Joined in Progress

Three local channels get Austin back with the program – but is anybody watching?

"...overturned by teenagers." – Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS, Broadcasting & Cable, 75th Anniversary Special EditionME TV..."

June 23, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Pat Robertson pumps ungodly amounts of iron, rumba for women's rights, and more

"...According to CBS Sportsline, 76-year-old televangelist Pat Robertson claims he can leg..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Good Humor Man

Former 'Seinfeld' writer Pat Hazell is funny, upbeat, generous, and, oh, yeah, he lives here now

"...so that we couldn't sell it to ABC or CBS because it wasn't a completely original, unaired series. So..."

May 26, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...performance; 63% said the same in a New York Times/CBS News poll, while 55% said they have a favorable..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

TV Eye

Stealing ideas

"...United States. A woman was named anchor of the CBS Evening News. The images and names of Tom Cruise..."

April 14, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Navasky & Barsamian

Former editor of The Nation discusses the role of the alternative press

"...TV stations around the country. Again, not on NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, and Fox, but on the genuine..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

TV Eye

Is this crazy, or is it just me?

"...item: "Could Jon Stewart jump from Comedy Central to CBS to replace 60 Minutes vet Andy Rooney? Dan Rather..."

March 24, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Collecting Voices

"...documented," says Jennifer Lindgren, a reporter for Sherman, Texas, CBS affiliate KXII-TV, who conducted interviews in 2002 while a..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Food-o-File

'60 Minutes' digests Whole Foods; plus, St. Patrick's Day predictions by local publicans

"...CBS newsman Dan Rather and a production team from 60..."

March 17, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

He Who Must Not Be Named Returns to TV News

Ron (mumble mumble) is back at the anchor desk

"...year and signed two months later with KEYE, the CBS affiliate. But under terms of a no-compete clause in..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A Latino goes to an audition but doesn't get the job because he's too ethnic

"...unused. Subervi pointed to procedural dramas, like the CSI (CBS) and Law & Order (NBC) franchises. Set in cities..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film News

Big 'Lights,' small screen; the Pod squad; and congrats and condolences

"...name about Odessa Permian gridiron stars. Meanwhile, an untitled CBS drama pilot set in Austin also seems promising. From..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Adios 2005

Top 10 Quotes of the Year

"...– Travis Co. District Attorney Ronnie Earle, on CBS's 60 Minutes. [March 11 issue]..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

TV Eye

Apparently, I got it all wrong

"...we can take? They hit my limit tonight on CBS."..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

So, you wanna be in pictures?

"...air back-to-back on Monday mornings, 1am and 1:30am, on CBS affiliate KEYE.Local Vision..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...did a few more albums with Warner Bros. and CBS, then they began calling them Tracy Nelson albums. She..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Film News

Burnt Orange has been living in a cave, while Texas looks to be trending toward Santos; plus, 'Ape Shit,' 'Chainsaw,' and 'The Breakdance Kid'

"...a Texas liberal. Also in the shameless rumor department, CBS is said to be scouting Austin for a romantic..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

Geena Davis is not really the president, but you might be surprised to learn how many people are riding the coattails of her administration

"...the Press (NBC), This Week (ABC), Face the Nation (CBS), Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer (CNN), and Fox Sunday..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

With the proliferation of shows featuring aliens out to conquer the Earth, I thought I would come up with a thought-provoking column. Then I heard the call of George Clinton.

"...paranoia-inducing dramas – Surface (NBC), Invasion (ABC), and Threshold (CBS) – I was reminded of Clinton's call, and all..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The return of Ricky Gervais; plus, Jennifer Perkins, Vicki Howell, and Austin among the Emmys

"...Close to Home (CBS), Oct. 4 at 9pm; Related (WB), Oct. 5 at..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

From the best moments to the what-the-hell? moments

"...Sept. 23: Ghost Whisperer (CBS), 7pm. It's not like Medium, star Jennifer Love Hewitt..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Sheehan's Field of Dreams

Hundreds gather at Camp Casey to mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living

"...a precious commodity also," Sheehan told a reporter from CBS News, "but he's on vacation. And you know what?..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TV Eye

The flirting has just begun. Yes, it's only the end of July, and yet the networks are already running promos for new shows that may not even premiere until late fall.

"...Speaking of buzz: CBS is hoping to create some when it rebroadcasts the..."

July 29, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

What the ...?

"...Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 18 on CBS...."

July 22, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film News

The Texas Film Commission copes with big departure; plus, Kat Candler, shooting updates, and casting calls

"...start filming any day – or week – now… CBS is starting production July 20 on Walker Texas Ranger:..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Roky Erickson

Reissues

"...follow-up to 1980's Roky Erickson & the Aliens, but CBS's UK branch declined to release it. Listening now, it's..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

Not So Red

A "blue state" reporter journeys through the multi-colored regions of the Lone Star State

"...on CNN, 75% were Republicans and only 24% Democrats; CBS had the most Republicans (76%) while ABC had the..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rose Aguilar

Grandma vs. Cowboy

Can Strayhorn lasso Perry? Maybe the Lege will tell.

"...couple both with Democratic powerbroker Ben Barnes and former CBS News anchor Dan Rather. Surely Bill and Hillary can't..."

June 24, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...the audience heard motivational speeches from Debbye Turner, a CBS news correspondent and doctor of veterinary medicine who emphasized..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

You Are There!

The bottom of the barrel isn't low enough for local TV news

"...CBS affiliate KEYE immediately pounced on the Hutto cyanide story,..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

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