Doc Williams capitalized on his star radio act with tours of the same regions where the powerful airwaves left his country music footprint. Riding the success of his Wheeling-based radio show before the start of World War II, Williams carved a following during tours of Maine, Vermont and Canadian provinces — places where some fans still tap in time to songs from his band, the Border Riders. Williams died Monday at his Wheeling home at age 96. After forming the Border Riders, Williams started broadcasting a 2:45 p.m. daily show on WWVA in 1937. He and his wife married two years later and they became the Jamboree's headline act that could be heard on AM radio into Canada, where Williams had a strong following. The couple was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2009.
Zsa Zsa Gabor Rushed to the hospital again
We're trying to keep our hopes up, but things aren't looking good for the legendary Zsa Zsa Gabor. As he always does when she has a health emergency, her faithful husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt alerted the media as Gabor was on her way to the hospital via ambulance. According to the prince, Gabor had "lots of blood coming out of her mouth," which caused him alarm. Her temperature was high, and her lungs, stricken with an infection, were filled with blood and water. Gabor, who will turn 94 years old on Sunday, Feb. 6, has had an extremely difficult 2011 thus far. Her leg was amputated in January due to an infection, which has now returned to the remaining part of her limb. She's also put her mansion, once owned by Elvis Presley, on the market because the sprawling home has become "too much of a headache."Christina Applegate Has a Baby Girl
Christina Applegate is a brand new mom – of a baby girl, her rep confirmed. "Actress Christina Applegate and fiancé, musician Martyn LeNoble, welcomed daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 in Los Angeles," the spokesperson said in a statement. "Mother and daughter are doing great."Mariah Carey Is Having a Boy – and a Girl
The couple, who are having twins, are expecting a boy and a girl, a source confirmed. So far the parents-to-be have been cautious about revealing too many details about the babies since the couple had a "long journey" to parenthood, Cannon said in December. Cannon, 30, and Carey, 40, are preparing for the arrival of the twins' by "decorating and designing" the babies' nurseries – one in Los Angeles and one in New York, Cannon said.Gabriel Aubry Calls Halle Berry's Allegations 'Untrue and Irresponsible'
Gabriel Aubry is responding for the first time to Halle Berry's claims that their 2½-year-old daughter Nahla may be unsafe in his care. "While Gabriel is disappointed in Halle’s decision to falsely malign him publicly and for her own purposes, he refuses to be pulled into her dispute over a canceled film production," a rep for the model, 34, said Tuesday in a statement. "Gabriel also refuses to air their issues in the press as he believes this may ultimately harm their daughter," the statement continues. "The fact is that Gabriel is a caring father who shares custody of Nahla." On Monday, Berry’s rep issued a statement, stating that the Oscar winner, 44, had dropped out of her New Year's Eve film to focus on “custody issues” related to Nahla.LA football stadium officially named, does not bode well for potential mascots
Bringing the NFL to Los Angeles has been on people's minds for a while now, and the proposed football stadium for the city has been officially named. AEG, the company behind the famed Staples Center (home of the Lakers) announced that Farmers Insurance has signed a 30-year deal for naming rights of the 1.7 million dollar square foot stadium. The new stadium will house sporting and entertainment events in downtown LA. AEG President Timothy J. Leiweke says of the deal, "This groundbreaking agreement with Farmers not only makes this the largest long-term commitment in naming rights history, it also signals the most significant step forward in creating the football stadium and event center and bringing an NFL team back to Los Angeles." We're all for an LA football team, so we should really be thanking Farmers for putting up the money and getting us one step closer to the goal.
Bon Jovi to take two-year hiatus
Rockers Bon Jovi plan to take a two-year hiatus when they wrap up their world tour. They're currently performing a string of dates across the globe as part of The Circle tour, which was the highest-earning trek of 2010. Frontman Jon Bon Jovi recently revealed he is reigniting his movie career by signing up for a role in "Valentine's Day" follow-up "New Year's Eve."
Gervais Globes Differ
Ricky Gervais says that despite the acrimony over his job hosting the Golden Globes, he was asked to consider returning next year. In a diary of his experience hosting the Globes for Heat magazine, Gervais says that organizers asked him to "consider a third year." Gervais said he was inclined to turn it down. "I don't think I should," he wrote. "I don't know what I could do better. I certainly couldn't get more press for them, that's for sure." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Globes, denied that such an offer was made to Gervais. "There is no truth to this rumor," association president Philip Berk said in a statement Tuesday. "We have not asked him to come back. Nice try, Ricky."
Tyler Perry To Play Detective Alex Cross
Tyler Perry is to portray detective Alex Cross in a new movie. The 41-year-old star will play the popular James Patterson fictional character - the first major role he has taken that doesn't involve one of his own projects - in a Rob Cohen-directed film, which will be the third big screen outing for the psychologist-investigator. Morgan Freeman previously portrayed Alex - the subject of 17 novels since 1993 - in two films, while 'The Wire' actor Idris Elba was attached in a David Twohy-directed independent movie, though that project appears to have been shelved. Rob last directed 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' in 2006. The character of Alex Cross was previously seen in 1997's 'Kiss the Girls' and again in 2001's 'Along Came a Spider'.
TV NEWS
Cake Boss baker and reality TV personality Sal Picinich passed away from cancer on Sunday at age 63. Picinich, born on the Croatian island of Susak, worked for more than four decades at Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, N.J., where the hit TLC series – which follows the adventures of Buddy "The Cake Boss" Valastro – is set.
Entertainer, Regis Philbin will receive the Legend Award at The Ninth Annual "TV Land Awards" in New York City. The celebration will premiere on TV Land on Sunday, April 17th. Previous winners include Garry Marshall, Don Rickles, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, the cast of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and the cast of "Cheers."
Comedian, Russell Brand and Chris Brown will be host and musical guest on the February 12th episode of "Saturday Night Live".
Larry Hagman, who played the scheming, womanizing oil baron in "Dallas," is reprising his role, along with series originals Patrick Duffy, who plays Bobby Ewing and Linda Gray's Sue Ellen Ewing, TNT announced Tuesday. Josh Henderson, of "Desperate Housewives," will play John Ross, with Jordana Brewster ("Fast & Furious) cast as Elena, who is in a love triangle with Christopher (still uncast) and John Ross. The original show ran from 1978-1991 and followed the Ewing family. The Ewings lived at the home of their patriarch, Jock Ewing, at Southfork Ranch.
After 10 episodes, "The Cape" will be out and "The Event" will be back in. NBC, which had ordered 13 episodes of "The Cape," has reduced the number to 10. "The Event," which held the 9 p.m. Monday slot, will return to that time after "The Cape" finishes its 10th episode Feb. 28.
The long-running saga of the miniseries "The Kennedys" has finally reached a conclusion. The eight-hour miniseries, which the History Channel commissioned but then decided not to air, has found a home after several weeks of rumors that it was headed to this cable channel or that, none of which panned out. It will premiere April 3 on ReelzChannel. It's the first original scripted series for ReelzChannel, which airs movies and movie-related programming, along with a few syndicated series (including "NewsRadio" and "Brothers & Sisters"). Reelz is an independently owned channel available in about 60 million homes and has previously had a pretty low profile. The acquisition of "The Kennedys" will "drive ratings and put a spotlight on this network that has never been on it before," ReelzChannel CEO Stan Hubbard says. "We're going to do a full-blown marketing campaign."
Kristen Bell could be back on TV in the 2011-12 season, provided Showtime picks up its pilot "House of Lies." Bell has been cast in a lead role in the darkly comedic pilot, which stars Don Cheadle as a cutthroat management consultant who will go to any lengths to please his clients. Bell ("Veronica Mars," "When in Rome") will play a character named Jeannie Van Der Hooven, an Ivy League grad who works for the firm that Cheadle's character leads.
"Dancing With The Stars" contestant, Niecy Nash has announced that the TLC network will air a two-hour special, documenting her May wedding to fiancee, Jay Tucker. The show will follow Niecy finding a dress and the perfect venue. Nash's first marriage lasted 16 years and ended in 2007. Joining her will be a wedding party featuring bridesmaids Sherri Shepherd from The View, The Game's Wendy Raquel Robinson, and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph as the matron of honor.
Jane Lynch, the actress who plays Sue Sylvester on "Glee" is writing a personal memoir called, "Happy Accidents'. The book will be released in September. The work will recount her comedy career at the Second City improv theater and her work in films like "Best in Show" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" while addressing how she learned to her embrace her homosexuality and overcome alcoholism.
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" host, Jimmy Fallon, will be releasing two books based on his popular "Thank You Notes" segments that air every Friday night. The first "Thank You Notes" will hit store shelves on May 23, 2011. The book will address over 150 subjects in need of Fallon's undying gratitude, and each page will feature one of Fallon's special notes and a photograph of the recipient.
The CW Pilot Pickups
The CW has announced four pilot pickups, including one from the "O.C."/"GG" dream team of Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Their show is called "Hart of Dixie" and is about a "young New York City doctor after she inherits a medical practice in a small Southern town inhabited by an eclectic and eccentric group of characters." So basically it's like "Gossip Girl" meets "Everwood". Also picked up by the network was the much-talked about zombie series "Awakening," which centers on "two sisters who come of age and face off against one another amidst the beginning of a zombie uprising." "Heavenly" is about a young attorney who teams with a former angel to help clients at a legal aid clinic. Spoiler Alert! The angel half of the dynamic legal duo has never experienced human emotions so we're guessing a human/angel angsty love affair will be happening. Rounding out the group is "Life" producer Laurie Arent's "Cooper and Stone," which follows "two smart young female detectives on Chicago's North Side [who] are best friends, [and] equally adept at discussing fashion, music, pop culture as they are solving homicides."
Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit going to Smithsonian
The red swimsuit that helped make Charlie's Angels actress Farrah Fawcett an icon is going to the Smithsonian in Washington. Fawcett's longtime companion Ryan O'Neal will donate the swimsuit and other items to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on Wednesday. A 1976 poster of Fawcett in the dampened red swimsuit sold millions of copies. Also going to the Smithsonian are Fawcett's copies of scripts for the first season of Charlie's Angels and a 1977 Farrah Fawcett doll. The items will be part of the museum's popular culture history collection.
Survivor Maybe Headed Back to Jail
Federal prosecutors recommended Monday that Richard Hatch, the very first "Survivor" winner, should be sent back to jail for two years, for violating conditions of his parole. Hatch has already served 3 years behind bars after being convicted for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won on the show. Hatch has failed to file amended tax returns for 2000 and 2001 which were a condition of his release. Hatch, who owes about $1.7 million in back taxes, has said he didn't refile his taxes because he has an appeal pending with the U.S. Tax Court. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Reich said Hatch has a pattern of lying, defying court orders and failing to accept responsibility for his conduct.
Lindsay's Dad Rushed to Hospital
Michael, who was visiting his doctor, had very high blood pressure, which led to them calling the paramedics to transport him directly to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. It turns out that he needed emergency surgery on a blocked artery.
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