ABC News Taps New Bureau Leaders, Unveils 2024 Reporter/Producer Embeds

David Bohrman, a longtime producer and news executive who was responsible for innovations in live and special events and breaking news, including at CNN and other networks, died on Sunday. He was 69.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Singer-songwriter Brandy Clark has enjoyed triumphs recently on two fronts. Ten years of work on the score for her first Broadway musical, “Shucked,” paid off with a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award win for her and score co-writer Shane McAnally. And the Nashville resident’s self-titled fourth album, which found her friend Brandi Carlile moving into the producer’s chair, got the kind of great reviews that augur for more Grammy nominations (on top of the 10 nods she’s already picked up over the years). While she was making one of her many visits to New York, Variety caught up with her for a Facetime feature to discuss both her new Warner Records album, one of the year’s best, and the hit musical, which has a cast album of its own. The joint timing is coincidental, of course (“Shucked” was originally tagged for a 2020 opening, with an out-of-town run in D.C. that was just about to begin when the pandemic kicked in). That she gets to talk about two home runs at once makes her career seem far from anything that ends in “-ucked,” unless lucked applies.

Alanis Morissette’s musical “Jagged Little Pill” took home two trophies at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre.Now, nearly two years later, Morissette is heading west to Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center for a one-off concert on Thursday, June 22 at 8 p.m.She’ll be joined by fellow singer-songwriter and ’90s icon Aimee Mann.And if you need last-minute tickets to catch the “Ironic” singer live, “You Oughta Know,” inventory is still available.While no Mori-sseats are overwhelmingly cheap, we found some going for as low as $95 before fees on Vivid Seats.Better yet, if you want to get closer to the action, floor seats can be snagged for $135 before fees.Want to see Alanis and Aimee live together in the Garden State?Here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on standing room only, lower-level and floor seats for the June 22 Prudential Center concert can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

It's official; Kourtney Kardashian is expecting a baby with husband Travis Barker.The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star officially broke the news last night, June 16, during a Blink 182 gig as she held up a sign saying ‘Travis I’m Pregnant’ while her husband was on stage playing drums for the band. Although it’s not clear if Travis already knew, he appeared shocked by the news and immediately rushed off stage to give Kourtney a kiss as she showed off her baby bump in an all black outfit.

Charna Flam ABC News Studios has announced its summer slate of true crime docuseries, including an exploration of the rise and fall of scandalous dating site Ashley Madison. The four series — “The Ashley Madison Affair,” “Betrayal: The Perfect Husband,” “Mother Undercover” and “Demons and Saviors” — will premiere throughout July and August, with each featuring multiple parts. Read more about ABC News Studios’ summer docuseries below. “The Ashley Madison Affair”Friday, July 7

NBC News announced the class of nine journalists who will be deployed to cover 2024 presidential candidates and battleground states, tracking every movement of campaigns as the race unfolds.

Tucker Carlson is reportedly in trouble with Fox News.

at the United Palace Theatre in New York City. Alex Newell and J.

It’s a Glee reunion!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor New York City has survived the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn, and most recently, skies darkened by Canadian wildfires. What’s to fear from a looming zombie apocalypse? On Wednesday, visitors to New York culinary mainstays such as Joe’s Pizza in Times Square, H&H Bagels, Katz’s Deli and Hot Dog King will find out. They are likely to encounter members of the undead stopping in for a bite. The zombies will have been planted there by AMC Networks, which is eager to woo attention to the debut of “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” the first of three spin-offs the company is launching following the last original broadcast of the seminal series “The Walking Dead.”

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor In NewsNation, New York City isn’t the de facto location for a morning-news program. On Monday, the Nexstar Media-backed cable-news outlet expands its Chicago-based “Morning in America” to four hours and adds Markie Martin, formerly the network’s Dallas correspondent, as a co-anchor alongside Adrienne Bankert. There is some precedent for such a format. Robin Meade succeeded at it for 20 years by holding forth from Atlanta on behalf of HLN. Her program, “Morning Express,” was canceled earlier this year by Warner Bros. Discovery in a cost-cutting maneuver. “I grew up in small-town Oklahoma, and often felt that national news networks catered more toward big-city lives,” says Martin in a recent interview. “I think our content lines up with what every American cares about on a daily basis.” Martin arrived in the Windy City for her new assignment just about a week ago, and was in need of furniture for her new apartment.

The cast of the musical Shucked gave an awesome performance at the 2023 Tony Awards!

J. Harrison Ghee is continuing to make history at the 2023 Tony Awards!

Glee fans couldn’t help but notice that Alex Newell is sitting just a couple rows behind Lea Michele at the 2023 Tony Awards!

Alex Newell has made history!

Alex Newell is looking gorgeous in gold on the red carpet at the 2023 Tony Awards!

Bret Baier will interview former President Donald Trump for Fox News’ Special Report on June 19.

California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after a group of migrants were dropped off at a Sacramento church, likening the move to “kidnapping.”

ABC News has tapped Brooke Brower to serve as executive producer of This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Brooke Bower, a veteran of CNN and MSNBC, will take the reins of ABC News’ “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” as its new executive producer, filling in a gap left by the tragic demise of the show’s previous leader. Brower, who had been managing editor of CNN Politics, will report to Kim Godwin, president of ABC News. Kendall Heath, who had been working as the show’s interim executive producer, was named executive producer of politics, reporting into Stacia Deshishku, ABC News’ executive editor, and will work with political director Rick Klein during the election season. “As the 2024 election season gets underway, I look forward to Brooke and Kendall working closely with the talented teams at ‘This Week’ and all our great reporters and producers in the Washington bureau, led by Jonathan Greenberger, and the political unit under the leadership of Rick Klein and Averi Harper, to bring straightforward political journalism to our viewers at a time when it’s needed more than ever,” Godwin said in a memo sent to staff Wednesday.