Eric Deggans
Stories
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Arts & Life
5 Takeaways From The 2021 Emmy Nominations
From a banner year for a new generation of streaming platforms to historic inclusion and unexpected exclusions, NPR's Eric Deggans unpacks the 2021 Emmy nominations.
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Arts & Life
After 28 Quirky Years, Conan O'Brien Is Leaving Late Night
Despite his longevity, O'Brien has always seemed like a host who never fit in easily on television – perhaps, at least in part, by design. He plans to debut a weekly variety show on HBO Max.
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Arts & Life
How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs
From Miami Vice, to The Wire, to Orange Is the New Black, scripted TV shows have had a serious and sometimes unrecognized impact on public attitudes about drugs in America.
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National
Column Explains How Tom Hanks Could Be Anti-Racist — Not Just Non-Racist
Actor Tom Hanks wrote an essay calling for more widespread teaching of Black American history, leading to NPR's Eric Deggans' response: Tom Hanks Is A Non-Racist. It's Time For Him To Be Anti-Racist.
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Television
Colbert Welcomes Back A Live Audience To 'Late Show'
CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert will tape his show in front of a live studio audience at the Ed Sullivan Theater for the first time since the pandemic shut down live performances.
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Arts & Life
Cher, An Elephant, And The Power Of Celebrity
When the pop star got involved in saving an elephant in an Islamabad zoo, detailed in a new documentary, she also had to fight an uncomfortable feeling: "I kept saying, "'I'm just an entertainer.'"
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Technology
AT&T To Spin Off, Merge With Discovery To Compete With Streaming Giants
AT&T announced it's spinning off WarnerMedia, just five years after acquiring Time Warner. It will create a new media company with Discovery in an attempt to better compete with Netflix and Disney.
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National
'Underground Railroad' Is A Hard But Beautiful Reflection On Black Pain
Barry Jenkins' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad reaches us at a time when we are most prepared for its message, but severely challenged by its delivery system.
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Television
Ellen DeGeneres' Talk Show Ending After 19 Seasons
After 19 seasons — and some damaging reporting that revealed a toxic workplace environment — talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' show will end.
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Arts & Life
Did Last Night's Oscars Work As A TV Show?
We've talked about the ratings and who won what — but did the Oscars telecast work as good TV? Oscars producers made some unusual choices this year. We break down the good, the bad and the ugly.