Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, ‘family,’ famous friends
Motown gala ‘means everything’ to founder Berry Gordy
Motown gala ‘means everything’ to founder Gordy Matchup of 1-8 Lions and Browns leads to blackout on TV in and around the Motor City
NFL’s Browns-Lions gets TV blackout in Motor City Conductor Slatkin to miss November concerts with Detroit Symphony following heart attack
Conductor Slatkin to skip November DSO concerts Datsyuk, Zetterberg score in SO, Wings snap Sharks’ 6-game wining streak
Red Wings win in SO, snap Sharks 6-game win streak Plenty of good seats still available: Lions game against Rams blacked out in local TV markets
Lions game against Rams blacked out on local TV The sun hasn’t shone on a World Series game since 1984 as baseball goes prime time to draw TVs
World Series hasn’t been played in sun in 25 years Housing freeze: Project to encase vacant Detroit home in ice to highlight foreclosure crisis
Artists plan to encase vacant Detroit home in ice Soupy Sales, pie-splattered comedian who won hearts in early TV days, dead at 83DETROIT — Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83. Eminem’s music publisher settles lawsuit with Apple over digital rights to rapper’s songsDETROIT — Apple Inc. and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to many of the Detroit rapper’s songs. Bad record, worse economy a tough combo for Lions to sell winless club to fansDETROIT — Unemployment in the city and its suburbs is twice the national average. Bill Cosby tells Detroit students and parents to fix what ails their city and schoolsDETROIT — Bill Cosby says Detroit residents must take responsibility for improving their city and schools. Yesterday, today, forever: 50 years after Motown Records is born, the famous ’sound’ enduresDETROIT — On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army. The Beatles were a little-known group called The Quarrymen casting about for gigs in Liverpool. The nascent rock ‘n’ roll world was a few weeks away from “the day the music died” — when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens. Longtime Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell, who is 91 years old, has cancerDETROIT — Ernie Harwell, the 91-year-old Baseball Hall of Fame honoree and longtime broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, said Friday that he has inoperable cancer. Barrymore to host free roller skating in Detroit area in support of upcoming movie ‘Whip It’FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Drew Barrymore wants all movie and/or roller skating fans to join her in suburban Detroit next week for a get-together in support of her new movie. Comedian Bill Cosby lends name, encouragement to help boost Detroit schools enrollmentDETROIT — Bill Cosby had heard about the tough-as-nails, uncompromising man tackling fraud and improving education throughout the Detroit’s public schools, and wanted to help. Picture This: Detroit Institute of Arts shows off collection of rare, early photos in exhibitDETROIT — Sir John Herschel made important contributions to the nascent field of photography more than a century and a half ago, inventing a chemical process that allowed an image to be fixed onto photosensitive paper. Former Motown singer Martha Reeves loses Detroit primary, says she’ll focus on music career
FX announces series ‘Lawman’ based on character created by Elmore LeonardDETROIT — FX says a new drama series called “Lawman” will debut next spring and is based on the character Raylan Givens created by veteran crime novelist Elmore Leonard. Items from Michael Jackson memorial at Motown Museum are buried at Detroit cemeteryDETROIT — Woodlawn Cemetery is the final resting place for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks and many of the Motor City’s musical elite, including members of the Four Tops and living legend Diana Ross also has a site reserved. Detroit’s Chene Park site for concert honoring Michael Jackson on Tuesday nightDETROIT — A musical tribute to Michael Jackson is planned Tuesday night at Chene Park in Detroit, former home of the Motown label that launched his pop singing career. Candlelight vigil for Michael Jackson held at original home of Motown Records in DetroitDETROIT — Hundreds of people have come to the original home of Motown Records in Detroit for a candlelight vigil in memory of Michael Jackson. Candlelight vigil for Michael Jackson planned for original home of Motown Records in DetroitDETROIT — A candlelight vigil to remember Michael Jackson’s life and legacy is planned this weekend at the original home of Motown Records in Detroit. Motown’s birthplace draws crowds to studio where Michael Jackson got his startDETROIT — When Motown Records founder Berry Gordy signed The Jackson 5 four decades ago, he gave young Michael and his brothers from Indiana their first big break in the big city of Detroit. Best Sellers-Audio-Top 10Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Airplay monitored by Nielsen/BDS. Sales data compiled by Nielsen/SoundSan.) Best Sellers-AudioWeekly charts for the nation’s best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week’s issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): GM angles for bankruptcy protection, tailfins, Corvettes and V-8s in its wakeFor generations, General Motors fueled America’s love affair with the automobile, building cars that defined their owners’ status in life and the industrial might of the nation. But less than a year after entering its second century, the company that survived wars, international rivalry and even the Great Depression is being driven by the government into bankruptcy court. ‘Biggest Loser’ picks a winner; champion says $250,000 prize gives family ‘a nice cushion’DETROIT — Helen Phillips is half the woman she once was — and her 140-pound weight loss was just enough to win her the $250,000 grand prize on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser: Couples” television show. White Stripes drummer Meg White engaged to Jackson Smith, with wedding planned this yearDETROIT — A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 245 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 245 in 35 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 244 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 244 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 241 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 241 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. Zee Cafe Episodic Synopsis-Nov08Season 4 (18*30’) & Season 5 (8*30’) Mon-Fri 9 PM Rpts: Tue-Sat 12AM, Saturdays 11PM (5 episodes back to back) |
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