Category: Television

  • Norman Lear, Legendary Television Producer, Dead at Age 101

    Norman Lear, Legendary Television Producer, Dead at Age 101

    “Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Norman lived a life of curiosity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all,” The Jeffersons creator’s family wrote on…

  • Norman Lear, celebrated US TV writer and producer, dies aged 101

    Norman Lear, celebrated US TV writer and producer, dies aged 101

    The famed TV writer and producer Norman Lear, known for bringing the world shows like All in the Family and Sanford and Son, died this week, according to a statement posted by his family to his official Instagram. He was 101. The Connecticut native’s death was confirmed in the New York Times by Lara Bergthold,…

  • Video: Inside Norman Lear’s iconic life

    Video: Inside Norman Lear’s iconic life

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  • Norman Lear, television producer for “All in the Family,” dies at 101

    Norman Lear, television producer for “All in the Family,” dies at 101

    (NBC, KYMA/KECY) – Norman Lear, a producing giant who reshaped the television landscape in the late ’70s and beyond, has passed away at the age of 101. Lear created a variety of groundbreaking shows like “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Sanford and Sons.” Because of Norman Lear, the small screen grew. Its boundaries…

  • Norman Lear, legendary television creator, dies at 101

    Norman Lear, legendary television creator, dies at 101

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  • Network18 consolidates its digital, television news arm

    Mukesh Ambani-backed news media business is consolidating its television and digital news arms under a singular banner. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd announced on Wednesday that TV18, which runs various national and regional news channels, along with E-eighteen.com Ltd, which owns and operates the moneycontrol app and website, will merge with Network 18. TV18 Broadcast…

  • Norman Lear, Iconic TV Producer, Dies At Age 101: Here Are The Biggest Deaths Of 2023

    Norman Lear, Iconic TV Producer, Dies At Age 101: Here Are The Biggest Deaths Of 2023

    Topline From daytime television star Billy Miller to musicians Steve Harwell and Sinead O’Connor, the following celebrities are among the biggest stars who have died this year. Key Facts Listed below, by date, are celebrities who have died in 2023, leaving behind storied legacies in the film, television and music industries. Norman Lear created some…

  • Norman Lear, TV’s Greatest American

    Norman Lear, TV’s Greatest American

    The “All in the Family” producer made sitcoms into a form of patriotic dissent. In 1942, Norman Lear signed up to fight the fascists. He served as a radio operator and gunner in a B-17 bomber named “Umbriago” by its crew, after a catchphrase of the comedian Jimmy Durante. As Lear watched bombs spill out…

  • UK to name Samir Shah as BBC chairman after sharp controversy

    UK to name Samir Shah as BBC chairman after sharp controversy

    The UK is set to name lifelong television industry veteran Samir Shah as chairman of the century-old British Broadcasting Corp.Shah, 71, who was previously a director on the BBC’s board and has held roles at the corporation leading political and current affairs television, will be announced in the role on Wednesday, according to a person…

  • Norman Lear dead at 101: Renowned television producer created ‘All in the Family’ and other classic sitcoms while advocating democratic values

    Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as “All in the Family” and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died.…