Screen Scene
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Screen Scene was a live, half hour, prime-time, urban entertainment and celebrity news magazine series on BET
highlighting on the works of African-Americans in Hollywood and abroad. The series premiered on October 15, 1990 and ran thru 1997. Each episode was presented in themed segments:
• “Behind the Scenes”: upcoming movies with primarily African-American casts were profiled with interviews of actors / directors / creators, and plot teasers;
• “Network Scene”: actors from television programs were interviewed about the development of their characters;
• “Beyond The Screen”: theatrical plays produced by African-Americans were featured;
• “Entertainment News Review”: several newsworthy stories were covered by an in-studio reporter;
Melvin Lindsey and Suzette Charles were the original anchors, but the most well-known hosts of the series were Angela Stribling and Harold McCoo. Other anchors / reporters included Mary Major, Kathy Andrews, Paula Bond, Cathy Lee, Danita Harris, Angelique Perrin, Melvin Lindsey and Atlanta, Georgia
, correspondent
Sharon Crews. The program producer was Lyle D. Mason
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
highlighting on the works of African-Americans in Hollywood and abroad. The series premiered on October 15, 1990 and ran thru 1997. Each episode was presented in themed segments:
• “Behind the Scenes”: upcoming movies with primarily African-American casts were profiled with interviews of actors / directors / creators, and plot teasers;
• “Network Scene”: actors from television programs were interviewed about the development of their characters;
• “Beyond The Screen”: theatrical plays produced by African-Americans were featured;
• “Entertainment News Review”: several newsworthy stories were covered by an in-studio reporter;
Melvin Lindsey and Suzette Charles were the original anchors, but the most well-known hosts of the series were Angela Stribling and Harold McCoo. Other anchors / reporters included Mary Major, Kathy Andrews, Paula Bond, Cathy Lee, Danita Harris, Angelique Perrin, Melvin Lindsey and Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
Sharon Crews. The program producer was Lyle D. Mason
External links
- Screen Scene at IMDB.com
- Angela Stribling bio
- Harold McCoo bio
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1038397/ Lyle D. Mason at IMDB.com]