Sports - Aug. 19, 2008
Olympics are good enough to make your head swim
An intriguing setting, dramatic events and some spectacular individual performances by stars like Michael Phelps (pictured) and Nastia Liukin have combined to drive up ratings for the action in Beijing.
Tags: mary carillo, nbc, bob costas, jim lampley, michael phelps, nastia liukin

Milwaukee Buzz - June 15, 2008
Sunday mornings won't be the same
When the funeral and grieving end, NBC must find a way to resume "Meet the Press" without Tim Russert, who died Friday. Maybe it's time to take the show in a new direction.
Tags: tim russert, nbc, meet the press

Politics - June 13, 2008
Loss of Russert stings NBC veterans
I'm watching Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams eulogize NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert right now. If you don't know by now, Russert died this afternoon at work from an apparent heart attack.
Tags: tim russert, nbc, tom brokaw, brian williams

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 2, 2008
Milwaukee’s "The Watch" on NBC appears stopped
"The Watch," a set-in-Milwaukee drama for NBC appears stopped. But, another network could still pick it up.
Tags: The Watch, Backyards and Bullets, Lou Diamond Phillips, Billy Burke, hollywoodreporter.com, Nellie Andreeva, Charles McDougall, Visit Milwaukee, film credits, tv pilot, NBC

Music - Sept. 19, 2007
A Random journey from local band to hit sitcom
Mary Morales, who spent time as a keyboard player in local band Random Maxx, has moved to California and will appear as an extra this season on the NBC hit series "Scrubs."
Tags: random maxx, mary morales, scrubs, nbc, matty phillips, mark redlich, bo johnson