Gene Simmons made quite the eyebrow-raising comment on live TV. The KISS frontman, 76, took a trip to Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for the American Music Fairness Act, which would ensure musicians are properly compensated. Simmons appeared on Atlanta-based Scripps News network to chat about his work with anchor Maritsa Georgiou. Gene Simmons during an on-air … Read more
ESPN anchor Elle Duncan caught some flak for a particularly crude comment during the network’s broadcast of the WNBA All-Star Game. It was during halftime when Duncan made her comment regarding the offensive output by both teams. “We hope it gets a little bit more competitive,” Duncan said after watching Napheesa Collier’s team put up 82 … Read more
Family comes first. Hoda Kotb revealed that she left “Today” earlier this year because her 6-year-old daughter Hope has Type 1 diabetes. “As anyone with a child who has Type 1 (knows), especially a little kid, you’re constantly watching, you’re constantly monitoring, you’re constantly checking, which is what I did all the time when I … Read more
Hoda Kotb’s co-workers will be family for life. After announcing that she is stepping away from “Today” after nearly two decades, the 60-year-old’s co-workers shared their sentiments for the longtime anchor. “Hoda, we love you so much,” Savannah Guthrie said on “Today” as she and Jenna Bush Hager took Kotb’s hands in theirs. “And when you … Read more
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years. The anchor revealed on Thursday that she will remain on the NBC program through Jan. 1, 2025. Kotb was joined by her co-hosts when she announced the tearful news, including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones. Hoda … Read more
The teenage son of beloved entertainment reporter Sam Rubin delivered an emotional, on-air tribute to his late father from his dad’s seat at the KTLA anchor desk just three days after the TV journalist unexpectedly died. Colby Rubin, 16, delivered the heart-wrenching letter addressed to his dad during a Monday broadcast on KTLA, where the … Read more
Anyone got a scoop? A recent live news broadcast in Bolivia was interrupted by a small black dog relieving itself on the anchor desk, What’s the Jam reports. The unidentified canine was brought on set to help promote pet adoption. Not missing its moment to shine, the pup shocked the Channel RTP crew by arching … Read more
She’s on the move. In January, longtime “Mornings on 1” co-anchor Annika Pergament debuted “The Rush Hour,” a weekday news program that airs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and covers city politics, mass transit, education, business, and entertainment. “My hope is that people can turn it on at any point in the afternoon and … Read more
Millions are wishing one young girl a happy birthday after her ruined surprise party went viral on British social media. A BBC meteorologist made an accidental on-air gaffe Friday when she revealed that her family was planning a surprise birthday party for her niece. The blunder occurred when weather forecaster Kawser Quamer was asked by … Read more
Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and hosted his longtime radio show “The Osgood File,” has died. He was 91. CBS News announced Osgood’s passing Tuesday. The former journalist died at his New Jersey home from dementia, kin said. “Charlie absolutely loved being part of the ‘Sunday Morning’ community,” his family … Read more
After 15 years of bringing the news to New Yorkers, Tamsen Fadal is ready to make headlines of her own. At age 52, the popular PIX11 anchor is leaving the newsroom — to embark on a new career as a social media personality. And while the likes of TikTok and Instagram are often considered the … Read more
Sharing is caring, according to Andy Cohen. The Bravo head honcho, 54, joked about his relationship with friend Anderson Cooper – and the threesomes they could have during an appearance Wednesday on the Sherri Shepherd’s eponymous daytime talk show. While bantering about threesomes and dating, Shepherd said, “I threw in Anderson’s name because you guys … Read more
Whoopi Goldberg has come to the defense of disgraced weatherwoman Barbie Bassett. Goldberg slammed a Mississippi news station’s decision to oust Bassett, ostensibly because the anchor quoted a Snoop Dogg lyric on live television. On Monday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg insisted that “just because we’re on television, doesn’t mean we know everything.” “We don’t … 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
Popular Los Angeles morning anchor Lynette Romero assured fans her former co-anchor who was fired after he went rogue on-air will do “amazing things” as he moves past his controversial termination. Television anchor Mark Mester was let go by KTLA last month after he went off-script to blast his own station for the way they … Read more
The Wisconsin news anchor who died by apparent suicide previously experienced a tragic heartbreak — when her high school boyfriend died from a rare form of brain cancer in 2016. Neena Pacholke, who was set to be married in less than two months, had lost her first love Jordan Harris when he was 18. Harris had … Read more