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Kate to Shoot Talk Show Pilot

Not one to let the grass grow under her feet, Jon and Kate Plus 8 star gets to work

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is cashing in on her fame—or infamy—as quickly as possible. She and co-host Paula Deen are shooting the pilot of their proposed talk show this weekend, Radar reports. The show, based on popular website Mom Logic, will be a mash-up of advice, health and beauty tips,... More »

Maybe Obama's 'Half-White Side' Is Racist: Limbaugh

Also, president's media 'lust' is Castroesque

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh yesterday capped off a free-wheeling show on the scourge of racism in America by suggesting that Obama’s white half is racist because he hasn’t thrown a bone to his Kenyan relatives, Media Matters reports. “I'm just going on Newsweek, that we're all born racists, and... More »

New Leno Show Numbingly (or Pleasantly) Familiar

It's pretty much the Tonight Show in a new time slot

(Newser) - The Jay Leno Show won't disappoint Leno fans looking for more of the same, say critics, but the only thing new or ground-breaking about it is the 10pm time slot.
  • James Poniewozik, Time: Leno and NBC aren't "out to win over critics who liked Letterman better. Instead, they're giving
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In Feud With Demi, Perez Dissed Tyra

(Newser) - Turns out Perez Hilton didn't just bring down the wrath of Demi Moore when he linked to pics of daughter Tallulah Willis, 15, in skimpy clothes last week: He broke his promise to Tyra Banks, the Daily News reports. On an episode of her talk show that airs today—but... More »

Beck Dons GDR Getup: Too Timid to Do Nazi?

Host scales new heights of stupidity for cover of Arguing With Idiots

(Newser) - Glenn Beck's decision to don an old East German army uniform for the cover of his latest book is as ridiculous as the paranoid rantings that no doubt lie within, Silbey writes at the Edge of the American West. It's not clear what statement Beck's trying to make, Silbey notes,... More »

Real Colbert: 'I Embody the Bullshit'

Earnest Colbert calls himself unambitious, religious

(Newser) - It wasn't Stephen Colbert's on-screen persona who turned up for a recent Rolling Stone interview, but the real Stephen Colbert—a man as "preppy, earnest, and gentle" as Ned Flanders. In the interview, Colbert dishes on his style of deconstructing the news: "I take the sausage backwards, and... More »

Sesame Street, View Among Daytime Emmy Winners

Susan Haskell, Christian Leblanc, Darin Brooks take home honors

(Newser) - The ladies of The View unseated Ellen Degeneres as Best Talk Show Host at yesterday's Daytime Emmy Awards, though they weren't at the ceremony, E! reports. Other big winners included Rachael Ray for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Tyra Banks for Outstanding Informative Talk Show, while The Bold and the ... More »

Network Execs Halted Olbermann-O'Reilly Feud

(Newser) - It took the intervention of a PBS peacemaker to halt the bitterest media fight of the decade, insiders tell the New York Times. Bosses at Fox and at MSNBC owner GE were fed up with Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly's long-running feud—especially after they started savaging each other's networks—... More »

Beck Pushes 'Racist' Obama Charge Further

President believes whites are 'typically unfair,' says shock jock

(Newser) - Glenn Beck refused to back away from his claim that President Obama is a "racist" on his radio show yesterday, telling detractors that "you are never going to shut me up." Beck mounted an angry defense of his comments on Fox News that the president has "... More »

Palin's Not Job-Hunting, Lawyer Says

Soon-to-be-former Alaska governor focused on upcoming book

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has no plans to take a new job, her lawyer tells the Washington Post. Though the departing Alaska governor has received “hundreds of credible offers”—including a pitch for a gig as a talk-show host—she hasn’t pursued any of them except a previously announced... More »

Palin's Still in the 2012 Game: Limbaugh

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh spilled his first thoughts on Sarah Palin’s resignation—"I don't think this precludes her running for office down the road, the presidency in 2012, at all"—to the Radio Equalizer, and Time shares the transcript. To Limbaugh, “the predictions here rival some of the... More »

Rosie Radio Hits Satellite This Fall

Sirius XM adds O'Donnell to celebrity lineup despite slump

(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell has signed on for a radio talk show on Sirius XM, joining the likes of Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Howard Stern this fall. She’ll interview celebrity guests, take calls, and blend pop culture with serious topics, the company says. Rosie Radio indicates the flagging satellite conglomerate’... More »

Actually, Beck Calms the Lunatic Fringe

With O'Reilly and Olbermann, lets wingnuts 'let off steam'

(Newser) - Glenn Beck infuriates many liberals, but they should really be thanking him: His rhetoric tempers fringe sentiments and prevents violence, writes Reihan Salam for the Daily Beast. Talking heads like Beck and Bill O’Reilly “take unspoken anxieties very seriously,” giving voice to a “small and alienated... More »

Biden: 'Real Doubts' About Iran Poll Results

Elsewhere, officials spar over pending health care proposals

(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden this morning expressed “some real doubt” that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad legitimately won re-election in Iran, Politico reports. “There’s an awful lot of questions about how this election was run,” he told Meet the Press. On health care, Biden reiterated President Obama’s reluctance... More »

Chávez Begins 4-Day Talkathon

Venezuelan president takes to the airwaves for 10th anniversary

(Newser) - Hugo Chávez is on the air for the first part of his four-day talk show marathon, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Venezuelan president's rambling television broadcast. As the BBC reports, today's Alo Presidente got under way in an electrical plant in the country's west, where Chávez regaled... More »

Hugo Chavez Stoked for 4-Day TV Talkshow

The fun just won't stop on all-singing, all-firing extravaganza

(Newser) - That wacky Hugo Chavez is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his weekly talkshow, Alo Presidente, by taking to the airwaves—for four solid days, the Guardian reports. Starting today, the unscripted show will be in segments "like a soap opera," Chavez promises. Viewers expect the Venezuelan president's... More »

Chicago to Springer: Good Riddance

Jerry's trainwreck talk show never felt like part of the Windy City

(Newser) - Jerry Springer tapes his last show in Chicago today, before heading for the pastures of Connecticut, made greener by a bunch of tax breaks. Well, Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune would like to wish him this fond adieu: “Don’t let the chair flying toward the door hit... More »

Simon to Susan: No Singing on Oprah

Boyle, Cowell to appear on Monday's show

(Newser) - Susan Boyle has officially hit the big-time: She’s appearing on Oprah on Monday, the Mirror reports. But don’t expect to hear the YouTube phenom sing—Simon Cowell, also appearing, wants to save that for the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals. Instead Boyle, appearing via Skype, will give Oprah... More »

McCarthy Joins Oprah's Media Stable

(Newser) - Jenny McCarthy has signed on with Oprah Winfrey’s production company in a deal that includes a syndicated talk show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. McCarthy’s first outing with Harpo is a blog, which launched Friday on Oprah.com. McCarthy has appeared multiple times on Winfrey’s talk show... More »

Oprah Cans Columbine Episode

10th anniversary show set for today 'focused too much on the killers'

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey canceled an episode of her show commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings, set to air today, the New York Post reports. “After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers,” Winfrey said of the scrapped show in a Facebook posting. “... More »

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