In Other News: TV doctor says breakfast a ‘ploy’; new hosts for Golden Globes

Published 2:15 pm Saturday, January 11, 2020

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Dr. Oz thinks we should ‘cancel’ breakfast in 2020, says it’s a ‘ploy’

For many, breakfast is an essential start to the day. Much like a cup of Joe, the morning meal — in the U.S. often consisting of foods like pancakes, bacon, and eggs — is a daily tradition. But apparently, the idea that breakfast is a necessary part of the morning is a sham — at least according to Dr. Mehmet Oz. “I think for 2020, the first thing I’m going to do is ban breakfast,” the famous doctor recently told TMZ. “I don’t think we need to eat breakfast. That’s an advertising ploy. Unfortunately, a lot of the dogma that we were fed for decades came out of advertisements. It wasn’t really based on the truth around our health,” he added. — Fox News

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to co-host the 2021 Golden Globe Awards

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are back! The comedy heavy-hitters are reprising their roles as co-hosts for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. The announcement was made by NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy during the network’s day at the Television Critics Association Tour in Pasadena, California, on Saturday. “NBC has long been the home to two of the funniest people on the planet – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – and we didn’t want to wait any longer to share the great news that they’ll be hosting the Globes once again,” said Paul Telegdy, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, in a press release to Fox News. — Fox News

Trump allies explore buyout of conservative channel seeking to compete with Fox News

Allies of President Trump are pursuing an effort to acquire right-leaning news channel One America News Network, according to people familiar with the matter, in a bid to shake up a conservative media market that has been dominated by Fox News. The investment firm Hicks Equity Partners is looking to acquire the channel and is pitching other wealthy GOP donors to arrange a bid of roughly $250 million for the channel’s parent company, the people said. The firm is owned by the family of Thomas Hicks Jr., co-chairman of the Republican National Committee and a close friend of Donald Trump Jr. — The Wall Street Journal

Atlanta fails to land in top 10 of best cities for active lifestyle

If getting fit is among your goals for the new year, Atlanta may not be the best city to live in to make that happen. WalletHub recently released a list of the best cities to reside  if you want to increase the activity level in your life — and Atlanta doesn’t crack the top 10. Two key categories were analyzed in a survey of the 100 most populated U.S. cities. They were: Budget and Participation, which accounted for 30 total points, and Sports and Outdoors, which made up the other 70 points. The categories were analyzed using 38 metrics. They included average monthly fitness club fee, sports clubs per capita and intramural leagues per capita among the Budget and Participation metrics. For Sports and Outdoors, metrics included the amount of swimming lesson opportunities, playgrounds and presence of bike sharing programs per capita. — Atlanta Journal-Constitution