TCA: TLC Sets Haggard Special

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Discovery Communications-owned TLC will go inside the life of
controversial Evangelist Ted Haggard in a new special scheduled for Jan.
16.

The one-hour special, Scandalous, follows Haggard
and his family as they look to launch a new ministry in Colorado Springs
- the same town he was exiled from five years ago after the once
powerful pastor was caught having a sexual encounter with a male
prostitute.

In other Discovery Communications news, Discovery Channel will launch a Chicago-based spinoff of its popular reality series Cash Cab this summer.

The
new series will be hosted by comedian Beth Melewski and will follow a
similar format to the New York-based, Emmy Award-winning series. The
original Ben Bailey-hosted Cash Cab will continue in Spring 2011 with new episodes, according to Discovery officials.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.