Drew Lachey to host new talent contest
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"Dancing with the Stars" champion Drew Lachey is moving to the role of host for another talent contest, "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann."
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Drew Carey, come on down! You're the next host of "The Price is Right."
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NBC, desperate for a summer hit,  launched its much-ballyhooed &quot;America&#039;s Got Talent&quot; contest to  promising numbers on Wednesday night, with more than 12 million  viewers tuning in to the Regis Philbin-hosted show.
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Arts & entertainment: Leon Jackson, expected to claim Christmas No 1 slot, gives first interview since his X Factor victory
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Prime-time comedian Drew Carey has  signed on to serve as guest host for the first two segments of  the CBS "Late Late Show" next week when the program returns for  its first season without Craig Kilborn.
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LOS ANGELES  - Donny Osmond has signed on to host ABC's upcoming unscripted series "The Great American Dream Vote."
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A felon will host, a Playboy model  will work the red carpet, and "the most destructive band in  history" will play on the first major live video game awards  show, airing on Spike TV on Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - J.D. Drew will have a new  home across the country after the outfielder and the Los  Angeles Dodgers reached a preliminary agreement on a $55  million, five-year contract.
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NBC is developing a  one-hour reality pilot called "Comedy Colosseum," where  comedians will vie for a $10,000 prize in an arena setting.
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An opera-singing sixth-grader from North Carolina was tabbed the winner Thursday of a national kids talent contest conducted by CBS' "The Early Show."
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Nick Lachey is the latest celebrity to stake ownership in a team in the Pacific Coast League. Lachey was introduced Wednesday as a part-owner of the Tacoma Rainiers. Now, he's part of the Schlegel Sports Group based out of Dallas, and a one-third owner of the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
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MyNetworkTV is returning  to the scripted arena with a new half-hour comedy series  starring rap artist and reality-TV star Flavor Flav.
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. announced Wednesday that he is exploring a run for mayor of Chicago and said it is "more likely than not" that he will enter the February contest.
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ABC and NBC will each be rolling out a multi-night competition show this week.
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Yahoo will host the official Web site for the reality show, &quot;The Apprentice,&quot; featuring show recaps, exclusive video clips, contestant bios, and a weekly column by last season&#39;s contestant-you-love-to-hate, San Solovey.
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By Pinkerfield, Hayley  Events promoter DF Concerts is revamping its key event sites and stepping up its web strategy in the run-up to the summer festival season.  The T in the Park site has been redesigned and a new interactive strategy implemented.
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LOS ANGELES  - "The Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson has launched a production company with hopes of tapping young talent for TV comedies.