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Putting a Fresh Spin on Veterans

CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” have stood the test of time for nearly a quarter of a century, enduring as kings of the syndicated game show genre. With “Fortune” hitting its 26th season, and “Jeopardy!” in its…

Rolling Dice on Syndie Games

Primetime Hits Look to Expand Domain

Producer Fine-Tunes Talk Shows

Carla Pennington, executive producer of “The Doctors” and “Dr. Phil,” has a ratings triumph and concern on her plate. On the one hand, CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” is steadily marching upward in its ratings since its premiere in September….

‘TMZ’ Turns a TV Genre on Its Head

In its second season, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “TMZ” has been able to make its presence felt in the competitive genre of entertainment newsmagazine shows. Currently, “TMZ” is third in the genre in household ratings behind newsmagazine juggernaut “Entertainment…

Web Presence Adds Competitive Boost

Speed Is King in Cutthroat News Race

Telling the Story

WFAA Is First Local Station to Win Gold Baton as duPont Winners Report on Subjects From Environment to Earthquakes

Profiling Best of the Best

PBS Special Offers Sampling of Winners

WFAA-TV, Dallas: ‘Money for Nothing,’ ‘A Passing Offensive,’ and ‘The Buried and the Dead’

In the 20 years the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards jury has been handing out a Gold Baton, the award—its most prestigious—has never gone to a local TV station. This year, it’s going to WFAA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Dallas/Fort…

CNN & Christiane Amanpour: ‘God’s Warriors’

When it came time to judge “God’s Warriors,” CNN’s three-part series on religious extremism, the jurors were impressed with the commitment of resources that it represented. “The ambition of that series and the sweeping nature of it and the time…

California Newsreel, Vital Pictures & PBS: ‘Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?’

The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards inform the industry and the public about television and radio journalism that has made an important contribution to communities and to the nation. Among the winners in the category of documentary film is PBS’…