THE BUZZ.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services STRIKE UP THE BAND: In a show of support for the men, women and families of the U.S. military, local radio stations K-EARTH (101.1) and KNX-AM (1070) will launch a 36-hour radiothon May 13 to benefit the Bob Hope Hollywood USO USO: see United Service Organizations. (UNIX Software Operation) AT&T's Unix division before it turned into USL. See Unix. at LAX. The airport facility is a recreation and service area for troops and their families on the move to and from duty posts, serving some 30,000 troops annually. The center, which also provides the first taste of home for many returning soldiers, has been increasingly active due to the continuing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Spearheaded by K-EARTH afternoon drive personality Gary Bryan Gary Bryan is a radio disc jockey, currently on the air in Los Angeles, California at KRTH 101.1 FM. He is a veteran broadcaster, having been on-air at Z100 in New York City and in virtually every major market in the United States. , the radiothon will include appearances by celebrities, civic leaders and military personnel. The goal is to raise funds for the nonprofit center, which receives no government funding. Listeners of the two stations can make donations by calling (800) 876-8454 during the radiothon, or they can make credit card donations online at www.kearth101.com, or they can send checks made out to Bob Hope USO to P.O. Box 1776, Hollywood, CA 90078. SOBER REFLECTIONS: Television host Pat O'Brien says he didn't go into alcohol rehabilitation to escape embarrassing stories about obscene telephone calls he made that were circulating on the Internet. ``I fled because I was dying,'' O'Brien said. ``Thank God on some level this happened, and I'm not dead.'' O'Brien, host of the entertainment news program ``The Insider,'' spoke to television's Dr. Phil Dr. Phil may refer to:
Asked why nobody he trusted was able to alert him that he was self- destructing, O'Brien said, ``I was out of control.'' ``I started drinking in the late '60s,'' he said. ``I kept drinking.'' 'GREY' IN THE PINK: In its eighth early series pickup for next season, 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. has rewarded growing midseason drama ``Grey's Anatomy'' with a 13-episode order. Because of ``Grey's Anatomy's'' relatively late debut in late March, by season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. the Touchstone TV medical drama will have aired nine episodes of its original 13-episode order. The remaining four episodes will air next season, bringing the total of first-run episodes to 17. Dominant in its post-``Desperate Housewives'' Sunday 10 p.m. slot, ``Grey's Anatomy'' (an average of 17.8 million viewers, 7.7 rating/19 share among adults 18-49) is delivering ABC's strongest 18-49 series performance in the hour in four years and qualifies as the highest-rated midseason drama in 12 years in total viewers (since CBS' ``Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' in 1993) and in 13 years among adults 18-49 (since ABC's ``Indiana Jones Chronicles'' in 1992). ``Grey's Anatomy'' stars Ellen Pompeo Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is a Golden Globe nominated and Screen Actors Guild award winning American actress, best known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. , Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (Dr. , Sandra Oh Sandra Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and a three-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian actress. She is known to American audiences for her role as Dr. and Isaiah Washington. DEFINITELY NOT THE OSCARS: ``Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' and ``Mean Girls'' top the nominees at next month's MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Movie Awards with four nods apiece. Comic Jimmy Fallon will host the 14th annual edition of the always- amusing awards show, which tapes June 4 at the Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. and airs June 9. Fallon previously hosted in 2001. Nominations for ``Mean Girls'' include best female performance for Lindsay Lohan, while ``Anchorman'' star Will Ferrell is nominated for best comedic performance. Best movie contenders are ``Kill Bill - Vol. 2,'' ``The Incredibles,'' ``Spider-Man 2,'' ``Ray'' and ``Napoleon Dynamite.'' MTV has added two new categories this year: best frightened performance and best video game based on a movie, which join such races as best fight, best kiss and best action sequence. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) WILL FERRELL IN ``ANCHORMAN'' (2) no caption (``Grey's Anatomy'') |
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