US series to compete for Monte Carlo awards (Reuters)

February 20, 2006

Reuters - Six critically acclaimed American TV shows have been announced by the 46th annual Monte Carlo Television Festival as the U.S. nominees for the awards section of the festival.

Sportscaster Curt Gowdy Dies (AP)

February 20, 2006

AP - Curt Gowdy, one of the signature voices of sports for a generation and the longtime broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox, died Monday at 86.

ESPN's New Ombudsman Has a Big Job (AP)

February 20, 2006

AP - And that was in the course of only one column.

Highlights From NBC's Olympic Coverage (AP)

February 20, 2006

Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria, center, shows the gold medal of the Women's Super-G, flanked by Janica Kostelic of Croatia, left, who took the silver, and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, bronze, at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in San Sicario Fraiteve, Italy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - A highlight of NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics on Sunday night was Jimmy Roberts' segment on former X Games snowboarding star Shaun Palmer, "the sport's Sid Vicious," who almost met the same fate.


Trump to Stewart: 'Take Responsibility' (AP)

February 20, 2006

Martha Stewart is seen backstage following the presentation of the fall/winter 2006 collection of Chado Ralph Rucci during Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, in New York. Things are looking up for Martha Stewart. The domestic diva lost an appeal last month, ending her criminal case for lying about a stock sale. She served five months in jail and nearly six months of house arrest. Her version of 'The Apprentice,' a take on the popular reality show featuring Donald Trump, flopped. Her company's stock was down by more than half during the past year. But the company is doing better now, and 'we're back in spirit and in business dealings,' Stewart told Newsweek for its issue on newsstands Monday, Feb. 20, 2006.  (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - Sometimes there is too much of a good thing.


Bettis to Join NBC's NFL Broadcast Team (AP)

February 20, 2006

AP - Next stop for The Bus: the broadcast booth.