Amy Entelis
Amy Entelis is the Executive Vice President for Talent and Content Development for CNN Worldwide. She leads the development, production, and acquisition of original, long-form premium content for the network. Entelis is the senior talent executive at CNN and is responsible for the recruitment and development of all on-air correspondents, anchors, and contributors for CNN programming and global platforms. Biography Entelis was born Amy Lynn Radwell, the daughter of Jeanne and Louis Radwell, on Long Island, NY. Entelis graduated from Vassar College, where she majored in psychology, and later attended Columbia University, where she earned a Master of Science in Journalism. Entelis began her career in television journalism at ABC News as a producer for the weekly news magazine ''20/20'' and then as a producer at ''World News Tonight with Peter Jennings''. During her thirty-year tenure, Entelis worked in various roles of increasing responsibility, ultimately serving as senior vice pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vassar College
Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely following Elmira College. It became coeducational in 1969 and now has a gender ratio at the national average. The college is one of the historic Seven Sisters, the first elite women's colleges in the U.S., and has a historic relationship with Yale University, which suggested a merger before they both became coeducational institutions. About 2,450 students attend the college. As of 2021, its acceptance rate is 19%. The college offers B.A. degrees in more than 50 majors and features a flexible curriculum designed to promote a breadth of studies. Student groups at the college include theater and comedy organizations, a cappella groups, club sports teams, volunteer and service groups, and a circus troupe. Vassar College's varsity sports teams, kno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Eighties (miniseries)
''The Eighties'' is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on March 31, 2016. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, it serves as a follow-up to the predecessors ''The Sixties'' and '' The Seventies'' with a 7-part series chronicling events and popular culture of the United States during the 1980s. In May 2016, CNN greenlit an 8-part follow-up titled '' The Nineties'', which premiered in 2017. Episodes The series encountered numerous interruptions during subsequent broadcasts due to CNN's coverage of news events including the death of Prince and the political campaign of Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ..., which caused some episodes to be shown out of order from the original plan. Production CNN announced the production of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Seventies (miniseries)
''The Seventies'' is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on June 11, 2015. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman' studio Playtone, and serving as a follow-up to ''The Sixties'', the 8-part series chronicled events and popular culture of the United States during the 1970s. In February 2016, CNN announced that it would premiere a third installment in the franchise, ''The Eighties'', on March 31, 2016. Episodes Production CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the M ... announced the production of the miniseries ''The Seventies'' on November 20, 2014, serving as a continuation of their previous documentary miniseries ''The Sixties''. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seventies, The (TV series) Television series set in the 1970s 2010s Ameri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Sixties (miniseries)
''The Sixties'' is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on May 29, 2014. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, the 10-part series chronicled events and popular culture of the United States during the 1960s. The premiere of ''The Sixties'' was a ratings success for CNN; it was seen by 1.39 million total viewers, finishing in between Fox News Channel and MSNBC in total viewership, and beating its rivals in key demographic audience share. CNN has since commissioned follow-ups covering later decades, including '' The Seventies'' (2015), '' The Eighties'' (2016), '' The Nineties'' (2017), '' The 2000s'' (2018), and ''The 2010s'' (2023). In 2018, Playtone, which recounted the events of 1968 as episode 8 in this series, revisited the year in more detail in the four-part series ''1968: The Year That Changed America''. Episodes Production Development In 2013, CNN president Jeff Zucker came up with the concept of ''The Sixties'' from conversations about ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United Shades Of America
''United Shades of America'' is a Cable News Network (CNN) American documentary television series starring comedian W. Kamau Bell Walter Kamau Bell (born January 26, 1973) is an American stand-up comic and television host. He has hosted the CNN series ''United Shades of America'' since 2016, and hosted FXX television series '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell'' from 2012 .... Bell visits communities across America to understand the challenges they face. The show was named Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program at the 69th, 70th, and 71st Emmy Awards. The first season premiered in 2016. A second season with eight new episodes aired in 2017. The third season began on April 29, 2018. On April 3, 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on April 22, 2019. On June 30, 2020, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on July 19, 2020. On April 1, 2021, CNN announced the sixth season would premiere on May 2, 2021. Epis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports and press releases provided by television networks. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as ''The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications of Nielsen ratings data have also been used a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lisa Ling
Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist, television personality, and author. She is currently the host of ''This Is Life with Lisa Ling '' on CNN. Previously, she was a reporter on Channel One News, a co-host on the ABC daytime talk show '' The View'' (1999–2002), the host of ''National Geographic Explorer'' (2003–2010), and a special correspondent for ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. Ling later hosted ''Our America with Lisa Ling'' on the Oprah Winfrey Network from 2011 to 2014. Early life Ling was born in Sacramento, California. Her mother, Mary Mei-yan (née Wang), is a Taiwanese immigrant from Tainan, Taiwan, who served as the head of the Los Angeles office of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs. Ling's father, Chung Teh "Douglas" Ling, is a Chinese immigrant, born in Hong Kong in 1937.Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', January 22, 2019 Her paternal grandmother was born on Labuan, now in modern-day Malaysia. Her paternal grandfather, who was from Gu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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This Is Life With Lisa Ling
''This Is Life with Lisa Ling'' is a CNN original documentary television series produced by Brooklyn-based production company Part2 Pictures and American journalist Lisa Ling, who is also the show's host. The program was announced on April 14, 2014, and its first season premiered on September 28, 2014. On October 27, 2020, it was announced that the seventh season would premiere on November 29, 2020. Season eight premiered on October 10, 2021. It was announced that the ninth season would be its last. Host Lisa Ling is a writer, journalist, and former co-host of ABC's '' The View'' (1999–2002). She has been a special correspondent for CNN and the Oprah Winfrey Network, from which she brought producer Amy Bucher of Part2 Pictures to work on ''This Is Life''. Summary In the investigative docuseries, the host Lisa Ling goes on a journey to the far corners of America. The premiere episode features Ling investigating the world of "sugaring" and opening up about her own relationsh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The award was called Outstanding Informational Series or Special from 2013 until 2019, and was also presented from 1978 to 1998. From 1998 until 2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series. Beginning in 2020, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences renamed the category to reflect that it recognizes "personality-driven programs in which the host drives the show's narrative; includes documentaries, travelogues, segmented/magazine program and interview formats." Winners and nominations 1970s 1980s 1990s Between 1998–2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series. 2010s 2020s Programs with multiple wins ;6 wins * '' Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown'' ;2 wins * '' Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath'' * ''Nature'' * ''Smithsonian World'' * '' Stanley Tucci: Searching for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Searching For Italy
''Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy'' is an American travel and food show which premiered on February 14, 2021, on CNN. The series follows Academy Award-nominee Stanley Tucci, who travels around Italy visiting each region and exploring their cultures, cuisine and history. The series has received seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Emmys for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series in 2021 and 2022. Its second season premiered on May 1, 2022. CNN canceled the show in December 2022 as part of the network's revamp and canceling all original programming because of Warner Bros. Discovery's cost cuts, Tucci says that he will continue to do the show without them. Episodes Season 1 (2021) Season 2 (2022) Production In an interview with ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Tucci acknowledged the influence of another CNN original series, Anthony Bourdain's '' Parts Unknown''. Tucci said: "The show that we are doing is distinctly different than his: I am not nearly as advent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Michael Bourdain (; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. Bourdain was a 1978 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of many professional kitchens during his career, which included several years spent as an executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan. He first became known for his bestselling book '' Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly'' (2000). Bourdain's first food and world-travel television show '' A Cook's Tour'' ran for 35 episodes on the Food Network in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure programs '' Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations'' (2005–2012) and ''The Layover'' (2011–2013). In 2013, he began a three-season run as a judge on ''The Taste'' and consequently switched his travelogue ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |