Heart of the Matter, Part 1
When asked if she noticed a heightened enthusiasm for live concerts as musicians like herself began taking the stage again last year, Ann Wilson admits that it was hard to tell. “You look and see this sea of masks—and all you see are eyes,” says the iconic rock vocalist. “You can’t see any facial expressions.
Leading the Way, Part 2
Take us into the war room with your team as the impact of COVID-19 was crystallizing. How did you begin to assess all the different needs, and where to make an impact, understanding that things were changing on a daily basis? I was receiving so many calls from nonprofits. Once everyone realized that [COVID-19] was
A&E Spotlight: Ted Lange
When Ted Lange picks up the phone on an early February afternoon, his voice is as instantly recognizable as the double finger guns that became his trademark gesture during a decade-long run (1977-86) on television’s The Love Boat. But while the small screen brought him fame as Isaac Washington, the beloved bartender on the hit
Back in the Groove
By the time Iron Maiden takes the stage later this May in Croatia for the continuation of its “Legacy of the Beast” world tour—which started in 2018 before being sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic—it will have been nearly three years since the heavy metal band last played live. It’s the longest stretch of inactivity for
A&E Spotlight: Laraine Newman
For the better part of 30 years, one of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players has been hiding out in plain sight as a monkey astronaut, a fun-loving vampire, a talking telescope—and countless other characters in cartoons that children watch every day of the week. It’s a second act as an esteemed voice
Lifestyle Q&A: Roy Firestone, Part 2
You conducted so many fascinating interviews on SportsLook/Up Close, in large part because they revealed something about the person we didn’t know or hadn’t heard. Your interview with broadcasting legend Howard Cosell in the 1980s was interesting because of how contentious he was. What do you recall about that conversation? For a few years, Howard
Lifestyle Q&A: Roy Firestone, Part 1
It was raining hard the day that a future Los Angeles Lakers legend named Kobe Bryant arrived at ESPN studios in 1996 for his first sit-down with the sports network’s renowned interviewer, Roy Firestone. Suddenly, lightning hit the building and blew out the studio lights. Firestone explained that the repairs would take a few hours,
How Captain Lee Handles Celebrity, Part 2
Sweet and Simple Despite his renown, the Below Deck star lives rather simply with wife Mary Anne in a three-bedroom home on a street where houses are tucked close together in Fort Lauderdale’s Tarpon River neighborhood. Mary Anne (who was introduced to Below Deck fans when she appeared in Season 5) says they lived a
How Captain Lee’s No-Nonsense Approach Made Him a Reality Superstar, Part 1
You wouldn’t know it from watching the breakout star of Bravo television’s reality series Below Deck helm luxurious superyachts in exotic locations while cameras are rolling for what’s now the cable network’s most-watched show. The only cast member to appear on every season of the series since it premiered (July 1, 2013) seems born to
Finding His Strength
Long before he came out as gay, Patrick Frost struggled with the intensely masculine military environment in which he grew up. He recalls the self-induced pressure to conduct himself in a way that honored his father’s standing as a chief master sergeant in the United States Air Force—because of everything he believed that represented. “I
Ready For Her Close-Up
The list of recent acting credits on Laurel Levey’s IMDb filmography page reads like a compilation of guilty pleasures on the Lifetime channel. She played Melanie Reynolds in The Blonde Hair Murders, Anna the housekeeper in Boyfriend Killer, a fan at the bookstore in Patient Killer, and, more recently, “woman” in Marriage Killer. The Weston
Lifestyle Q&A: Cindy Williams
When pandemic concerns shelved the scheduled spring production of Nunsense at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, the writer/director of the musical comedy, Dan Goggin, called his lead actress and suggested another idea. “He said, ‘Why don’t you put on your one-woman show instead,’ ” Cindy Williams says. “And I said to Dan, ‘What one-woman
