Film Festival Radio

“Deception” is a NBC’s new mid-season drama that follows the dynasty of the Bowers family through the opulent world of excess and scandal that they live in, starting with the death of the family’s eldest daughter, Vivian Bowers. Katherine LaNasa stars as "Sofia Bowers" on the show. Deception airs 10 -11pm Monday nights on NBC.

DATELINE NBC - Friday, February 8 at 8p/7c (NEW TIME SLOT) Dennis Murphy reports on an unlikely murderer – a disgraced Methodist pastor in North Eastern Pennsylvania .  Once known for his sweet tenor voice and homely sermons, AB Schirmer is now known as the “sinister minister.”  He was convicted just last week of bludgeoning his wife, Betty, to death in 2008 and staging a car accident to cover his tracks. That’s not all. The former pastor now stands accused of killing his first wife too. For ten years everyone thought Jewel Schirmer  had died after falling down some stairs but a medical examiner has concluded that she too was bludgeoned to death with a crow bar like object.

  We have 3 guests for this show! Sisters Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Swati Dlamini are the granddaughters of Nelson and Winnie Mandela and the stars of the new reality television show, “Being Mandela,” which is launching on COZI TV on February 10 at 9 PM ET (re-airs at midnight ET).  The show follows the next generation of the former first family of South Africa through the experiences of Zaziwe and Swati, giving viewers a window into their daily lives, close knit family, conflicts and personal aspirations. Rock Center with Brian Williams news correspondent Kate Snow reports on sisters who are the fastest endurance runners in the country. Snow addresses the issue many may be asking, are their parents pushing them too far? Meet Kaytlynn and Heather Welsch who have participated in more than 200 grueling races in the past 2 years, on rugged trails and over steep hills, tree roots and rocks. Most weekends, they either train or compete. They both want to win, and they both want to beat each other. But is so much running healthy for young girls.   ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS” MOVES TO ITS NEW TIME SLOT – FRIDAYS AT 10P/9C    

Samm Levine plays Josh Stern, Dr. Jason Cole’s (Steven Pasquale) administrative assistant on NBC’s new drama “Do No Harm.” Do No Harm airs Thursday nights from 10 -11pm (eastern)

Our guests are Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez from NBC's SMASH show. Andy Mientus stars in NBC’s musical drama “Smash” as Kyle Bishop, a music composer who is creating a contemporary rock musical along with his writing partner, Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan) in Brooklyn. Krysta Rodriguez stars as Karen's (Katharine McPhee) lively new actress roommate in NBC's musical drama "Smash." Ana struggles with the realities of launching a career in the theater. Smash will begin it's second season tonight, with a two hour premiere that starts at 9pm.

Cheryl Forberg, RD is a James Beard award-winning chef and a New York Times best-selling author. She was recently named by the Huffington Post as one of “35 diet and nutrition experts you need to follow on Twitter.” In 2004 Forberg was selected as the nutritionist for the NBC hit show, “The Biggest Loser,” in which her role is to help overweight contestants transform their bodies, their health, and ultimately, their lives. She co-wrote the eating plan for the show and has shared cooking and nutrition tips with the contestants for 13 seasons.

John Carroll Lynch stars as Will Hayes in NBC's compelling new drama "Do No Harm." Lynch is a television regular. For six seasons, he played Drew's cross-dressing brother on ABC's "The Drew Carey Show. Do No Harm airs Thursdays (10-11 p.m. ET) on NBC. and will make it's world premiere immediately after premiere after the series finale of 30 Rock.  

NOTE: THIS INTERVIEW WITH MATT PARKER WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED EARLIER IN THE WEEK BUT DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS IT TO BE RE-DONE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DOWNLOADED THAT EPISODE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS NEW UPDATED SHOW, WHICH NOW FEATURES MATT: Producer Matt Parker's had an amazing last 12 months. He was co-producer of the Oscar nominated indie film Beasts of the Southern Wild and is also co-producer of the indie film Mother of George. The latter film is receiving critical acclaim from top film critics from around the globe. MOTHER OF GEORGE recently won the cinematography award in dramatic category at Sundance (director of photography was Bradford Young). Matt will be joining to share more insight about the making of this highly praised film.

Meagan Good stars in NBC’s midseason drama “Deception” as Joanna Padget Locasto, a San-Francisco narcotics detective with childhood ties to a notoriously secretive and powerful New York family, the Bowers. In addition, Megan is also establishing a name for herself as a successful executive producer of indie films. It's a lot to chat about with Megan on this edition of Film Festival Radio. Our second guest will be Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, pediatrician and expert in the areas of childhood obesity. She is now a part of The Biggest Loser show's team of experts who's advising teens and kids on how to successfully overcome being overweight on season 14 of The Biggest Loser show.

Our guest is Olympic team member and World Champion figure skater Kimmie Meissner. Kimmie, along with several other renown skating champions will be performing on  NBC's Pandora Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice starring Barry Manilow. The special airs January 27th from 1 - 3pm (eastern). The figure skating special hosts are fellow Olympians Kristi Yamaguchi and Micheal Weiss. Other special guest skaters performing will be: Sasha Cohen, Nancy Kerrigam. Elvis Stojko, Liz Manley, BenAgosto, Nicole Bobek, and Steven Cousins.  

Sally Ann Salsano, creator of MTV's hot dating show Friend Zone chats about season 3 of the hit show, which begins tonight at 6pm (Eastern). Sally is also the creator of that other MTV gem of a show call Jersey Shore, and she's the founder/CEO of the mega-hit company 495 Productions, which produces some of the biggest hit shows in reality television

Our show has 2 guests today. actress Megan Good, star of NBC's new drama series DECEPTION. Megan has a juicy role on one of TV's hottest new shows. Our second guest is  DR. JOANNA DOLGOFF, has joined NBC’s hit series “The Biggest Loser” for season 14 and is working closely with overwieght kid contestants on the show.

When Greg Faull is found murdered in his home in Belize. His neighbor, software mogul John McAfee, flees the country to avoid questions from authorities. Keith Morrison sits down with McAfee and learns about his relationship with Faull and his decision to run after a crime he claims he had nothing to do with. Keith Morrison reports on the next edition of Dateline NBC.

Our guest, Nastia Liukin 2008 Olympic All-Around Champion, chats about performance at the Progressive® Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular combines two of the most popular Olympic sports: figure skating and gymnastics.  London 2012 Olympic gymnastics champion Gabrielle Douglas and 2011 World Champions Meryl Davis & Charlie White headline the show and will perform unique routines in their respective disciplines while some of today’s newest singing stars sing live. The special airs January 19th  4- 6pm (eastern) on NBC.

Our guest will be Emmy Award-winning director Jason Winer, who serves as executive producer, co-creator and helmed the pilot and eight additional episodes of “1600 Penn” during the show’s inaugural season. Winer served as the producing director on the first season of “Modern Family” and during his collaboration with the show, has received an Emmy Award (2010), Peabody Awards (Excellence in Television: 2009, 2010, 2011), PGA Awards (2011, 2012), and an AFI Award. !600 Penn airs Thursday nights 9:30 - 10pm Eastern on NBC.