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ABC News to Launch Six-Part Series, Black Culture Focused ‘Soul of a Nation’ With Hosts Jemele Hill and Marsai Martin

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 20211978

ABC News has announced that it is launching a show, "Soul of a Nation," that will cater specifically to the culture of Black life....

Arts and Culture

ABC Lost Shonda Rhimes Over A $154 Ticket To Disneyland

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 23, 2020October 25, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 23, 2020October 25, 20201012284

Shonda Rhimes, who had been working with ABC for 15 years, left for Netflix due to a dispute over a Disneyland ticket costing $154....

Politics

Biden’s Town Hall Received 1 Million More Views on ABC Than Trump Did on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC

Derek MajorOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 19, 2020October 19, 20201235

Joe Biden's town hall on ABC averaged 13.9 million viewers, which easily surpassed the numbers for President Trump's town hall....

Arts and Culture

Tracee Ellis Ross Signs Overall Deal With ABC Signature

Dana GivensSeptember 18, 2020September 17, 2020

by Dana GivensSeptember 18, 2020September 17, 20202568

Golden Globe winner and television actress Tracee Ellis Ross revealed that she has signed a multiyear deal with ABC Signature for new content....

Arts and Culture Career Entertainment

‘Black-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi and Her Mom Launch Production Company and Ink Deal With ABC Partnership

Dana GivensJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 29, 2020July 29, 202043198

The production company founded by "Black-ish" star Yara Shahidi and her mother will develop and produce television projects for ABC Studios....

Arts and Culture

Tyra Banks Becomes New Executive Producer, Host of Dancing With the Stars

Alisa GumbsJuly 17, 2020July 21, 2020

by Alisa GumbsJuly 17, 2020July 21, 202021771

Supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks is now the host and an executive producer of ABC's reality competition "Dancing With the Stars."...

Lifestyle

The Story of Emmett Till’s Mother is Coming to ABC, Thanks to Jay-Z and Will Smith

Selena HillAugust 7, 2019August 7, 2019

by Selena HillAugust 7, 2019August 7, 20192394

Mamie Till will be the focus of the first season of ABC's new anthology series produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith that chronicles the civil...

Career Leadership

Channing Dungey Heads to Neflix Months After Pulling the Plug on “Roseanne” and Leaving ABC

Selena HillDecember 17, 2018

by Selena HillDecember 17, 2018506

Former ABC executive Channing Dungey has been tapped by Netflix for a newly-created senior leadership role as vice president of original content. In her new role, she will oversee...

Business Career Leadership Women

Meet Channing Dungey, the Black Woman Who Put Roseanne In Check

Samara LynnMay 30, 2018

by Samara LynnMay 30, 2018699

Channing Dungey was named President of ABC in 2016. She is the first African American to lead programming at a major broadcast network....

At Last! Steve Harvey's 'Funderdome' Debuts

Selena HillJune 13, 2017September 23, 2017

by Selena HillJune 13, 2017September 23, 2017520

"Steve Harvey's Funderome" is an exciting competition reality series that pits two budding entrepreneurs against each other to win funding for their product...