Cincinnati orchestra conductor faces charge

Cincinnati orchestra conductor faces charge

CINCINNATI — A lawyer for the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has entered a plea of innocent to a charge of drunken driving on behalf of his client.

The plea means Paavo Jarvi did not have to appear at an arraignment in Hamilton County Municipal Court on Tuesday.

Jarvi was arrested last week in Fairfax, east of Cincinnati. Police say Jarvi was asleep at the wheel of a running car stopped at an intersection.

Police say the Grammy winner failed a field sobriety test and refused a Breathalyzer test.

The symphony’s Web site says Jarvi was born in Estonia in 1962, has been conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony since 2001 and is under contract until 2012.

Matt Lauer recovering after shoulder surgery

NEW YORK — Matt Lauer is recovering from surgery to repair the shoulder he separated when he fell off his bike while avoiding a deer that jumped into his path.

“Today” show news anchor Ann Curry says the operation went “very well,” but Lauer is probably in “a lot of pain.”

Lauer’s fill-in, Lester Holt, said on Tuesday’s show that Lauer hopes to be back later this week.

Holt held up a headline in the New York Daily News that read: “Matt Goes Splat.”

Lauer was riding his bike on Long Island last weekend when a deer jumped in his path. The 51-year-old “Today” show host flew over the handlebars. NBC says Lauer was wearing a helmet.

Sutherland to return for season 8 of ‘24’

HONG KONG — Kiefer Sutherland will be back to play Jack Bauer for an eighth season of the hit counterterrorism drama “24,” but the show’s longevity will depend on its writers, the actor said Tuesday.

The 42-year-old told The Associated Press that “24,” currently in its seventh season, will start shooting its eighth in May. He spoke during an interview in Hong Kong to promote the new 3-D animated movie “Monsters vs. Aliens,” in which he voices the character of General W.R. Monger.

Sutherland, whose gritty portrayal of the counterterrorism agent has made Bauer an iconic character, said he’s committed to the show that’s revived his career.

Today’s birthdays

Singer Anita Bryant is 69. Singer Aretha Franklin is 67. Actor Paul Michael Glaser (TV’s “Starsky and Hutch”) is 66. Musician Elton John is 62. Actor James McDaniel (“NYPD Blue”) is 51. Actress Brenda Strong (“Desperate Housewives”) is 49. Actress Marcia Cross (“Desperate Housewives”) is 47. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 44. Singer Katharine McPhee (“American Idol”) is 25.