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Actors live tweeting during shows changing how we watch TV

Last updated Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 5:09pm

NEW YORK -- As a kid, I dreamed of having a telephone that was plugged into my family's TV and would let me ring up whoever I was watching. With this special phone, I could reach my favorite TV stars, introduce myself and talk to them about their shows.

It would've been so great. But I always knew it was an impossible dream.

Flash forward a few decades. On a Thursday night last month, Kerry Washington, the star of such films as "Ray" and "The Last King of Scotland," was live-tweeting answers to questions tweeted from viewers as they watched the premiere of her new ABC series, "Scandal."

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NBC's "Today" show is bringing Sarah Palin, left, on board as a co-host _ for one morning, this Tuesday. The announcement was posted Sunday on NBC's website. It says the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate will "reveal a different side" than viewers have seen before. The booking is clearly an attempt to blunt the impact of "Today" alumna Katie Couric's weeklong return to morning TV as a guest host on ABC's "Good Morning America." (AP Photo)

Couric, Palin to face off again on morning shows

Frazier Moore The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 2, 2012 - 5:26pm

NEW YORK -- Nearly four years after they clashed in a memorable TV interview, Sarah Palin and Katie Couric face off again -- this time in a morning-show battle royale.

Viewers will cast their votes with their clickers Tuesday.

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Long-time talk show host Regis Philbin appears on set during a past broadcast of "Live! with Regis and Kelly", in New York. After ruling morning television for 28 years as New York's Everyman-about-town, the co-host who made performance art of TV gab is exiting what for a decade has been known as "Live! With Regis and Kelly." His last day is Nov. 18.

Regis feels 'pretty good' as he prepares to exit

Frazier Moore The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 4:19pm

NEW YORK -- Regis Philbin says fans have told him he makes them happy every morning.

"I'm glad I did that," he says, "'cause it made me happy."

But his decades of regular visits with viewers end after Friday, when he steps down from the New York-based show he has co-hosted for 28 years.

"I feel pretty good," he told reporters after Thursday's edition of "Live! With Regis and Kelly." But he noted that he may not feel that good next week.

"I wasn't looking forward to this moment," said Philbin, who announced his decision to leave the syndicated show and try new things last January. "You never are in your life when you're leaving a success that you worked your tail off to make."

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Emmycast with Jane Lynch presiding was a winner

Frazier Moore The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 19, 2011 - 1:16pm

Even if your favorite nominee got snubbed, Sunday's Emmycast could have been the most satisfying in memory.

It was funny, bright and skillfully hosted by "Glee" star Jane Lynch.

It moved at a brisk clip, free of the usual stumbles and lulls, and, even better, it flowed almost seamlessly, a next-to-impossible feat for any awards show.

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David Letterman is back at "Late Show" Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, after a two-week vacation, his first day at work since a threat against his life was posted on a website. Last week, a frequent contributor to a jihadist website posted a threat to Letterman. He urged Muslim followers to "cut the tongue" of the late-night host because of a joke the comic had made about al-Qaida leaders on his CBS show. (Heather Wines, CBS/The Associated Press)

Letterman back at work after website death threat

Frazier Moore The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 22, 2011 - 1:05pm

NEW YORK -- David Letterman was back at "Late Show" on Monday after a two-week vacation, his first day at work since a threat against his life was posted on a jihadist website.

CBS has declined to comment on any special security measures being taken at Letterman's midtown Manhattan theater for the taping.

Last week, a frequent contributor to a jihadist website posted a threat to Letterman. He urged Muslim followers to "cut the tongue" of the late-night host because of a joke and gesture the comic had made about al-Qaida leaders on his CBS show. The website is a popular Internet destination for radical Muslims.

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(Associated Press file photo) In this 1974 photo originally released by NBC, Peter Falk is ahown as homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo in the NBC series, "Columbo." Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in "Columbo," died Thursday at his Beverly Hills, Calif., home. He was 83.

Peter Falk, TV's 'Columbo,' dead at 83

Frazier Moore The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 12:02am

NEW YORK — The best way to celebrate Peter Falk’s life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives. Thanks to Falk’s affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself for all time as a champion of any viewer who ever felt less than graceful, elegant or well-spoken.

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'4th and Forever': Its goal line is a better life

Frazier Moore, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 5:38pm

NEW YORK -- It's not uncommon for football teams to play as if their lives depended on it.

For the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits, their lives really do.

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'Live!' tracks every step of a run across America

Frazier Moore, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 25, 2011 - 4:31pm

NEW YORK -- Friday morning, Dean Karnazes will strike out for New York from his native California. His plan: to run the whole route.

His coast-to-coast pilgrimage calls for Karnazes to be on the run, rain or shine, as much as 14 hours daily covering an average of 50 miles to 60 miles.

He'll be under the watchful eye of "Live! With Regis and Kelly," which invited him to make this odyssey and will track his progress every step of the way. After nearly 3,000 miles on the road, he will arrive around May 11 in Manhattan, where he will cross the finish line at the "Live!" studio to be welcomed on the air by co-hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa.

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(The Associated Press) In this image from Jeopardy Productions Inc., contestants Ken Jennings (left), of Utah, and Brad Rutter compete against a computer named Watson on the game show “Jeopardy!” in New York. The competition continues today.

Computer crushes Utah competition on 'Jeopardy!'

Frazier Moore, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:46am

NEW YORK -- The computer brained its human competition in Game 1 of the Man vs. Machine competition on "Jeopardy!"

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Charting a storybook romance and unhappy ending

Frazier Moore, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 9:16pm

It's a desperate situation, spurring lots of chatter and media coverage.

The fine romance seems over between "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria Parker and her husband, Tony Parker, All-Star point guard for the San Antonio Spurs.

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