SMALL SCREEN THE BUZZ ON TELEVISION.Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski GOING TO THE DOGS: Joan Lunden Joan Lunden (born September 19, 1950) is an American broadcaster, most recently the host of the CBS reality series "Wickedly Perfect," and was a popular co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 through 1997. and the crew from A&E's series ``Behind Closed Doors'' do some all-access prying at the Westminster Dog Show, sniffing around to show viewers what goes on in preparation for the famed pooch pageant. Announcer Joe Garagiola Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. (born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who later became an announcer and television host, popular for his colorful personality. notes that it could be the only televised sporting event in which a commentator can say ``that bitch had a big night'' without being bleeped. Lunden's tour also shows the canines all but taking over the Hotel Pennsylvania across the street from Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , and even where the 2,500 dogs, um, doo. The good news: It's not the sidewalks of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, 8 tonight, A&E. FIDDLE A LITTLE WITH MERYL: ``Music of the Heart'' is an uplifting real-life drama that was practically overlooked in its 1999 theatrical release except for Meryl Streep's dark-horse Oscar nomination. She plays Roberta Guaspari, a divorced mother and musician who settles in Harlem and begins teaching violin to her grade-school students. Her determination and enthusiasm spread infectiously, and in time the cream of the crop are jamming at Carnegie Hall with Isaac Stern and other outstanding violinists. And, yes, Streep learned to play the violin for the role. MUSIC OF THE HEART, 8 tonight, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Channel 4. IN THE FAMILY WAY: Is your family funny? And by that we mean funny ha-ha, not funny weird. Would highlights of a typically wacky day in your home break down into three punch-line-filled acts totaling about 22 minutes? If so, you and yours could be material for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Family's upcoming 13-episode series, ``My Life Is a Sitcom.'' The network will send producers from Nash Entertainment across the country looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. America's funniest family among nine who make the initial cut based on their videotaped submissions. The winning family will get to make a scripted pilot based on their real life. (Attention Hollywood professionals: That's where the guild writers and actors finally get called in.) The show will debut next January. Watch ABC Family for details on how to submit an entry. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (dog) (2) no caption (Meryl Streep) |
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