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‘Succession’ leads all Emmy nominees with 27 as HBO dominates; ‘Ted Lasso’ leads comedy contenders

HBO dominated Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of “ Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” combining for a whopping 74, but the dominant theme darkening the scene is the ongoing writers strike and the looming possibility that actors may join them in as little as a day.

By ANDREW DALTON / AP Entertainment Writer July 12, 2023

FILE - Emmy statues appear at the 70th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center on July 12, 2018, in Los Angeles. HBO could dominate Wednesday morning's Emmy nominations, but the Hollywood writers' strike and the possibility that actors could join them have cast a cloud over the process. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Fox News sends Tucker Carlson ‘cease-and-desist’ letter over Twitter series: Reports

Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a “cease-and-desist” letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host.

By Associated Press June 14, 2023

Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster and McCallie graduate, dies at 93

Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93.

By BEN FINLEY / Associated Press June 8, 2023

FILE - Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson's death Thursday, June 8, 2023 was announced by his broadcasting network. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show ‘Meet the Press’ and being replaced by Kristen Welker

Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he'll be leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show, to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker.

By DAVID BAUDER / AP Media Writer June 4, 2023

FILE - This May 14, 2018 file photo shows Chuck Todd at the 2018 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York. Chuck Todd said Sunday, June 4, 2023 he'll be leaving after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show “Meet the Press,” to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Prince Harry and Meghan’s run from paparazzi is another episode in battle royale with the media

The latest chapter in the drama surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan’s treatment by the tabloid media was much ado about something.

By DANICA KIRKA, BRIAN MELLEY and SYLVIA HUI / Associated Press May 18, 2023

FILE - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at United Nations headquarters, Monday, July 18, 2022. A spokesperson for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan says the couple were involved in a car chase while being followed by photographers. The couple’s office says the pair and Meghan’s mother were followed for more than two hours by a half-dozen vehicles after leaving a charity event in New York on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows go dark

Late-night TV shows including “The Tonight Show” and “The Daily Show” will begin airing reruns as unionized writers soured by Hollywood’s low pay in the streaming era went on strike Tuesday for the first time in 15 years.

By Jake Coyle May 2, 2023

Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79.

By DAN SEWELL / Associated Press April 27, 2023

Don Lemon fired from CNN after divisive morning show run

CNN fired longtime host Don Lemon on Monday following his short and disastrous run as a morning show host, a little over two months after he apologized for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley being past her prime.

By DAVID BAUDER / AP Media Writer April 24, 2023

Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ most popular host, out at network

Fox News said Monday that it is parting ways with prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and influence GOP politics.