Stewart Joining Elite Group As Oscars Host (AP)

February 18, 2006

Jon Stewart, host of the 'Daily Show' poses for a picture at Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, in New York. Stewart is set to host this year's Academy Awards telecast March 5th. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Jon Stewart just won the Heisman — the comedians' version. As host of the Academy Awards, Stewart joins an elite group that includes Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Bob Hope and Johnny Carson.


Highlights From NBC's Olympic Coverage (AP)

February 18, 2006

Jin Sun-Yu of South Korea celebrates after she won the Olympic gold medal in women's 1,500-meter short track speedskating  at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006. (AP Photo/CP, Andrew Vaughan)AP - A superb 45-minute documentary, narrated by actor Sam Waterston, on the 1994 cross-country relay, was a highlight of NBC's coverage.


Famous Chefs Gamble on $12M Restaurant (AP)

February 18, 2006

Chef Mario Batali, center, plates a pasta dish in the kitchen of Del Posto, his Italian restaurant in New York, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2006. The restaurant is owned by Batali, Lidia Bastianich and Joseph Bastianich, Lidia's son.  (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - This is not what celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich, along with her restaurateur son, expected when they opened Del Posto, New York's latest culinary hotspot. There have been mixed reviews, carping about high prices and a nasty dispute with the landlord.


Oscars Host Stewart Prepares for Big Stage (AP)

February 18, 2006

Jon Stewart, host of the 'Daily Show' poses for a picture at Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, in New York. Stewart is set to host this year's Academy Awards telecast March 5th. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Jon Stewart just won the Heisman — the comedians' version. As host of the Academy Awards, Stewart joins an elite group that includes Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Bob Hope and Johnny Carson.


Highlights From NBC's Olympic Coverage (AP)

February 18, 2006

Silver medal winner Lindsey Jacobellis, of the United States, celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Olympic Women's Snowboard Cross competition at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Friday, Feb. 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - NBC provided sharp and skillful work on the story of the day — and maybe of the entire Olympics. American Lindsey Jacobellis lost a sure gold medal in the snowboardcross, analyst Todd Richards was quick to note, "on a showboat trick."