Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: Hayden Panettiere, Rockford Files Reboot, and A Different World Returns

Entertainment reporter Kristyn Burtt joins Dave Weekley with a mix of sad and anticipated Hollywood news. The segment opens with the passing of Hayden Panettiere at 36, with Burtt reflecting on her career from Remember the Titans and One Life to Live to Heroes and Scream, and the troubling circumstances of her death in Greenville, South Carolina. The show then looks ahead to NBC's mid-season Rockford Files reboot starring David Boreanaz — who personally sought the blessing of James Garner's daughter before committing — which Burtt saw previewed at Universal Studios and calls a near-certain hit. The segment closes with the September 24th Netflix premiere of the A Different World reboot, which brings back Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debbie Allen, and Cree Summer in a single-camera comedy following Whitley and Dwayne's daughter at Hillman College.