exclusive interview with 'Today,' tennis legend Billie Jean King will be live in studio for her first interview since President Obama selected her to officially represent the United Sates as a delegate at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. King's interview will air live on NBC's TODAY, January 9.
Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at The Shops at SkyView Center in Queens, N.Y. The approximately 39,000-square-foot, two-level store is scheduled to open in fall 2014. The developer for the project is Onex Real Estate Partners.
In an exclusive interview with 'Today,' tennis legend Billie Jean King will be live in studio for her first interview since President Obama selected her to officially represent the United Sates as a delegate at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. King's interview will air live on NBC's TODAY on Thursday, January 9.
The Incubator Arts Project presents its fifth annual Other Forces, a festival of work from some of independent theater's most innovative artists. Other Forces will run January 9 - 26, 2014.
The legendary tennis star and equal rights pioneer Billie Jean King takes center stage as the subject of the new play SHE IS KING - conceived and created by Laryssa Husiak, directed by Katherine Brook - being given its NY premiere with performances January 10-26 at the Incubator Arts Project (inside St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10 St. in Manhattan) as part of OTHER FORCES 2014, Incubator Arts' annual festival of work from some of independent theater's most innovative artists.
Having aired in the U.K. on ITV in September, Alfred Haber, president of Alfred Haber Television, Inc. (AHTI), announced today that the company has been appointed exclusive distributor with worldwide rights for the recently taped ITV special BRITs Icon: Elton John.
On Monday, October 28, 2013, Sing for Hope will hold its 7th annual gala at Center548 in Manhattan. The gala's theme is 'Art for All,' in reflection of Sing for Hope's arts outreach programs that democratize the arts and ignite the spark of creative innovation in all people. Cocktails begin promptly at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event is chaired by ANN ZIFF (Sing for Hope Board Member, Chair of the Metropolitan Opera, and Vice-Chair of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) and will honor HAMDI ULUKAYA, Founder and CEO of Chobani, Inc., America's #1 selling yogurt brand. Scroll down for a look at this year's performers and guests!
On last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central, Americans oppose military action in Syria, Fox News dreams up "Super Reagan," Iowa grants gun permits to blind people, and Billie Jean King recalls the "Battle of the Sexes." Check out highlights from the September 9 broadcast below!