Awards
Helicopter crash puts spotlight on safety of reality TV shows
Feb. 10, 2013
Television
Like the creators of today’s “trash TV” programs, the producers of a new crop of high-action game shows prefer to call their product “reality television.”
April 1, 1989
Camerman and pilot die in reality-TV shoot in Kenya
Feb. 25, 2013
Entertainment & Arts
Fatal helicopter crash spurs concern over reality TV safety
Feb. 12, 2013
Television: The investigative report of the faked, fiery GM truck crash on ‘Dateline’ serves as a red flag for TV audiences about the forces that influence what they see.
March 27, 1993
Hollywood’s fall guys took their bows at the first Stuntman Awards, and honored a colleague killed in a helicopter crash while filming an air chase last month.
Feb. 5, 1985
As many as 1,000 people have been laid off in the Hollywood production community since the October stock market crash, Daily Variety said in a lengthy report published Wednesday.
Jan. 28, 1988
Diary of a TV viewer being totally confused while watching coverage of the stock market crisis. . . .
Oct. 21, 1987
World & Nation
Investigators on Tuesday recovered the bodies of 10 people, including three celebrated French athletes, who were killed when two helicopters collided during filming of a reality TV program in a remote part of Argentina.
March 10, 2015
Company Town
Tiger Woods’ catastrophic crash in Los Angeles has cast a spotlight on the low-budget documentary series that featured golf’s biggest star.
Feb. 24, 2021