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>>Accused New York anchor takes "some time off"
>>Dallas reporter hired as Charlotte morning anchor
>>Sunbeam settles with DirecTV
>>Media General teeters on the edge of bankruptcy
>>NBC promotes "Rock Center's" move to Wednesdays
>>Longtime Honolulu newsman dead at 75
>>Springfield anchor recovering from "extensive injuries"
>>Fox News "warrior journalist" preps El Lay radio show
>>At the intersection of pixels and grit
>>Emmy committee to file criminal charges
>>As much as $500K missing from DC Emmy account
>>Mrs. B concludes her fractured phrases list

Thursday, January 26
>>Cleveland station drops two veteran news anchors
>>Anchor lineup shuffled to make way for Romona
>>Fox New York morning anchor under investigation for rape
>>Rebooted "CBS This Morning" relapses to tabloid coverage
>>San Antonio station angers viewers with anchor buffoonery
>>KNBC drops chopper-sharing agreement with KTTV
>>Indianapolis anchor dropped for refusing shift change
>>Severe weather forces cancellation of ND announcement
>>Michigan judge orders seizure of Dallas anchor's property
>>Longtime Denver reporter quits TV for PR
>>Cincinnati GM promoted to Sinclair group manager
>>Joplin anchor will continue to work while running for office
>>Boston weekend sports anchor quits
>>Trouble-making Oakland reporter out the door
>>Hearst promotes news anchor in Baltimore
>>Cleveland sports reporter reassigned after embarrassing tweet
>>NFL will allow players to tweet during Pro Bowl
>>Russian state TV to carry WikiLeaks TV show
>>Raleigh news anchor still out after double hip replacement
>>NABJ to induct five new Hall of Famers tonight
>>Tallahassee anchors are ecstatic, excited, shocked
>>Mrs. B adds more fractured phrases to her list

Wednesday, January 25
>>ABC News pushes back against "irresponsible reporting" claims
>>Osunsami sent to make nice with "trusted local forecasters"
>>White House anchor lunch featured thyme-roasted sea bass
>>Longtime NBC News correspondent retires after 42 years
>>Late Breaking: Belo calls all-hands-on-deck meeting in San Antonio
>>Raycom replaces Sharon Reed with Romona Robinson
>>Houston sports anchor plots exit after 38 years
>>Who's the highest-paid sportscaster on TV?
>>NBC sideline reporter quits Minneapolis radio gig
>>CBS Chicago reporter out the door in April
>>WCBS adds a pair of luscious lookers
>>Jesse Jackson's daughter loses Chicago radio job
>>Bravo reality contestant gets tentative talk show tryout
>>Weather Channel gets a new CEO from Yahoo
>>Meredith TV earnings plunge dramatically
>>Couric and Zucker shaking babies in Miami
>>Mrs. B has more fractured phrases

Tuesday, January 24
>>KNBC rebrands in Los Angeles to gloss over accusations
>>New WNBC studio set gets thumbs down from group boss
>>NBC Chicago quietly embraces disgraced former Tribune CEO
>>CBS sends cease-and-desist letter to Merlin Media
>>Randy Michaels accuses CBS of false advertising
>>Pittsburgh anchor returns to work after cardiac arrest
>>Football coach accuses former ESPN analyst of perjury
>>Birmingham wxman says Diane Sawyer got it wrong
>>The long strange trip of WeatherNation TV
>>Fox Chicago hires familiar face as assistant ND
>>Belo likely to promote San Antonio ND to Dallas
>>Wichita news director heads to Portland
>>Longtime Salt Lake anchor announces retirement
>>Syracuse reporter jumps 54 markets to Hartford
>>It's official because CNN says it's official
>>Stephanopoulos leads "This Week" to ratings jump
>>Mrs. B has more fractured phrases

Monday, January 23
>>Premature Paterno death report shakes CBS Sports
>>Gingrich capitalizes on irritation with news media
>>Puppets report on corruption trial in Cleveland
>>Cashing in on the lucrative morning news block
>>Good Morning America's "massive storm" front
>>Veteran Atlanta meteorologist crosses the street
>>Heart attack claims longtime Indianapolis weatherman
>>Freelancer promoted to main anchor in Indianapolis
>>Evansville sports anchor quits after six months
>>The Bitch Birds have returned to KRON-4
>>Cincinnati station replaces morning traffic reporter
>>Tallahassee news director heads to Yuma
>>Tampa meteorologist sings at Monster Jam
>>Schmuck Alerts issued for dismembered tripod
>>Mrs. B has fractured phrases

Friday, January 20
>>Gingrich condemns "vicious, negative" news media
>>Atlanta radio station hires Herman Cain
>>Former ESPN VP drops defamation lawsuit
>>Uncovering Fox's Queen of Mean and her blacklist
>>DC morning anchor heads across the street
>>NBC lifer jumps to Fox Philly as general manager
>>New York freelancer lands Cleveland anchor job
>>Los Angeles reporter booted after two months
>>Dallas flagship hires veteran St. Louis anchor
>>Booted Evansville ND becomes EP in Indianapolis
>>Orlando reporter quits after three years
>>The crazy shit reporters say on a daily basis
>>Sunbeam's standoff with DirecTV continues
>>There's a shooter in the crosshairs in Baton Rouge
>>Mrs. B hopes you're not laying low

Thursday, January 19
>>Appeals court overturns $1 million age discrimination judgment
>>Standoff between Sunbeam, DirecTV continues in Boston, Miami
>>Australian reporter falsifies report, then sues TV station
>>Cancer claims longtime chief meteorologist
>>Former ABC News business correspondent joins PR firm
>>Chicago reporter appears headed to ABC News
>>NBC Dallas reporter out the door after two years
>>Hartford anchor returns to Boston roots
>>Gawker publisher and editor in shouting match
>>Angry office spat follows embarrassing BriWi email
>>ABC plans to air interview with Gingrich's ex-wife
>>SOPA blackout extends to more than 30 websites
>>China TV network building US bureau in DC
>>WNBC to debut new studio set, graphics this weekend
>>Fresno morning anchor quietly leaves station
>>Booted New Orleans anchor resurfaces across the street
>>Mrs. B hopes you won't be redundant again

Wednesday, January 18
>>Longtime San Fran news director heads to New York
>>Reporters with political bedfellows in China
>>Houston investigative reporter joins ABC News
>>Houston weekend anchor may land Chicago job
>>Dallas sports anchor agrees to huge pay cut
>>Former Salt Lake anchor gets top Fox Philly job
>>Baltimore meteorologist suddenly gone
>>Tampa station hires Myrtle Beach weather girl
>>Veteran Providence news anchor demoted
>>Boston photog hits pedestrian with news cruiser
>>Portland news crew escapes falling limb, power line
>>New general manager in Mobile
>>Raycom buys entertainment production company
>>Google joins Wikipedia in SOPA protest
>>On the road to Antarctica. But is it news?
>>Thick skin, awful hair in Milwaukee
>>How to tell when a reporter doesn't like you
>>Mrs. B hopes your anniversary isn't redundant

Tuesday, January 17
>>Legendary Houston anchor injures hip in studio tumble
>>O&O station forced to broadcast from newsroom
>>NBC asks Gawker to remove embarrassing Brian Williams email
>>Williams calls SNL performance "one of worst"
>>Bloomberg TV: America's most paranoid media company
>>Internal security force monitors staff communications
>>John Bolaris plotting return? "You'll see," he promises
>>Previous Fox management blamed for Bolaris mayhem
>>KC station seeks replacement, 49 days after suicide
>>Beginners won't be considered, promises station
>>WCBS freelancer hired across the street at WABC
>>Soledad O'Brien's facelift, eyelifts, and cheek implants
>>Wikipedia joins SOPA protest, will go dark tomorrow
>>Mrs. B warns: Don't urinate on a dead body

Monday, January 16
>>The TV business gets stranger and stranger
>>Owner of black network hires manager accused of racist behavior
>>Former Tribune CEO eludes drunk driving charge
>>Legendary network correspondent dies in car crash
>>CNN correspondent hired to anchor in Nashville
>>Longtime Accuweather meteorologist heads to Salt Lake
>>The Rascon family's broadcasting pedigree
>>Indianapolis anchor enters fourth week of "vacation"
>>I'M BACK, tweets John Bolaris
>>Nebraska sports anchor heads to Columbus
>>CNN predicts weather for non-existent NFL game
>>NBC Sports Network sniffing around ESPN talent
>>Daily Show producer wants to "keep our methods confidential"
>>El Paso's first female news anchor dead at 66
>>Lansing station to shuffle entire anchor lineup
>>Nexstar hires new general manager in Wilkes-Barre
>>News director changes in Champaign and Charlottesville
>>Sunbeam stations go dark on DirecTV satellite
>>Mrs. B says, Blessed are those who remember The Reverend Rule

Friday, January 13
>>PBS "Frontline" investigating News Corp, NY Post, Fox News
>>Lowell Bergman lectures Geraldo Rivera on journalism
>>Larry King launching "huge" project with Mexican billionaire
>>NBC's Today turns 60 on Friday the 13th
>>Salt Lake City chief meteorologist gets the boot
>>CBS This Morning Saturday edition names anchor
>>Cox flagship promotes news director in Atlanta
>>El Paso reporter leaps 89 markets to El Lay
>>CNN hires blondiful Bloomberg TV correspondent
>>NBC replaces morning news anchor in Philly
>>Chicago reporter calls it quits after 34 years
>>The King of Live fails to break live-shot record
>>Mrs. B is having contractions

Thursday, January 12
>>Waking badly with CNN's Ashleigh Banfield
>>Bolaris's departure leaves Fox Philly short-handed
>>Dallas sports guy shaken by Denver jokester
>>ESPN talker heads to CBS Sports
>>Blondiful anchor drops shit bomb in Arkansas
>>Omaha news director out after two years
>>Fox Chicago in for a rude facelift
>>Veteran Philly investigative reporter out the door
>>Longtime Grand Rapids reporter calls it quits
>>Springfield meteorologist says he wasn't fired
>>French TV reporter killed in Syria
>>Who knew St. Louis and Cincinnati could be so sexy?
>>Toledo station sold, will become virtual duopoly
>>The changing face of the Shrimp & Swine Fest
>>Mrs. B hopes you don't have a first anniversary

Wednesday, January 11
>>Fox Philly dumps headline-grabbing weather guesser
>>Philly's anti-Bolaris doesn't drink or get a marriage license
>>Sam Champion has an enormously stiff cold front
>>Springfield meteorologist out after unfunny twat joke
>>Cleveland station moves sports anchor to news
>>Update: Denver sports anchor says job offer was a joke
>>Dallas ND bumped up Belo corporate ladder
>>Miami reporter added to huge San Fran investigative unit
>>Veteran KC reporter quits TV news
>>Using too many lights on a live shot
>>More than half of Pittsburgh's TVs tuned to CBS
>>Mrs. B has a complimentary grammar lesson

Tuesday, January 10
>>Mixed reviews for lugubrious "CBS This Morning" debut
>>Lee Woodruff jumps from ABC to CBS morning show
>>Divergent news styles at Big Three nightly newscasts
>>Testy ABC News boss rejects "soft news" accusations
>>CNN's eight-month makeover of "The Situation Room"
>>Olbermann's toxic work environment, abusive behavior
>>Details of NBC News correspondent's DUI arrest
>>Twitter goes Gaga for Tebow with record tweets
>>NBC Chicago hires Hartford weekend anchor
>>WCBS reporter crosses the street for morning gig
>>Seattle beauty to anchor mornings in Houston
>>Austin station axes longtime meteorologist
>>Sinclair names new GM in Palm Beach
>>Dr. Mel fights back from life-threatening illness
>>Waxing poetic on the art of the empty gesture
>>Sniffing news from behind the corporate door
>>Charles Kuralt on the beauty of good writing
>>Mrs. B has a preposition for you

Monday, January 9
>>No criminal charges against hot tub weatherman
>>Alzheimer's claims legendary Philly meteorologist
>>Nephew of longtime CBS correspondent out the door
>>CBS This Morning debuts with nod to "NewsFix"
>>Stephanopoulos returns to "This Week"
>>Fox News hires Dick Cheney's daughter
>>Keith Olbermann gets what he wants 
>>MSNBC anchor: "I'm happy to not be a journalist"
>>Strange news bedfellows in Boston
>>Scary Kathy Griffin gets a TV talk show
>>ABC wants Rob Lowe to replace Regis
>>That Couric girl turned 55 Saturday
>>Cincy reporter blows town after a year
>>Topeka TV station fire was intentionally set
>>Orlando morning traffic reporter replaced
>>Pittsburgh morning traffic reporter gets the boot
>>Longtime Toledo anchor heads to Paducah
>>The Weather Channel hires "expert"
>>Former ESPN analyst faces uphill battle
>>NABJ turns thumbs down on cable noise nets
>>Mrs. B has a Korean pronunciation lesson

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