UFC has signed a five-year agreement with ESPN (to take effect in January) for the network to air 42 live events per year across ESPN and ESPN Plus.
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
The Kats! Bureau at this writing is International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas, where I have been outfitted with a pair of 3-D glasses and two glow sticks (in case one runs short of glow).This can only mean one thing: Manilow Live!
Simon Cowell, while praising Emmet’s vocal artistry and song choice, fired the warning shot, “You know the score. We have 18 acts. Seven go through.”
Frank Marino has committed to an unspecified financial settlement to Make-A-Wish covering donations he’d promised the charity.
Richard “Old Man” Harrison placed his son Rick Harrison in charge of his estate. No surprise there. But The Old Man’s decision to leave one of his other sons out of his will sparked international media attention Tuesday.
The gallery featured in “Who Is America?” is co-owned by Sandy Murphy, who was at the center of the infamous case.
The pairing of KC & The Sunshine Band and Village People makes sense if you know they were at the forefront of the disco revolution in the mid-to-late 1970s, and Palace Station opened as The Casino on July 1, 1976.
Brad Garrett is an animated sort. This is true in his disposition and in his career choices.
Gwen Stefani’s show is selling well enough to make a profit at Zappos Theater.
Asking David Perrico for the highlight of performing with Paul Shaffer is something of an unfair question.
Hyde Bellagio has been a club of choice for a veritable NBA all-star team.
One day, or night, Daniel Emmet will sing the “America’s Got Talent” medley in a Las Vegas showroom.
“As of now, we are just taking a breather and deciding what we want to do in the future,” Wayne Newton said. “We have not wanted to make any rush decisions.”
As Jonnie and Mark Houstons’ first Las Vegas nightlife venture, On The Record is due to open New Year’s Eve at The Park MGM.
BSB’s final set of shows are Feb. 6-April 27. Tickets at on sale 10 a.m. Friday for the final burst of performances.