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Anne Ishii pictured outside in Arden, Delaware
Arts & Entertainment

Anne Ishii on her roles as writer, advocate, and now, host of WHYY-TV’s ‘Movers & Makers’

Anne Ishii spoke with WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn about the new season and her dedication to leadership within the arts community and beyond.

4 years ago

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Amy Schneider's Jeopardy! win streak came to a close Wednesday night.
(Casey Durkin/Sony Pictures Television)
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Arts & Entertainment

Amy Schneider’s ‘Jeopardy!’ run has come to an end after 40 games

Schneider ends her storied run on the show with the second-longest consecutive win streak in its history and $1,382,800 in earnings.

4 years ago

Two pups tug on the same toy during Puppy Bowl XVII.
Community

Meet the Delaware Valley rescue pups competing in Puppy Bowl 2022

On Sunday, Feb. 13, Puppy Bowl XVIII will feature 16 dogs from animal rescue organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

4 years ago

File photo: (From left) Regina King, and Ian Alexander, Jr. in Backstage Creations Giving Suites at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision for Backstage Creations/AP Images)
Arts & Entertainment

Ian Alexander Jr., only child of Regina King, dies at age 26

King said in a statement that her son was 'such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others.'

4 years ago

File photo: Comedian Louie Anderson appears in Los Angeles in July 1987.   (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for ‘Baskets,’ dies at 68

Anderson’s publicist Glenn Schwartz says the comedian died Friday in Las Vegas.

4 years ago

Bob Saget attends the premiere of Dave Chappelle's untitled documentary during the closing night celebration for the 20th Tribeca Festival, at Radio City Music Hall, on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Community

Philly remembers Bob Saget as a ‘kind’ man who loved the city ‘with his whole heart’

Long before he reached fame, Saget was a graduate of Abington Senior High School and Temple University, where he attended film school.

4 years ago

Bob Saget poses for a photo at a press event
Arts & Entertainment

Bob Saget, Philly native and beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65

The comedian, best known for his role as Danny Tanner on "Full House," graduated from Abington High School and Temple University.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Jeopardy!’ champ hits $1 million; talks fame, trans rights

Amy Schneider is now among only four contestants to reach $1 million in regular-season play.

4 years ago

FILE - New York Giants head coach Dan Reeves gives some instructions to his starting quarterback Phil Simms during the third quarter of their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday, Sept. 12, 1993.  Reeves, who won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Dan Reeves, one of the most successful coaches in NFL history, dies at 77

4 years ago

Actress Betty White poses for a portrait on the set of the television show
Arts & Entertainment

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Her witty style gave life to a roster of quirky characters over more than a half-century.

4 years ago

THE WONDER YEARS - ÒHome for ChristmasÓ - Dean canÕt wait to spend Christmas with his older brother, Bruce, when he returns home from Vietnam. But adjusting to life back in Montgomery comes with unexpected challenges for Bruce, and the rest of the Williams family rely on their favorite holiday traditions to bring cheer on ÒThe Wonder Years,Ó WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Erika Doss)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Kids need to see themselves reflected in media. Here are some recommendations

4 years ago

This combination of photos shows Daphne Oz at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on  April 30, 2017, left, and Dr. Mehmet Oz appears at the 14th annual L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Gala in New York on Dec. 4, 2019. Dr. Oz, the cardiac surgeon and U.S. Senate candidate, will end his syndicated talk show next month, and producers will replace it with a cooking show featuring his daughter. (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

‘Dr. Oz’ show ending next month, as star runs for Senate

Some Pa. television stations had already dropped Oz's show for fear that federal “equal time” rules would compel them to offer space on the air to his political rivals.

4 years ago

Actor Jussie Smollett, right, departs with his mother Janet, from the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in Chicago, after Cook County Judge James Linn gave the case to jury. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Courts & Law

Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police

A jury has convicted Jussie Smollett on five of six charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it.

4 years ago

Jussie Smollett poses for a photo
Courts & Law

Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack

Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago.

4 years ago

LeVar Burton (shown here in September) is set to host and help produce a game show based on Trivia Pursuit. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Who will be hosting a new Trivial Pursuit game show? LeVar Burton!

LeVar Burton fans, your prayers have been answered. He may not be hosting Jeopardy!, but his game show career seems to be just getting started.

4 years ago

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