Christian Cooper’s encounter in Central Park with a white woman who called 911 to falsely accuse him of threatening her spurred a national outcry. Now he is hosting a birding series for National Geographic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Television”
Ariana DeBose to Host This Year’s Tony Awards Ceremony
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
The nominees are to be announced on Monday, and the awards ceremony is to take place on June 12. Source: New York Times
Paul Herman, Mainstay of Gangster Movies, Is Dead at 76
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
Over a four-decade career, he was perhaps best known for his role on “The Sopranos.” But he also had dozens of film credits, including “Goodfellas” and “The Irishman.” Source: New York Times
Jack Willis, TV Producer and Empathetic Filmmaker, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
A survivor of a crippling accident, his documentaries and news coverage for public television focused on poverty, race and other social issues. Source: New York Times
Fake Heiress Anna Sorokin, Who Swindled Elite, to Be Deported to Germany
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Ms. Sorokin, whose fictionalized story was the subject of the TV show “Inventing Anna,” had been detained by immigration authorities on charges of overstaying her visa. Source: New York Times
Ex-Fox News Producer Charged for Working With Russian Oligarch
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
John Hanick was on Konstantin Malofeev’s payroll after Mr. Malofeev’s backing of Crimean separatists led to sanctions, an indictment says. Source: New York Times
The Writer Who Brought Real-Life Brooklyn to Soap Operas
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2022
Mary Ryan Munisteri worked on “Ryan’s Hope,” a soap opera set in a real place, New York City, and grounded in reality about women’s lives. Source: New York Times
‘The Gilded Age’: What Is Fact and What Is Fiction?
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
The HBO period drama sets invented melodrama within actual historical story lines. Here are the back stories of elements that shape the world of the series. Source: New York Times
Gloria Rojas, Trailblazing Latina Broadcaster, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
“I remember thinking,” she once said, “that if they hire another Hispanic, they’ll have to let me go, since who needs two?” She helped change that. Source: New York Times
‘The Answer Is Not to Abandon Our Streets’
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
President Biden outlines his strategy for helping New York accelerate the fight against gun violence. Source: New York Times
Yolanda Vega Retires From N.Y. Lottery After 32 Years
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
Drawing out the syllables of her name with an exaggerated flair became Ms. Vega’s trademark and helped establish her as a New York institution. Source: New York Times
Why the Costumer of 'The Gilded Age' Is Being Driven Out of Business
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2022
Helen Uffner has dressed Broadway, Hollywood and TV shows for more than 40 years. But high-rise developers and Amazon distribution centers are making it impossible to store her extraordinary vintage collection. Source: New York Times
Lionsgate Studios Yonkers Could Become the 'Burbank of New York'
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
A new film and television facility, once fully open, will be ‘hands-down the largest in the Northeast,’ the leader of the project said. Source: New York Times
John Wilson Is Making the Least Predictable Show on TV
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
In the second season of “How To With John Wilson,” the documentary filmmaker shows off his penchant for mutating the mundane into the vivid and extraordinary. Source: New York Times
Chris Cuomo Played Outsize Role in Andrew Cuomo’s Defense
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
Chris Cuomo, the CNN host, participated in strategy discussions and shared a tip on at least one woman who had accused his brother, Andrew Cuomo, of sexual harassment. Source: New York Times