Quincy Jones to be honored
Entertainment industry icon Quincy Jones will receive the Celebration of Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation at the 10th annual...
Moody’s puts negative outlook on Citadel
Moody's Investors Service said it has affirmed Citadel Broadcasting Corporation's Ba3 Corporate Family Rating and the Ba3 rating on its senior secured credit facility....
Mo’ money for shareholders
Wall Street may be pessimistic about newspaper stocks, but the Washington Post Company is rewarding its patient shareholders with more cash. The newspaper/TV/cable/magazine/education company...
Life is different at the new Tribune Company
Folks at Tribune Company have gotten their new employee handbook – and it is so different from anything seen in the past that it...
Scripps after online political junkies
E.W. Scripps Company has launched RedBlueAmerica.com, an advertising-supported social networking site aimed at encouraging “vigorous political discourse” during the current election campaigns and beyond....
Romney's Michigan win should help keep $s flowing
Michigan is not the first win for Mitt Romney (R-MA). He also took Wyoming. But it his first significant win, allowing him to join...
Bombs away on GMA
Actress Diane Keaton let loose an f-bomb in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC's Tuesday 1/15/08 edition of Good Morning America. The network...
Johnson takes heat for Clinton BET
Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson (who is no longer associated with the iconic cable channel) is promoting the presidential candidacy of Hillary...
Clear Channel ready for Justice
Now that the FCC has signed off on the privatization of Clear Channel via its sale to Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital, the...
News Corp. a bargain stock?
With “American Idol” set to return, Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby sees plenty of upside for Fox over the next few quarters, even...
AWRT honors Tanzer
American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) has named Audrey Tanzer as its 2008 Achievement Award winner, to be presented March 14th at the...
Awards renamed to honor Quaal
The Broadcasters Foundation of America Pioneer Awards have been renamed the Ward L. Quaal Broadcast Pioneer Awards to honor the retired President of WGN...
EMI cuts 2,000 jobs
New Chairman Guy Hands, whose Terra Firma private equity recently bought the company, announced a major restructuring of EMI Group, cutting 2,000 employees from...
Buy one, get one free
Bear Stearns analyst Vic Miller has been studying the Belo split into two companies. At the current share price, he figures the newspaper company...
Don’t shoot the messenger, buy them
Broadcaster/evangelist Pat Robertson has had his run-ins over the years with the Virginian-Pilot, the major daily newspaper in the Norfolk area, including his home...