Brent Furdyk

6 days ago | nickiswift.com | Brent Furdyk

When examining the untold truth of Craig Melvin, there's a lot to consider. A veteran journalist with NBC News, Melvin has been a familiar face to viewers of NBC's flagship morning show, "Today," even before he officially joined the show in 2018. In late 2024, there was a big shakeup when he and the rest of the "Today" gang learned they'd be bidding farewell to Hoda Kotb, whose decision to leave the show was reportedly messier than anyone thought.

1 week ago | grunge.com | Brent Furdyk

In the annals of rock history, there is no drummer who's been more consistently underrated than Ringo Starr. As one-quarter of the Beatles, the erstwhile Richard Starkey has been famous for six decades, while the music he recorded half a century ago with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison lives on. Speaking with Music Week in 2024, Starr marveled at the streaming numbers the band continued to rack up on Spotify — including the songs featuring his vocals.

2 weeks ago | grunge.com | Brent Furdyk

In late 1960s London, guitar player Brian May and bassist/singer Tim Staffell formed a band they called Smile, eventually enlisting drummer Roger Taylor. A friend of Staffell, Zanzibar-born Farrokh Bulsara became an early fan of the band. Smile hovered on the cusp of success that never quite arrived, and Staffell eventually bailed to join another band.

2 weeks ago | nickiswift.com | Brent Furdyk

The following article includes allegations of sexual assault. Of all America's cable news networks, it's fair to say that Fox News has experienced more than its fair share of scandals. That, in fact, went all the way to the top of the organization when anchor Gretchen Carlson blew the whistle on the network's founding CEO, Roger Ailes, about his decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct. Her 2016 lawsuit unleashed a tsunami of similar or even more heinous allegations against the CEO.

3 weeks ago | nickiswift.com | Brent Furdyk

When "The Bachelor" made its television debut back in 2002, viewers experienced a reality competition like no other. While game shows like "The Dating Game" and "Love Connection" had been pairing people up for years, "The Bachelor" put a whole new spin on the concept with their first season by casting 25 women who each strove to win the heart of titular bachelor Alex Michel.