Television
An Orange County cable-TV company has pulled a series of programs produced by a neo-Nazi apologist who claims the Holocaust was a hoax, but another local cable system will continue to broadcast them.
April 15, 1995
Entertainment & Arts
The Simon Wiesenthal Center will present its Distinguished Service Award to Home Box Office Inc. for programming that has “raised awareness of human rights.”
Oct. 24, 1989
Awards
TV ratings: Without NFL lead-in, ‘Almost Human’ slips in second night
Nov. 19, 2013
Following a controversial television season that won the dubious honor of spawning the term “trash TV,” Father Ellwood Kieser, president of the Human Family Institute, believes it is more important than ever to remind the television industry that it can produce commercially successful TV without sacrificing its commitment to enrich the viewer.
June 2, 1989
The writers of TV movies about teen-age drug abuse, teen-age suicide and a woman struggling to raise her family during World War II have been nominated for the top award in the 1985 Humanitas Prizes, given for TV programs that “most fully communicate human values.”
July 3, 1985
Ratings for Fox’s new sci-fi show “Almost Human” took a hit in its second night on Monday -- no surprise, because Sunday night’s series debut benefited from a big NFL game lead-in.
Television: KCET airs part of a massive attempt to document endangered rights, at home and abroad.
Feb. 6, 1999
Thank goodness for programs such as “Beauty and the Beast,” where the central character is esteemed for his kindness and wisdom, not his weapons.
March 12, 1989
“Quantum Leap” (NBC) is the best program on television.
April 21, 1991
After immersing himself in this year’s entries for the Humanitas Prizes, the Rev. Ellwood E.
July 11, 1985