Montgomery County native Lisa Ann Walter will compete tonight in the semifinals of Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars on ABC.
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Former Montgomery County resident Stephen Colbert will officially sign off from late-night television on Thursday, May 21, when “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” airs its final episode, bringing an end not only to Colbert’s run as host, but to the entire “Late Show” franchise on CBS after more than 30 years.
ABC has officially renewed Abbott Elementary for a sixth season, and for Montgomery County, the hit comedy’s continued success comes with a strong local connection.
Marty Bass, a longtime Baltimore broadcasting staple and familiar face on WJZ, has announced he will retire at the end of May, capping off a career that began in television nearly five decades ago.
Northwest High School alumna Rei Ami is now an Academy Award winner. The artist, born Sarah Yeeun Lee, helped make history Sunday night as the animated film KPop Demon Hunters took home two Oscars at the 98th Academy Awards. The film won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for the track “Golden,” performed by Rei Ami alongside EJAE and Audrey Nuna.
A decades-old television prank involving Maryland resident Pat Sajak is going viral again online, nearly 18 years after it first aired. During an April 1, 2008 episode of Wheel of Fortune, Sajak addressed long-running viewer speculation that he wore a hairpiece. At the start of the show, he told the audience he had a secret to reveal and asked longtime co-host Vanna White to help him “unveil” it (video below).
Montgomery County native Joe Tippett is continuing his upward climb on television, this time with a starring role in Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a series set within the MonsterVerse franchise.
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Just days after driving around Silver Spring and personally picking up fans to preview his new album, J. Cole has announced that he is bringing The Fall-Off world tour back to Maryland.
When legendary local journalist Brandy Simms wished Arsenio Hall a happy 70th birthday on Facebook, he also asked a great question… “Who remembers an episode of Hall’s late-night talk show that was filmed right here in Montgomery County?” That curiosity sent us digging into one of the more fun and unusual TV moments in local history.
Rapper J. Cole is in Montgomery County and offering local fans a once in a lifetime listening experience. In a post shared on Wednesday night, J. Cole said he is currently in Silver Spring and invited fans in the area to ride with him in his Civic to listen to his latest (and possibly last) album, The Fall-Off.
A simple question posted in a large Facebook group dedicated to growing up in Maryland quickly turned into a wide-ranging debate over history, culture, sports, and entertainment: who is the most “legendary Maryland-born celebrity?”