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John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.
John Klein, CNN president, said that veteran reporter King will move into the 7 p.m. slot vacated by Dobbs.
King will host a show about politics beginning early next year.
That puts him in direct competition with Chris Matthews’ “Hardball” on MSNBC and Shepard Smith on Fox News Channel.
Dobbs abruptly stepped down Wednesday.
Singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King say they will go on a long concert tour next year, recalling the first time they played at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles in 1970. That gig was a milestone, marking King’s debut as a solo artist. Taylor had just recorded “Carolina In My Mind” and “Something in the Way She Moves.”
Both continued on to award-winning careers.
They’ve announced only seven dates, but promise more will come.
Director Martin Scorsese, 66, is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes. The award will be presented at the 67th annual Globes on Jan. 17.
Scorsese, an Oscar-winner for directing “The Departed,” also was nominated for “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas” and “The Aviator.”
For Scorsese, filmmaking is “a holy experience,” said Vera Farmiga, a co-star in “The Departed” who announced the award Thursday.
Globes nominations come out Dec. 15.
Ray Bradbury has signed on with White Oak Films to develop a miniseries based on six of his short stories.
“The Bradbury Chronicles” will be a six-hour event. No network is yet attached.
Bradbury, author of the famed books “Fahrenheit 451” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” will help choose and adapt the six stories.
A contestant hospitalized after competing on ABC’s game show “Wipeout” died two weeks later of a stroke, his father said.
Tom Sparks, 33, was on the obstacle course Oct. 19 when he complained of knee pain, according to Endemol, the company that produces “Wipeout.” Producers had him stop, Endemol said. On-set medics took him to a hospital, and he underwent several brain surgeries, according to TheWrap.com.
Bill Sparks, his father, said doctors determined the stroke was caused by antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, associated with recurrent clotting events including stroke.
“Wipeout” contestants undergo medical examinations before they are cleared for the show, Endemol said.
Ron Livingston, 42, and Rosemarie DeWitt, 35, have tied the knot. The “Office Space” star and “Rachel Getting Married” actress wed Nov. 2 in San Francisco, according to Livingston’s spokeswoman.
Livingston and DeWitt starred as crisis negotiation partners in Fox’s short-lived drama “Standoff.”
Tiffani Thiessen, 35, and her husband, actor-artist Brady Smith, are expecting their first child in May, People magazine reports.
“We are over the moon!” the couple said in a statement. “It’s something we’ve wanted for a long time and we are thrilled that it’s actually happening.”
Thiessen, best known for her role on “Saved by the Bell,” now stars on USA’s new drama “White Collar.”
The woman who claims she had a short affair with Josh Duhamel has two words for his wife, Fergie: “I’m sorry.”
“I thought, ‘Nobody’s gonna find out. It’s not gonna hurt anybody,’ ” exotic dancer Nicole Forrester, 34, told TV’s “Extra.” “I’m sorry that I didn’t think of it like I think of it now.”
Forrester claims that she and the actor, 36, had a tryst after he visited her Atlanta strip club.
Britney Spears’ Twitter and MySpace accounts were hacked Thursday.
Messages on her Twitter profile purported to be from the pop star, 27, and claimed she worshipped the devil. The unusual messages were deleted after Spears’ management regained control of the account.
Her Twitter feed boasts 3.7 million followers and is updated by herself and her team of handlers. A message Thursday apologized for “any offense the hacker’s messages caused.”
The Journal Gazette is examining relationships in northeast Indiana and is looking for couples to talk to for an upcoming story. You can e-mail Jaclyn Youhana at jyouhana@jg.net or call 461-8462. In your e-mail, please include your name, city and phone number and description about your situation.
The Journal Gazette is seeking wishes from those in need over the holidays. The list will be published Nov. 27 and 28. Needs for animal-related charities will run separately. Non-profit groups from northeast Indiana or northwest Ohio that want inclusion should e-mail jmccartney@jg.net or fax 260-461-8893. Mark wishes with “Journal Gazette Giving” and include a group name, mission, address, phone number and needs, including drop-off times and locations. You can also send it to Journal Gazette Giving, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday.
Among celebrity birthdays today: Actress Madeleine Sherwood (“The Flying Nun”) is 87. Producer-director-actor Garry Marshall is 75. Actor Joe Mantegna is 62. Actor Chris Noth (“Sex and the City”) is 55. Actress Whoopi Goldberg is 54. Actor Neil Flynn (“Scrubs”) is 49. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 42. Actor Steve Zahn (“That Thing You Do!”) is 42. Actress Aisha Hinds (“True Blood”) is 34.
