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>>Pattern of abuse was ignored by management
>>Second round of bids filed in Weather Channel sale
>>Atlanta Journal-Constitution knew of TWC lawsuit, ignored it
>>Update: Former GM facing cyberstalking charges
>>News photog arrested, suspended for tipping off police raid
>>Memphis station gives away paternity tests during sweeps
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>>Longtime Minneapolis sports guy may be out
>>Disney president gets contract extension
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>>Popular Youngstown morning anchor leaving
>>Prime-time Babs book-pimping interview finishes third
>>Walters's second husband had ties to the mob
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>>The CW plans to outsource Sunday prime time
>>Orlando stations plan analog blackout, Fox declines
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Thursday, May 8
>>NBC to redesign WNBC as a 24-hour newsroom
>>No layoffs expected, but news culture will change
>>NBC preparing new affiliate branding packages
>>Ryan Seacrest in "serious negotiations" to replace Larry King
>>Houston anchor taken to hospital after collision with door
>>Boston cable hires beauty-queen-turned-sportscaster
>>Tribune hands newspapers to Randy Michaels
>>Doppler Dead Zone GM headed to St. Louis
>>Terre Haute station still off the air three weeks later
>>Nexstar faces crushing $670-million debt
>>No comment on sudden departure of Raleigh GM
>>Wheel of Dirtbags in Cleveland, Jacksonville
>>Star Jones tweaks Babs as adulterer
>>Swizzle Stick Channel has become national joke
>>Atlanta Journal-Constitution misses punch line
>>Mrs.B visits Myanmar

Wednesday, May 7
>>The New Orleans Wheel of Justice targets missing dirtbags
>>Justice host's brother sits in prison for sex crimes
>>Wheel of Justice concept borrowed from Cincinnati station
>>Weather Channel ignored pattern of sexual abuse
>>Dan Rather files amended lawsuit against CBS
>>Philly station airs incendiary cop beating video
>>Nexstar moves quickly to replace Doppler Dead Zone GM
>>Little Rick station shuffles weather guessers
>>Raleigh GM out; ex-Chicago GM heads magazine
>>Former ESPN sports guy lands in Yuma
>>Hollywood comes to Decatur newsroom
>>New York reporter injured in car crash
>>Hillary puts it in drive at Speedway
>>Republicans confiscate Lenslinger's Red Bull
>>ABC News opens campus news bureaus
>>Barbara Walters admits she lied about Star
>>How not to get to heaven in Orlando
>>Alabama station goes in the toilet for sweeps
>>Mrs.B's lesson is neither singular nor plural

Tuesday, May 6
>>California anchor settles lawsuit, marries co-anchor
>>Reno reporter sues station for religious discrimination
>>Boorish "Doppler Dead Zone" GM booted
>>Former North Carolina GM arrested for cyberstalking
>>West Palm Beach ND eyes the door
>>Assistant ND hired as news director across the street
>>Gannett ND resigns, newsroom layoffs follow
>>Emmis sells final TV station, stock drops 70%
>>Barrington announces first quarter profit, promises cutbacks
>>Contractor sues Chicago Museum of Broadcasting
>>Super Bowl ad will cost $100,000 per second
>>Mathis returns to Charlotte, replaces veteran morning host
>>Just in time for sweeps, Jodi Applegate reveals personal secret
>>Orlando station reveals: How to get to heaven
>>CBS News returning Lara Logan to DC
>>Babs launches 25-city book tour on her own dime
>>Minneapolis anchor drops the N-word, apologizes
>>Loose Cannon lands in California
>>Mrs.B knows when fewer is less

Monday, May 5
>>NBC-Universal maneuvering to buy KRON, convert it to Telemundo
>>New Orleans station sold for $41 million
>>NBC elected not to show Eight Belles's collapse, death
>>Washington Post: NBC Derby coverage was "cowardlike"
>>Veteran Des Moines reporter dies of heart failure
>>Longtime Dayton sports guy dead at 85
>>Jim Lehrer checks out following heart surgery
>>Philly reporter collapses at retirement party, hospitalized
>>Bob Lobel undergoes back surgery, struggles with retirement
>>Dean of El Paso sports anchors decides to stay put
>>Las Vegas station simulates switch to digital
>>News Corp president donated $17K to Hillary, Democrats
>>Schieffer should replace Couric, says know-it-all
>>Babs explains why she's spilling the beans
>>Saturday Evening Post suing ESPN for copyright infringement
>>Turdpolisher goes belly-up
>>TruTV orders reality series on El Lay stringers
>>Chase your traffic dreams in Ft. Myers
>>Mrs.B wishes you a happy Cinco de Mayonnaise

Friday, May 2
>>Democrats seek votes in the Fox House, ratings soar
>>Nielsen moves February sweeps to March
>>Young Broadcasting remains mum on KRON sale
>>Two Young news director vacancies filled
>>Former Detroit GM off the beach/on the beach
>>Ex-Weather Channeler names her harasser
>>Fired 43-year-old anchor sues Gray for age discrimination
>>Two longtime Cleveland newsers call it quits
>>Indianapolis weather guesser jumps to Detroit
>>Hearst Argyle hires former Weather Channel meteorologist
>>Little Rock station loses two weather personalities
>>Sharing the weather in Ohio, one year later
>>Babs reveals affair with married senator
>>Wall-to-wall in Derbytown
>>Mrs.B shakes her head in agreement

Thursday, May 1
>>Redstone calls Moonves deal with Xtreme Combat a "mistake"
>>ABC probes executive compensation, ignores Ovitz disaster
>>Chuck Gibson pulls double duty while Diane vacations
>>BriWi spots imaginary NBC penguins at the North Pole
>>Nightly News favors Miley Cyrus to the Supremes
>>Huffington says she's been banished by NBC News
>>Hillary visits the O'Reilly All Spin Zone
>>Barrington hacks its Traverse City duopoly
>>Legendary Boston sports guy quietly signs off
>>Palm Beach station passes over weekend weather guesser
>>Mirthala Salinas talks her mayoral affair
>>Turdpolisher explains how local news works
>>The Newseum's amazing daily newspaper rack
>>Saving trees in El Paso for the gringos
>>Mrs.B spots a grammar oopsie

Wednesday, April 30
>>Deep in debt, Barrington slashes budgets, staff
>>Belo loses $15 million in first quarter
>>CBS posts surprise profits, exceeds expectations
>>CBS and NBC expected to bid billions for Weather Channel
>>Lame duck Couric speculation continues
>>CBS "Evening News" ratings slide steepens
>>The man behind "The Daily Show" satire
>>Bill O'Reilly lands Hillary for Fox two-parter
>>Lenslinger peeps at Chelsea's thong
>>Veteran CNBC anchor out the door
>>Does MSNBC boss want Matthews gone?
>>Derby time, and the shilling is easy
>>Big Brown's sponsored Derby pants
>>Mrs.B tries to capitalize on the pope

Tuesday, April 29
>>Promote Harry Smith or cancel the "Evening News," say voters
>>Disingenuous CBS has poisoned hopes of female anchors
>>CBS's manipulative and pathetic attempt to invoke Murrow
>>Barrington, heavily in debt, continues cutbacks
>>Canadian TV network plans to close entire news department
>>Two veteran Philly reporters to retire
>>West Palm GM suddenly resigns after 11 years
>>New York anchor says he was blindsided by the axe
>>Laurie Dhue cruises the halls of DC station
>>GMA's Chris Cuomo profiled
>>Critic: Newseum is a corporate sellout
>>Another small market marriage proposal
>>Where's the Taser™ when you need it?
>>Mrs.B wants to cancel usage mistakes

Monday, April 28
>>In search of Katie Couric's replacement...your pick
>>White dudes, celebrity quick fix, youth demo, pseudo-black?
>>Heart surgery for PBS anchor legend
>>Celebrity-engorged White House Correspondents' dinner
>>Aaron Brown lands PBS gig
>>Raleigh weather guesser hired in Miami
>>Morning news battle lights up in Cincinnati
>>B-roll founder ponders world of news photogs
>>NPR launches morning talker
>>Where is Matt Lauer, and who cares?
>>Don't Taser™ me, bro
>>Mrs.B has an everyday lesson

Friday, April 25
>>Unpredictable, improvisational Mathis rehired in Charlotte
>>Boston GM enters alcohol treatment program
>>Veteran South Bend anchor arrested for DUI, suspended
>>Three suspended without pay for Greenville F-bomb
>>Longtime South Dakota ND named community college president
>>Tony Snow released from Spokane hospital
>>Boston's first TV sports anchor dead at 85
>>Barrington axe falls in Toledo, 13 cut
>>Popular Norfolk anchor hired across the street
>>Pittsburgh NDs listened to viewer sweeps gripes
>>Baseball network hires CBS executive
>>Hedge fund places three on Media General board
>>Rooney urges Couric to resign...now
>>Slate: Shut down the entire CBS News department
>>Happy 100th birthday, Ed Murrow
>>Mrs.B hopes you'll feel different

Thursday, April 24
>>Newspaper calls for TV general manager's resignation
>>Goldklank now undergoing "medical treatment"
>>Previous GM to return on temporary basis
>>Better to get drunk in Florida
>>Wacky Charlotte weatherman returns
>>Man punches Chicago news anchor
>>Chicago viewers embrace new CBS anchor team
>>Competitor interviews axed Minneapolis meteorologist
>>Fired Dallas reporter files EEOC complaint
>>Is the door still open for Couric at CNN?
>>Tony Snow remains hospitalized in Spokane
>>Chinese sue CNN for $1.3 billion
>>Bay News 9 hires CNN veteran as new GM
>>Tribune plans morning show in Ft. Lauderdale
>>Busty blonde backs out of White House dinner
>>Mrs.B says there's no "I" in "my"

Wednesday, April 23
>>Boston general manager placed on "administrative leave"
>>Sharp contradictions emerge in GM arrest report
>>NewsBlues receives explosive revelations of disorderly conduct
>>CNN extends Larry King contract thru 2011
>>Pressure increases on Les Moonves
>>Lowest ratings in history for "CBS Evening News"
>>Dan Rather amends $70 million lawsuit against CBS
>>Rupert moves to buy third New York newspaper
>>Will FCC force News Corp. to sell NY television stations?
>>Tony Snow hospitalized in Washington state
>>Tampa photog hit and shoved by attorney
>>Former meteorologist sues The Weather Channel
>>Two network-owned Philly stations agree to share resources
>>West Virginia news director suddenly "retires"
>>North Carolina weekend anchor "fucks up"
>>Macy's gets a new TV neighbor in upstate New York
>>New BBC graphics make viewers "nauseated and dizzy"
>>Tribune prepares to rebrand Chicago station
>>Laura Bush "dozy and dull" on "Today"
>>Mrs.B examines David's gerund

Tuesday, April 22
>>Boston general manager molested and arrested
>>CNN's "white guy talking in a box"
>>Democrats cancel North Carolina debate on CBS
>>Viacom CEO conspiring to remove Moonves
>>CNN hires Tony Snow
>>Roger Ailes gets his own newsroom
>>Chicago cable anchor moving to China
>>Classic Mike Wallace interviews preserved
>>ABC hooker recognized by mom
>>Robin Roberts ditches her cancer wig
>>Laura Bush guest-hosts "Today"
>>Las Vegas: Soul-sucking capital of ill-intent
>>Turning your Mac into a TelePrompTer
>>Spoofing your Surly Editor®
>>Parking for the Busses
>>Mrs.B has a capitol idea

Monday, April 21
>>TV "military analysts" were manipulated by Pentagon
>>Chinese demonstrate in front of CNN Los Angeles
>>Cable networks ignored ABC's debate video guidelines
>>Critics question NBC's motives in training video journalists
>>Richard Engel promoted to chief foreign correspondent
>>CNN reporter arrested with rope tied to genitals
>>Raleigh reporter arrested, suspended for peeping
>>Anna Nicole lawsuit against Houston station continues
>>Critic calls Newseum "overpriced interactive monument"
>>Les Moonves declares support for Couric
>>CBS officially names Lane anchor replacement
>>Tucson morning weather guesser booted
>>West Palm station hires Chicago meteorologist
>>Indiana weatherman on air during earthquake
>>Nashville station launches morning newscast
>>Cincinnati station dumps 10 p.m. newscast
>>Philly baseball analyst dead of heart attack
>>Nightline's limping wounded
>>Mrs.B is on the buss

 

 

 


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