Pat Dalbey has been named president and general manager of NBC affiliate WLEX-TV in Lexington, Ky., TVNewsday reports. Dalbey takes over for the retiring Tim Gilbert on Feb. 28. Dalbey, a regional VP for station owner Gray Television, comes from…
Reel Pop wants to know why a “Saturday Night Live” clip of Andy Samberg as Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was buried on NBC.com and not shown on Saturday’s broadcast. “Instead, ‘SNL’ led off with its usual…
Crain’s New York says media mogul Sumner Redstone may not be able to sell CBS because there probably wouldn’t be any buyers. “There would be strategic buyers for Viacom,” says Alan Gould, senior media analyst at Natixis Bleichroeder. “I’m not…
Patrick Swayze has finished shooting TV series “The Beast,” Us Magazine reports. The actor, who’s been battling pancreatic cancer since his diagnosis in January, filmed his last scene Monday in Chicago. “He has so much energy that you don’t think…
Cash giveaways are becoming more and more ubiquitous these days given the status of the economy. The New York Times talks about the recent rise of the old marketing chestnut, citing CNBC.com’s $1 million giveaway as an example. “The prize…
Gay rights and the legalization of same-sex marriage will be the focus of the new documentary “A Non-Issue?,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The documentary follows philosopher, lecturer and author Dr. John Corvino as he engages in debates around the country…
“The Office” stars Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak go home for Thanksgiving and talk with hometown newspaper the Boston Herald about their roles on the NBC show. “My character on the show is just an exaggerated version of myself ……
The National Association of Broadcasters is issuing a warning to policy makers and Congress about the potential impact of ESPN’s winning exclusive rights to air most of the Bowl Championship Series. The new deal takes much of the series off…
NBC hopes to weather the hurricane that is “American Idol” by pumping up its reality offerings in January. The network will go all-unscripted on Monday and much of Tuesday during the first month of 2009, according to a new schedule…
Photographers for NBC’s owned-and-operated Philadelphia station, WCAU-TV, have voted to strike if their current contract talks with the station prove to be fruitless, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. The photographers are upset over what they see as the station doing…