Verne Gay

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The North Fork TV Festival turns 10 on Tuesday with a twist — or two — to mark that notable milestone. Under the reasonable assumption that festivals bring out the stars, and the stars bring out the attendees, the North Fork — which will be held at the Sound View in Greenport on June 17 and 18 — offers a few additional big and emerging names this year.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Verne Gay

When Danielle Campbell left News 12 after a 31-year run in 2023, the job desert loomed. As any 60-year-old mother of four knows, that desert can be both daunting and punishing.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Verne Gay

Between the CBS telecast of "The 78th Annual Tony Awards" and "Alien: Earth," there will be enough TV this summer to keep you glued to both your seat and TV screen — or viewing device of your choice — until September. Yes, the next few months will be that packed, and that exciting. Where to begin? With the Tonys — invariably one of the best awards shows on TV, airing Sunday. David Attenborough, nearing 100, is back on TV too, in a new documentary.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Verne Gay

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) and Chloe (Jessica Biel) are estranged sisters living in opposite worlds — Nicky, out in Ohio, where she's a recovering alcoholic and Chloe, a master-of-the-universe media executive who splits her time between Manhattan and the Hamptons. Chloe wants nothing to do with her troubled sister, but they're set on a collision course when Chloe's husband Adam (Corey Stoll) is murdered at their beach house.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Verne Gay

Lester Holt will wrap a piece of TV history Friday — the first Black solo anchor of one of the three major evening news broadcasts, and Brian Williams' replacement at "NBC Nightly News" nearly 10 years ago (June 18, 2015) after his predecessor was forced off the broadcast for exaggerating stories about covering the war in Iraq. While a historic and dramatic launch, the actual decade-long run was neither for the most part, but steady and reliable, much like Holt himself.