Screen Scene

Screen Scene is a half hour, prime-time, urban entertainment and celebrity news magazine series on BET highlighting on the works of African-Americans in Hollywood and abroad. The series premiered on October 15, 1990 and ran thru 1997. Each episode was presented in themed segments: • “Behind the Scenes”: upcoming movies with primarily African-American casts were profiled with interviews of actors / directors / creators, and plot teasers; • “Network Scene”: actors from television programs were interviewed about the development of their characters; • “Beyond The Screen”: theatrical plays produced by African-Americans were featured; • “Entertainment News Review”: several newsworthy stories were covered by an in-studio reporter; Melvin Lindsey and Suzette Charles were the original anchors, but the most well-known hosts of the series were Angela Stribling and Harold McCoo. Other anchors / reporters included Mary Major, Kathy Andrews, Paula Bond, Cathy Lee, Danita Harris, Angelique Perrin, Melvin Lindsey and Atlanta, Georgia, correspondent Sharon Crews. The program producer was Lyle D. Mason