After a comedy career that included hosting seven cable TV series and playing clubs throughout the country, Helen Keaney changed tracks and became a host on the Home Shopping Network this past summer. ...more

March 19, 2009

You might not think that selling steam mops on Home Shopping Network would be a ton of laughs. ...more

March 17, 2009

Until five years ago, Francine Knocke was living a fairly routine retirement life, going on outings with friends and spending time with her hobbies, such as painting, playing bridge, gardening and ballroom dancing. ...more

January 7, 2009

EATING THE BAY If you haven't discovered it yet, there's a relatively new local social network online called Brand Tampa you should check out. (BrandTampa.com) Founded by art historian Julie Gorzka, the network has gathered about 400 members as word of mouth spreads through the Bay area. ...more

November 16, 2008

HOLA, MICHELLE Michelle Bernstein gets the question a lot. ...more

October 24, 2008

Cheyenne Pagan is only 8 months old, but soon she will be able to put a television commercial on her job resume. ...more

September 22, 2008

Maybe you've seen her face. In store catalogues, on Home Shopping Network, at a Sephora makeup demonstration. ...more

September 13, 2008

Tasty Shows On TV This Week "In the Kitchen With Suzanne," 9 tonight, Home Shopping Network ...more

September 3, 2008

Shawn Woods has already made lemonade out of the lemon he was tossed when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. ...more

August 30, 2008

It started with 112 electric can openers. In 1977, radio disc jockey Bob Circosta was hosting a talk show on WWQT-AM 1470 in Clearwater when an advertiser called to say it had run short on cash to pay its bill. Would the station take some Rival-brand can openers instead? Sure, Circosta decided. He went on air to sell the openers, and sold out in an hour. ...more

August 20, 2008