Television
It is difficult to believe that “My So-Called Life” is completely off the air.
April 30, 1995
Entertainment & Arts
In its first major programming initiative, Times Mirror Co. said Monday that it plans to launch a new cable TV network called the Outdoor Life Channel.
May 10, 1994
Awards
When cable TV was growing in the 1980s and ‘90s, many of its programs were past hits from the lineups of ABC, CBS and NBC.
April 1, 2015
Roll over, James Madison.
March 31, 1990
Archives
Shortstop, an Orange County program that aims to dissuade juveniles from a life of crime, is the subject of a 30-minute program hosted by newsman Jim Cooper to be shown on KOCE-TV Channel 50 tonight and again on Friday.
Nov. 17, 1992
Awards to Disabled: The 12th Annual Media Access Awards honoring TV, film and radio programs that “accurately and positively” portray people with disabilities will be presented tonight at Universal Studios.
Oct. 24, 1990
“Gridiron Gang,” a provocative, two-hour documentary on KTLA-TV Channel 5 at 8 tonight, spotlights an athletic program that is giving some hard-core juvenile offenders a chance for a new start in life.
Sept. 7, 1992
After everyone else in Los Angeles had him last week, Dennis Rodman, the newest and loopiest Los Angeles Laker, got seven minutes on the program anointed by its station as “an intelligent alternative source of news and information.”
March 3, 1999
Jane Pauley Gets a ‘Life’: NBC News correspondent and former “Today” show co-host Jane Pauley will anchor a series of five summer news specials titled “Real Life With Jane Pauley,” beginning July 17 at 10 p.m.
June 21, 1990
If you pick up television trade magazines and glance through the advertisements for syndicated TV shows, proudly boasting of strong ratings and desirable demographics, it would appear that the industry has quite a few new hits on its hands.
Oct. 15, 1992