Between the infamous tone set last Thursday evening during the latest Republican debate and the Academy Awards telecast coming up, what better time to see “Mean Tweets – Movie Edition” from Jimmy Kimmel Live!...

2016

Feb

IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY... By Linda Donovan

We’ve mourned the demise of the variety show, but, in truth, it hasn’t gone anywhere. It has relocated to a non-traditional place -- late night television...

2016

Jan

SURFING THE WHITE WAY By Linda Donovan

Getting around Manhattan, on a good day, can be a challenge. Add over two feet of snow from Winter Storm Jonas to the equation and you need to become creative...

2015

Sep

MALALA THE MAGNIFICENT...THE TRULY MAGNIFICENT By Linda Donovan

Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai is a courageous, profound, charming, and intelligent young woman. And apparently quite the magician with a great sense of humor...

2015

Sep

I'M SO GLAD THEY HAD THIS TIME TOGETHER By Linda Donovan

During Stephen Colbert’s second week as host of CBS’ Late Show, he arranged a sort of mini-tribute to one of the funniest, if not the funniest, women on the planet – Carol Burnett...

2015

Sep

THE LONGEST PARTY IS OVER: 'SÁBADO GIGANTE' IS CALLING IT QUITS By Linda Donovan

There is a rather significant event taking place in the television industry this weekend. On Saturday, September 19, the longest-running variety show in TV history, Sábado Gigante, will end its 53-year run on the Univision network...

2015

Aug

TELEVISION AND TOLERANCE: IS IT HELPING? By Linda Donovan

[ASST. EDITOR'S NOTE: We're happy to tell you the Kickstarter goal for the film has been met!--LD] We’ve all had someone or something that greatly influenced our lives while we were growing toward adulthood. Sometimes that may have been a parent, a teacher, or maybe a friend’s parent. For lots of us, it was someone on TV...

2015

Jun

JON STEWART TEACHES US ALL By Linda Donovan

On Thursday, June 18, following the mass shootings at Emanuel A.M.E. Church the night before, Jon Stewart came on the air with a somber look that’s becoming all too familiar lately...

2015

Jun

"C" IS FOR COOKIE, CHAOS, CALM... By Linda Donovan

With Jurassic World currently in the theaters, we thought it would be fun to show you what happens when Cookie Monster, the great scientist, creates a Jurassic Cookie...

2015

May

WE'LL MISS YOU, MR. LETTERMAN By Linda Donovan

With David Letterman’s retirement now upon us, I’ve been tasked with finding a Video Worth Watching from Dave’s thirty-three years on late night television. How do I choose a highlight from a career filled with highlights...

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Linda Donovan

Assistant Editor

Linda's childhood love affair with television propelled her into working in that very medium for over 20 years. Ironically, despite her early devotion to programming, her specialty was station administration and FCC compliance. So she can tell you all about The Flintstones as well as why it does not qualify as E/I under the Children's Television Act.

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