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‘All the Way’
4 Triple Crown caller
brings Lyndon Johnson to
life
Collmus’ role in history
5 JENNIE GARTH
The ‘90210’ alum finds
‘A Time to Dance’
6 ‘Cheap Eats’ for $35 a
day
8 ‘Coupled’ host
Terrence J loves Anguilla
9 Getting to know travel
guru and musician
Ashley Roberts
‘ROYAL PAINS’
Mark Feuerstein starts his
last season in the Hamptons
FOOD
7 Bear, it’s what’s for
dinner on ‘Alaska’s
Wild Gourmet’
‘THE SIMPSONS’
Homer talks directly with
viewers, right at the moment
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SPORTS
18-19 Matt Holliday
keeps the Cards among
MLB’s best
REALITY
the story!
‘MEGYN KELLY
PRESENTS’
Fox News Channel host
makes her Fox interview
special debut
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Katie Couric looks at the
gun debate from both
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Megyn Kelly looks to trump
the ratings with her first Fox
broadcast special
By Jay Bobbin
If Megyn Kelly wants to broaden her horizons, now is an
optimal time for her to do it.
The host of Fox News Channel’s weeknight “Kelly File”
program has been one of television’s most-discussed
journalists in recent months, thanks largely to the
situation involving her and presidential candidate Donald
Trump, who appeared to go out of his way to malign
her often after her questioning of him at last August’s
Republican debate. One sure sign of the former attorney’s
heightened profile is her first “Megyn Kelly Presents”
interview special for the parent Fox broadcast network
Tuesday, May 17 – and Trump is among her guests.
With longtime Barbara Walters associate Bill Geddie as
executive producer and Fox News Channel chief Roger
Ailes as senior executive producer, Kelly is drawing
guests for the hour not only from the political world, but
also from the areas of entertainment and “human interest”
… all of whom she has featured to varying degrees on
“The Kelly File.” The special also includes Oscar-winning
actor-producer Michael Douglas, “Orange Is the New
Black” co-star Laverne Cox and lawyer Robert Shapiro,
who was portrayed by John Travolta in the recent FX
series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime
Story.”
“I was always intrigued by the prospect of doing longerform interviews on different types of subjects,” she says.
“Right now, I’m immersed in politics, because that’s
just what the story is at the moment if you cover news.
There’s very little opportunity to do more in-depth pieces
on ‘characters,’ if you will, people who aren’t necessarily
atop the news cycle but who the American people find
interesting and want to know more about.
“I, of course, have always loved the Barbara Walters
specials – and love Barbara Walters,” adds Kelly. ‘While
it’s not like I grew up looking at her and thinking I would
be her, I’ve been a fan of the genre, and I think it’s a nice
way for me to spread my wings a little and try something
a little off-page from what I normally do. And I feel like I’m
with the master of this kind of special: If anybody knows
how to do this, it’s Bill Geddie. And it has Barbara’s
blessing, which is even nicer.”
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It was no secret that Kelly had been pursuing Trump
for an interview for the special, indicated by the
meeting last month at New York’s Trump Tower that
she requested with him. (Extended portions of the
interview will be shown on “The Kelly File” beginning
Wednesday, May 18.)
“Obviously, my desire was to put the strangeness of
the past year behind me and Trump and see if we
could move forward, and just turn a page,” she reflects.
“I certainly haven’t agreed to change anything about
my coverage, nor was that even discussed, and Trump
is entitled to feel however he wants to feel about me.
It’s OK if he’s not my No. 1 fan, but I still think it could
be quite a moment for the country to see the two
of us sit down together. I can’t really think of a time
where one of the subjects of the story has done the
interviewing; that’s one of the oddities of this, but also
one of the intriguing things.”
Should “Megyn Kelly Presents” perform as all involved
hope it will, the host – who notes the show is being
made by Fox’s entertainment division, not the news
division, where she’s under contract until next year
– isn’t sure how frequently she’d like to do future
editions.
“It’s hard, because I have a real job,” she muses, “and
I have three children under the age of seven, and I’m
writing a book right now, not to mention that we have
a couple of (political) conventions coming up. My plate
is very full. I like my children, and I like to see my
children ... so we’ll see. Right now, we’re just looking to
hit a single on this. If we can get on base and it’s wellreceived, maybe there will be more. And if not, I’ve got
plenty to keep me busy.”
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CELEBRITY
George Dickie’s Q&A
LarryCollmus
A race caller
for the
Preakness
Stakes
Saturday on
NBC
Calling American
Pharoah’s Triple Crown
run had to be a life
experience for you, no?
Yeah. I mean, there’s
nothing really for me
careerwise to ever
compare to that at this
point. I’ve been lucky to be
able to call a lot of great
races over the years but
to be the guy who got to
narrate a part of history,
you know the first Triple
Crown in 37 years is just
an unforgettable thing
and that day, I relive it
over and over because it
was so much fun. I keep
watching the replay of
the Belmont and any time
I’m in a bad mood, I’ll go
watch the Belmont Stakes
on YouTube and feel better
right away.
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You had a call prepared
for that moment, correct?
I mean, you try to be as
prepared as possible for
something like that and a
lot of times the race won’t
allow you to say what
you’re hoping to say. But in
that case, the horse was
very cooperative and made
it look easy and I was able
to say what I thought was
the right thing to say to put
a stamp on the historymaking race.
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And then you had to call
two more races after
that, correct?
Yeah, that was almost
comical (laughs) because
you’re in such a crazy
high and all of a sudden
you have to call two fairly
ordinary races that were
run after the Belmont
Stakes and like, “How am
I even gonna concentrate
enough to get through
them?”
Especially if they’re
claiming races.
I think they were allowance
races. They weren’t
quite claiming races but
they weren’t exactly the
greatest races in the world.
I had a friend who came
up after the Belmont and
(when) they were going
into the gate, we were kind
of laughing, like, “Can you
believe we’ve got to do
this now?” But afterwards,
it was fun. I went to the
NBC trailer and everybody
was in full party mode and
it was a lot of fun to be a
part of the whole show and
the whole part of history.
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Jay Bobbin’s Q&A
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Jennie
Garth
of ‘Karen
Kingsbury’s
A Time to
Dance’ Sunday
on Hallmark
Movies &
Mysteries
Hallmark
had success
last year
with Karen
Kingsbury’s
story “The
Bridge,” so
in filming her
tale “A Time to
Dance,” were
you already
familiar with
her books?
I wasn’t, no. I had
to introduce myself
to them. She’s very
popular, she has
a lot of books out
there, and she has
a huge fan base
– so I’m hoping
that they enjoy the
movie.
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One of your very
first TV movies,
“Danielle Steel’s
Star,” also was
based on a best
seller. Is that
something you’ve
consciously looked
for in the course of
your career?
Anytime you get the
chance to do something
that was a popular novel,
it’s like a gift. You kind of
have a built-in audience
through the author, so
I like that. There’s also
something about making
a book into a movie
that just gives it more
credibility, I think. There’s
so much material to draw
upon, that helps a lot.
In your new role as a
woman who’s mulling
divorce when her
daughter becomes
newly engaged,
Corbin Bernsen plays
your father. How was
it to have another
familiar televisionseries veteran playing
your dad?
I’ve known him forever, through
management, but I’d never
worked with him. We thought
it was crazy that we finally got
to work together ... and we
found it really humorous that
it’s been so long, he’s playing
my father! I think that was his
first time playing a father to
someone my age, so it was a
little adjustment for him.
You have a
teenage son
in the movie.
Was that an
adjustment for
you?
I’ve had little boys as
sons in movies before,
but never a full-grown
one, and it was fun.
It was a nice area to
explore, because I
always wanted a son.
I was up in Canada
shooting the movie and
missing my own kids
(three daughters), and
I have one who’s off in
college now, so it was
easy for me to have
that relationship on
camera.
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FAVORITE SHOWS
WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. on CBS
Survivor
When the 32nd season of the
reality competition series began,
it posed the question of whether
having brains, brawn or beauty
was superior in terms of playing
this game, at least for this round.
The answer is determined in the
two-hour season finale, as the last
contestant left standing — and
holding a $1 million check — is
determined. Jeff Probst is the host
here, and also of the traditional
reunion special that follows
immediately. Season Finale
New
THURSDAY
8 p.m. on ABC
Grey’s Anatomy
Amelia’s (Caterina Scorsone)
very big day brings her backing
from Meredith and Maggie (Ellen
Pompeo, Kelly McCreary) in “Family
Affair,” the medical drama’s 12thseason finale. Jo and Alex (Camilla
Luddington, Justin Chambers) hit a
relationship bump when she admits
she hasn’t told him everything. The
custody arrangement involving
Arizona and Callie (Jessica
Capshaw, Sara Ramirez) means
adjustments for them. Ben (Jason
George) rushes to assist a friend.
Season Finale New
8 p.m. on CW
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
It’s only been a few months, but Rip
(Arthur Darvill) decides the Legends
have paid their dues and lets each
determine his or her own path in the
first-season finale, “Legendary.” The
process isn’t easy, since each of the
individuals must choose between
personal desires and the bigger
mission of protecting the world.
Sara (Caity Lotz) learns about sister
Laurel’s fate from their father (guest
star Paul Blackthorne, “Arrow”).
Brandon Routh also stars. Season
Finale New
FRIDAY
10 p.m. on CINEMAX
Banshee
Jonathan Tropper, who created this
hyper-violent, heavily stylized yet
compulsively watchable action drama,
wrote “Requiem,” a series finale that
finds Lucas Hood (Antony Starr) ready
to leave Banshee, until he discovers
the murder case he thought was
closed may be creaking open again.
Elsewhere, after facing down Calvin
(Chris Coy) and the Brotherhood,
Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen) seeks to
finalize his deal with the Columbians,
while Carrie (Ivana Milicevic) plans a
final act of vengeance. Matt Servitto
also stars. Series Finale New
Charlie Saxton stars in “Cooper
Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life”
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SATURDAY
11:30 p.m. on FOX
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving
Life
Not wanting to go to her former
boyfriend’s wedding by herself, Kelly
(Meaghan Rath) recruits Cooper (Jack
Cutmore-Scott) to make the trek to
Mexico with her in “How to Survive
Being a Plus One.” Getting to their
destination becomes quite a challenge,
eventually prompting Cooper to seek
assistance from Neal, Barry, Josh and
Leslie (Charlie Saxton, James Earl,
Justin Bartha, Liza Lapira).
Jessica Capshaw stars
in “Grey’s Anatomy”
Ivana Milicevic stars in
“Banshee”
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FAVORITE SHOWS
WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. on CBS
Survivor
When the 32nd season of the
reality competition series began,
it posed the question of whether
having brains, brawn or beauty
was superior in terms of playing
this game, at least for this round.
The answer is determined in the
two-hour season finale, as the last
contestant left standing — and
holding a $1 million check — is
determined. Jeff Probst is the host
here, and also of the traditional
reunion special that follows
immediately. Season Finale
New
THURSDAY
8 p.m. on ABC
Grey’s Anatomy
Amelia’s (Caterina Scorsone)
very big day brings her backing
from Meredith and Maggie (Ellen
Pompeo, Kelly McCreary) in “Family
Affair,” the medical drama’s 12thseason finale. Jo and Alex (Camilla
Luddington, Justin Chambers) hit a
relationship bump when she admits
she hasn’t told him everything. The
custody arrangement involving
Arizona and Callie (Jessica
Capshaw, Sara Ramirez) means
adjustments for them. Ben (Jason
George) rushes to assist a friend.
Season Finale New
8 p.m. on CW
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
It’s only been a few months, but Rip
(Arthur Darvill) decides the Legends
have paid their dues and lets each
determine his or her own path in the
first-season finale, “Legendary.” The
process isn’t easy, since each of the
individuals must choose between
personal desires and the bigger
mission of protecting the world.
Sara (Caity Lotz) learns about sister
Laurel’s fate from their father (guest
star Paul Blackthorne, “Arrow”).
Brandon Routh also stars. Season
Finale New
FRIDAY
10 p.m. on CINEMAX
Banshee
Jonathan Tropper, who created this
hyper-violent, heavily stylized yet
compulsively watchable action drama,
wrote “Requiem,” a series finale that
finds Lucas Hood (Antony Starr) ready
to leave Banshee, until he discovers
the murder case he thought was
closed may be creaking open again.
Elsewhere, after facing down Calvin
(Chris Coy) and the Brotherhood,
Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen) seeks to
finalize his deal with the Columbians,
while Carrie (Ivana Milicevic) plans a
final act of vengeance. Matt Servitto
also stars. Series Finale New
Charlie Saxton stars in “Cooper
Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life”
S
SATURDAY
11:30 p.m. on FOX
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving
Life
Not wanting to go to her former
boyfriend’s wedding by herself, Kelly
(Meaghan Rath) recruits Cooper (Jack
Cutmore-Scott) to make the trek to
Mexico with her in “How to Survive
Being a Plus One.” Getting to their
destination becomes quite a challenge,
eventually prompting Cooper to seek
assistance from Neal, Barry, Josh and
Leslie (Charlie Saxton, James Earl,
Justin Bartha, Liza Lapira).
Jessica Capshaw stars
in “Grey’s Anatomy”
Ivana Milicevic stars in
“Banshee”
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