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Three Boston stations got straight A’s for the quality of their 6 p.m. newscasts-the only city out of 17 cities graded this year by the Project for Excellence in Journalism that could claim such an honor.The three A students were:…
ABC is giving sophomore drama “Alias” the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot and moving “The Practice” to Mondays. Super Bowl XXXVII airs Jan. 26, with a new episode of “Alias” immediately following. “This is a show that we have always…
It’s been tough enough for Headline News to generate publicity over the years. Like any reliable utility service, it’s been taken for granted and considered “always there.” While its big brother CNN got all the attention and ballyhoo, Headline News…
Watchdog group representatives last week said they’re planning to lobby to force cable operators to bust up their basic tiers and let subscribers put together their own a la carte programming packages, paying only for services they really want.“It’s a…
Some of the people who have manned the anchor desk at Headline News and where they are today:Toria TolleyLeft in 1998. Named VP, The Psychological Advantage, an executive consulting firm in Atlanta.Lynne RussellLeft in 2001. Now speaking, writing a book,…
The General Accounting Office issued a report this month saying that more than 80 percent of Americans are either unaware or only “somewhat aware” of the transition to digital television signals. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. If asked, more…
Richard Parsons, AOL Time Warner’s thoughtful and focused CEO, could have been speaking for the entire media industry when he said of his own challenged company, “Hang on, hang in and stay tuned.”His comments came amid two major Wall Street…
In a deal indicative of the increased symbiosis between advertisers and media, Verizon Wireless signed a two-year agreement with ESPN and ABC Sports that includes sharing content in addition to ad buys. The media and content deal is said to…
Chuck Roberts is a true survivor. A 21-year veteran of CNN2 and Headline News, he anchored the channel’s very first newscast, at midnight Jan. 1, 1982. He remains today one of the most popular and recognizable faces on Headline News….
Rolando Santos is one of CNN’s rising stars. After joining the network as an executive producer in 1993, he helped launch CNN en Espanol, rising to president of the Spanish-language service. He was named executive VP and general manager of…