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Discovery Channel: Phil Harris, 'Deadliest Catch' captain, dies at age 53
By Associated Press - February 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the television show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53. Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on...
Discovery Channel: 'Deadliest Catch' Capt. Phil Harris dies following Jan. 29 stroke
By Associated Press - February 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The Discovery Channel says the captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has died. Capt. Phil Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the boat was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. The 53-year-old...
Final prime-time show for Jay Leno, told 'you're fired' by Donald Trump
DAVID BAUDER - February 10, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) Jay Leno ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment on Tuesday, the final night of a prime-time experiment doomed by bad ratings and bad vibes. Leno told a few barbed jokes about "The Jay Leno Show," and Donald Trump told him "you're fired." Leno...
Fans delighted by Ellen DeGeneres' 'American Idol' debut
DERRIK J. LANG - February 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with "American Idol" viewers. Fans took to the Internet to express their pleasant surprise over the 52-year-old funnylady's debut as the singing competition's fourth judge. DeGeneres assumed her judging panel post for Tuesday's...
MTV postpones airing of 'South Park' episode in Mexico, fearing sanctions over flag use
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) President Felipe Calderon's "South Park" cameo will have to wait. MTV says it canceled the airing in Mexico of an episode in which a caricature of Calderon appears in front of a Mexican flag. The network says it needs permission from the government to...
San Francisco jury finds 'I Love New York' reality contestant guilty of murdering man in 2007
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A San Francisco jury has found a former reality TV show contestant guilty of killing a man in 2007. Twenty-nine-year-old Jamal Rashead Trulove of Oakland was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm....
NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project to promote family well-being
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) For a good cause, NBC stars including Amy Poehler and Peter Krause and anchorman Brian Williams are weighing in on what parenthood means to them. The network has joined with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in a campaign intended to promote discussion about...
Emmy-winning 'Survivor' host Probst agrees to return for 2 editions of 2010-11 season
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jeff Probst is sticking with "Survivor" next season as host and an executive producer. CBS announced an agreement Tuesday with Probst, who has been host of "Survivor" since its debut in 2000. He'll be back for the 21st and 22nd installment of network TV's...
Book 'em Danno: 'Lost' star Daniel Dae Kim cast in remake of 'Hawaii Five-0'
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
HONOLULU (AP) "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim is the first actor cast for the remake of the hit cop series "Hawaii Five-0." CBS told The Honolulu Advertiser that Kim will portray detective Chin Ho Kelly, who was originally played by the late Kam Fong. Kim plays Jin on ABC's "Lost," which...
Leno says he and Letterman buried the hatchet, reminisced about old times on Super Bowl ad set
DAVID BAUDER - February 9, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks. Leno said that "whatever happened in the last 18 years disappeared" when the two comics got together to film their surprise Super Bowl ad last week. "He was very gracious," Leno said Monday on his...
