Showtime plans series on gossip Cindy Adams
Showtime will be putting the spotlight on Cindy Adams, the New York Post columnist and elder stateswoman of Manhattan gossip.
The 89-year-old Adams will be the subject of a documentary series in 2021 with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard executive producing.
At her height, Adams wrote six columns a week for the Post, appeared four times a week on New York’s WNBC-TV, as well as stops on “Geraldo” and E! She’s known for the phrase: “Only in New York, kids, only in New York.”
Adams was a founding member of the TV hit “A Current Affair” and her books include “The Gift of Jazzy.” And she has released her own fragrance, called “Gossip.” She made her Broadway debut in 2001 as the narrator of “The Rocky Horror Show.”
BET to air NAACP Image Awards
The NAACP Image Awards will be televised for the first time on BET.
NAACP and the cable network announced Monday that the 51st awards ceremony will be held in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 22. The event will spotlight the contributions of the NAACP and its impact on the community.
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson says the collaboration between the organization and BET will be “critical to reaching our shared communities” before heading into the 2020 election and census.
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Nominees for the awards will be announced Jan. 9.
Beyonc was named entertainer of the year at the previous awards in March. Her husband, Jay-Z, received the President’s Award, and the Marvel film “Black Panther” won several nods, including best motion picture.
Grace leaving CNN for Fox Nation
Former CNN mainstay Nancy Grace is signing up for a crime show on Fox Nation, an illustration of how Fox News’ streaming service has evolved counter to expectations one year into operation.
Cameras will show her delivering her podcast and SiriusXM radio show, “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace,” five days a week. The program is modeled after her popular television series that ran on the HLN network for many years.
“We spotlight breaking crime and justice news, help find missing people, especially children, solve unsolved homicides and analyze clues left behind,” Grace said.
Fox Nation, the streaming service available for $65 a year, will begin offering “Crime Stories” in January.
The on-demand service recently announced that former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan will host a documentary series on media bias, immigration and other issues, and said more signings are in the works.
Today’s birthdays: Blues musician John Mayall is 86. Actress Diane Ladd is 84. Singer-keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals is 77. Actor-comedian Howie Mandel is 64. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 57. Actor Brian Baumgartner (“The Office”) is 47. Actress Anna Faris (“Mom,” ”Scary Movie”) is 43. Actor-comedian John Milhiser (“Saturday Night Live”) is 38. Actor Diego Boneta (“Scream Queens”) is 29.
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