Shelby Scott, Boston News Anchor and AFTRA Leader Who Championed SAG Merger, Dies at 86

New York Times first reported the news, citing “two people with knowledge of the decision who would only speak anonymously.”Bryce Thom, a spokesman for Murdoch, would not comment to TheWrap, and representatives for Ms. Hall did not immediately comment.This fourth divorce for Murdoch is not believed to change his ownership and stake-holding in parent companies of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Riled-up Rory McIlroy survived a couple of mini meltdowns to surge to the top of the US Open leaderboard on day one at Brookline.

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CNBC.Bankert, caught off guard by her own scoop, pressed Stirewalt for details.“I’m not in a position to tell you what my testimony will be about,” he said. “I just want to make sure that folks know that I am, so I’m not playing any hidden-ball tricks here.

Lisa Kennedy Irish Catholic police officer Bill Coughlin believes in the right thing enough to attempt to do it, when in 1974, he is assigned to protect Black children being bused to a high school in South Boston. We know of his public service bent because of what happens when he apprehends a shoplifter outside a Black-owned food market early in the well-meaning, if wrong-headed feature “The Walk,” starring Justin Chatwin as Coughlin. He cuts the guy a break, even though the mart’s owner isn’t nearly as sympathetic.

SAG-AFTRA announced. Born in Seattle and a graduate of the University of Washington, Scott got her start in news for her local TV and radio station KIRO as a traffic reporter before expanding to on-air reporting, writing, editing and producing.

Shelby Scott, the former president of AFTRA who helped spearhead the 2012 merger of SAG and AFTRA, has died. She was 86. Scott, a longtime television news broadcaster, served as AFTRA’s national president from 1993-2001. She was a member of the “Group for One Union” of SAG and AFTRA leaders who spearheaded the 2012 merger effort and co-led a merger workgroup, one of only ten elected leaders to do so.

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American rapper Isaiah Rashad has come out as “sexually fluid” in an interview – his first since a sex tape featuring him and two other men was leaked. “I’d say I’m sexually fluid,” Rashad (31) told Joe Budden. “I’m still learning about it myself.

Margot Heuman, the first lesbian Jewish holocaust survivor to testify about her experience in the concentration camps, died on May 11 at age 94. Born in 1928 Germany, Heuman grew up in Bielefeld and was the eldest of two daughters. In 1943, her family were arrested and deported to Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia.

confirmed the manner of death to multiple news outlets.“We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing,” the team’s statement, posted to Twitter, read. “Our hearts go out to his family, friends and all who are mourning this tremendous loss.”Prior to being a 2020 first-round pick for the Minnesota Vikings, Gladney was a three-star prospect hailing from New Boston, Texas.

Dancing on Ice winner has opened up about what she earned as a professional skater for the ITV show. Alex Murphy says she earns more working as an influencer on TikTok than she ever did on the ice. Alex joined the ITV skating competition in 2018, competing in three seasons before being let go in 2020.

Nine Inch Nails will headline Boston Calling for a second night after The Strokes were forced to pull out due to a member of their camp testing positive for coronavirus.In a statement posted to Instagram this morning (May 28), The Strokes announced their set at Boston Calling tonight (May 28) and their show in support of congressional candidate Kina Collins on Monday (May 30) would be affected.Trent Reznor and co. performed a 21-song set at the Boston festival last night (May 27), appearing in place of Foo Fighters following the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins.“We’re very sorry for the conditions that led to us being here.

Dangerous Waters. The actor was best known for his roles in Something Wild, Goodfellas, Field of Dreams, Shades of Blue, and more. The New Jersey-born actor was known for his portrayal of characters in crime movies and shows.