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EMF 140, EMF 331

George Floyd’s death leads some to re-examine TV police and crime dramas

Written by Turner, John on June 14th, 2020June 14th, 2020.

By Amanda Hess from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/arts/television/protests-fictional-cops.html

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EMF 140

Herb Stempel of TV Quiz Show Scandals Dies at 93

Written by Turner, John on June 1st, 2020June 1st, 2020.

Herb Stempel was the contestant forced to lose against Charles Van Doren in the 1950s TV quiz show scandal, as reported by The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/herbert-stempel-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries

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EMF 385

Hospital Radio Stations Cheer On Patients

Written by Turner, John on May 18th, 2020.

Hospital radio stations in England are bringing comfort to patients and staff during these COVID-19 times, as reported in The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/arts/music/coronavirus-hospital-radio.html?searchResultPosition=1

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EMF 140

Stereotyped Simpsons character Apu will get a new voice

Written by Turner, John on March 8th, 2020.

Hank Azaria has decided to give up voicing the character of Apu on The Simpsons as reported in The Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-01-18/hank-azaria-to-quit-voicing-apu-on-the-simpsons  

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EMF 140, EMF 331

“Mixed-ish” is about identity and inclusion

Written by Turner, John on November 25th, 2019.

The new ABC spin-off has its share of both praise and criticism as reported in The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-12/abc-mixedish-karin-gist-greys-anatomy    

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EMF 385

Last Hindenburg survivor dies at age 90

Written by Turner, John on November 18th, 2019.

Werner G. Doehner was only 8 years old at the time of the disaster at Lakehurst, NJ in 1937. His obituary appeared in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/us/werner-doehner-dead-hindenburg-disaster.html  

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EMF 331

NBC’s Rick Ludwin Dies: Backed “Seinfeld” show in early days

Written by Turner, John on November 18th, 2019.

Ludwin was willing to take a chance on the show after early questions. From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/arts/television/rick-ludwin-dead-seinfeld.html  

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EMF 140

“Dungeons & Dragons” game making a comeback

Written by Turner, John on November 18th, 2019.

New fans joining old ones as reported in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/books/dungeons-dragons.html?searchResultPosition=1  

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EMF 140

The complexity of video games shows in “Death Stranding”

Written by Turner, John on November 12th, 2019.

42 billion dollars spent on video games last year. From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/business/media/video-game-death-stranding-advertising.html?searchResultPosition=1  

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EMF 140

The Marlboro man is dead, but not from smoking cigarettes

Written by Turner, John on November 12th, 2019.

Robert Norris dies at age 90. From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/us/robert-norris-dead.html  

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