W. Russell Barry, Former Top Television Executive at Fox and Turner, Dies at 84

Jerry Zeitman, a onetime agent who represented George Burns & Gracie Allen, Shirley MacLaine, Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra, died Thursday of natural causes in Los Angeles, his daughter Debbie Zeitman said. He was 90.

Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian were staples on the Los Angeles nightclub scene in their younger days, regularly photographed by paparazzi as they chased fame.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticTony Tanner, the Tony Award-nominated director and choreographer of Broadway’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1982, died Sept. 8 at his home in Los Angeles.

Peter Sova, the Czechoslovakian-born cinematographer who shot Diner and three other films for Barry Levinson and Lucky Number Slevin and four other movies for Paul McGuigan, has died. He was 75.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorPaul Kagan, who built his expertise in the budding cable television business into the longtime media consulting business Kagan and Associates, died Aug. 23 of kidney failure in Carmel, Calif.

Sophie Turner was spotted out and about with husband Joe Jonas on Thursday, in the first time she's been seen since welcoming their first child. Turner, 24, is dressed casually in a striped T-shirt, white pants and a black mask in photos published by Her husband, Jonas, 31, sports black shorts, a patterned black hoodie and a black mask. The couple sweetly holds hands in the pics, enjoying their outing around their Los Angeles neighborhood. Jonas and Turner welcomed daughter Willa on July 22.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSuits and Pearson alumna Gina Torres is set as a series regular opposite Liv Tyler and Rob Lowe on the second season of Fox spinoff series 9-1-1: Lone Star. Season 2 is scheduled to begin production in Los Angeles later this fall for a premiere in early 2021 as part of the network’s midseason schedule.9-1-1: Lone Star hails from 9-1-1 creators/executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear.

Eli Countryman Former New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, died on Monday. He was 75.The Baseball Hall of Fame and ESPN reported that his death was due to Lewy body dementia and COVID-19 complications.“We are heartbroken to share that our beloved husband and father has passed away,” his wife Nancy and two daughters shared with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, who announced his death Wednesday.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFormer president of 20th Century Fox Television and Turner chairman W. Russell Barry has died.

Eli Countryman W. Russell Barry, former president of 20th Century Fox Television and chairman of Turner Program Services, died on Aug.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFive agents formerly with Paradigm have launched a new agency called TBA that represents The War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Chvrches, Jose Gonzales, Guided by Voices, Jay Som, Yaeji, Omar Apollo and many other artists.The company, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles, was founded by agents Marshall Betts, Avery McTaggart, Amy Davidman, Ryan Craven, and Devin Landau.

The Jonas Brothers were nominated for one award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2020, aka MTV VMAs 2020. Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas were nominated for Best Pop Song ("What a Man Gotta Do").