Oklahoma Alert: Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood on TV talk shows Nov. 9-10
Country singers with Oklahoma ties are making appearances on TV talk shows this week.
Toby Keith (pictured above) will perform late Monday (Nov. 9) on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (actually airs at 12:06 a.m. early Tuesday morning on ABC). He was born in Clinton and raised in Moore.
Carrie Underwood (pictured below) will perform Tuesday (Nov. 10) on “Good Morning America” (7 a.m. on ABC). Also look for her in the ABC special “In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville” (9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, on ABC), as co-host of The 43rd Annual CMA Awards (7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, on ABC) and in the documentary “Biography: Carrie Underwood” (9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, on Biography Channel).
–Penny TV
For more on Carrie and Toby, check out Brandy McDonnell’s entertaining and informative posts at http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/
Pictured above: Toby Keith performs during rehearsals for the Academy of Country Music Awards, Friday, April 3, 2009, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Pictured below: Carrie Underwood performs in Lincoln Center during ABC’s “Good Morning America” television program Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Oklahoma Alert: Dennis Rodman meets Judge Jeanine Pirro
Five-time NBA Champion Dennis Rodman, who played college basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, is going to court against his friend and assistant, Thear Mustafa.
His case will be heard on “Judge Jeanine Pirro,” airing at 9 a.m. Monday (Nov. 2) on KOKH-25.
Rodman alleges that Mustafa gambled away $4,000 of his money after a promotional event in Atlantic City. Mustafa claims that he was trying to earn back money that Rodman had gambled away earlier that day.
Rodman, who plans to donate any winnings from the hearing to charity, was a three-time NAIA All-American at Southeastern Oklahoma State and led the NAIA in rebounding in both the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Former NBA player Dennis Rodman testifies in a civil trial in Orange County Superior Court, in this July 31, 2003 file photo, in Santa Ana, Calif. Rodman was treated for leg injuries and charged with drunken driving after crashing a borrowed motorcycle outside a Las Vegas striptease club, authorities said. Police said the 42-year-old former NBA star was issued a misdemeanor summons and was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center in Las Vegas after the crash Sunday morning, Oct. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool, File)
Oklahoma Alert: Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire on TV talk shows Nov. 2-3
Country singers with Oklahoma ties are making appearances on TV talk shows this week.
Carrie Underwood (pictured above), who will release her third album “Play On” on Nov. 3, will perform Monday (Nov. 2) on “Late Show With David Letterman” (10:35 p.m. on CBS) and Tuesday (Nov. 3) on “Good Morning America” (7 a.m. on ABC). She was born in Muskogee and raised in Checotah.
Reba McEntire (pictured below), who has won four Country Music Association female vocalist of the year awards and is up for another one Nov. 11, will perform Tuesday (Nov. 3) on “Live With Regis and Kelly” (9 a.m. on CBS) and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” (11:37 p.m. on NBC). She was born outside of Kiowa and raised in McAlester.
–Penny TV
For more on Carrie and Reba, check out Brandy McDonnell’s entertaining and informative posts at http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/
Pictured above: Carrie Underwood poses with her awards for Top Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year backstage at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pictured below: Reba McEntire performs in Central Park, on ABC’s “Good Morning America” show, in New York, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Oklahoman coming up big on ‘The Biggest Loser’
For Broken Arrow resident Danny Cahill, Week 6 on “The Biggest Loser” was rewarding, Week 7 was about survival and Week 8 will include a visit to the White House.
Week 6 Recap
Although Danny and the black team did not win the digging challenge, the blue team passed on the reward. So Danny and his teammates got to go home for a few days.
And although the opponents thought that everybody would lose less weight at home, Danny ended up dropping the most — 15 pounds for the week, taking him down to 357.
The Black team as a whole did come up short at the weigh-in, though, and had to send somebody home. But it wasn’t Danny, who had the biggest percentage of weight loss and was safe. It was Dina, the other “outsider” on the black squad.
Week 7 Recap
Did everyone see the photo of Danny in high school? He was a member of the Midwest City Bombers football team that took state in 1985. Oklahoma State University head football coach Mike Gundy quarterbacked that ‘85 championship squad, and Danny threw a key block as a back-up offensive guard to help get the Bombers in the state playoffs.
Danny also came through for the black team, scoring the team’s only point in the week’s face-off challenge. But if Shay lost more, he figured he would be eliminated from the show.
“I’m the odd man out in this team,” he said before Shay’s weigh-in. “It’s Danny vs. Shay at this point.”
Shay lost 9 pounds, but Danny dropped 12. So he was safe from elimination once again. Abby asked everyone to vote her out, and everybody but Danny wrote her name down. (Danny voted for Daniel for the second week in a row).
So unless the show goes back to the yellow line format that keeps those who lose the most weight for the week safe, Danny is in trouble. The other black team members — Daniel, Amanda and Shay — are buddies.
Week 8 Highlights
Danny and other other eight remaining contestants travel to Washington D.C., where they take part in a wild four-part competition involving iconic D.C. landmarks, pick vegetables from the White House kitchen garden and get to go inside the White House kitchen.
The week’s other highlight, especially for Danny, is the announcement by host Alison Sweeney that they’ll now be competing as individuals rather than as teams.
And tune in to the episode at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 3) to see trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels conduct the biggest workout in “Biggest Loser” history.
Week-by-Week for Danny Cahill
Week 1 — dropped 24 pounds (went from 430 to 406)
Week 2 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 406 to 394)
Week 3 – dropped 4 pounds (went from 394 to 390)
Week 4 – dropped 8 pounds (went from 390 to 382)
Week 5 – dropped 10 pounds (went from 382 to 372)
Week 6 – dropped 15 pounds (went from 372 to 357)
Week 7 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 357 to 345)
–Penny TV
Pictured above: THE BIGGEST LOSER — Episode 808 — Pictured: Top Row; Rudy, Allen, Alison Sweeney, Shay, Daniel, Front Row; Danny, Liz, Amanda, Tracey, Rebecca — NBC Photo: Trae Patton.
Oklahoma Alert: Brooks & Dunn perform on “Invitation Only” Friday (Oct. 30) on CMT
Country music duo Brooks & Dunn will perform greatest hits and new music on “Invitation Only: Brooks & Dunn” premiering at 9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 30) on CMT.
The hour-long special was taped in Nashville just days after Ronnie Dunn, a Tulsa native, and Kix Brooks announced their split.
In an informal question and answer session, Brooks & Dunn talk about reaching their decision to part ways after their tour in 2010. They also reminisce about their 20 years together and answer other questions from fans.
The small studio audience was also treated to performances of hits “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “My Maria,” “Neon Moon,” new releases “Honky Tonk Stomp” and “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and more.
–Penny TV
Oklahoma Alert: Dr. Phil McGraw, ‘Locator’ Troy Dunn on TV talk shows Oct. 26
Celebrities with Oklahoma ties are making appearances on TV talk shows this week.
Troy Dunn (pictured above), who helps family members and friends track down loved ones from their past on WEtv’s “The Locator,” will appear on Monday’s edition of “The Wendy Williams Show” airing at noon on KAUT-43. Dunn is an Enid High School graduate.
Dr. Phil McGraw (pictured below), a former psychologist who helps people solve various problems on his syndicated talk show “Dr. Phil,” will appear on Monday’s edition of “The Jay Leno Show” airing at 9 p.m. on NBC. Dr. Phil was born in Vinita.
–Penny TV
Tulsa soldier takes ‘PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge’ Sunday on Fox
Two good reasons to tune in to “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 18) on Fox:
(1) Oklahoma Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Denny Luna, who is based in Tulsa, will be playing for a chance to win $1 million. His first round opponent is 2008 Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole.
(2) Twice during the show, viewers at home will be invited to enter an online poker tournament and play for $20,000.
So make that three good reasons to watch the new poker game show that airs right after NFL football action on Fox.
In Sunday’s installment of the 5-episode series, which premiered Oct. 11, Sgt. Luna is featured quite prominently. Nicknamed “Lunatic” by friends and fellow soldiers, Luna, wins a sizeable sum (tune in to find out just how much). And the 38-year-old, who graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and has 20-plus years in the military, is still in the running for the million.
The remaining telecasts will air Nov. 22, Dec. 13 and Dec. 27. In the finale, players will have to play back-to-back heads up matches against four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu.
And Sunday, be sure and watch for the two passwords that will allow viewers to enter an exlusive online poker tournament where $20,000 will go to the winner.
Best of luck to Sgt. Luna, an Iraq war veteran who has won the Battalion Soldier of the Year and Global War on Terrorism Medal. And good luck to viewers everywhere.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Sgt. Denny Luna, left, on the set of “PokerStars.Net Million Dollar Challenge” with Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu, host Chris Rose and 2008 Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole. (Photo credit: Ray Mickshaw/PokerStars.net.)
Pictured below: Sgt. Luna gets Negreanu to do pushups. (Photo credit: Ray Mickshaw/PokerStars.net.)
Oklahoman Danny Cahill still dropping weight on ‘Biggest Loser’
Danny Cahill from
Broken Arrow has lost 58 pounds in five weeks on “The Biggest Loser.”
Better yet, he is off all his medications. And at 372 pounds (down from 430 when he started the show), he is feeling good — both physically and mentally.
“This week for the first time, I actually have gone a little above what my mind said I could do,” Danny said during Tuesday’s telecast of “The Biggest Loser” (7 p.m. Oct. 13 on NBC). “I’m ready to choose my direction instead of letting my direction choose me.”
Liz, his former teammate, did help boost his spirits a bit. After his new black-shirt crew lost a reward challenge, Liz opted to give him her reward she won as a member of the new blue team. It was a video from home.
And in another surprising turn of events, Liz and the blue team decided not to vote out Tracey when the opportunity arose. Tracey, after all, is the one who split up several teammates in deciding who would wear blue, who would wear black and who would train with whom (Danny is training with Jillian).
Coach Mo, Tracey’s former partner, went home instead. He convinced the blue squad that he was too hurt to help the team in upcoming challenges.
Danny, by the way, helped his team by dropping 10 pounds at the Week 5 weigh-in. His week-by-week totals since arriving at the “Biggest Loser” ranch are as follows:
Week 1 — dropped 24 pounds (went from 430 to 406)
Week 2 – dropped 12 pounds (went from 406 to 394)
Week 3 – dropped 4 pounds (went from 394 to 390)
Week 4 – dropped 8 pounds (went from 390 to 382)
Week 5 – dropped 10 pounds (went from 382 to 372)
Way to go, Danny.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: THE BIGGEST LOSER — Episode 806 — Pictured: Danny — NBC Photo: Trae Patton
Tickets to “Mad Money” taping at OU available Oct. 13 and 14
CNBC’s “Mad Money With Jim Cramer” will broadcast from the University of Oklahoma on Friday, Oct. 30.
Student tickets to the taping, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis, will be handed out today (Oct. 13) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Clary Lounge (first floor of Pierce Hall) and Wednesday (Oct. 14) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
“Mad Money” will tape the broadcast in front of a live audience of students at OU’s Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center. The show airs at 5 p.m. weekdays on CNBC with a rebroadcast at 10 p.m.
“I am very excited to get back on the road for the ‘Mad Money Back to School Tour’ at the University of Oklahoma,’” Cramer said in a press release. “I have found that now, more than ever, there is a need and a desire, on the part of Americans, to understand the market and investing. And, what better place to focus my energy than college campuses across the country where I can teach and interact with the next generation of investors.”
Cramer, who believes that there is always a bull market somewhere and he wants to try to help viewers find it, started making the “Back to School Tour” rounds in 2006. Previous stops include Georgia Tech, the University of Southern California, Harvard Law School, the University of Michigan, Boston College, Georgetown University, the University of Virginia, the University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University, Penn State University and the University of Iowa.
For more information call the Price College Office of Alumni and Development at 325-2500.
–Penny TV
Carrie Underwood returns to Fox for holiday special
During the 2004 holiday
season, Checotah native Carrie Underwood was dreaming about her first appearance on Fox Television. Now, she is bringing a dream line-up to Fox for an upcoming holiday special.
She will headline a two-hour musical event tentatively titled “Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special” that is scheduled to premiere at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, on Fox. She will perform new music from her upcoming album (”Play On” to be released Nov. 3), as well as previous hits and holiday classics.
And joining Underwood for the variety special will be David Cook, Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley. Additional guest stars and performers will be announced soon.
Underwood’s first performance for Fox took place in August 2004 at the St. Louis auditions for “American Idol.” She was picked for the show that started airing in January 2005, and she was crowned the Season 4 winner four months later.
One of her holiday special guests had a similar experience. Cook, who was living in Tulsa at the time, drove to Nebraska to audition for “American Idol” in August 2007. He won Season 7 in May 2008.
Underwood is the best-selling “American Idol” winner in the U.S. with album sales of more than 10 million. She is a four-time Grammy Award winner, the 2009 Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year and the reigning Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM) female vocalist of the year.
She will also co-host the 43rd annual CMA Awards Nov. 11 with Paisley, another of her holiday special guests.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Carrie Underwod performs at the “American Idol” Top 2 Performance Show May 19, 2009. (Photo Credit: Frank Micelotta / FOX).
