Michael Kay took exception to some of Pat McAfee’s criticisms of traditional sports journalism during his radio show, pushing back on the popular ESPN talk host’s comments, calling sports journalists “curmudgeon bums” who hate sports. All of it stems back to the viral moment between Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and the Jacksonville Free Press’ … Read more
“Today” star Jill Martin is still dealing with health issues stemming from her cancer battle. The 49-year-old journalist revealed that she has to undergo emergency surgery due to complications from treatment for breast cancer. “Just when you think the fight is over, life reminds you that healing isn’t always linear,” Martin told “Today” on Friday. … Read more
Stephanie Elam is sharing insight into her friendship with the late Ananda Lewis. The former MTV VJ and talk show host died at age 52 following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. On Friday, the CNN correspondent, 51, spoke candidly about Lewis while on air with fellow CNN anchor Sara Sidner, 53. In October 2024, … Read more
A Fox TV news anchor discovered this week that he had skin cancer during a live TV segment. Mike Jerrick, co-host of “Good Day Philadelphia” on FOX29, was broadcasting a skin care segment with Dr. Joanna Walker, a dermatologist with the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at the University of Pennsylvania. As they discussed the importance of checking … Read more
The ‘Today” hosts are keeping Sheinelle Jones in their prayers. During a segment on “Today” Friday, Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer gave an update on Jones, 46, who has been absent from the NBC morning show since December 18 due to “a family health matter.” “I just talked to her a couple days … Read more
Natalie ‘Nadya’ Suleman is taking a trip down memory lane. The 49-year-old, known as “Octomom” after birthing the first surviving octuplets in 2009, reflected on an interview she did with Ann Curry, 68, shortly after the arrival of her eight babies. “[The hospital] let me pick what interviewer so I opted [for] a news anchor and … Read more
Dayle Haddon spoke candidly on ageism in the fashion industry in her final appearance before her sudden death. The former supermodel, who died Friday from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at age 76, posted a clip of her appearance on Claudia Mahler’s “Shift Happens” podcast, to Instagram on Dec.19 — just eight days before her death. In the caption, Haddon … Read more
Geraldo Rivera is making amends with the father of JonBenét Ramsey. After John Ramsey’s daughter was found murdered at 6 years old in the basement of her family’s Colorado home in 1996, the journalist, 81, staged a mock murder trial on television. On Monday, during NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rivera addressed the mock trial that aired on his daytime talk show, “The … Read more
Jill Martin is opening up about navigating life a year after beating breast cancer. “I hold two emotions that don’t normally go together simultaneously,” the 48-year-old told Us Weekly on Tuesday at the “Today” show taping. “I’m so grateful to be cancer-free, but on the other hand, I just came out of a year of fog and … Read more
Engaged NY Mag political reporter Olivia Nuzzi stunned the political world when she confessed to having an inappropriate “personal relationship” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is married, during his presidential campaign. Nuzzi claimed the relationship wasn’t physical, and a rep for RFK Jr. said the two only met in person once, leading many to … Read more
After 40 years of marriage, Connie Chung has done more than enough research to know what she’s talking about. The journalist recently revealed what makes her marriage to Maury Povich work since tying the knot in 1984. “If you really break it down, Maury and I have always had our own things that we do,” Chung told US Weekly on Tuesday … Read more
Beloved entertainment journalist Sam Rubin suffered a fatal heart attack following his hospitalization in May, a coroner’s report revealed Tuesday. The 64-year-old Hollywood reporter’s death was determined as “ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease,” the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Tuesday. His death was ruled as natural. Atherosclerotic coronary artery … Read more
He found a way to Excel in his weight loss journey. Michael Hicks, a senior editor at Android Central, is sharing the tech tools that have helped him go from 225 to 192 pounds in the last year. “I lost 30 pounds by walking an extra couple of miles per day, using tech like smart … Read more
It was a send-off fit for a king. King Charles sent a heartfelt message to retiring BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell last month after the monarch reportedly called the journalist an “awful man” back in 2005. In the video, which was shown at the 70-year-old journalist’s retirement party, the British monarch joked about the “ups and … Read more
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg on Tuesday warned her fellow co-hosts and the audience that failing to vote for President Biden would essentially be a vote for former President Donald Trump rounding up journalists and gay people. She described Trump’s views as “I’m going to take all the journalists, I’m going to take all the gay folks, … Read more
A journalist who quit her job at the BBC in March demanded Monday that King Charles III issue an apology regarding this ancestors’ involvement with the transatlantic slave trade. “I would hope very much that in the coming years, he can apologize for the royal family’s historic links to slavery and make a meaningful financial gesture … Read more
Police arrested a man climbing Thursday on the Eiffel Tower, leading to visitors being temporarily stranded at the summit — including a reporter for The Associated Press and a Washington, D.C., couple who decided during the wait to get married. Amir Khan had been planning to propose to Kat Warren later Thursday in a Paris … Read more
A Mississippi morning news anchor appears to be out of a job after saying a popular Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month. Barbie Bassett has not returned to the anchor desk at NBC affiliate WLBT since the March 8 broadcast and is no longer listed as a member of the news team on … Read more
Jerry Green, a Detroit sports writer who covered 56 consecutive Super Bowls, has died at 94, The Detroit News said Friday. Green retired as a columnist at the News in 2004 but continued to attend the Super Bowl for the newspaper until this year. His streak began with Green Bay’s 35-10 victory over Kansas City … Read more