4/16/2008 - reported by Alissa
ION Media Networks, Inc. announced it has entered into
an agreement with Twentieth Television to air the television series "M*A*S*H"
on ION Television starting with
the 2008/2009 season.
It is set to become part of their primetime lineup. Check ION's web site
to see if the network is in your area.
4/16/2008
According to Broadcast Newsroom,
Alan Alda will be involved with events for the "World Science Festival:
A Universe of Science" in New York City from May 28 - June 1.
The Festival will take place at 15 venues throughout
New York City, bringing together a dozen Nobel Laureates, leading researchers,
top-level technologists, dedicated educators, and high-level policy makers with
creative artists, filmmakers, and performers to create more than 40 unique events.
In "Invisible Reality," Alda will join Brian Greene and other leading scientists
to survey how quantum mechanics has evolved to reflect on the very nature of reality.
Alda also created "Dear Albert," which delves into the correspondences between
Albert Einstein, his wives, and close friends.
The New York Times
and Scientific American
both have articles on the event.
4/16/2008
Larry Gelbart has co-written a new play, Better Late, with Craig Wright.
The play opened recently at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL.
The Chicago Tribune has
a review of the play and
an article about it.
For ticket and schedule info see Northlight Theatre's web site.
4/16/2008
The Columbus Dispatch
reports that Jamie Farr is among the celebrities in an advertising campaign in
support of a measure that backers are trying to get on the ballot in November in Ohio
to make way for a $600 million casino resort off I-71 between Columbus and Cincinnati.
The radio ads feature Farr; William Schallert, who played the dad on The Patty Duke Show;
Joan Roberts Hickman, who narrated campaign ads for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger;
and Gary Owens, the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
4/16/2008
The Pittsburgh City Paper
has an online interview with Mike Farrell. The questions focus on his work in the
anti-death-penalty movement.
4/16/2008
The Joplin Globe
has a brief article on Jamie Farr's appearance at the 21st annual
St. John's Regional Medical Center's "Life Fair" in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center
at Missouri Southern State University. Farr spoke for more than an hour and recalled
memories from his times with many of the greats, including Red Skelton, his mentor, as
well as his times on M*A*S*H.
4/11/2008
Courier-Journal.com
reports that
Diminished Capacity,
a Sundance Film Festival entry this year starring Alan Alda,
Matthew Broderick and Virginia Madsen, will make its Kentucky debut Sunday at the
Kentucky Center in Louisville, KY. The film's screenwriter, Sherwood Kiraly of Laguna Beach, Calif.,
will attend the special screening and talk about the movie afterward.
The $50 event includes a 6 pm reception followed by the movie at 7 in the Bomhard Theater.
To reserve tickets, call (502) 584-7777 or visit their web site.
Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer's Association -- Greater Kentucky/Southern Indiana
Chapter.
4/11/2008
This week Mike Farrell
is speaking on several panels addressing war and violence during his first trip
to the University of Colorado's Conference on World Affairs according to
Your Daily Camera Online.
See the conference web site
for more info.
3/23/2008
ToledoBlade.com
reports Jamie Farr will appear as the narrator, Voltaire, in a production of Leonard
Bernstein's Candide to close the 2008-09 season of the Toledo Opera.
The single performance is to be held in the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, with a gala
celebration set to follow at the Toledo Club.
Farr will not be expected to sing a single note. "We had to promise," Conlin said.
Single tickets for the 2008-2009 season go on sale the second week of September and can
be purchased through the website
or by calling the Toledo Opera office.
3/23/2008 - reported by Bernard, Brian Rooney
A large group of people got together at Malibu Creek State Park on February 23
to honor the 25th Anniversary of "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen." Several special
guests were on hand to speak: Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, William Christopher,
director Charles Dubin, producer Gene Reynolds, and producer Burt Metcalf.
Photos (courtesy of Brian Rooney): Mike Farrell;
old ambulance and sign post;
new ambulance;
Charles Dubin, Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Gene Reynolds, Bill Christopher and Burt Metcalf;
vehicle drivers.
Also, Bernard was among the fans present at the event and has posted
a slideshow of photos.
The Malibu Creek Docents
site also has some photos. The tent markers at the site will stay up all the time.
The signpost will be up most weekends only.
3/23/2008
The Greensboror News & Record
has an article about Alan Alda's recent visit to the North Carolina Zoological Park.
Alda was there to film a segment for the upcoming PBS special The Human Spark.
The three-part documentary, scheduled to air next year, examines the small difference
between human and chimp DNA. MyFox WGHP
has a video clip interviewing Alda.
3/23/2008
CNET
reports Microsoft invited Alan Alda, host of the PBS show Scientific American Frontiers,
to TechFest on March 5. As part of its keynote event, Alda chatted onstage with executive Craig Mundie
about how computer science is moving into new areas such as biology.
3/23/2008
Examiner.com
has an article on Johnny Grant, who was honorary mayor of Hollywood since 1980 and
died January 9. Jamie Farr was among the people who gathered at the Pantages Theater
on Hollywood Boulevard on March 6 to remember him. Also appearing where
Angie Dickinson, Connie Stevens, Stefanie Powers, Rhonda Fleming and Mamie Van Doren
along with an Army band and a military color guard.
3/23/2008
Mike Farrell has a blog on
The Huffington Post. He recently wrote an entry entitled "Ending the Hidden, Savage Routine of Prison Rape".
2/27/2008 - reported by Bernard
The Los Angeles Daily News
has an article about the recent renewal of the outdoor site used for some of the filming
started by Brian Rooney, a Santa Monica Mountains historian. They marked the sites of the famous "M*A*S*H" surgical tent, Hawkeye and B.J.'s Swamp,
and other set features inhabited by the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
In the works are interpretive panels and a "viewing window" to help visitors imagine
the Korean War world of Hawkeye, Trapper John, B.J., Hot Lips, Radar and more.
2/12/2008
The Tucson Citizen
has an article/interview with Mike Farrell about the anti death penalty cause and his recent autobiography,
Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist.
He will visit Tucson on Friday as the keynote
speaker for the Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty's banquet,
"Writing Down Death."
2/12/2008
Alan Alda's audiobook for Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
was nominated for the "Best Spoken Word Album" Grammy but lost to The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream by Barack Obama.
2/10/2008 - reported by Brian Rooney, devonwittpenn, Kate
Saturday, February 23, 2008 will mark the 25th anniversary of "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen",
which still ranks number one in TV ratings history (this year's Super Bowl made it to number two).
According to Hollywood Escapes,
work has been done at Malibu Creek State Park, the old Fox Ranch where outdoor filming
for M*A*S*H was done.
They're expecting hundreds (and maybe thousands) of fans to show up
at the park in Calabasas, California on the anniversary to celebrate.
The Malibu Creek Docents
site says activities will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
For more info, view the official press release
or visit the Hollywood Escapes site.
2/10/2008
Entertainment Weekly
has a Q&A with Alan Alda. He was ranked No. 30 on EW and TV Land's list
of the top TV icons of all time.
2/10/2008
ElitesTV
reports director Terry Kinney was at the Sundance Film Festival to introduce the cast
of Diminished Capacity: Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda, and Louis CK.
The movie is about a man (Matthew Broderick) suffering from memory takes a
trip to a memorabilia expo with
his Alzheimer's-impaired relative (Alan Alda) and his high school flame (Virginia Madsen),
where the trio plans to finalized their scheme to sell a rare baseball card.
2/10/2008
The Scottsdale Republic
reports Mike Farrell will be among the guests at the Book and Author Event at the Phoenician resort on Feb. 15.
The luncheon is hosted by the Phoenix Chapter of Brandeis University National Women's
Committee. Farrell is nursing a broken ankle suffered on his 7,000-mile motorcycle trip to the Arctic
Circle. Tickets start at $100 for the day of book-signing sessions, boutiques, book sales and lunch.
12/23/2007
The Tuscon Citizen says Mike Farrell will be the keynote speaker in February at the Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty's "Writing Down Death" event on February 15.
A location for the event is not yet set. Earlier this year, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers gave Farrell its Humanitarian Award.
12/23/2007
The Australian has an article with excerpts from an interview with Alan Alda on his life and career, focusing on his scientific curiosity.
12/23/2007
Seacoastonline.com has a recipe called "Alan Alda Pasta" which was submitted by one of their regular recipe contributors who notes it came from a chef in Milan.
12/23/2007
The Newport News-Times reports that David Ogden Stiers will perform holiday readings on three occasions this month at the Newport Performing Arts Center.
Stiers will read from a selection of three Christmas readings including, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, and "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by Dylan Thomas.
Performances will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; and 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24. Stiers generously makes a gift of his performance to the community and
requests monetary and non-perishable food donations at the door. Donations will benefit the Newport Performing Arts Center, the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts Endowment Fund, and the Newport Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund. Non-perishable food donations will go to Lincoln County Food Share.
7/17/2007
Alan Alda is scheduled to be on The View on ABC on July 18; check your local
listings for your times and channel. Alda is also appearing for
Prof. Richard Brown's film class at Florence Gould Hall in New York City on
July 18 at 6:45 PM. They will be screening the film Resurrecting the Champ
which Alda appeared in last year and there will be a discussion with Prof. Brown
around 8:40 PM. And then on September 6, Alan Alda will be at
Posman's Books Grand Central in New York City from 12:00-1:00 PM for a book signing.
7/17/2007
Alan Alda has written another book, entitled
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
which will be released on September 4 and is available from
Amazon.com
in three formats: regular hardcover,
large print hardcover, and
CD Audiobook Unabridged.
Following up his previous best-selling memoirs
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned,
Alda again shares his insights, writing about his past experiences and
including hightlights from commencement speeches he's made to groups of future doctors and physicists.
4/2/2007 - reported by Jeff Heyer and Keith
Jamie Farr will be hosting a Memorial Day M*A*S*H Marathon on
the Hallmark Channel
today (5/28) from 8am to 8pm EST.
4/2/2007
Mike Farrell's autobiography, Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,
was recently released in hardcover. It is available from Amazon.com.
As its title indicates, Farrell discusses various aspects of his life including his acting career and his work as an activist
for causes such as the environment and abolishing the death penalty.
4/2/2007
Newport News-Times
reports that the final concert of the Newport Symphony Orchestra's 18th season will be conducted by Associate Conductor David Ogden Stiers on Saturday, April 7.
The concert, to be held at the Newport Performing Arts Center in Newport, OR, begins at 7:30 pm with a pre-concert talk by the conductor at 7 pm.
2/20/2007
M*A*S*H: Goodbye Farewell & Amen
is now available for preorder from Amazon.com.
This is the Region 1 DVD set which includes the series finale and the extras previously available
only on the Complete Series DVD set. According to Amazon.com, the release date is May 15 and NOT May 28
as previously reported.
2/20/2007 - reported by pethead97
StarTrek.com
reports that there will be a tribute to Robert Altman, director of M*A*S*H,
at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards.
Sally Kellerman, who played Margaret Houlihan in the original movie, will be among the celebrities paying tribute.
The awards will take place on February 24 in Santa Monica, CA and be broadcast on
the Independent Film Channel at 5 pm ET with an edited re-broadcast airing later that evening on AMC.
2/9/2007 - reported by Jeff
TVShowsOnDVD.com
reports that Fox will release the extras from the "Martinis & Medicine Collection" DVD collection
as a 3 DVD set on May 28 for Region 1. The 3 DVD set will be titled "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"
and will include the series finale as well as the other extras: M*A*S*H: Televisions Serious Sit-Com,
Bloopers, My Favorite M*A*S*H, Cast Interviews, Last Day of Filming, Jocularity, PSA's, Selected Episode Promos,
Just the FAQs - Game, M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion, Fan Base, Memories of M*A*S*H, Script from never made episode
and Hawkeye on the Double (stills).
As the Digital Bits
reported previously, the complete series set
M*A*S*H: Martinis & Medicine Collection
is no longer being released by Fox currently.
12/31/2006 - reported by michmash
Wayne Rogers is hosting a 12 hour marathon of M*A*S*H episodes on the Hallmark Channel
starting at 8am ET on January 1. Every episode will be from the first 3 seasons.
Also, as previously reported, TV Land will be airing M*A*S*H beginning
in January with a marathon and specials this week. Check their web site for more details and times.
11/22/2006 - reported by Jason
Robert Altman, who directed the original movie M*A*S*H as well as Nashville and The Player,
died Monday from complications from cancer at the age of 81.
A five-time Academy Award nominee for best director, most recently for 2001's Gosford Park, he finally won a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2006.
His most recent movie was this year's A Prairie Home Companion.
You can read about him on
MSN and
Yahoo.
11/18/2006
David Ogden Stiers will again portray Gen. Waverly in a production of
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
this year, as he did in 2005. It is set to run at the Ordway Center in St. Paul, MN from November 28, 2006 through January 7, 2007.
The musical is set to play in Detriot and Boston with different casts.
Check Playbill.com
for an article on the current productions of the play and
the official site for ticket info.
11/18/2006
For those not yet aware, the M*A*S*H: Martinis & Medicine Collection (the complete series)
is available on DVD for those in Region 2 also.
Region 2 is the encoding used by Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East (including Egypt).
You can order it from Amazon.co.uk.
11/6/2006
As previously reported,
the M*A*S*H: Martinis & Medicine Collection (the complete series)
and Season 11
will be released on DVD for Region 1 this Tuesday.
You can order them from Amazon.com.
Region 1 is the format used by the U.S., Canada, and U.S. Territories. The "Martinis & Medicine Collection"
set will include (in addition to all 11 seasons) the original 1970 film,
an exclusive retrospective book, and 2 DVDs of extras containing:
"M*A*S*H: Televisions Serious Sit-Com", Bloopers, "My Favorite M*A*S*H", Cast Interviews, "Last Day of Filming",
"Jocularity", PSA's, Saxophone Promo, Just the FAQs - Game, M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion, "Fan Base",
Memories of M*A*S*H, and a script from an episode which was never made.
10/23/2006
The Washington Post
reports that Alan Alda posthumously inducated Anna Maria Italiano (Anne Bancroft) into the Italian American Hall of
Fame. Thousands turned out for the National Italian American Foundation's Gala at the Hilton Washington
including many Italian celebrities.
10/23/2006
USA Today
has an article on the connection between Detriot and Toledo with regards to baseball. It includes some quotes
from Jamie Farr and mentions the Toledo Mud Hens.
10/23/2006
The Newport News-Times
reports that this season the Newport Symphony Orchestra is auditioning four finalists for the position of artistic director and conductor.
The season will wrap up with a special program on April 7 led by associate conductor David Ogden Stiers.
10/23/2006
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned,
Alan Alda's memoirs, was ranked 10th on the
New York Times Bestseller list
for nonfiction paperbacks for the week ending October 14.
10/23/2006
KansasCity.com
has an interview with Alan Alda.
10/1/2006
Broadcast Newsroom
reports that TV Land has secured the exclusive primetime and overnight rights
to all 251 episodes of M*A*S*H. The cable network will begin airing them January 2007.
M*A*S*H will join TV Land's line-up with a special week-long primetime and overnight showcase (8PM - 8AM,
all times ET/PT) from January 1 through Sunday, January 7, 2007.
Throughout the week, TV Land will also show specials, including the 20th and 30th Anniversary
retrospectives, the original M*A*S*H movie, the shows' landmark series finale and other M*A*S*H themed
programming.
10/1/2006
Love of Reading
has a link to an MSNBC interview with
Alan Alda which you can listen to online.
10/1/2006
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned,
Alan Alda's memoirs, was ranked 7th on the
New York Times Bestseller list
for nonfiction paperbacks for the week ending Sept. 23.
9/24/2006
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned,
Alan Alda's memoirs, was ranked 9th on the
New York Times Bestseller list
for nonfiction paperbacks for the week ending Sept. 16.
9/24/2006
BenningtonBanner.com
has an article on Alan Alda's recent appearance in Manchester, VT to promote his book,
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned.
9/16/2006
The Washington Post
indicates Alan Alda will discuss his book Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, and Other Things I've Learned
at the Barnes and Noble in Bethesda, MD this coming Monday evening.
9/16/2006
The Advocate
reports Michael Bolton's 14th Annual Charities Benefit Concert will take place at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17,
at Stamford's Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT.
Guests include actors Jamie Farr, Richard Kind and Matt McCoy; mistress of ceremonies Joan Lunden;
singer/songwriter Paul Williams, and others. This year, the charities honor U.S. Sen.
Orrin Hatch and attorney James Sandler, partner and principal of Sandler & Mara PC in Hartford.
9/16/2006
The Lawrence Journal-World
has excerpts from an interview with Jamie Farr. It describes Farr's pride in his hometown Toledo, OH
and mentions some of his favorite places such as a Lebanese restaurant named The Beirut and, of course,
Tony Packo's.
9/16/2006
Contact Music
reports that Alan Alda was so sure he wouldn't that he went on a family holiday to Europe and
skipped the ceremony.
He talked about his win on Live With Regis and Kelly saying, "I'm so thrilled by this. I'm so happy.
I swear to God, if I were Tom Cruise and you were a couch, I would jump up and down on you!
It made me so happy and I couldn't be there. My daughter planned a trip to Europe months and months
ago and it was her children's first time seeing Europe. I didn't want to miss that."
Contact Music
also has a brief article with Alda explaining his fake tantrum from 2005's Emmy loss to William Shatner.
9/16/2006
The Santa Paula Times
has an article on Santa Paula, CA congratulating Alan Alda on his Emmy win for portraying Senator Vinick,
the presidential candidate on The West Wing whom Santa Paula adopted as one of their own.
9/16/2006
WTOL 11
reports that tourism is up in Toledo, OH and the Jamie Farr and Triple-A All-Star Game generated $15 million.
Jamie Farr threw out the game's
first pitch.
9/16/2006
Loretta Swit was recently the emcee for the fourth annual
"Humane-itarian Awards"
by the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Swit is a leading spokeswoman for
the nonprofit group Actors and Others for Animals.
9/16/2006
Cybergolf
reports the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented
by Kroger have jointly announced that the tournament has extended its relationship with the LPGA through 2009.
This year's tournament saw Mi Hyun Kim edge out Natalie Gulbis in a three-hole sudden-death
playoff. They had record crowds despite rain and a television audience of nearly 1.3 million households.
9/16/2006
Yahoo! India News
mentions that Alan Alda disclosed that playing cards with his wife was the secret behind his 49-year-old marriage.
9/3/2006 - reported by John
You can now preorder
M*A*S*H: Martinis & Medicine Collection (the complete series)
and Season 11
on DVD for Region 1 from Amazon.com.
According to Amazon.com, the release date for the Region 1 DVD sets is November 7.
Region 1 is the format used by the U.S., Canada, and U.S. Territories. The "Martinis & Medicine Collection"
is the complete series mentioned here before which includes all 11 seasons, the original movie,
and 2 DVDs of extras.
9/3/2006
Philadelphia Business Journal
and Sys-Con Media
reported that the Board of Directors of
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. elected Wayne Rogers to fill a
vacancy on the Board of Directors. Rogers is the President of investment management firm Wayne M. Rogers
& Co., a renowned investor and a regular expert commentator on Fox News Channel's business program
Cashin' In. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company is one of the world's largest
manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.
9/3/2006
Deseretnews.com
has an article on the work involved with shooting a movie such as Together Again for the First Time,
which stars David Ogden Stiers and Julia Duffy.
The dramady is about a large family that gathers for Christmas — the first time all the kids have
been together since they've grown and left the nest. The article includes a photo and
some quotes from Stiers.
8/28/2006
Yahoo! News
reports Alan Alda won the Emmy for "best supporting actor in a drama" for his role as Senator
Vinick in The West Wing. It was Alda's sixth Emmy win and pushed West Wing into a tie with
Hill Street Blues for the most prime-time Emmys overall, 26, ever amassed by a single drama
during its run.
8/22/2006
TVShowsOnDVD.com
has photos and info on the upcoming Region 1 DVD sets for Season 11 and the Complete Series.
The Complete Series set will include (in addition to all 11 seasons) the original 1970 film,
an exclusive retrospective book, and 2 DVDs of extras containing:
"M*A*S*H: Televisions Serious Sit-Com", Bloopers, "My Favorite M*A*S*H", Cast Interviews, "Last Day of Filming",
"Jocularity", PSA's, Saxophone Promo, Just the FAQs - Game, M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion, "Fan Base",
Memories of M*A*S*H, and a script from an episode which was never made.
7/26/2006
Yahoo! News
reports that Loretta Swit is currently touring Sydney and Melbourne in Australia promoting the
release of Season 11 on DVD. The article also mentions she is preparing to star in a new
theatrical movie and a TV movie.
7/24/2006 - reported by Courage-Bagge
Mako, who guest starred in several episodes including "Rainbow Bridge" and "Hawkeye Get Your Gun",
died Friday
at the age of 72 from esophageal cancer. Born Makoto Iwamatsu, he revolutionized Hollywood's stereotyped
view of Asian-American actors and formed the first Asian-American theater company, East West Players.
7/7/2006
Alan Alda has been nominated for an Emmy in the best supporting actor in a drama series category
for his work on The West Wing.
The other nominees in the category are William Shatner (Boston Legal),
Oliver Platt (Huff), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), and Gregory Itzin (24).
Yahoo! News
has a full listing of the nominees.
The Emmy Awards are scheduled to air Aug. 27 on NBC, with Conan O'Brien as host of the Shrine Auditorium
ceremony. The awards, traditionally held in September at the start of the TV season, were moved up
because of NBC's addition of Sunday-night football to its schedule.
7/6/2006
Mike Farrell has two new projects,
Out at the Wedding
and Superman: Brainiac Attacks.
Out at the Wedding is currently in post-production and is anticipated to be completed by August.
It is a romantic comedy about a Southerner living in Manhattan who must come clean to her
family about her bi-racial boyfriend when she goes home for her sister's wedding.
It is directed by Lee Friedlander, written by Paula Goldberg, and the cast includes
Mike Farrell, Andrea Marcellus, Desi Lydic, Charlie Schlatter, Mink Stole,
Reginald VelJohnson, Cathy DeBuono and Mystro Clark.
Farrell provides the voice for Jonathan Kent in the animated
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
which was recently released on DVD.
7/6/2006
TVWeek.com
reports that Larry Gelbart (writer/producer/director/co-creator for TV series M*A*S*H)
and David Fincher, director of Seven, Fight Club and Panic Room,
are working on a new comedy series for FX. Gelbart and Fincher would executive produce the
thus untitled project about a psychologist who becomes popular among celebrities due to his ruthless honesty.