September 4, 2012 It was September 4th, 1966 and the television world saw its first Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. That's right, 46 years ago today. Jerry Lewis is no longer a part of the telethon. He was asked not to return before last year's show for reasons that are still unknown today and without him, the telethon has apparently suffered.
Demi Lovato is on a career high. Her single, ‘Give Your Heart a Break,’ is her biggest seller and airplay success to date, she’s the newest ‘X Factor‘ judge and she’s on tour getting her hair pulled by fans worldwide. Not only that, but she’s healthier than ever before. She sat down with iVillage to chat about her new judging gig, Simon Cowell and why dating is off the table for now.
Simon Cowell can add “hero” to his long, long list of achievements: The former ‘American Idol‘ and current ‘X Factor‘ judge came to the rescue of nine people who were trapped on a sinking boat in France!
August 29, 2012 Years ago I had the opportunity to meet Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Gifford when they were doing their show in Chicago. Kathy Lee left the show several years ago and was replaced by Kelly Ripa and Regis left the show some 9 months ago.
Since then some 59 co-hosts have joined Ripa on the set for the "Live" show. Of the 59 one has been selected to replace Regis and that person is Michael Strahan, the former New York Giant football player. It got me to thinking, if Strahan didn't get the job what local person would be a good fit?
Good news for those of us who miss Miley Cyrus on the small screen! The starlet has finally confirmed that she’s appearing on ‘Two and a Half Men’ this fall.
Looks like the rumors of Nicki Minaj joining ‘American Idol‘ may be true. The Hollywood Reporter says that Minaj and country crooner Keith Urban are close to finalizing their contracts for the show!
It was announced a month ago that Mariah Carey would become a judge on ‘American Idol‘ for its upcoming season, filling one of the seats left vacant by former judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. People may still be recovering from the shock of the announcement, but ‘Idol’ winner Jordin Sparks thinks Carey will be a great fit.
August 22, 2012 Back on August 10th an anniversary passed for the debut of 'Candid Camera' with Alan Funt as the show's host. It first aired in 1948 on ABC television and was originally called "Candid Microphone" which was also the name of Alan Funt's radio program.
Lookout, Bart and Homer. Swag is on its way to Springfield.
Every time the judging panel for Season 12 of ‘American Idol‘ starts to come into focus, a new rumor comes along to shake things up. The latest piece of gossip? Hip-hop king Kanye West is in talks to join Mariah Carey on the show, according to sources at TMZ.
