Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery is back in the hunt for a new executive to oversee CNN. Mark Thompson, the former CEO of New York Times Co.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Bobby Flay wants to offer a tweak on a familiar journalism recipe. Each week, CNN’s Sunday series, “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper,” takes viewers on a one-hour deep dive into a single story or topic, led by a different CNN journalist.
On Sunday, August 13, the central correspondent will be Flay, the celebrity chef, who has worked with CNN’s longform staff to examine how the restaurant industry has been changed by the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic altered the restaurant industry forever, ushering technological advances that have changed our habits and how we dine out,” said Flay, in a statement.
“This is a seismic shift that deserves the attention that only CNN can bring to it. It is an honor to join ‘The Whole Story,’ which has produced some of the most compelling reporting on television, and I am very honored to share this important story.” Flay, who owned a restaurant that was forced to close by the pandemic, is passionate about the subject of the next “Whole Story,” according to a person familiar with the program, and traveled extensively to conduct the interviews that make up a significant part of the piece.
“Restaurant Nation: What’s Changed” features interviews with Chef Chris Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix and Los Angeles; Chef Esther Choi of MokBar in New York City; Chef Cat MacDowell of Downtown Louisville, KY; Chef Bonnie Morales, who owns Kachka in Portland, OR with her husband Israel Morales; and Jason Johnson who runs getREEF, a virtual food hall at the Raleigh/Durham airport in North Carolina. Under the aegis of parent company Warner Bros.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery is back in the hunt for a new executive to oversee CNN. Mark Thompson, the former CEO of New York Times Co.
Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney are stepping out on date night.
Ellise Shafer Disney+ U.K. has shared a flurry of unscripted announcements out of Edinburgh TV Festival, including a Dua Lipa-produced docuseries about the London neighborhood of Camden and a first look at Keanu Reeves’ Formula One show. Lipa will produce and appear in the upcoming documentary series “Camden,” directed by “Amy” helmer Asif Kapadia, which explores how some of music’s biggest stars were forever changed by the London borough.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor CNN anchor Laura Coates has moved to CAA for representation, a move that could signal a new era of influence for the talent-agency giant at the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet. In a broad overhaul of CNN’s schedule, Coates was recently named to anchor a new 11 p.m.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Food Network fires up the second season of “Bobby’s Triple Threat” Tuesday, treating fans to the return of host Bobby Flay and the three “titan” chefs he’s once again relying on to do the cooking competition for him: Tiffany Derry, Michael Voltaggio and Brooke Williamson. The trio will face off against chef Michael Symon as a team, going for three head-to-head rounds full of surprise ingredients and evaluated by a mystery judge on the Season 2 premiere Tuesday at 9 p.m.
Netflix has renewed Indian cop drama Khakee: The Bihar Chapter for a second season and struck a wider creative partnership deal with the show’s creator, Friday Storytellers.
Joe Biden is extending his support to California as the state experienced the weather conditions brought by Tropical Storm Hilary and an earthquake that hit LA residents on Sunday afternoon.
Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for California as Hurricane Hilary approaches U.S. landfall.
Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual assault victims, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, have gotten the green light from a California appeals court on Friday to take their accusations to trial.
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Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby has told her former co-star that she 'loves and misses' him as she paid a sweet tribute on social media. The actress took to Instagram to publically wish James Craven a happy birthday.
Bobbi Althoff is making headlines at the moment because of her alleged feud with Drake, and fans are curious to know more about the YouTube superstar and podcast sensation.
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny can’t resist each other — and they don’t care who sees!
Vanna White.Puck News reported Friday that White, 66, isn’t working the show’s annual “Teachers Week” this season after being diagnosed with COVID-19 — her absence coinciding with her ongoing contract negotiations.The longtime letter-turner reportedly contracted the virus in late July while “Wheel of Fortune” taped its teacher episodes, which are scheduled to air in October. Now a source is explaining why filming couldn’t wait until White got better.“Teachers had already arrived in L.A.
Striking members of the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA who live in New York and New Jersey have a distinct financial advantage over their counterparts in California and elsewhere in the country: They are eligible for state unemployment insurance benefits even though they’re on strike.
Vanna White will not be on screen for five upcoming episodes of "Wheel of Fortune," but her absence is not permanent. White was sick during a day of taping the show's "Teachers Week," Fox News Digital has learned.The taping of the episodes couldn't be rescheduled due to the academic school year starting. In sticking to the theme of the episodes, Bridgette Donald-Blue, the 2023 California Teacher of the Year, filled in for White while she recovered from an illness.
Vanna White will reportedly be missing from some upcoming episodes of Wheel of Fortune — but her ongoing contract negotiations aren’t to blame.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have bigger digital plans for Charles Barkley and Anderson Cooper. Warner Bros.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that he would agree to debate California Governor Gavin Newsom, an event that would bring the two rivals face-to-face with Fox News’s Sean Hannity as the moderator.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A veteran behind-the-camera staffer at CNN died Wednesday after experiencing a “medical emergency” at the Warner Bros. Discovery outlet’s New York headquarters, employees learned from a memo.