When TV News Covers 2020 Conventions, It Won’t Be Politics as Usual

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").

The MTV VMAs is the first major U.S. awards show to attempt an in-person ceremony during the coronavirus pandemic, and unsurprisingly, some big A-list stars there in previous years opted not to fly over from Los Angeles for the New York City show.

Nicole Richie looks stunning in a lime green dress at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which aired on Sunday (August 30).

Amanda Kloots is lending her voice for a song previously recorded by her late husband Nick Cordero.

Date: Sunday, Aug. 30Time: The 90-minute pre-show hosted by Nessa Diab and Jamila Mustafa starts at 6:30 p.m.

Ted Johnson ABC News will host a town hall with President Donald Trump and undecided voters on Sept. 15.George Stephanopoulos will anchor the event, which will take place in Philadelphia and will held in accordance with state and local government COVID-19 regulations and guidelines set by local health officials.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPresident Donald Trump will take questions from voters live – and ABC News will be there to show his instant reaction.The Walt Disney-owned news unit plans to air a live “town hall” with President Trump and undecided voters on Tuesday, September 15, at 9 p.m. – just seven weeks before Election Day.  The event will be televised by ABC and streamed by ABC News Live, and is the latest in a recent series of big “gets” by the news operation.

caption of the drawing, which shows Lincoln’s statue at his Washington, D.C., memorial pointing a gun at himself.Lincoln, a celebrated Republican president, was assassinated with a gunshot to the head.The lineup to which Carrey referred in such harsh terms on Monday included Kim Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr., Nikki Haley and Republican President Donald Trump himself.

Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, and featured some memorable moments. The virtual event proved to be a talking point for many celebs who took to Twitter to reflect on the night's fiery speeches.The first night of the event featured addresses from several big names in the Republican party, including Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Jr., among others.

The performer lineup for the 2020 MTV VMAs has been revealed.

Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella’s 3-week-old son’s feeding schedule keeps his parents up at night.“What’s sleep? Do people really sleep?” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 38, joked during a Monday, August 24, Good Morning America appearance. “I really feel bad for Nicole, because he’s a really good eater.

Christine Jahnke was a speech coach who helped women in politics hone their communications skills and increase their electability.With a background in broadcast journalism, Jahnke discovered that she preferred working behind the scenes to appearing on camera. She made a career out of instilling confidence and public speaking skill to women running for political office – or women who were otherwise thrust into the political spotlight, like Michelle Obama.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTucker Carlson’s top-rated Fox News Channel hour has hit record ratings highs in recent months amid the rising tide for news networks as the presidential election draws near. Record ratings usually means record revenue for ad-supported TV shows.But “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has never been more difficult to monetize for the news network amid today’s polarized political environment.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNexstar Media believes it has created the nation’s next great evening newscast. All it needs to do now is get viewers to agree.The company, the nation’s largest owner of TV stations, today will kick off a national promotional effort to call attention to  “News Nation,” a primetime three-hour newscast that will air on the cable outlet WGN America seven days a week starting September 1.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corp. is joining the parade of big U.S.

Ted Johnson NBC will air an hour in primetime of each evening of the Democratic and Republican conventions, in line with previous cycles and other broadcast networks, while MSNBC plans seven hours each night of the events.Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie will anchor from the network’s headquarters in New York, with Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell at the NBC News Washington bureau. The DNC starts on Monday and runs for four nights; the RNC begins on Aug.