The Radice Files — Episode 18: “It’s All About The People, People!”

Frank Radice
4 min readApr 27, 2021

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People and Moses in the news.

Lester Holt Adds Managing Editor Title At ‘NBC Nightly News’ — Deadline

Lester Holt has been named managing editor of NBC Nightly News, which he has anchored since 2015.

deadline.com

Bob Costas Returns to HBO With Interview Series ‘Back on the Record’

Bob Costas is back on HBO with a new interview series for the biggest names in sports and entertainment that will premiere this spring.

www.thewrap.com

Former ABC News Weekend Anchor Tom Llamas Joins NBC News to Host Streaming Show

Tom Llamas has been named NBC News’ senior national correspondent and will be getting his own show on the network’s streaming platform

www.thewrap.com

WSJ News Exclusive | NBC’s News Chief Pushes Streaming and Bets on Post-Trump Story Lines

Cesar Conde is recruiting big names for streaming services and centralizing oversight of networks.

www.wsj.com

Harrison Ford Delights ‘Blade Runner’ Fans By Sharing Studio’s Scathing Notes at the Oscars

Harrison Ford treated ‘Blade Runner’ fans to the scornful studio notes about his beloved 1982 sci-fi film during the 2021 Oscars.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Oscars TV Ratings Hit All-Time Low | Hollywood Reporter

Sunday’s Academy Awards join other awards shows in suffering steep declines.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Univision in Long-Term Digital Deal with Google | Broadcasting+Cable

Univision said it has made a multi-year deal to use products and services from Google to make its media businesses more digital.

www.nexttv.com

NY Times Rebrands ‘Op-Eds’ as ‘Guest Essays’: ‘We Are Striving to Be Far More Inclusive’

The New York Times is retiring the term “op-ed” and renaming opinion pieces written by outside writers as “guest essays.”

www.thewrap.com

How Mark Zuckerberg and Apple’s C.E.O. Became Foes — The New York Times

The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet. Their differences are set to escalate this week.

www.nytimes.com

iOS 14.5: Why Apple’s new iPhone update is proving so controversial and has put it in a fight with Facebook | The Independent

Apple might be about to launch one of the most controversial features ever to arrive on iOS — and it’s unlikely that many users will even notice anything substantial will have changed about their phone.

www.independent.co.uk

Cord-Cutting Getting Worse in 2021–22: S&P Report | Broadcasting+Cable

Cord-cutting is expected to get worse in 2021 and 2022, offset somewhat by growth of virtual multichannel video programming distributors, according to a new report from S&P Global.

www.nexttv.com

If you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you!

Trailer Drops For Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” — iLovetheUpperWestSide.com

Steven Spielberg’s remake of the 1961 classic West Side Story is expected to hit theaters in December 2021, and a trailer for his rendition of the film was first released at the Oscars on Sunday night. Just to see a side by side, here’s the trailer for the original film: Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the musical examines the rivalry between two street gangs and takes place on 68th between West End and Amsterdam Avenues, which is now occupied by Lincoln Towers. Spielberg told Vanity Fair that as a kid growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, the film’s soundtrack

ilovetheupperwestside.com

And so…with these 15…(crash)…10 commandments…

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Frank Radice
Frank Radice

Written by Frank Radice

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