Television - Page 15

The Major League Baseball season has reached the midway point of its season with the 2016 All Star Game on tap tonight at Petco Park in San Diego, California, the home of the San Diego Padres.  A few years ago it was determined that the winner of this game between the American League All-Stars and the National League All-Stars would gain the home field advantage in October's World Series. When that decision was made, I was against the idea and I still am today.

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So here we were, all watching our favorite shows on WGEM-TV and KHQA-TV last Wednesday night when both stations cut away from their regular programming to provide information in an attempt to inform people of the danger lurking in the area with tornadoes reported in the area.

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The Quincy University men’s volleyball match at No. 10 Loyola-Chicago tonight (April 15) will air live on ESPN 3 and the WatchESPN app. The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament quarterfinal starts at 7 p.m. Fans can access the live online channel via ESPN3.com or the WatchESPN app on any smart streaming device. A direct link is also available at QUHawks.com.

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After a very tumultuous week for yours truly, I guess it shouldn’t have come as a big surprise to me that I could not sleep Friday night. I’ve got a lot on my mind these days. So after tossing and turning and staring at the alarm clock and seeing 12:15, 1:20, 2:10 and finally 3:12 a.m., I just gave up and turned on the TV.  That was a mistake #1!

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Miley Cyrus joined NBC's "The Voice" last night as an adviser. I did not get to see the show, but I did read some of the social media comments about her appearance on the show.  Most were not in favor of her being there.

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Just when you thought Syfy Original Movies couldn’t get any weirder, we present to you Dead 7. On its surface, it’s just your normal, cheapo movie from the creators of Sharknado about zombies in a post-apocalyptic western town...

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Here's a reminder for the last person leaving Liberty for Peoria today, please turn out the lights.  The Liberty Eagles will meet LeRoy today at 12:15 at Carver Arena in the Illinois State Class 1-A Semi-Final round.   

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Looks like the American Pickers are coming to Missouri looking for your old junk (or as they call it on the show, “rusty gold”) and a few good stories to tell...

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There were several cartoons that I loved when I was growing up, but there were always three that were my absolute favorites: 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,' 'Thundercats,' and 'Voltron: Defender of the Universe.' It wasn't until I was an adult that I discovered that one of those shows has a local tie to our region.

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A monumental date in TV history took place last week. It was January 12, 1971 when CBS took a giant leap into the unknown by agreeing to air a program called "All in the Family". That was 45 years ago. The country was dealing with a war in Vietnam, civil unrest in many of our cities and people were generally unhappy.  They needed to laugh at something or somebody to remind them of what it was like to smile again. That something was "All in the Family" and that someone was Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O'Connor.

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