Anne Becker
Anne Becker has been a staff writer at Broadcasting & Cable since 2004, covering all aspects of the TV industry. Prior to joining the magazine, she was a reporter for the New York Post's business and real estate sections. She has also worked at The Santa Cruz Sentinel, Psychology Today and Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, and her work has appeared in The New York Times. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in Manhattan.
Title: Staff Writer
Email: anne.becker@reedbusiness.com
BC BeatLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Live Blogging the Emmys: Empty PromiseYeahhh…ran into someone from the past at the bar during one of the breaks so forgive the lapse. But now Glenn Close, Mary-Louise Parker and Kyra Sedgwick are giving out the TV movie award and Glenn’s giving a shout-out to cable television for running shows with female leads. The cast of Jersey Boys do a medley against Sopranos clips…and the woman in back of me,... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) At the Emmys: Theater-in-the Round and Ryan Seacrest's Really Skinny TieSo things are different this year, Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich tells us in the studio audience before the show. Being this NY-based reporter’s first Emmys, I have little basis for comparison. But I will say the whole in-the-round presentation style at the Shrine is kinda weird. There’s no stage–the set-up’s like…one of those joust restaurant places.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Whoopi's First Day on 'The View'The press was invited to witness Whoopi Goldberg’s debut on The View today, the show’s 11th season opener. The mood was ebullient, with audience members—well, the half that’s actual civilians, as opposed to the press filling the floor seats—all riled up and dancing in the aisles. My guess is the fudge cookies and Apple & Eve juice they got on... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Dispatches from the Fox UpfrontOk, full disclosure-I was late to this one. Deadlines, traffic, blah, blah, blah. Upfront five out of five in four days-running a little slower than usual in stilettos. I can say already that it's going two billion times better than Fox's upfront nightmare last year (rain, crowding into the Armory, late start, botched comedy by that late-night Spike guy). This year's show is at the City... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) At the CW: Part 2The show will also have "enhanced streaming" opportunities: shop for the show's fashions, create personal profiles, playlists, and music videos and send messages from the web and cell phones to billboards in Times Square and Sunset Boulevard. Back to the schedule. Thursday and Friday, the network's "sticking with stability" and keeping its current lineup - Smallville and... More |
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