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TV Q&A: Why so many WPXI-TV morning anchors?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Why did WPXI Channel 11 morning news switch to a separate anchor for reporting the “breaking news” in the mornings? — Michelle, Penn Hills Rob:...
Get out your green for in-person return of Pittsburgh Irish Festival
Irish eyes will be smiling at this news. The 30th annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is being planned as an in-person event. Its return was announced Tuesday, the day before St. Patrick’s Day. “We are trying to be creative,” said Mairin Petrone, the festival’s executive director. “Our slogan is ‘Irish eyes...
Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81
NEW YORK — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien,” has died. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death Monday in a Facebook post. She said he died Monday...
TV Talk: WTAE-TV hires meteorologist to replace Cam Tran
Hearst-owned Channel 4 has hired a replacement for Cam Tran, who departed for a Hearst sister-station, WESH-TV, in Orlando. Brian Hutton Jr. arrives from WNCN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, N.C. He’s also an adjunct lecturer in meteorology at Mississippi State University. Hutton grew up in Johnstown and attended California...
Familiar face from Fort Ligonier moving to The Westmoreland
A familiar face at Fort Ligonier will soon be a familiar face at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Erica Nuckles, the fort’s director of history and collections, will join the Greensburg museum’s staff in April as director of learning, engagement and partnerships. “I am thrilled and honored to join...
The biggest snubs and surprises in the Oscar nominations
It’s a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns. Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise in a year where we watched everything from our couches that Netflix, the most popular streaming service, walked...
‘Mank,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Chicago 7’ lead Oscar nominationsVideo
NEW YORK — David Fincher’s “Mank” has led nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards with 10 nods, and for the first time, two women — Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell — were nominated for best director. Eight films were nominated for best picture. “Mank” was joined by Fennell’s “Promising Young...
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift make history at the GrammysVideo
The Grammys are drunk in love with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift: the singers both made history at the 2021 show. Swift, 31, became first woman to win album of the year three times. “We just want to thank the fans,” said Swift, who won the top prize with “folklore.” Swift...
Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber win country Grammy AwardVideo
Justin Bieber is a Grammy winner in the country genre for his “10,000 Hours” collaboration with Dan + Shay. Dan + Shay accepted the best country duo/group performance Grammy virtually. Bieber did not appear during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony, where the majority of Sunday’s awards are bestowed. Dan + Shay...
KDKA’s Mary Ours won’t be back on the air till the summer … here’s why
KDKA meteorologist Mary Ours will be off the air until the summer because she’s going on maternity leave. On Sunday morning, Ours announced on social media that she would be taking a break to give birth to a son. And she used the hashtag #38weekspregnant so it could be soon....
Ron Jaye, a longtime fixture in Pittsburgh broadcast news, dead at 86
Ronald Jaye Krauth, a longtime fixture in Pittsburgh broadcast news, known on the air as “Ron Jaye,” died last week in his Allegheny County home. A spokesman for WPXI News, where Krauth spent the better part of three decades on the air, said the news staff there is mourning the...
Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez say they’re still together
LOS ANGELES — J-Lo and A-Rod are still J-Rod. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez said Saturday that reports of their split are inaccurate, and they are working things through. A day earlier, multiple reports based on anonymous sources said the pop star-actor and the former baseball great had called off...
Severed-head tale in Western Pa. to be featured on 2 Netflix shows
One of Beaver County’s most bizarre mysteries has caught the interest of two Netflix series. Producers for “Unsolved Mysteries” and a new show, tentatively called “Body Parts,” will travel to Beaver County to interview local detectives and law enforcement officers still searching for clues in the case of an unidentified,...
Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist
NEW YORK — Tucker Carlson’s belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed reveals both a toxic online culture and bad blood between the newspaper and Fox News Channel and its most popular personality. The targeting of reporter Taylor...
Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million amid NFT boom
LONDON — Christie’s says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical works by many better known artists. The piece, titled “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” sold for...
Soleil Moon Frye’s doc ‘Kid 90’ is a time capsule for Gen XVideo
NEW YORK — One thing to understand about Soleil Moon Frye is that she is a historian of her life. While many of us may have saved diaries from our past, Frye can do you one better. She has diaries, videos and voicemails. It’s all documented and recorded. Frye says...
Emperor’s mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table
NEMI, Italy — A looted mosaic that once decorated a ship of the Roman Emperor Caligula and ended up as a coffee table in New York City finally returned home Thursday, as details emerged about the lucky break in the investigation that got it there. Officials unveiled the mosaic at...
Pittsburgh’s Daya performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’Video
Daya brought something with her to “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday: a new single. The Mt. Lebanon native performed her song “Bad Girl” as part of the ABC late night show’s concert series. Daya’s off-location performance looked music video-esque, starting the song alone walking though blue and red lit hallways...
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre collaborates on spring online offerings
Spring virtual offerings from Pittsburgh’s City Theatre Company include collaborations with local artists and theater groups in other cities. The season will open with the world premiere of a work about virologist and epidemiologist Nathan Wolfe, an early proponent of pandemic insurance, created by his playwright wife, Lauren Gunderson. “With...
TV Talk: Swissvale native Billy Gardell grateful for ‘Bob (Hearts) Abishola’ success
A few weeks ago, Swissvale native Billy Gardell received welcome news: An early third season renewal of his CBS sitcom “Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” returning with a new episode at 8:30 p.m. Monday on KDKA-TV. “That never happened to me on ‘Mike & Molly.’ They usually made you wait until May...
Westmoreland Symphony’s ‘The Four Seasons’ includes performance on rare violin
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming performance will offer the audience a rare treat, adding to the pleasure of hearing one of the most beloved pieces in the classical canon. Guest violinist Bella Hristova will join the orchestra for Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” playing an instrument made in 1655 by Italian...
Things to do in Western Pa.: March 10, 2021Video
Newly opened art exhibitions include a Women’s History Month retrospective and a showcase of watercolor works. For music, there’s everything from “trucker rock” to swing to choral works. Both kids and adults can put pen to paper for Ligonier Valley Writers programs, while Pittsburgh Public Theater is seeking reminiscences of...
Happy Mario Day: celebrate the Nintendo legendVideo
On March 10, we salute an institution in pop culture: Mario. Today marks Mario Day, stylized as Mar10 Day, as the combination of month and date look like the famous Nintendo character’s name. The overalled video game hero came into existence with his 1981 appearance in the arcade version of...
Without St. Patrick’s Day parade, groups produce virtual Irish celebration in Pittsburgh
For the second consecutive year, there is no luck of the Irish for an in-person St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pittsburgh. But there will be a virtual party to recognize the upcoming celebration. The “Virtual Shamrock Shindig Celebrates Everything Irish” takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 12. The...
TV Q&A: What happened to WINP-TV’s Ion Plus channel?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What happened to Ion Plus on FiOS in Pittsburgh? I noticed the night of Feb. 27 it wasn’t on and now on Feb. 28 it’s...
