Naked City

KUT hires a captain for its soon-to-be-created news team

"...KUT's attempt at organizing a local news department took its first step toward fruition with the..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Stirred up by the arts, sounding off on local TV

"...scene and winning national honors -- this year, KVR News was named the nation's Best Non-Daily College Newscast by..."

July 20, 2001 Column

Page Two: Before the Impending Flood

An erratic list of memories and some dates

"...In the evening, I watched the cable news that makes me crazy (Fox) and the news..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie

Animated Old Testament.

"...department angels, but it's hardly the strident screeching of cable-access pulpit-pounders or the earnest scheming of the Gorgon-esque Roxella..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Save the Music

Power Plays

"...the proposals, and asked none other than Time Warner Cable whom the city should hire. "All Time Warner has..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Austin Film Society Wins Public Access Bid

After a decade, channelAustin won't run city's cable public access

"...Film Society is set to take over the city's cable public access channels, ending the city's decadelong relationship with..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

At this year's Emmy Awards, cable won, and reality lost. Sorry, Heidi.

"...it: Some of the best TV came from the cable networks. There were well-deserved wins for cable show Mad..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Irritations and considerations

"...conventional broadcast TV seasons and the launch of summer cable series. Irritating, because it's too early to get review..."

May 12, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Top 10 Media Stories

The year in print and broadcasting

"...that the incident "reeked of editorial favoritism and a newspaper in cahoots with those in power."..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

TV Eye

Disappointingly, Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new sitcom didn't prove self-fulfilling -- no one is watching Watching Ellie. "TV Eye" explains why you should.

"...middle. In this way, it emulates the tempo of cable series, which unfold in a more relaxed pace. However,..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

The Chronicle gives cheers and jeers to breaking news coverage of the war.

"...While every other major broadcast news organization immediately switched to live coverage after President George..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Greenland

Gerard Butler brings back the classic disaster movie

"...pressure on their marriage, the two barely notice the news updates about Clarke, a newly discovered comet from another..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Patriots Day

The hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers

"...to viewers who watched the episode unfold live on cable news not too long ago...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Star Reporter

Rachel Maddow blazes her first trail to SXSW

"...cross-country tour of one of the busiest women in news, but Interactive Director Hugh Forrest has a simple explanation:..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Smith

The Year That Wasn't

"...for George W. Bush took on Dewey-esque proportions as newspapers across the country scrambled to yank banner headlines declaring..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

TV Eye

After federal agents stormed the Gonzalez house last Saturday, it was all Elián, all the time on cable television : but doesn't it feel more like a movie of the week than breaking news? Also, upcoming May television events, and networks announce series renewals.

"...soon as I leave town, one of the biggest news events in the nation occurs: Elián Gonzalez, the Cuban..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

TV crews come to cover Austin's music scene as more musicians split for more lucrative climes; the Flatlanders keep it intimate, and more stuff happens, too.

"...More action on the cable news network front: CNBC is getting in on the..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Playback: “Hastily Prepared” Ordinances Head to City Council

Revised drafts of Agent of Change and OMV permitting head to Council, but again, live music interests raise alarms

"...Andy Langer's music segments on Spectrum News have been canceled. The local music media veteran announced..."

June 9, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Daily Hustle: 8/27/10

Walls and Cables

"...for now, glance at other fraught areas: Time Warner Cable's plans for Channel 6, and a decision in the..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The FCC under the Obama Administration

The short list for Federal Communication Commission Chairmanship

"...grassroots media, and relating that to the upcoming Texas Cable Association Lawsuit hearing (Texas Cable Association Hearing set for..."

Nov. 11, 2008 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

For black and brown people of my generation, the Jackson debacle is particularly painful in a way that few have articulated

"...However, in their hourly struggle to fill airtime, the cable news networks provided post-trial assessments ad nauseam once the..."

June 24, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Hillbilly Elegy

Redneck rehab drama is better intentioned but more tone-deaf than the book

"...that clog up every "What do Trump voters think?" cable news vox pop segment right now, that's just misguided...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Merchants of Doubt

This doc calls out the spokesmen for Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, and Big Oil, as well as the tactics they use to blur the facts

"...same, and think-tank mouthpieces are given equal weight on cable news segments by virtue of shouting down the easy-to-ignore..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Best Man Holiday

Fourteen years after the first film, this sequel finds our likable characters experiencing the pitfalls and promise of middle age.

"...has proved elusive: Jordan (Long) now runs a major cable news network, but won’t allow herself to be vulnerable..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Election Day Slam

GOP House races go negative (again) before today's run-offs

"...Districts 47 and 52 respectively threw some mud via cable TV over the weekend...."

April 13, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Shadow

Which new scary-programming cable channel will longtime Austin access host Joseph Fotinos choose?

"...Midnight Shadow Show (Fridays at midnight on Time Warner Cable Access Channel 16, with a re-airing Sundays at 11pm..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Just say no to free speech.

"...who launched BoycottCBS.com, along with conservative media pundits on cable news networks and online. The critics complained that the..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Only in Texas

TexMo Rethinks Web Site

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

ATX Television Fest Heads to Yellowstone

Paramount Network show to headline Friday night programming

"...premiere of Yellowstone, the Paramount Network's new smash hit cable show, as its Friday night Marquee screening. Even better..."

May 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Mixed signals: KUT takes over the Cactus Cafe, Pachanga owns Fiesta Gardens

"...Time Warner Cable has elected not to renew its contract with Austin..."

May 28, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

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