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Rob Owen

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TV Writer and Critic at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh @TribTotalMedia TV critic. I watch TV so you don't have to. Tweets/retweets are my own, not endorsements. @syracuseu alum

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Articles

  • 6 days ago | seattletimes.com | Rob Owen

    One aspect of “Twin Peaks” actor Catherine E. Coulson’s personality in particular breaks through in the new 117-minute documentary “I Know Catherine, The Log Lady,” playing at 7 p.m. May 10 at Seattle’s The Beacon. The film shows how Coulson connected people and productions, how she organized and got things done — to the point of producing her own death. On Sept. 24, 2015, four days before her death from lung cancer, Coulson called an Ashland, Ore., mortuary.

  • 1 week ago | triblive.com | Rob Owen

    For his latest film project, 1988 Upper St. Clair High School grad Stephen Chbosky, author of coming-of-age novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and writer/director of its film adaptation, looked to an actor from a rival high school to cast in “Nonnas,” streaming May 9 on Netflix (just in time for Mother’s Day).

  • 1 week ago | triblive.com | Rob Owen

    Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I have noticed on at least three occasions that when a story on which Chandi Chapman is reporting she is introduced as “WTAE reporter Chandi Chapman,” but when other anchors are reporting, they are introduced using the anchor title (e.g. “WTAE anchor Michele Wright”). Why is that?

  • 1 week ago | journalstar.com | Rob Owen

    It’s no surprise that medication costs can add up, and the reality is that many Nebraska patients struggle to afford their everyday prescriptions. While efforts like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aim to make treatments more affordable, they can also impose unintended consequences.

  • 1 week ago | triblive.com | Rob Owen

    Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Peacock streaming series “Poker Face” returns May 8 with the first three episodes of its second season.

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