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Jane Treacy Tells Us About 24 Years On QVC

May 30, 2010 Lori Acken Comments Off

She’s been a vital part of QVC almost from day one, after her mother convinced the then 24-year-old TV production grad that she could sell a plain old pencil to everyone from a school kid to an architect — and, as it turned out, the gentlemen who was hiring show hosts for the new little shopping network focused on three customer-focused principles: Quality, Value, and Convenience. Nearly a quarter-century later, Jane Treacy is one of the most beloved and trusted personalities on the now $7 billion dollar home-shopping giant that has turned her into an international girl-next-door star. Even warmer […]

Ty Burrell Talks “Modern Family”‘s Comic Genius, Becoming A Real-Life Dad

May 22, 2010 Lori Acken Comments Off

You may remember him as egotistical plastic surgeon Dr. Oliver Barnes in the 2005 Henry Winkler/Stockard Channing medical sitcom Out of Practice. Or as a smarmy weatherman with an unpronounceable last name in the 2007 Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton sitcom Back to You. Or maybe even as doomed yacht captain Steve Marcus in the 2004 remake of the zombie horror classic Dawn of the Dead. But odds are even if you’ve only seen one episode of (or arguably even one commercial for) ABC’s breakout comedy Modern Family, you aren’t likely to forget Ty Burrell as occasionally dimwitted, always kindhearted Dunphy dad […]

8 1/2 Questions With … Clinton Kelly

May 20, 2010 Barb Oates Comments Off

Earlier this year I cornered the cohost of TLC’s What Not to Wear, Clinton Kelly, at a cocktail party. The ever so humble, extremely handsome and candid Kelly had a good time telling me the following. 1. How much should the average person spend on their wardrobe? Clinton Kelly: I’m going to skirt this question a little bit, only because it really depends on how much money you make. What I tell women during really strong economic times is that if you feel you are financially solid and you know you have a job, you have money in the bank […]

Dennis Quaid Steps Into Clinton’s Shoes In “The Special Relationship”

May 17, 2010 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

In his 35 years in movies, some of Dennis Quaid’s most memorable portrayals have been of real-life characters. Jerry Lee Lewis, Doc Holliday, Sam Houston, astronaut Gordon Cooper … but the idea of playing former President Bill Clinton still scared him. He readily admits he had no idea why the producers of The Special Relationship, which tells the story of how Clinton worked with newly elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), wanted him in the role. He didn’t see a resemblance, and found the idea of playing someone who’s been imitated by every two-bit comedian around rather daunting. […]

QVC’s Doug Rose Tells Us Why More Folks Than Ever Are Shopping From Home

May 13, 2010 Lori Acken Comments Off

Even if you’ve never purchased a single item from a shop-at-home television network, odds are good you’ve killed a little time watching one — maybe lured in by a famous face you never expected to see, you know, there. Or maybe by a killer deal on a product or brand you thought was only sold at multi-story department stores or sniffy boutiques. Or just maybe because it was more entertaining than anything else on the tube. After all, says Doug Rose, senior vice president of multichannel programming and marketing for QVC, when it comes to on-air retailing, that’s a large […]