Wolf takes new path to 'Power' (Reuters)
February 12, 2006Reuters - Dick Wolf is ready to take the fifth with NBC.
Kwan Says Thanks, but No, to NBC's Offer (AP)
February 12, 2006
AP - Faced with the loss of its biggest Winter Olympics star only two days into the Turin Games, NBC tried to keep Michelle Kwan — in the broadcast booth.
"Jeffersons" Star Moves On Up (E! Online)
February 12, 2006
E! Online - Franklin Cover, the character actor who endured racial barbs as
Tom Willis for 10 years on TV's The Jeffersons, died Sunday of
pneumonia at a New Jersey rest home for performers, it was announced
Thursday.
NBC's Olympics bow rings so-so score (Reuters)
February 12, 2006Reuters - NBC's tape-delayed coverage of Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, delivered the highest numbers that any network has had on that low-rated night in nearly two years, since the last time NBC was in its Olympics zone in August 2004.
Wackiness, national pride on display in Turin (Reuters)
February 12, 2006Reuters - There's no business like snow business, which explains why NBC paid $613 million for rights to the Winter Olympics. It's a lot harder to explain the various parts of Friday night's opening ceremony, what with sliding cows, disco music, a golden anvil that belched flames and a white dove formed by human acrobats that looked a lot more like an albino eagle.
Bravo for Trio: New home for defunct network (Reuters)
February 12, 2006Reuters - The spirit of the Trio network lives on.
Kwan's Departure Robs NBC of Biggest Star (AP)
February 12, 2006AP - Michelle Kwan's withdrawal from the figure skating competition means NBC has lost its biggest Winter Olympics star only two days into the Turin Games.
'Gilmore Girls' Feud Upset More Than Fans (AP)
February 12, 2006
AP - This season's "Gilmore Girls" story line where the normally tight mother-and-daughter team of Lorelai and Rory feuded and gave each other the silent treatment caused some sharp arguments among the show's rabid fans.
Conan O'Brien Seeks Reward for Finn's Win (AP)
February 12, 2006
AP - Conan O'Brien, who endorsed the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen with mock ad campaigns, said Saturday he expects to be rewarded with a Cabinet position as inspector of saunas.
Zoo Chief Disputes Barker on Elephants (AP)
February 12, 2006
AP - The director of the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday disputed game show host Bob Barker's comments about the condition of the zoo's three elephants.
Highlights From NBC's Olympic Coverage (AP)
February 12, 2006
AP - A look at NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympic games from Turin: