Rosie O’Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell and HBO offer an important documentary airing January 31 at 7PM, called A Family is a Family is a Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration.

In the documentary, children of various families offer their insights about what being a family means to them.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced an agreement with Rosie O'Donnell - the Emmy-award winning talk show host, actress, stand-up comedienne, and lesbian mom - to host Rosie Radio, a new daily morning radio show.

Rosie O'Donnell, who hosts a live variety special, "Rosie Live," next week for NBC, feels the economic and political climate is perfect for the revival of the variety show.

"The economy has made it so that people are staying at home more, so we're going to give people an hour to forget about their troubles," O'Donnell told reporters in a conference call Wednesday.

Variety is reporting that NBC will air "Rosie’s Variety Show" live from New York on the night before Thanksgiving - Nov. 26 - at 8 p.m. The special, which has been in the works for months, is believed to be the precursor to a regular variety show hosted by O’Donnell that would start in the new year.

The hourlong event will include celebrity guests, musical acts, and comedy skits.

Rosie O'Donnell's negotiations with MSNBC have ended. She just posted the following explanation on her blog:

"msnbc
one hour
live
following keith olbermann

we were close to a deal
almost done
i let it slip in miami
causing panic on the studio end

well
what can u do

2day there is no deal
poof
my career as a pundit is over
b4 it began

just as well
i figure
everything happens for a reason
bashert - as we say

and on we go"

A few months ago, a Washington state family with two moms was living a great life.

But after nearly 18 years together, one was stricken with a brain aneurysm and died. The family says the way they were treated by a Miami hospital compounded their shock and grief.

The 2007 GLAAD Media Awards were held in New York for the East Coast celebration of the group's 18th annual awards, honoring the positive portrayal of gay and lesbian issues in the media.