May 22, 2013

T.J. Holmes Needs a (Network) Home – He’s A Free Agent

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*Former BET host of “Don’t Sleep!” may not be sleeping well himself these days. He doesn’t have a job! The journalist announced that he’s an official free agent. Last Thursday, BET finally succumbed to the pressure of telling fans that “Don’t Sleep” wasn’t going to return for another season, reports Richard Prince’s Journal-isms. According to [...]




EUR Bits: Oprah Strains Back, ‘Don’t Sleep’ Sleeping, Drake & Tatyana

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*Oprah was showered with love from all of her friends on her 59th birthday, celebrated earlier this week. But Tyler Perry should have packaged a dolly with his gift – a pot of flowers. Oprah strained her back because of it. Her movie making friend took to his Facebook to share how guilty he felt. “I [...]




T.J. Holmes and Wife Marilee Welcome New Baby

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*T.J. Holmes and his wife Marilee are blessed indeed with a brand new baby girl. Last  Friday (01-11-13), the happy couple welcomed to the world, 7 lbs 8 oz Sabine Holmes. Both mom and baby are doing well and are in perfect health. T.J. is the host of late night  political/entertainment news show, “Don’t Sleep” [...]




Is T.J. Holmes Makin’ Eyes at MSNBC?

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*While we’re not trying to say nothin’ for sure, but as Shadow and Act pointed out, brother man T.J. Holmes looked real comfortable as he “sat in” for the vacationing Alex Witt on her MSNBC show Saturday. Did you see it? It followed Melissa Harris-Perry’s  show. We expect Mr. Holmes will probably do a repeat today and sub again. It’s hard to tell what’s [...]




T.J. Holmes Talks About ‘Don’t Sleep’ Show and the ‘N’ Word (Watch)

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*T.J. Holmes, host of BET’s “Don’t Sleep” recently chatted about the show’s recent changes with the Power 105.1 Breakfast Club. After debuting only a month-and-a-half ago, the news talk show went from a four-night-per-week half-hour broadcast to a one-hour weekly series. Some say BET made a hasty decision to shorten T.J.’s TV time and should have [...]




Post Piece: Don’t Blame Viewers for Sleeping on T.J. Holmes’ Late Night Show

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*Last week BET announced the ironic shrinking and expansion of T.J. Holmes’ late night show “Don’t Sleep!,” claiming the demand for great, solid programming is high. But the move may have been a bit premature or the time slot is completely off. According to reports, the show is looming over the trashcan as ratings aren’t [...]




BET Prez Stephen Hill: T.J. Holmes Show Strong – No Cancellation Planned

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*BET’s “Don’t Sleep,” hosted by former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes, just got the official word that the new nighttime show would be expanded to a full one-hour experience; but only once a week. Critics, however, doubted the show would be of this world too much longer. But network president Stephen Hill says it’s become a fan [...]




T.J. Holmes’ BET Show ‘Don’t Sleep’ Goes from 1/2 Hour Daily to 1-Hour Weekly

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*Hmm, maybe T.J. Holmes‘ late night show “Don’t Sleep” is not the snoozer some think it is. Apparently BET thinks it’s a hit. So much so that the network expanded the show to a full hour beginning tomorrow (11-14-12),  at 11pm Eastern. However, the show will only air on a weekly basis. Hold up. Wait [...]




Audrey’s Society Whirl: BET’s Media Star T.J. Holmes Recipient of Hennessy Privilege Award

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*A dapper T.J. Holmes looked presidential as he shook hands and mixed and mingled in a crowd of 150 media elite, Hennessy USA and BET executives at an event held in his honor in New York City on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at The Catch Rooftop hotspot located in the historic Meatpacking District. The trendy [...]




T.J. Holmes on New BET Gig ‘Don’t Sleep’ and Why He Left CNN

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*The BET weeknight debut of former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes will take place on October 1 with the premiere of his new late night series “Don’t Sleep!” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] ‘We are going to be airing every night at 11 p.m. It’s kind of odd. I go from doing early mornings to late [...]




T.J. Holmes Expounds on His Driving While Black Experience (Video)

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*Famous black people fall victim to the unofficial violation of “driving while black.” CNN anchor T.J. Holmes was pretty forward about a recent experience he had after being pulled over a mile-and-a-half away from his driveway. He chronicled the incident via Twitter. An officer had followed close to him for some time. Holmes suspected something [...]




T.J. Holmes: ‘Yes I use the N-Word’

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*Former CNN anchor and now BET host T.J. Holmes is speaking out on the n-word and revealing his frequent use of it. Holmes, who will be headlining a BET show this upcoming Fall, said he uses the word frequently in a column for TheGrio. Check out an excerpt below: At times, a white person might [...]




T.J. Holmes to leave CNN: Newsman Headed to BET

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*Earlier we reported that CNN weekend anchor T.J. Holmes is leaving the network, but at the time his destination was sort of a secret. Well not any longer. Holmes, signed a deal with BET for a new show on the network as well as content for BET.com. “We are simply ecstatic to have T.J. Holmes [...]




Video: Katt Williams Not Apologizing for His ‘Anti-Mexican’ Rant

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*Comedian Katt Williams appeared on CNN Saturday to respond to his anti-Mexican rant that was captured on video from his recent performance in Phoenix. And as is typical with Williams, he created a bit of confusion about an apology for the incident that came from his camp earlier this week, telling host TJ Holmes he is [...]