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White Media Masquerading as Black
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, released his long awaited report last week called the Growth and Opportunity Project. It is basically...
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New Gadget Frees Mobile TV From Blocky Attachment
RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new gadget lets you watch TV on your phone or tablet without a blocky attachment. Audiovox’s “mobiletv” gizmo allows you to pick up free TV...
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Ruben Studdard Could Be The Biggest Loser
by Michael McGee Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner Singer Ruben Studdard joins cast of The Biggest Loser. NBC In the decade since Ruben Studdard won the top prize on American Idol, he has...
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NBC’s Tom Brokaw Diagnosed with Cancer
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran TV newsman Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, NBC News said Tuesday. The Mayo Clinic discovered last summer that Brokaw has multiple...
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Lance Gross Navigates Danger and Opportunity in New Series ‘Crisis’
NBC releases New Drama starring Actor Lance Gross by Princess Manasseh Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One...
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NBC Chief Says Traditional TV Season Outdated
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s boss says the traditional television season that begins in September and ends in May is an outdated practice that the network is moving beyond. NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke said...
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Rebounding NBC Adding 12 New Series Next Season
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC, which rebounded this season from a stubborn ratings slump, will try to build on its gains with a dozen new series that include dramas starring...
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NBC Series Has Joke About School Massacres
NEW YORK (AP) — School massacres apparently will be fodder for humor in a new NBC prime-time fall series. During NBC’s schedule preview to advertisers on Monday, the network ran a clip of “The...
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Halle Berry’s ‘Extant’ Leads in TV Ratings
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Halle Berry made her small screen debut at a spot befitting an Academy Award winner — first place in the television ratings — but it’s too early to...
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‘Biggest Loser’ Alum Damien Gurganious Dies at 38
(Wellington Daily News) – Damien Gurganious, who competed on Season 7 of The Biggest Loser, died Nov. 24, Us Weekly reports. He was 38. Gurganious, who celebrated his birthday a week before his...
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Brian Williams Scandal Prompts Frantic Efforts at NBC to Curb Rising Damage
(New York Times) – Hours before Brian Williams took the anchor’s chair for the nightly newscast on Feb. 4, a sense of dread began to spread through the Rockefeller Plaza offices of NBC News. The...
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NBC Reveals ‘The Wiz’ as Next Live TV Musical Special
Elizabeth Wagmeister, VARIETY MAGAZINE NEW YORK (VARIETY)—NBC will ease on down the road for its next live musical television event. “The Wiz” will take center stage on Thursday, Dec. 3, the net...
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Lester Holt Draws More Viewers to NBC’s ‘Nightly News’
(New York Times) – So far, so good for Lester Holt and NBC. Mr. Holt won in total viewers in his first week as the official anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News.” Mr. Holt brought in eight million viewers...
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Report: NBC is Investing $250 Million in BuzzFeed
(Business Insider) – NBCUniversal is reportedly investing $250 million in BuzzFeed at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to Re/code’s Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka. BuzzFeed declined to comment on the...
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Uzo Aduba, Amber Riley Join ‘The Wiz Live!’ Ensemble
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (UPI) – Uzo Aduba and Amber Riley have joined the ensemble of The Wiz Live!, NBC announced. Orange is the New Black Emmy winner Aduba is to play Glinda, the Good Witch of the...
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Holt Maintains NBC’s Lead in News Ratings
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two months into the transition from Brian Williams to Lester Holt as anchor of NBC’s top-rated “Nightly News” broadcast, and executives at the network...
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‘The Carmichael Show’: A Look at the New Program and What’s Happening with...
(Christian Science Monitor) – This spring, NBC, home of such classic comedies as “Cheers” and “Seinfeld,” got the public’s attention when it announced that it would only have two comedies on its slate...
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Ben Carson’s Claim That ‘Taqiyya’ Encourages Muslims ‘to Lie to Achieve Your...
“Taqiyya is a component of Shia that allows, and even encourages you to lie to achieve your goals.” — Dr. Ben Carson, interview with The Hill newspaper, Sept. 20, 2015 (The Washington Post) – Carson, a...
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The Black Press Challenges Fake News at Annual Conference
A. Scott Bolden of Reed Smith, consultant Deborah Gray-Young, economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and NABJ President Sarah Glover discuss the affects of “fake news” on the Black community during the NNPA’s...
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DC Mayor Talks New Motherhood on Morning TV
AFRO — It’s been over three months since District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed she assumed another position-motherhood- and until her appearance on Thursday’s “NBC 4 Today Show,” she’s been...
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