If you needed yet another reason to love Lucy, here's one — courtesy of Hocus Pocus and King of the Hill star Kathy Najimy. The prolific actress and activist shared a video on her Instagram page of the legendary Lucille Ball schooling a man on America Alive!, admonishing him for getting handsy with female audience members during the Q&a portion of her appearance.
That “man” was longtime entertainment newscaster for CBS, David Sheehan, and those audience members he was grabbing were young women likely studying at UCLA where the show was being taped.
Although the audience giggled at every one of Ball’s reproaches — “Will you take your hands off, David?” and “Take your hands off her, David” — Ball’s face was stern the whole time she scolded Sheehan. While everyone thought she was kidding around and perhaps thought it was part of a bit, Ball meant business.
Ball may...
That “man” was longtime entertainment newscaster for CBS, David Sheehan, and those audience members he was grabbing were young women likely studying at UCLA where the show was being taped.
Although the audience giggled at every one of Ball’s reproaches — “Will you take your hands off, David?” and “Take your hands off her, David” — Ball’s face was stern the whole time she scolded Sheehan. While everyone thought she was kidding around and perhaps thought it was part of a bit, Ball meant business.
Ball may...
- 8/10/2024
- Cracked
David Sheehan, a veteran Los Angeles entertainment journalist and broadcaster, whose legendary career spanned across four decades, has died. He was 82.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Sheehan had been battling cancer for years and passed awat on Tuesday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from complications of a stroke he suffered last week.
Coined the “Dean of Hollywood Entertainment Reporters,” Sheehan was a founding member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (now Critics Choice Association).
Sheehan started his career and broke ground as the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on Los Angeles television when he joined CBS in 1970. Sheehan would work there for 14 years, and then spent a decade working at NBC. During his stint at NBC, Sheehan both produced and hosted a series of syndicated network entertainment specials including “Macho Men at the Movies” and “Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.” Sheehan would return to CBS for another 10-year stint...
According to the Los Angeles Times, Sheehan had been battling cancer for years and passed awat on Tuesday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from complications of a stroke he suffered last week.
Coined the “Dean of Hollywood Entertainment Reporters,” Sheehan was a founding member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (now Critics Choice Association).
Sheehan started his career and broke ground as the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on Los Angeles television when he joined CBS in 1970. Sheehan would work there for 14 years, and then spent a decade working at NBC. During his stint at NBC, Sheehan both produced and hosted a series of syndicated network entertainment specials including “Macho Men at the Movies” and “Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.” Sheehan would return to CBS for another 10-year stint...
- 12/5/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
David Sheehan, who was one of the first television entertainment reporters in Los Angeles broadcast coverage, died earlier this week at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. He was 82 and passed from complications of a stroke.
Sheehan joined Knxt-tv — now Kcbs — in 1979, becoming the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on local television. He started as a daily broadcaster, then became an entertainment anchor. He moved to rival Knbc in 1984 and covered entertainment there for the next 10 years.
At Knbc, Sheehan also produced and hosted several network entertainment specials. They included Macho Men at the Movies and Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.
He later returned to Kcbs in 1994, working there until 2004.
He also hosted several specials previewing the Academy Awards, titled And the Winners Are….
In his later career, Sheehan produced syndicated television specials. His work included Summer Movie Magic, Holiday Movie Magic and Academy Award Movie Magic.
Among Sheehan’s other ventures...
Sheehan joined Knxt-tv — now Kcbs — in 1979, becoming the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on local television. He started as a daily broadcaster, then became an entertainment anchor. He moved to rival Knbc in 1984 and covered entertainment there for the next 10 years.
At Knbc, Sheehan also produced and hosted several network entertainment specials. They included Macho Men at the Movies and Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.
He later returned to Kcbs in 1994, working there until 2004.
He also hosted several specials previewing the Academy Awards, titled And the Winners Are….
In his later career, Sheehan produced syndicated television specials. His work included Summer Movie Magic, Holiday Movie Magic and Academy Award Movie Magic.
Among Sheehan’s other ventures...
- 12/5/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
David Sheehan, who spent more than three decades covering Hollywood for two Los Angeles TV stations, has died. He was 82.
Sheehan died Tuesday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from complications of a stroke he suffered last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. He also had been fighting cancer for several years.
Sheehan became the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on L.A. television when he joined Kcbs-tv in 1970. After 14 years at the station, he spent a decade at Knbc-tv, then another 10 years back at Kcbs through 2004.
The Ohio native also produced and hosted syndicated TV specials ...
Sheehan died Tuesday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from complications of a stroke he suffered last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. He also had been fighting cancer for several years.
Sheehan became the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on L.A. television when he joined Kcbs-tv in 1970. After 14 years at the station, he spent a decade at Knbc-tv, then another 10 years back at Kcbs through 2004.
The Ohio native also produced and hosted syndicated TV specials ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
David Sheehan, who spent more than three decades covering Hollywood for two Los Angeles TV stations, has died. He was 82.
Sheehan died Tuesday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from complications of a stroke he suffered last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. He also had been fighting cancer for several years.
Sheehan became the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on L.A. television when he joined Kcbs-tv in 1970. After 14 years at the station, he spent a decade at Knbc-tv, then another 10 years back at Kcbs through 2004.
The Ohio native also produced and hosted syndicated TV specials ...
Sheehan died Tuesday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from complications of a stroke he suffered last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. He also had been fighting cancer for several years.
Sheehan became the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on L.A. television when he joined Kcbs-tv in 1970. After 14 years at the station, he spent a decade at Knbc-tv, then another 10 years back at Kcbs through 2004.
The Ohio native also produced and hosted syndicated TV specials ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director and documentarian Mark Hartley scores both a film history and comedy success with this ‘wild, untold’ account of the 1980s film studio that was both revered and despised by everyone who had contact with it. The ‘cast list’ of interviewees is encyclopedic, everybody has a strong opinion, and some of them don’t need four-letter words to describe their experience!
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
On a double bill with
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Blu-ray
Umbrella Entertainment (Au, all-region
2014 / Color / 1:77 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date April 4, 2017 / Available from Umbrella Entertainment / 34.99
Starring: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Al Ruban, Alain Jakubowicz, Albert Pyun, Alex Winter, Allen DeBevoise, Avi Lerner, Barbet Schroeder, Bo Derek, Boaz Davidson, Cassandra Peterson, Catherine Mary Stewart, Charles Matthau, Christopher C. Dewey, Christopher Pearce, Cynthia Hargrave, Dan Wolman, Daniel Loewenthal, David Del Valle, David Paulsen, David Sheehan, David Womark, Diane Franklin, Dolph Lundgren, Edward R. Pressman,...
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
On a double bill with
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Blu-ray
Umbrella Entertainment (Au, all-region
2014 / Color / 1:77 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date April 4, 2017 / Available from Umbrella Entertainment / 34.99
Starring: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Al Ruban, Alain Jakubowicz, Albert Pyun, Alex Winter, Allen DeBevoise, Avi Lerner, Barbet Schroeder, Bo Derek, Boaz Davidson, Cassandra Peterson, Catherine Mary Stewart, Charles Matthau, Christopher C. Dewey, Christopher Pearce, Cynthia Hargrave, Dan Wolman, Daniel Loewenthal, David Del Valle, David Paulsen, David Sheehan, David Womark, Diane Franklin, Dolph Lundgren, Edward R. Pressman,...
- 4/8/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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