Hundreds Attend L.A. Funeral for David Carradine

Hundreds Attend L.A. Funeral for David Carradine

June 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- Hundreds of people, including friends, family and former co-stars, attended a funeral service for actor David Carradine Saturday. The service was held indoors at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, the cemetery adjacent to Griffith Park. The service was invitation only, and security guards stood outside the hall.



Hundreds pay respects at Carradine funeral

June 15, 2009

Under gloomy and overcast skies, hundreds of people gathered to honor actor David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery in Los Angeles Saturday. More than 400 guests -- including Lucy Liu, Tom Selleck, Daryl Hannah, James Cromwell and Rob Schneider -- attended the funeral, which came a week after the 72-year-old actor was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room June 4. Carradine is probably best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine on three seasons of the 1970s hit show "Kung Fu" and for his stellar work in Quentin Tarantino's two-part "Kill Bill" saga. Programs handed out to guests included a photo of a smiling Carradine in a tuxedo on the cover and sketch of the actor on the back. Song selections included The Beatles "Let It Be" and Beethoven's "Requiem for a Fallen Hero."



Hundreds Gather to Mourn David Carradine

By Johnny Dodd
Sunday June 14, 2009

Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Lucy Liu and hundreds of other friends and family members turned out to say goodbye to David Carradine in Los Angeles Saturday evening.



EXCLUSIVE: Inside David Carradine’s Wake

Jun 14, 2009

Before hundreds gathered to mourn the loss of actor David Carradine, the family held an intimate viewing to celebrate his life, and a traditional wake in Malibu, Ca. afterwards, RadarOnline.com has learned.



Morning Mix: 400 Attend David Carradine's Funeral in L.A.



Video: Stars gather for David Carradine's funeral

FCC Calls Shift to Digital TV Smooth

FCC Calls Shift to Digital TV Smooth

Sunday, June 14, 2009

The transition to digital television went fairly smoothly, with only a few glitches, federal officials said yesterday, although some viewers may still need help tuning into the new broadcast signals.



Digital TV switch mostly static-free

Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Procrastinators swarmed electronics stores for television upgrades and converter boxes on Saturday, but, for the most part, the switch to digital TV seemed to be going as planned.



Digital TV: Now Showing on a Set Near You

By NED POTTER and EVAN HARRIS
June 13, 2009

Turn on your television and if you see a picture, take that as a promising sign.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported today that nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts.

800,000 callers phone digital TV hot line

By RYAN NAKASHIMA – 8 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 800,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide move on Friday to drop analog TV signals and broadcast only in digital.

FCC gets 317,450 calls the day analog signals are cut off

BY RYAN NAKASHIMAThe Associated Press
June 13, 2009

Geek Squad agent Jesse Jankowski of Best Buy in Salem, N.H., installs a digital TV converter box to keep an older TV set functioning at a home in Salem. (AP Photo / June 12, 2009)

Some Viewers Just Get Static the Day After DTV Switch

By: Roy Mark
2009-06-14

An aggressive outreach program is credited with bringing most Americans through the digital television transition. Still, some consumers didn't get the message and began the new era of broadcasting plunging over the digital cliff.



Video: Some struggle with DTV switch