Brokaw snares Kerry interview

NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw is conducting what's billed as a "wide ranging interview" with Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry. The interview is taking place toady and portions will air this evening on the NBC "Nightly News," with Brokaw anchoring from Boston. More from the interview will air tomorrow on "Today" and again on "Nightly News."

Does Clear Channel want its own record label?

That's the claim of a New York Post story. (OK, that's the same newspaper that said John Kerry had picked Dick Gephardt as his running mate, so take it for what it's worth.) Anyway, the Post claims that Clear Channel has been looking for months into the feasibility of starting its own record label. The story says investment bankers have also been trying to interest Clear Channel in buying EMI. Clear Channel has already dipped its toe into the record biz, with Clear Channel Entertainment selling quick turn-around CD recordings of some of the live concerts that it promotes. However, owning an actual label would be a quite larger proposition - - and it would not be without political repercussions. The other record labels would be sure to seek government intervention to prevent the nation's largest radio group owner from having its own label to promote, presumably to their detriment. Also, anti-consolidation groups who already accuse Clear Channel of denying airplay to local artists would have a field day with the new issue. TVBR sought comment from Clear Channel on the Post story, but didn't get any.