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28-05-2025
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Kathleen Ervin, Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Mrs. Kathleen Ervin, 70, of Youngstown, transitioned to eternal rest on Monday, May 19, 2025 at her home. Mrs. Ervin affectionately known as 'Kat', was born January 14, 1955 in Danville, Virginia, a daughter of William Croom and Alberta Price. Find obituaries from your high school Kat a devoted homemaker, was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed shopping, socializing, watching soap operas (the Young & Restless, Bold and Beautiful and As the World Turns. She was a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. However, her passion was being with her family. She leaves to cherish her beloved memory, two daughters, Katina Comer and Ta'Shawnda Price both of Youngstown; six grandchildren, April, De'Jeux, Regina, Reginald, III, Naquan, and Evan; four great grandchildren; six sisters, Barbara, Shirley, Joyce, JoAnn, Katherine (her twin), and Jeannette; and a host of family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Larry Ervin. Private services were held at the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Kathleen Ervin, please visit our floral store. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Gulf Today
23-03-2025
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- Gulf Today
Here's why Amanda Seyfried turned down ‘Guardians of the Galaxy' role
Actress Amanda Seyfried revealed that she turned down a role in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' over fears it would be 'Marvel's first bomb' because it had a 'talking tree and a talking raccoon'. The 39-year-old actress has revealed she was in the running for the part of Gamora before the role went to Zoe Saldana. She also shared that she turned it down over concerns which included the fact that the 2014 Chris Pratt movie would need her to spend hours in the make-up chair every day to achieve the character's green skin, reports During an appearance on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, Seyfried said: 'I was really scared of the idea of being stuck and painted a different colour because of the amount of time (it takes). 'It was a giant opportunity. I had just met (director) James (Gunn) in person. He is wonderful. Apparently someone said he didn't remember but it's definitely true. I definitely got the offer for it and I mulled over it for a couple days. 'I didn't want to live in London for six months out of the year. There was another movie I really wanted to do with Seth MacFarlane called 'A Million Ways to Die in the West.' It felt like a good opportunity.' The actress went on to add she was also worried the film could harm her Hollywood career. She said: 'Let's also remember that being a part of the first Marvel movie that bombs ain't good for your career. I thought that because this was about a talking tree and a talking raccoon that it would be Marvel's first bomb and me and Chris Pratt would never work again. I was wrong! But I was just being smart. It's not brave.' The film went on to be a huge success and spawned two sequels, however, she has no regrets over turning the part down. She said: '(James Gunn is) a genius and he's fun and he's a wonderful filmmaker, and he can make anything work. But I was way too scared. I was at a precarious moment in my career and I didn't want to suffer for the work. 'Sitting there (in the make-up chair) for four-and-a-half hours every morning seemed like it wasn't going to be fun. I had done some green screen stuff and it wasn't my best or my cup of tea then. I don't regret anything. I made that decision for myself. It was good for me then and it was good for me now.' She added: 'I also think that Zoe (Saldana) and Chris and everybody who's a part of that movie are having the best time and it worked for them, and I love that. And I love that I was able to stay with my gut.' Amanda Seyfried began acting at 15, with a recurring role as Lucy Montgomery in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1999–2001). She came to prominence for her feature film debut in the teen comedy Mean Girls (2004), and for her roles as Lilly Kane in the UPN mystery drama series Veronica Mars (2004–2006) and Sarah Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011). Agencies
Yahoo
06-03-2025
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Deseret News archives: Walter Cronkite told it like it was until this day in 1981
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time after nearly two decades as the anchor of the 'CBS Evening News.' With his signature phrase: 'And that's the way it is.' The front page story on the Deseret News said it all: 'After tonight, Walter, that's the way it was.' The man once called 'the most trusted man in America' later did a celebrity conductor gig with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. 'Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called 'the most trusted man in America,' died Friday. He was 92,' read his Associated Press obituary in 2009. 'Cronkite was the face of the 'CBS Evening News' from 1962 to 1981, when stories ranged from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to racial and anti-war riots, Watergate and the Iranian hostage crisis. 'It was Cronkite who read the bulletins coming from Dallas when Kennedy was shot Nov. 22, 1963, interrupting a live CBS-TV broadcast of the soap opera 'As the World Turns.'' In 2002, Cronkite came to Salt Lake City to serve as narrator for the annual Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. Like other guest performers, he visited with the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — President Gordon B. Hinckley and his counselors, President Thomas S. Monson and President James E. Faust. 'In that room, there was the collected wisdom of the ages — 335 years in all that day.' Here are some stories from Deseret News archives about Cronkite, his journalism style, his visits to Utah and the state of news reporting today: 'Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92″ 'Cronkite's eloquent style a thing of the past' 'Walter Cronkite's time in Utah remarkable' 'Scott D. Pierce: Cronkite was a legend' 'Cronkite still regrets giving up career in '81″ 'Cronkite criticizes media for emphasis on profit' ''It was a day like all days'' 'Cronkite's passing: A death in everyone's family' 'Cronkite remembers days when he was a Pup' 'Journalism a far cry from what it used to be'
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Procter & Gamble Works Up New Lather for Soap Operas With ‘Beyond the Gates'
If one of the newest products from consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble reminds you of something the company made in the 1960s, 70s or 80s, well, there's good reason. When 'Beyond the Gates' debuts Monday afternoon on CBS, it will mark a return by the company, one of the world's biggest makers of household staples such as laundry detergent, deodorant and floor cleaner, to the world of soap operas. In a different era, Procter was a producer of some of the genre's longest-running examples, including 'Guiding Light' and 'As the World Turns,' and they were as important to Procter as Mr. Clean, Pampers and Tide. P&G is teaming up with a joint venture between CBS and the NAACP to produce the show. More from Variety 'Tracker' Renewed at CBS Along With 'Ghosts,' 'NCIS,' 'Fire Country' and More Paramount Global Battles Trump Politics and Investor Suits. Is the Sale to Skydance in Peril? Paramount and YouTube TV Reach Multiyear Distribution Deal for CBS and Other Networks, Agreement Includes Option to Bundle Paramount+ 'Gates' centers on members of the fictional Dupree family, who live in an affluent community outside the nation's capital. Its launch marks the arrival of the first soap opera to feature a predominantly Black cast since the short-lived 'Generations' appeared on NBC in 1989, and the first new traditional soap introduced on broadcast TV since 'Passions' debuted on the same network a decade later. Such twists are what Sheila Ducksworth, an executive producer of 'Gates' and president of the venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP, hopes will spur a new generation of viewers to make soaps a regular habit, something more people no longer do. She recalls getting into the programs when she was ten years old, then keeping up with them each weekday at college at a Yale University hang-out, the Durfee Sweet Shoppe. In most soaps, she says, characters from diverse backgrounds number only a small handful among the cast and by and large are on the periphery.' Now, she says, 'Gates' will feature a cast that is 'more reflective of the society we all live in' and is grounded in an actual group of tony, gated enclaves that lie outside Washington D.C. Still, the soap opera continues to fall out of favor on TV. In 2022, NBC moved the long running 'Days of Our Lives' to its Peacock streaming service. ABC is down to just one soap opera, the venerable 'General Hospital.' CBS still airs 'The Young and the Restless' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful,' but many standards of the genre, including P&G's 'Guiding Light' were cast off many years ago. TV networks have found viewers are less centered around a daytime TV schedule, and as a result, aren't forming the soap habit that their grandparents or parents did at a younger age. Besides, media executives know they can replace pricey daytime scripted shows, syndicated series and soaps with lower-cost news programming. 'Only the special soaps are going to survive,' said Leslie Moonves, the former head of CBS in 2009, when the network canceled 'As the World Turns' after more than half a century on air. 'It's certainly the end of the client-owned soap', he told The New York Times. 'All good things come to an end, whether it's after 72 years or 54 years or 10 years. It's a different time and a different business.' Nearly two decades later, has the business changed again? That's what the 'Gates' builders hope. Soaps never went away, argues George Cheeks, the co-CEO of CBS parent Paramount Global. Viewers still like high drama on Bravo's 'Real Housewives' series and in many other programs. A new daytime soap, he says, will 'appeal to the core CBS audience,' but 'can find a younger, unduplicated' fan base in streaming. Research shows 'how much these soap operas over index with Black women,' he says. 'That's an underserved audience. There's a business opportunity here.' Indeed, CBS canceled its afternoon roundtable program, 'The Talk,' to make room on its schedule for 'Gates' — a reversal of current TV trends. Procter & Gamble sees an opportunity to tout products to a group of viewers who are not always represented in TV programs. Plans are already in the works to have 'Gates' characters use Tide detergent and Febreze air freshener during several episodes, says Kimberly Doebereiner, an executive producer of 'Gates' and head of P&G Studios, and more product cameos could be on the way. 'We all want this to succeed as an outstanding piece of drama and content. That's our first priority,' she says., And if that goal is met, the company can weave its products into examples of everyday use on the show. 'We have families with kids. They have to do laundry. There's one time when one of the women is throwing a party and Febreze is going to help set the stage with the scent.' Rather than forcing products into the plots, she says, 'It's actually just authentic use of our products where they matter, showing performance in the daily lives of our consumers.' P&G gets 'first look' to determine if it wants to weave its products into the show, says Cheeks. 'Gates' opens as more advertisers are trying to be more a part of the content that brings viewers to their favorite screen, rather than the old-school commercials that interrupt it. That may mean teaming up with the Lifetime cable network to produce a 15-minute vignette that has all the hallmarks of one of the outlet's sudsy romance movies, yet is meant to promote visits to the Chili's restaurant chain and trying its signature margaritas. Or it may result in a move to create ads that play off the content of specific programs, as some markets have done in recent months with shows such as 'Yellowstone' or 'Saturday Night Live.' That may have driven P&G to get back into the content game. After the cancellation of its CBS soap operas, says Doebereiner, the company asked if it really needed to be in the business of producing TV programs. These days, 'our focus is not 'Are we a producer of TV?' Our focus is how we partner to be part of cultural conversations.' P&G may have some things to say about casting and storylines for 'Gates,' she says, but it's more likely to focus on finding authentic methods of pitching its products to viewers without getting in the way of the entertainment. Having actual, well-known goods like hair-care products and floor cleaner on sets can only help the production, says Duckworth: 'It was important that we feel not just current, but that we also were really real as well.' Judging whether Procter & Gamble's help makes for good — as well as economically feasible — TV may well be one of 'Beyond the Gates' most intriguing storylines. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Grammy Predictions, From Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? What's Coming to Netflix in February 2025
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
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CBS' Beyond the Gates Adds Soap Vets Jon Lindstrom and Cady McClain
A pair of daytime vets are going Beyond the Gates: Jon Lindstrom (General Hospital) and Cady McClain (All My Children) have joined the cast of CBS' new soap. According to Soap Opera Digest, Lindstrom will play Joey Armstrong, McClain will inhabit the part of Pamela Curtis; additional character details have not yet been revealed. (TVLine has reached out to CBS for confirmation.) More from TVLine Watson's Morris Chestnut Teases the Good Doctor's Growing Suspicions as Season 1 Returns: 'He's Going to Question Shinwell Quite a Bit' - Watch Elsbeth's Carrie Preston Talks Hilarious Love Interest Twist and Elsbeth's Future With Angus How NCIS: Sydney Invited 'Crazy Amounts of Mayhem' by Filming a Hostage Crisis Aboard a 19th-Century Ship in Sydney Harbour Premiering Monday, Feb. 24 at 2/1c, Beyond the Gates takes place 'in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States,' according to the official logline. 'Here you'll find a posh gated community with winding, tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those that live outside these gates are watching closely.' (Watch trailer.) McClain and Lindstrom join Tamara Tunie (As the World Turns, Law & Order: SVU), who stars as Anita Dupree, the family matriarch who worked hard for her success while raising two daughters; Clifton Davis (Madam Secretary), who plays Vernon, Anita's now-retired senator husband; Karla Mosley (The Bold and the Beautiful), who plays Dani Dupree, one of Anita's daughters; and Daphnee Duplaix (One Life to Live), who plays the other, Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson. In addition to All My Children, McClain's other daytime credits include Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless and As the World Turns. She is a four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner. Lindstrom also starred in As the World Turns as Craig Montgomery before joining GH. He has been nominated for four Daytime Emmys. Are you excited to see McClain and Lindstrom navigate life ? Hit the comments! Beyond the Gates: Everything We Know View List Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
