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After 66 years in the same location, the Associated Press moved its headquarters over the weekend. The AP is no longer at 50 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, but is now two blocks west of Madison Square Garden at 450 West 33rd Street - - the same building as the New York Daily News and WNET-TV. It's the sixth address in Manhattan for the AP, which began operations in 1848. The news cooperative's broadcast operations were unaffected by the headquarters. The AP's national broadcast news wire operation moved from New York to Washington, DC in 1983, joining the AP Radio Network, and its TV service launched from the DC location.

BSW moves shipping hub to OH

Broadcast equipment vendor BSW announced the relocation of its shipping and receiving operations to the DHL Logistics Center in Wilmington, OH. All other company activities, including sales and customer care, will remain at BSW HQ in Tacoma.

DHL Logistics, which satisfies the needs of many well-known companies, will be connected to BSW by a dedicated data link. Staff will have real-time information on inventory, just as if it were down the hall. While BSW typically ships in-stock orders the day they are received, the new more centralized location allows shipments to be made later in the day.

Relocating inventory management is one of several initiatives BSW will be rolling out in the next 18 months to further its reputation for the finest customer support.

PD/Morning co-host sues WRMF-FM West Palm Beach

Saying he's owed at least six months' pay, veteran radio broadcaster Russ Morley on sued WRMF-FM West Palm Beach last week. Morley, the longtime morning co-host and PD, was fired in January. In his lawsuit alleging breach of contract, Morley said WRMF owner Palm Beach Broadcasting owes him at least $70K.

Morley and WRMF signed a two-year employment agreement in 7/02. The contract said that if WRMF dismissed Morley, the station was required either to continue to employ him for four months or to pay him six months' salary. Morley's attorney James Tittle told the Palm beach Post that depending on how the contract is interpreted, WRMF could owe his client $140K.

Morley was paid $140K a year plus health insurance, bonuses and 20 vacation days, the suit said.

New Zealand study attacks kids TV viewing

Anytime anybody sits down to do a study of the television viewing habits of children, you can bet the results are going to encourage parents to turn the damn thing off. But this study takes the results portion to new lengths.

According to the Associated Press, 1,000 people born in the years 1972/1973 in Dunedin, New Zealand, were followed until they reached the age of 26. Those who watched two, or even as little as one hour of TV a night between the ages of five and 15, compared to those who watched less, were found at 26 were found to be fatter, more likely to smoke, with higher blood pressure, raised cholesterol and with less cardiovascular fitness.

That's quite a report card. However, researchers admitted that in an observational study such as this one, a direct link between TV and the negative results listed could not be said to be definitively proven.