Spike Lee develops post-Katrina drama for NBC
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Spike Lee will follow  his documentary on Hurricane Katrina with a scripted drama for  NBC set in New Orleans.
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NEW YORK  - Two years after Hurricane Katrina forever changed the Gulf Coast, its echoes still reverberate throughout TV journalism.
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The theme of championship week has been curiosity; concern over the healing process of New Orleans, a great city that was turned inside out by Hurricane Katrina.
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One of the most poignant interviews in the Hurricane Katrina documentary "When the Levees Broke" is given by a man who lost his mother in the aftermath of the storm, filmmaker Spike Lee said Sunday. In the interview, Herbert Freeman recalls his mother's death at New Orleans Convention Center and the moment he had to leave her body there as he and other evacuees were taken out of the city.
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Spike Lee beamed as he greeted players, who spoke confidently and optimistically about how different things will be this season. Just like nearly every other team opening training camp, the New York Knicks believe better days are ahead.
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Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S.  soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be  shot in Italy.
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NBC News said Tuesday it is creating its own in-house firm, Peacock Productions, to make nonfiction programming available to various cable networks.
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Jason Lee, a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Kevin Smith, has been tapped to play the title role in the NBC comedy pilot, "My Name Is Earl."
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Men's cable network  Spike TV is going inside the Drug Enforcement Administration  with a reality series from NBC weatherman Al Roker.
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Spike Lee is not hiding his anger about New Orleans' devastation by levee breaks and the government's slow response to save lives. He hopes his documentary on the subject will bring attention back to the region, where it's needed, he said Wednesday.
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Storied U.S. television network NBC, fresh from vaulting to media conglomerate status by acquiring control of Vivendi Universal's entertainment assets, is entering another new area: outdoor advertising.
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As the water, if not the crisis, has receded in New Orleans, Brett Anderson has returned to his beat of covering the cityÂs legendary restaurant culture.
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With the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina behind him and the task of rebuilding New Orleans' shattered economy just beginning, Mayor Ray Nagin will lead a two-day pitch to New York's investment community designed to bring much-needed business to the devastated city.
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Spike Lee was at the Venice Film Festival in Italy watching on television as Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans last August.
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The Oscar-winning "Crash" is coming to TV as a drama series this year.
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NBC is looking for its  own hit mystery/adventure drama set on an island.
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In his latest novel James Lee Burke bears witness to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.