TV

Indian River grad will show off his pipes on 'Oprah'

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

By Will Harris
Correspondent
When former Chesapeake resident Donnie Denny takes the stage on Thursday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as a finalist in Oprah's Karaoke Challenge, he'll probably be a little nervous.

3-D: Coming soon to a TV near you

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

By Ryan Nakashima
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES
Fans scrambled to see
3-D movies such as "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year, and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti hurricane on their couches.

Cox raising price of most popular cable TV package

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:53:46 -0400

Cox Communications Inc. will raise the price of its most popular cable television package next month by $3, or 6 percent. The rate for the Standard Service package, which combines the Limited and Expanded service tiers for about 70 analog channels, will climb to $51.95 from $48.95 per month starting Nov. 15. Most of Cox's more than 400,000 TV subscribers receive the Standard package.

His turn on 'Wheel' spells thrill for Beach resident

debmarkham — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

By Will Harris
Correspondent
VIRGINIA BEACH RESIDENT Adam Appleton has spun the “Wheel of Fortune,” and the experience was everything he hoped it would be.
Appleton, who taped his appearance on the hit syndicated game show in August, will appear as a contestant in the episode airing at 7 p.m. Wednesday on WVEC.

After Emmy, 'Mad Men' writer with local ties is off the show

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

By Will Harris Correspondent A month ago, former Virginia Beach resident Kater Gordon was onstage at the Emmy Awards broadcast, helping to accept an award for writing on the AMC hit "Mad Men." As she looked forward to the airing Sunday of another "Mad Man" episode she had written, things took a dramatic turn.

'Hell's Kitchen' rocks because its star glows white hot

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

I've got a confession to make: I have a bromance with chef Gordon Ramsay. You know, the guy from "Hell's Kitchen." Maybe it's the British accent. Maybe it's because he rolls in style. Maybe it's because he swears every third word and gets away with it. OK, that's definitely part of it.

Emmy winner has ties to Virginia Beach

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:45:45 -0400

By Will Harris
Correspondent

'Guiding Light' says goodbye with final episode

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

By April Phillips
Correspondent

The light from Springfield that has been a comforting beacon to millions of Americans goes out for good today. Local fans of "Guiding Light," the longest-running drama in television and radio history, are mourning the loss of characters they've known for decades.

Fall TV preview feels like a spinoff

cubecandy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

By Frazier Moore
NEW YORK
What can you say about a fall TV season most distinguished by the leap to prime-time by Jay Leno?

WTKR starting 4 p.m. newscast, drops weekend mornings

Mark.Edelen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:10:37 -0400

NORFOLK WTKR NewsChannel 3 will begin a 4 p.m. weekday news broadcast next week and will eliminate its weekend morning newscasts, its general manager said today. WTKR will be the only local station with news at 4. That will attract military personnel and others who get off work at midafternoon, said Jeff Hoffman, the president and general manager of WTKR.