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…

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…

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…

The Television Academy Foundation have announced nominees for the 43rd College Television Awards, which recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges nationwide and revealed the recipient of the $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship. The College Television Awards ceremony will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Television Academy’s North Hollywood campus. Student…

ByPrapti Upadhayay Dec 06, 2023 07:49 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Lear’s impact on television was profound, with iconic shows like “All in the Family,” “Maude,” and “The Jeffersons” dominating the 1970s comedy lineup. Norman Lear, the visionary television producer who revolutionized American prime-time comedy, passed away at the age of 101, leaving behind…

“Entre Hermanos (Between Brothers) …Love, Your Mind” will stream live from LATV studios on Dec. 7th at 2 p.m. PST LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Together with the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council, Latino Alternative Television (LATV) announced today an upcoming special event focused on Latino men’s mental health called…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. He was 101. Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded by family at…