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The feud between Barbara Walters and Donald Trump is thawing out at least long enough for Trump to promote his book on “The View” next Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Trump hasn’t been on the show since making comments about…
Stephen A. Smith will make his last scheduled appearance on ESPN Thursday, USA Today reports. Once described as “the most despised sports personality on the air today,” Smith says he will look for new opportunities beginning Friday, the paper says….
Roop Raj, morning anchor at WDSU-TV, New Orleans, since 2002, is moving to Detroit to become a reporter-anchor on WJBK-TV, the Times-Picayune reports. Raj is from Troy, Mich., and his parents will be able to watch him when he starts…
In a review, the Washington Post says Barack Obama was earnest, disarming, enchanting and convincing during his prime time press conference marking 100 days in office. “Barack Obama is a truly flabbergasting president,” the Post says. “And in a good…
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer coach Jon Gruden was a winner as an analyst on the NFL Network, the St. Petersburg Times says. “A guy spends most of his life trying to be the next Bill Walsh, and as it turns…
Time Warner reported lower first-quarter earnings because of big losses at AOL, but said profits were up at what it called its “Content Group.” Time Warner reported its earnings separately from Time Warner Cable, which has been spun off into…
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s policy that television stations can be fined if they broadcast “fleeting expletives,” TelevisionWeek reports. First Amendment issues were not addressed by the court in the case, which stems…
Viewers in the Washington, D.C., will be able to see the Al Jazeera English channel, which has been without a U.S. outlet since it launched 30 months ago, the Washington Post reports. The channel made a deal with educational broadcaster…
Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity last week offered to be waterboarded for charity, and Keith Olbermann ponied up $1,000 to be given to the families of U.S. troop for every second Hannity endured the torture, the Associated Press reports. Olbermann…