Okay, this one's a little surreal. can you imagine a time when Soupy Sales, who recieved such an amazing outpouring of affection on his recent passing, might have been completely unknown to adults? I ran across this clip of Soupy on an early 1960's episode of the venerable I'VE GOT A SECRET game show. I'd venture to say this was the very first game show appearance for the venerable pie thrower who...
In case you failed to run a Google search this week, you may not have realized that on Tuesday Nov. 10, Sesame Street turns 40 . You gotta admit, the show doesn't look a day over five--and that's without Botox. If you've forgotten how to get to Sesame Street , we have a few reminders--and ear worms -- appropriately tailored for the biopharma industry--hey, it's our version of personalized medicine...
Merck CEO `Actively Looking' for Biotech Deals...A day after closing Merck's $41 billion takeover of Schering-Plough, Merck CEO Dick Clark showed that his appetite for deal-making hasn't been sated. Clark told us today that the newly combined company is actively looking for biotechs to buy or partner with. Read More
Image from Butthole Surfers’ MySpace Butthole Surfers, Peaches, & MEN Saturday, October 31 Stubbs ( 801 Red River ) 7 p.m. | $30 Advance; $35 At The Door | Outside [ info ] | [ tickets ] Texas has nurtured more than its fair share of talented musical acts over the course of our esteemed history. Buddy Holly, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, Roy Orbison, and Stevie Ray Vaughan have garnered worldwide...
Title: The Cool Gent: The Nine Lives of Radio Legend Herb Kent Author: Herb Kent and David Smallwood Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books ISBN: 978-1-55652-774-6 Date: February 2009 We’re happy to promote this new autobiography by pioneering radio deejay Herb Kent “the Cool Gent,” a.k.a. the Black Dick Clark. Beginning his career in 1944 at the age of sixteen, Kent [...]
It was a standing-room only event as thousands of collectors packed into the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Mo., for the Mecum '57 Heaven Museum Auction on Oct. 24, 2009. Mecum Auction sold hundreds of items from the...
Add Ricky Gervais to the list of new faces fronting major kudocasts. The move to recruit the Brit comic as host of the Jan. 17 Golden Globe Awards comes as another sign of producers looking to shake up the basic formula for televised kudofests -- just as Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris repped departures from the norm as host of this year's Oscars and last month's Emmy Awards, respectively. The...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced today that Ricky Gervais will be hosting the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ("The Invention of Lying," "The Office") will host "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast...
Hopefully, Ricky Gervais will mock NBC, and Dick Clark, and especially the Hollywood Foreign Press Association when he hosts the bogus awards show on January 17th.
By David Lambert - In Branded, Chuck Connors plays the part of Captain Jason McCord, West Point graduate and decorated Cavalry officer. As the sole survivor of the Battle at Bitter Creek, an Apache Indian... (more)
A plain-spoken fellow, Merck ceo Dick Clark talks to Fortune about the trials and tribulations of a pharma company. Generally, he’s not very comfortable with the media, so he can come off a bit stiff at times, and so this little exchange smacks of the usual media training. One revealing nugget, however, is that only [...]
The big drugmaker follows the recent step by Eli Lilly (see here) to add a spot on its website where inquiring minds can find just how much is paid to doctors for speaking engagements. “Our reputation, and the trust that our customers place in us, depend in large part on how we conduct ourselves as a [...]
dick clark productions President Orly Adelson announced today that Jay-Z will perform at the 2009 American Music Awards. This marks Jay-Z's second time performing on the American Music Awards. He has been nominated in the Rap/Hip-Hop category six times, including this year's nominations for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album
So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) Season 6 Episode Guideline In Season 6 of "So You Think You Can Dance" (SYTYCD), producers again will travel across the country in search of dancers who represent the rhythm of America. Those who spark the judges' interest during auditions will be invited to call-backs, where they will work with top choreographers. During the call-back week, the judges choose the