07.01.2009 2:05 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Billy Mays
A marathon of the Discovery Channel series “Pitchmen,” which began at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, July 1) and continues through the series finale at 9 p.m., has been dedicated to iconic pitchman Billy Mays. Mays, who starred in the…
07.10.2008 12:07 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dateline: Los Angeles
Weather: still cool and overcast.
Temperature in International Ballroom, Beverly Hilton: extremely chilly. One woman in my line of vision seems to have a winter coat draped over her shoulders.
First on the agenda today: breakfast with Retirement Living Television…
04.02.2008 3:30 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
They all won Peabody Awards for broadcasting excellence. Also announced Wednesday were Peabodys for “Mad Men” and “The Colbert Report” among entertainment shows, with a long list of awards for news. Here, from the AP, is the full list.
“30 Rock,”…
01.07.2008 3:40 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Here’s my list, which ran Dec. 30 in the A&E section. I’d welcome your choices and might put together a follow-up story out of them.
- “The Sopranos,” HBO. You could picture David Chase laughing as he ended Tony Soprano’s story with…
11.21.2007 10:54 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
You could watch football on Thanksgiving, I guess. But with so many TV marathons just waiting to sneak up and hook you, there’s really no need. Here’s a preview of this year’s holiday marathons, as listed in my Thursday Critic’s…
07.22.2007 9:20 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Saturday was “TCA Day,” the one day off for everyone during the 2-3 weeks of press tour. Morning was a marthon TV Critics Assn. meeting, then a free afternoon. I went shopping with my pal Jessica Radloff (”Campus Ladies”); we…
06.06.2007 4:40 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
These are the nominations for the Television Critics Association Awards, to be handed out in June. I’m a member, helped to make the nominations and agree with most of these. Did we miss anybody, or nominate somebody you think is…
01.09.2007 11:16 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Reality television stars Rob Mariano, left, and wife Amber Mariano attend the Fox Cable Networks-FX party at Cable’s January 2007 Press Tour on Jan. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten)
So, I did not share a deep-fried calf testicle with Danny DeVito.…