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A Glee-ful night at the TCA Awards
The surprise-hit Fox series Glee was the big winner Saturday night at the annual Television Critics Association Awards, taking home three trophies -- outstanding new program, program of the year, and an additional honour for series star Jane Lynch for individual achievement in comedy.
The ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, featured an opening-act comedy contribution by Parenthood co-star Dax Shepherd, and included the presentation of awards in 11 categories.
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Rookie shows fared particularly well -- in addition to Glee's triple grab of TCA Awards, CBS's The Good Wife received the award for individual achievement in drama (series star Julianna Margulies) and ABC's new comedy hit Modern Family won the prize for outstanding achievement in comedy.
Two series tied for outstanding achievement in drama -- ABC's Lost and the made-for-cable (AMC) hit Breaking Bad.
The breathtaking Discovery Channel series Life won for outstanding achievement in news and information, and the HBO's epic wartime drama The Pacific was recognized for outstanding achievement in movies, mini-series and specials.
For the second consecutive year, Yo Gabba Gabba won the TCA Award for outstanding achievement in youth programming.
James Garner was given the TCA's special award for career achievement, and the long-running comedy M*A*S*H received the critics' association's Heritage Award, which recognizes TV programs that have had a lasting social or cultural impact on society.
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About Brad Oswald
Way back when Brad Oswald was TV-inclined little kid, his exasperated mother used to say things like, "Would you PLEASE turn that thing off and go OUTSIDE and play? If you insist on watching that IDIOT box day after day after day, you will NEVER amount to ANYTHING in this world!"
Well, go figure.
Brad joined the Free Press in 1987 and has spent most of the last two decades getting paid to watch the television as the paper’s resident TV critic. In addition to previewing and reviewing all the latest prime-time shows and covering the local TV industry, he also usually spends a few weeks per year in L.A., interviewing TV stars and attending Big Phony Hollywood Parties.
Brad also writes about comedy and other assorted entertainment topics, and has been known to wander onto local stages try out his own standup material as part of an ongoing quest to satisfy his deep-rooted need for affirmation. He was the winner of Rumor’s Comedy Club’s first Funniest Person With a Day Job contest.
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Brad grew up in St. Vital, attended Dakota Collegiate and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba before enrolling in Red River College’s Creative Communications program. He played rugby for more than 20 years, which, quite frankly, amounts to a whole lot of blows to the unprotected noggin.
Despite that, during his two-decades-plus at the Free Press, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge about television and other pop-culture topics, and would certainly not be the worst person to pick for your trivia-contest team.
For some reason, he firmly believes his Mom really would be proud of all this.
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