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Part of Our Day
When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.
"...in terms of the national networks -- NBC, CBS, ABC, DuMont (which never became a network in the true..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Year That Wasn't
"...moved to KLBJ in February of 1995 as an ABC Network program, and stayed on the major network until..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

What's the Deal?
The Details in the City's Proposed Settlement With Stratus Properties Are the Fine Print in the Term Sheet.
"...ABC West, Phase II: Code compliance..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

The Real Deal
"...ABC West Phase II Code compliance as of effective date..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

True Story: A Novel
"...of his career -- before Comedy Central's (and later, ABC's) Politically Incorrect recast him as a nationally recognized talk-host..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Books Review by Stuart Wade

TV Eye
For your consideration : the comedy series and performers nominated for the 2000 Emmy Awards
"...Actor in a Comedy: Michael J. Fox, Spin City, (ABC); Kelsey Grammer, Frasier (NBC); John Lithgow, 3rd Rock From..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
Have you had your fill of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Are you stuffed to the gills from consuming too many hours of Survivor, Big Brother, The Real World, Road Rules, or Making the Band? Better get used to it -- there's a whole lot more on the way.
"...been shopped to the networks yet, though landing on ABC, home of Millionaire, is not unlikely...."

July 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
Phil Donahue, James Lipton, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Johnny Carson, Tom Snyder, and more: columnist Belinda Acosta reflects on the hosts who made television great.
"...When Who Wants To Be a Millionaire (ABC) first came out, it caught my attention along with..."

May 12, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
ABC's new drama Wonderland takes us through the looking glass and into the disquieting reality of a psychiatric ward; also, The Sopranos head toward their second season finale.
"...As I was engrossed in the premiere of Wonderland (ABC), the new drama set in the psychiatric unit of..."

April 7, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

On the Move
With arguably the best content on the Web, Salon is poised to move into your living room and onto your radio dial :president and CEOMichael O'Donnell explains how.
"...respects. I guess CNN would be a competitor, MSNBC, ABC.com. Our competition used to be Slate, I think, initially,..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
"...who was preparing a probable candidates' list for the ABC.com Web site. The list was apparently speculative in nature...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

TV Eye
That holiday spirit getting to be too much? Here's a look at Vegging Television: what you watch when you can't watch anything.
"...First, there's the Barbara Walters pet project, The View (ABC), and later, Oprah Winfrey (NBC) and The Rosie O'Donnell..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
Ain't it cool? Harry Knowles pitches a television show based on his cinephile Webzine; also, the NAACP boycott is scrapped, plus other small-screen newsmakers.
"...to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (all on ABC) just to see what all the hoo-ha was about...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
Chick dramas: we just don't get it; also, what to watch this witching weekend
"...Teenage Witch: "Episode LXXXI -- The Phantom Menace (8pm, ABC): The ghost of Edgar Allen Poe comes to visit...."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
From Ethel Mertz to Margaret Cho, we examine how the small screen has portrayed big women; also, a look at Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.
"...out of sight following the cancellation of her 1994 ABC comedy, All-American Girl. Unfortunately, Cho is not returning to..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Coronation Coverage
"...issue of its magazine Extra!, took a swipe at ABC's Good Morning America. FAIR's target was a June 14..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

TV Eye
Emmy Awards shake-down: who won, who should have.
"...Tuesday (9/21): Once and Again, 9pm, ABC; Judging Amy, 9pm, CBS..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Coach's Corner
"...minutes of nothing happening. But the girls (and Nike, ABC, and ESPN) won, so that's PC cool. And America..."

July 16, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Dancing About Architecture
Jazzin' (But Not for Blue Jeans)
"...away from downtown Austin, this place is a mere ABC Pest Control commercial away), has McCoy Tyner and Arturo..."

May 21, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A League of Their Own
"...On the small screen, there's The Memoirs of Cleopatra, ABC's mega-budget 14-hour miniseries written by screenwriter-novelist Stephen Harrigan. God's..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Old Hollywood Tales
"...Those efforts to sway sweeps ratings keep a-coming. ABC wants advertisers to believe people watch their channel, so..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Writing by Degrees
The Unfolding Now
"...indie producer, or get a rewrite credit on an ABC movie of the week -- all potential building blocks..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Screens Feature by Jay Hardwig

What? 1998's Over?
Nine Tv Faces We'll Miss
"...one of the black matrons of Seventies TV on ABC's That's My Mama, and like Rolle, she played a..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Box Sets
Herbie Hancock
"...This 4-CD set taken from Ray Charles' Atlantic, ABC, and Columbia albums contain the singer's most popular recorded..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Cartoons, Slight Return
"...(Jimmy Smits) into-the-white-light death on NYPD Blue (Tuesdays, 9pm, ABC) and the worst, aside from the vacuous Celine Dion..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

The Long, Hot Summer
Books to Spend Your Summer With
"...like Bigfoot, the Planet of the Apes films, the "ABC After-School Special" and Casey Kasem's "American Top 40." You'll..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Ace Rewards
"...those shows saying goodbye — Seinfeld (5/14, NBC), Ellen (ABC), and Murphy Brown (5/18, 8pm CBS), notably. It seems..."

May 1, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Heebie-Jeebie News
Local TV Feeds on Muck and Mayhem
"...CBS station averaged 3:03 minutes per night. KVUE, the ABC affiliate, clocked in at 3:34 minutes per evening, while..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Overall Breakdown of Austin's Evening News Broadcasts
"...News Promo/ Chatter Weather Sports Ads KVUE (ch. 24; ABC) 13:11 (42%) 1:45 (6%) 3:22 (11%) 3:04 (10%) 10:17..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column

It's a Wonderful So-Called Life
"...The short-lived ABC series, from Thirty-something producers Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick,..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

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