Verne Gay
Television Critic/Writerverne.gay@newsday.comEducation: Colgate University
Verne Gay has covered television for Newsday since 1989, and before that, for Variety. Over his 34 years at Newsday, he's covered all aspects of the television industry, with an emphasis on news and entertainment. He became Newsday's TV critic in 2010.
Verne Gay's Work
- 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' to be next 'Big Bang Theory' spinoffVerne GayJuly 9, 2025 5:06 pm
- Do you remember these LI radio stations?Verne GayJuly 5, 2025 5:00 am
- Travel back in time with these 2 'Twilight Zone' marathonsVerne GayJuly 1, 2025 11:33 am
- 'The Bear' season 4: The clock is ticking ...Verne GayJune 26, 2025 2:15 am
- 'My Mom Jayne': Mariska Hargitay's loving. moving tributeVerne GayJune 25, 2025 2:59 pm
- Barbara Walters doc: Richly reported portrait of TV trailblazerVerne GayJune 19, 2025 5:00 am
- North Fork TV Festival marks 10th anniversaryVerne GayJune 12, 2025 4:09 pm
- Catching up with former News 12 reporter Danielle CampbellVerne GayJune 7, 2025 5:00 am
- Summer TV preview: The 41 shows you need to watchVerne GayJune 5, 2025 5:00 am
- 'The Better Sister': LI-set series is well-crafted, but way too longVerne GayJune 3, 2025 2:39 pm
- Lester Holt signs off 'NBC Nightly News'Verne GayMay 30, 2025 10:50 am
- 'Mountainhead' review: Brutal farce from 'Succession' creatorVerne GayMay 28, 2025 3:08 pm
- 'Adults': 'Friends' for the 21st century co-created by Long IslanderVerne GayMay 27, 2025 12:29 pm
- 'Sirens' review: Filmed on LI miniseries is big, beautiful boreVerne GayMay 22, 2025 3:00 am
- 'Pee-wee as Himself': Fascinating, but incomplete portraitVerne GayMay 21, 2025 3:19 pm
- After 30 years, Deborah Norville leaves 'Inside Edition' on her own termsVerne GayMay 19, 2025 2:32 pm
- 20 years of YouTube: Here are the most Long Island-est videosVerne GayMay 16, 2025 5:00 am
- 'Murderbot': Entertaining send-up of cyborgsVerne GayMay 15, 2025 5:00 am
- 20 years ago: When WCBS-FM without warning became 'Jack FM'Verne GayMay 10, 2025 5:00 am
- Here's when Donnie Wahlberg's 'Blue Bloods' offshoot series will airVerne GayMay 7, 2025 5:40 pm
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