Parkinson's Disease

Networks send SOS to Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams and other stars

2013-05-17 06:00:00

� If viewers are losing interest in broadcast TV, what can lure them back? Executives hope they have an answer: stars. Lifting the curtain on their 2013-14 schedules at the "upfronts" in New York this week, the networks behaved like smartphone-...

2013 TV Upfronts: NBC betting big on 'The Michael J. Fox Show'

2013-05-13 12:17:00

At NBC's Upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Hall in New York City, the beleaguered peacock network was betting big on Michael J. Fox. � In a sign of its importance to the network, "The Michael J. Fox Show" was the first new series to be showcased...

2013 TV Upfronts: No shortage of NBC plugs in Michael J. Fox show

2013-05-13 11:46:00

NEW YORK -- Looks like there will be no shortage of plugs for NBC in the network's new sitcom starring Michael J. Fox. A preview clip that the network showed to advertisers during its upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Music Hall looked like...

2013 TV upfronts: NBC revamps with family Thursday, Spader Monday

2013-05-13 12:23:00

NEW YORK -- In a time long removed from Michael Scott and must-see TV, NBC is hoping Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes can help fill its Thursday night comedy void. The network on Monday unveiled its programming for the year ahead during its annual upfront...

NBC comedy trailers: 'Michael J. Fox,' 'Welcome to the Family,' 'Sean'

2013-05-13 13:36:00

NBC is relying on the star power of veteran sitcom performers with its 2013-14 lineup, announced Sunday in New York City. With "30 Rock" and "The Office" no longer on the schedule, the ailing network has added two new comedies, one starring Sean Hayes...

TV broadcasters are in suspense over their upfront ad haul

2013-05-14 05:00:00

Can the return of Michael J. Fox, agent Jack Bauer and "Ironside" help vanquish the flesh-eating zombies that are threatening to take a bite out of television broadcasters' fortunes? ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are unveiling their fall lineups this week...

2013 TV upfronts: NBC lineup aims at rebuilding Thursday comedies

2013-05-12 15:52:00

NEW YORK -- NBC is hoping that sitcom pros Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes can conjure their magic once more. The beleaguered network announced its 2013-14 lineup Sunday with a focus on restocking its dwindling comedy pantry. "The Office" and "30 Rock"...

Farewell party at 'The Office' after 9 years

2013-05-05 07:00:00

An old index card reads: Original. Real. Poignant. Those were the first words Greg Daniels jotted down a decade ago as his guide in adapting the daft British TV series "The Office" for an American audience. The ideas on the flimsy card stock proved...

A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession

2013-05-05 08:00:00

Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...

Stanley A. Dashew dies at 96; helped revolutionize credit card industry

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Stanley A. Dashew, an inventor and entrepreneur who helped revolutionize the credit card industry, died of natural causes Thursday in Los Angeles, according to a family spokesman. He was 96. Dashew held 40 patents in fields as diverse as credit card...

Transient pulled man out of wheelchair, stole it, police say

2013-04-27 09:06:00

A 53-year-old Glendale man pleaded not guilty this week to charges that he pulled a man out of his wheelchair and stole it so he could use it as a prop for panhandling, police said. Prosecutors charged Phillip Papineau with felony grand theft and felony...

Winter blues and summer bummer link brains of rats and man

2013-04-26 05:05:00

Nicholas Spitzer and Davide Dulcis felt for people in higher latitudes whose attitudes soured in the shorter daylight hours of winter. The neuroscientists, who work in balmy San Diego, wondered whether summer was a bummer for rats. They’re...

Neil Sauter walk through downtown Petoskey on May 3, another leg in his "Walk for No Limits" to promote awareness and raise funds for United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

This undated image made available by the Oregon Health & Science University in May 2013 shows developing cloned human embryos.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Comedy Premise: Beloved former local news anchor Mike Henry took several years off to spend time with his family and deal with the Parkinson's disease he suffers from. Now, though, he's ready to get back to work in this comedy loosely based on Michael J. Fox's own life. Cast: Michael J.

2013-05-10 23:15:38