TV – Newfoundland Herald

Newfoundland Cracks the Big Food Bucket List

Posted on April 12, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Business, Entertainment, FILM & TV, Food & Drink, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland and Labrador’s culinary greats are spotlighted on the latest season of Food Network Canada’s Big Food Bucket List
The binding power of food is beyond dispute or compare. Families gather in communal culinary bliss, old wounds can be healed while breaking bread. It’s the answer and the cure, to

Tags: Big Food Bucket List, eatery, Food Network Canada, John Catucci, local, Mallard Cottage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Restaurants, Todd Perrin, TV

TV WORLD | Best of Renée Zellweger

Posted on March 24, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

She is one of Hollywood’s most celebrated character actors, with two Academy Awards and dozens of wins and nominations to her credit.
Now, with her turn in the true-crime series The Thing About Pam on NTV, The Newfoundland Herald looks back at the storied career of Hollywood A-lister Renée Zellweger.

Tags: Bridget Jone's Diary, film, Jerry MaGuie, Judy, movie, NTV, Oscar, Renee Zellweger, The Thing About Pam, TV

Rock Solid with Nikki Spracklin

Posted on March 22, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Randy Spracklin’s apprentice, Nikki Spracklin, shares the thrill of being part of NTV’s homegrown hit: Brigus-based Rock Solid Builds
It’s not like the folks at Newfound Builders – a Brigus-based family-owned construction business – haven’t knocked it out of the park over on HGTV Canada, but knowing the crew will

Tags: Newfoundland and Labrador, NTV, Rock Solid Builds, TV

TV | This Hour Has 22 Minutes Adds New Castmembers

Posted on October 27, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

East Coast based comedy troupe This Hour Has 22 Minutes, which continues to have deep roots to this province since its inception, continued with its 29th season last night, and a new duo at the anchor desk.
Stacey McGunnigle and Aba Amuquandoh join Newfoundlanders Mark Critch and Trent McClellan as

Tags: Aba Amuquandoh, Cathy Jones, CBC, Mark Critch, Newfoundland and Labrador, sketch comedy, Stacey McGunnigle, Susan Kent, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Trent McClellan, TV

‘Fit to be Tied’ – Ryan Cleary

Posted on February 5, 2016
By Ryan Clearly
on From The Archives, News, Politics

‘Fit to be tied’— party discipline and towing the party line
I’m not sure what rattled me more – the ridiculous charges levelled against me, or being stripped of my speaking privileges in the House of Commons.
Regardless, I ended up storming out of a “disciplinary meeting” held in early

Tags: NDP, News, NLpoli, Politics, Ryan Cleary, TV

In Conversation with Mark O’Brien

Posted on February 5, 2016
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local

In the wake of the closing of beloved series Republic of Doyle, Mark O’Brien has emerged as the next rising star to elevate himself in the at-times cutthroat world of film and television.
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Much like his friend and collaborator Allan Hawco, St. John’s born and bred actor Mark O’Brien

Tags: entertainment, TV