Cablevision and ESPN Reach Agreement to Add ESPN HD to Cablevision's...

PR Newswire;  June 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Cable or Conventional Satellite Provider ESPN HD Features High-Definition Telecasts of...that they had reached agreement to add ESPN HD to Cablevision's expansive high- definition...industry's first high-definition VOD service. ESPN HD will become available to iO customers...

From ice cold to red hot Burns making giant leap to World Cup

The Boston Globe;  February 18, 1994 ;     605 words ...MIAMI -- Last year, Mike Burns was discarded by his national team, failed...in England, and then injured his foot. Burns was 22 years old and his career seemed...was ever going to play soccer again," Burns said yesterday. "If I hadn't been picked...

Adelphia signs ESPN HD deal.(Adelphia Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)

Multichannel News;  April 12, 2004 ;     120 words ......new-service implementation, the MSO has signed a deal for carriage of ESPN HD, ESPN Broadband and ESPN Deportes. ESPN Broadband offers cable-mod...ESPN Deportes is the network's Spanish-language service, while ESPN HD has just launched its second season with Sunday night's Major...

Burns' image takes a beating

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 19, 1997 ;     653 words ...What happened to Jim Burns? The former U.S. attorney for Northern...become the principal challenger to Burris. Burns, who got off to a late start, has failed...about his record as federal prosecutor. Burns was jolted Wednesday when a federal jury...

George Burns dead at 100; humor touched generations

The Boston Globe;  March 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ...George Burns, the beloved comedian whose remarkable career...home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 100. Mr. Burns, whose health had been declining in recent years, was with his son, Ronnie Burns, a nurse and a housekeeper when he died, said...

`Dirt and Deity' gives poet Burns his due

The Boston Globe;  July 19, 1996 ;     700+ words ...DIRT & DEITY A Life of Robert Burns By Ian McIntyre HarperCollins, 461 pp...32 Two hundred years ago Sunday, Robert Burns died. The Scots novelist Lewis Grassic...waiting too long at the pearly gates. "And Burns was fair in a rage by then, Do you treat...

Burns' 100,000-Mile Odyssey Seeks Consensus, Early Action

Transport Topics;  September 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ...By the time: Fred Burns Jr. arrives at the American Trucking Associations...being elected ATA chairman a year ago. Burns, president of Bums Motor Freight in Marlinton...early and then be proactive on issues," Burns said in an interview with TRANSPORT TOPICS...

Burns' next step: Springfield

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 4, 1997 ;     648 words ...James B. Burns, the U.S. attorney for Northern Illinois, is planning...Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) had offered to recommend Burns for another four-year appointment as federal prosecutor. If Burns had accepted, he would have been the first two-term...

The unique vision of Ken Burns

The Boston Globe;  January 26, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Ken Burns has to be the first PBS producer whose style...The Civil War." It might also be true that Burns is the only documentarian working for PBS...Hart Benton at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Who else but Burns would lecture his public-broadcasting colleagues...

June Burns, 76; nurse was true to tradition

The Boston Globe;  October 8, 2008 ;     629 words ...June Burns was unusually quiet as she sat in a doctor...the doctor about the trip to Australia Mrs. Burns and a friend had planned because, although...made a career of helping other people, Mrs. Burns was shy about receiving help. The doctor...

NICHE: A WEEKLY PEEK AT AN EMERGING ARTIST ; Tootie Burns

Columbia Daily Tribune;  January 27, 2008 ;     560 words ...When Tootie Burns trains her mind's eye on her neighbor's curb- side...thousand nails in there, as well as some of my DNA," Burns said. "We joke that the entire neighborhood's DNA is in there." Burns, 42, creates mirrored glass mosaics and has a pay-...

Ken Burns to be honored at OSV fundraiser; Living museum was site for...

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  March 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Pamela H. Sacks Ken Burns speaks about Old Sturbridge Village in...terms and an almost reverential tone. Mr. Burns, the award-winning documentary filmmaker...possible before the visitors came, Mr. Burns said. This is where I cut my teeth and...

Comcast Adds ESPN HD to Its HDTV Service in Washington; More Than 1...

PR Newswire;  July 31, 2003 ;     403 words ......communications provider, today announced that ESPN HD will be available beginning Monday, August...robust HDTV programming. In addition to ESPN HD, Comcast offers HD programming from HBO...President of Marketing. The addition of ESPN HD demonstrates our continuing commitment...

Burns and Allen: Perfect marriage of comedy, grace: THEIR ROUTINE CARRIED...

The Washington Times;  March 17, 1996 ;     700+ words ...George Burns and Gracie Allen were an actively popular comedy team for...age gracefully in recorded memory. The basic appeal of Burns and Allen is unlikely to fade in the wake of Burns' recent death, at the age of 100. Indeed, it tends to be...

No ordinary lives; Ken Burns's new documentary humanizes World War II

Concord Monitor;  February 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Ken Burns doesn't shy away from big subjects. The Civil...the American West: He's tackled them all. Burns's upcoming documentary on the American experience...painfully real. To make history individual, Burns went small. The documentary brings to life...