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John McCaslin
John McCaslin (born October 31, 1957) is an American newspaperman, broadcaster and author. He is the former co-anchor of ''America’s Morning News'', produced by Talk Radio Network. On a daily basis for nearly two decades, he penned the syndicated political column titled ''Inside the Beltway''. Personal life McCaslin was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of senior FBI Special Agent Robert W. McCaslin. He graduated from Old Dominion University in 1980 with a degree in speech communication. Career McCaslin began his journalism career in 1980 in Kalispell, Montana, working as news director and anchor of radio station KOFI-AM. From 1982–84 he was news director and anchor of Bee Broadcasting, Inc. stations KJJR-AM and KBBZ-FM in Whitefish, Montana He was also an award-winning correspondent for United Press International and stringer for NBC and ABC. In 1984, McCaslin joined the ''Washington Times'' as a White House correspondent, working under Jeremiah A. O’Leary. For two y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as the second and fourth mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979 and in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014. In the 1960s, he was involved in the civil rights movement, first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Barry came to national prominence as mayor of the national capital, the first prominent civil rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city. He gave the presidential nomination speech for Jesse Jackson at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. His celebrity was transformed into international notoriety in January 1990, when he was videotape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardball With Chris Matthews
''Hardball with Chris Matthews'' was an American television talk show that was hosted by Chris Matthews. The program premiered on the now-defunct America's Talking network in 1994 (as ''Politics with Chris Matthews'') before moving on CNBC, and then to MSNBC, where it remained until its end in 2020. The show took its name from Matthews' 1988 book: ''Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who Knows the Game''. The program primarily featured coverage of political issues and headlines, along with discussion from a panel of analysts and political figures. History ''Hardball'' was originally broadcast on CNBC from 1997 until 1999, after which the program was moved to MSNBC. On March 2, 2020, Matthews announced that he had left the program, effective immediately, stating that the "younger generation" was "ready to take the reins", but that he would still "continue to write and talk about politics and cheer on my producers and crew here in Washington in New York and my MSNBC coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MSNBC
MSNBC (originally the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company) is an American news-based pay television cable channel. It is owned by NBCUniversala subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered in New York City, it provides news coverage and political commentary. As of September 2018, approximately 87 million households in the United States (90.7 percent of pay television subscribers) were receiving MSNBC. In 2019, MSNBC ranked second among basic cable networks averaging 1.8 million viewers, behind rival Fox News, averaging 2.5 million viewers. MSNBC and its website were founded in 1996 under a partnership between Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit, hence the network's naming. Microsoft divested itself of its stakes in the MSNBC channel in 2005 and its stakes in msnbc.com in July 2012. The general news site was rebranded as NBCNews.com, and a new msnbc.com was created as the online home of the cable channel. In the late summer of 2015, MSNBC revamped its programming by entering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travel Writer
The genre of travel literature encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs. One early travel memoirist in Western literature was Pausanias, a Greek geographer of the 2nd century CE. In the early modern period, James Boswell's ''Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides'' (1786) helped shape travel memoir as a genre. History Early examples of travel literature include the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' (generally considered a 1st century CE work; authorship is debated), Pausanias' ''Description of Greece'' in the 2nd century CE, ''Safarnama'' (Book of Travels) by Nasir Khusraw (1003-1077), the '' Journey Through Wales'' (1191) and '' Description of Wales'' (1194) by Gerald of Wales, and the travel journals of Ibn Jubayr (1145–1214), Marco Polo (1254–1354), and Ibn Battuta (1304–1377), all of whom recorded their travels across the known world in detail. As early as the 2nd century CE, Lucian of Samosata discussed history and tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/ CW television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Satellite Awards, and as Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015). Graham's film work includes roles in '' Sweet November'' (2001), ''Bad Santa'' (2003), ''The Pacifier'' (2005), '' Because I Said So'' (2007), and ''Evan Almighty'' (2007). She published her debut novel with Ballantine Books in 2013, ''Someday, Someday, Maybe''. In 2016, Graham reprised her role as Lorelai Gilmore on Netflix's reunion miniseries '' Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life'' and published a memoir, ''Talking as Fast as I Can''. Her third book, ''In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It'' was published in 2018. In 2021, she began playing Alex Morrow in '' The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers''. Early life Graham was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Washington
Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) SidebarCertificate of Live Birth: Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha(County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health). Gives Kerry Washington birth dateArchivedfrom the original on May 2, 2016.Note: FilmReference.com states "Born January 5, 1977 (some sources cite 1975)…." at is an American actress. She gained wide public recognition for starring as crisis management expert Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series ''Scandal'' (2012–2018). For her role, she was twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and once for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Her portrayal of Anita Hill in the HBO television political thriller film '' Confirmation'' (2016), and her role as Mia Warren in the Hulu miniseries '' Little Fires Everywhere'' (2020), both earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. In film, Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Lakshmi
Padma Parvati Lakshmi (; born September 1, 1970) is an Indian-born American author, activist, actress, model, philanthropist, and television host. She has hosted the cooking competition program ''Top Chef'' on Bravo continuously since season 2 (2006). For her work, she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Reality Host in 2009 and 2020 through 2022. She is also the creator, host, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed docuseries ''Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi'', which premiered in June 2020 on Hulu and explores the food and culture of immigrant and indigenous communities across America. In 2022, ''Taste the Nation: Holiday Edition'' won a James Beard Foundation Award in the Visual Media - Long Form category. She has published six books: two cookbooks, ''Easy Exotic'' and ''Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet''; an encyclopedia, ''The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs: An Essential Guide to the Flavors of the World''; a memoir, ''Love, Loss, and What We Ate' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995). She also starred in the films ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' (1997), ''Mimic'' (1997), ''Lulu on the Bridge'' (1998), ''The Replacement Killers'' (1998), ''Summer of Sam'' (1999), and ''Like Dandelion Dust'' (2009). For her work in television, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in ''Norma Jean & Marilyn'' (1996), and twice nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, again for her performance as Marilyn Monroe and her leading role in '' Human Trafficking'' (2005). Early life Sorvino was born on September 28, 1967 in Manhattan, New York City, to Lorraine Ruth Davis, a drama therapist for Alzheimer's disease patients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl ( ; born November 24, 1978) is an American actress and former fashion model. She played Dr. Izzie Stevens on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' from 2005 to 2010, a role that brought her recognition and accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007. Heigl started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models before turning her attention to acting, making her film debut in ''That Night'' (1992) and later appearing in ''My Father the Hero (1994 film), My Father the Hero'' (1994) as well as ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995). She then landed the role of Isabel Evans on The WB television series ''Roswell (TV series), Roswell'' (1999–2002), for which she received nominations for Saturn Awards, Saturn and Teen Choice Awards. She then starred in commercially successful romantic comedy films such as ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''27 Dresses'' (2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Couric
Katherine Anne Couric ( ; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, ''Wake Up Call''. From 2013 to 2017, she was Yahoo's Global News Anchor. Couric has been a television host at all of the Big Three television networks in the United States, and in her early career she was an assignment editor for CNN. She worked for NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014. In 2021, she appeared as a guest host for the game show ''Jeopardy!'', the first woman to host the flagship American version of the show in its history. In addition to her roles in television news, Couric hosted ''Katie'', a syndicated daytime talk show produced by Disney–ABC Domestic Television from September 2012 to June 2014. Some of her most important presenting roles include co-host of ''Today'', anchor of the ''CBS Evening News'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WsRadio
wsRadio (The ws of wsRadio stands for World Syndication Radio.) is an Internet talk radio network which started broadcasting on August 15, 2001 with 5 shows and has grown to over 120 shows. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, "the Sun never sets on wsRadio.com". In 2008, wsRadio had over $1 million in advertising revenue, including eBay Radio and PayPal Radio.Chambers, ErinChris Murch President/Founder, wsRadio The Wall Street Journal. February 6, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-28. Notable shows *The Peggy Smedley Show, the voice of M2M and connected devices *APS Stamp Talk show for the world of stamp collectors, from the American Philatelic Society *Computer and Technology Radio with Marc Cohen and Marsha Collier *The Coaching Show, providing insights and best practices for the professional coaching community *Leadership Insights Radio, profiling successful and influential business leaders *PriceWaterhouseCoopers' Start-Up Show exploring Venture Capital Opportunities *Randy Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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