Verne Gay
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Barbara Walters: An appreciation of the woman who revolutionized TV
Walters' talent and tenacity changed morning television, and the newsmagazine and daytime talk shows. → Read More
Howard Stern's old radio home switches to all-news format
WINS/1010 will start simulcasting on 92.3 FM, which is dropping its music format. → Read More
'Blue Bloods' star Abigail Hawk is a 'proud Long Islander'
Abigail Hawk is also performing off-Broadway, doing indie movies and writing a novel. → Read More
'House of the Dragon' review: 'Thrones' prequel lacks fire
Plenty of history but not enough magic in this series premiering Sunday. → Read More
Meet News 12's new 10 p.m. team: Doug Geed and Mackenzie Maynard
Doug Geed joined News 12 Long Island at launch in 1986, and Mackenzie Maynard is one of the newest anchors at the Woodbury-based station.. . Both just became co-anchors of the weeknight 10 p.m. broadc → Read More
Crazy Eddie, Hair Club for Men and seven more local commercials we remember all too well
Long ago and far away, when the Subway cost 50 cents, and a gallon of gas about the same … when there were just six commercial TV stations, and all 16 million of us in New York seemed glued to them. → Read More
Appreciation: Bob Saget always wanted us to feel better
"Hey, it's Bob," said the voice on the other end of the phone line. "Please leave a message and I'll be calling you on Monday share something funny or positive that's going on in your life. Othe → Read More
Catching up with former News 12 anchor Stone Grissom
Up until last August, Stone Grissom was the face of News 12 Long Island. Then, in a flash, that face was gone. The anchor who had clocked thousands of hours on the air, who had led News 12's coverage → Read More
Remembering when 'Super Soul 16' WWRL ruled the radio world
Bobby Jay used to be a world-famous radio DJ, and still is in some parts of the world. On a recent February morning, he was taping his weekly radio show for listeners in England out of his home in Col → Read More
'Bad Education' grabs 2 Emmy nods; 'Watchmen' leads all nominees
No "Game of Thrones," no "Veep," no worries! In fact, all the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences had to do in 2020 was sort out the Next Big Thing — amid COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movemen → Read More
LI's only public radio station now WLIW-FM
Long Island's only public radio station opened a new chapter last week, with new call letters, too — WLIW-FM. Now the tricky part: Making certain Long Islanders can actually get it. Launched over → Read More
LI radio hosts bonding with listeners during pandemic
"You're playing for pride, not prizes," announced the familiar voice on the familiar radio program, on a recent morning just after 8:30. The long-running WBAB staple "Roger and JP" was getting ready → Read More
You can see 'Downton Abbey' film on LI a week early
"Downton Abbey" — the movie — is arriving more than a week earlier than expected. As part of a special preview, the movie will screen at more than a dozen locations around Long Island Thursday, includ → Read More
'The Affair's' last season stars a bleak, futuristic Montauk
Montauk had seen better days. But all of them must have been better than this one. The camera pulls back at the end of the second episode of "The Affair" (returning 9 p.m. Sunday on Showtime for its f → Read More
'When They See Us' review: Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five series tough to watch, but powerful
Ava DuVernay ("Selma") co-wrote and directed "When They See Us," about the five teens convicted in the 1989 beating and raping of a jogger in Central Park. → Read More
Who will sit on the Iron Throne? LI 'Game of Thrones' experts weigh in ahead of series finale
We each have our dream ending, but we also know that "GoT" isn't about making dreams come true. → Read More
Howard Stern talks new book, his first in 24 years
The Long Island-raised talk show host on his cancer scare, Hillary Clinton and his first book in 24 years. → Read More
Review: Death toll soars on second-to-last episode of 'Game of Thrones'
Turns out there are many answers to fans' question of which characters will die. → Read More
'Game of Thrones' review: Return of series more a fan-pleaser instead of a crowd-pleaser
But reunions and great reveals provide a great table-setter for rest of final season. → Read More
LI 'Game of Thrones' superfans predict how the series will end
"My favorite endings are tragic endings where the heroes make the wrong choice," says one superfan as the HBO series' final season gets underway. → Read More