Nov 08 ‘You’re a racist!’: Watch Trump fend off mock heckler Larry David on ‘SNL’ By Frazier Moore, Associated Press Donald Trump hadn't gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of "You're a racist!"… Continue reading
Oct 13 Donald Trump to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in November By Associated Press NEW YORK -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" next month, calling it a "great honor."… Continue reading
Aug 22 150 years on, meet the prolific pioneer who brought us the movie projector By Carey Reed Before the digital revolution hit the movie industry, the projector used in movie theaters was an evolution of the Phantoscope, developed by Charles Francis Jenkins, who was born nearly 150 years ago on Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch When high-minded politicos Buckley and Vidal took the low road By PBS News Hour The new documentary "Best of Enemies" pinpoints a key moment in broadcasting: a series of debates during the 1968 political conventions between two intellectual giants. William F. Buckley on the right and Gore Vidal on the left attracted a high… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:30 TV is dead? Author says there’s something wrong with that picture By PBS News Hour Nowadays, there are more and more new media video options carpeting the web. But in his new book, “Television Is The New Television: The Unexpected Triumph of Old Media In the Digital Age,” Michael Wolff argues that the Internet is… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 7:05 Bill Cosby’s prior Quaalude confession may have legal repercussions By PBS News Hour According to the Associated Press, Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he obtained Quaaludes with the intent of using them to have sex with women. More than two dozen women have accused Cosby in cases that go back decades. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Mar 29 What’s your media diet? See how you compare to the NewsHour team By Elisabeth Ponsot Is it ethical to use a friend's Netflix password? Is cable still worth the cost? Read what NewsHour staff had to say about their media diet and share your thoughts. Continue reading
Mar 29 Are millennials missing out by scrapping cable TV subscriptions? By Hannah Yi Over the past five years, 3.8 million American homes have opted to cancel their cable subscription or not sign up at all. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 8:50 Cutting the cable cord: Will the online media boom mean the death of TV? By PBS News Hour Over the past five years, more than three million American homes have canceled their cable subscriptions while plenty more have signed up for online streaming services to control when, where and how they watch their favorite shows. Now, some of… Continue watching
Feb 16 Every reference Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon made during SNL’s 40th anniversary opening ditty By Colleen Shalby, Justin Scuiletti During SNL 40th anniversary special on Sunday, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon highlighted many of those witty one-liners and favorite characters during a musical cold open. We rounded them up. Continue reading