Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest is facing a big year. Besides being booked to take over Casey Kasem’s longtime throne as host of radio’s “American Top 40,” he’s being counted on to pull a double whammy at Fox: bolstering the prime-time lineup with…
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ABC News responds
A spokesman for ABC News provided the following response: “Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci” is a serious and balanced exploration of controversial questions raised by the best-selling novel “The Da Vinci Code.” With millions of readers asking these questions themselves,…
Beyond the Top 25 Markets
The advertising industry has seemed consumed by answering a fundamental economic question: How, when, where and why do people living in a relatively small number of U.S. markets-but who account for half the nation’s population-interact with media? A new report…
Dennis Swanson: Where Are They Now?
Within hours of being named executive VP and chief operating officer of Viacom Television Stations Group in July 2002, Dennis Swanson began remaking the executive ranks in the 35-station group. Soon he will have added 18 new general managers to…
Jeff Fager
In June Jeff Fager is going home to “60 Minutes,” where he spent five years. He returns as the successor to Don Hewitt, the series’ iconic founder and father figure who could no longer stave off pressure from CBS to…
Jim Paratore: Where Are They Now?
As president of Telepictures Productions, Jim Paratore spent the year developing reality shows for Warner Bros. Television’s production unit. As executive VP of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, he helped get Warner Bros. programs seen in syndication and on cable….
Michael Copps: Where Are They Now?
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps, a Democrat, ran circles around the agency’s Republican majority last year, turning their effort to scrap media ownership restrictions into one of the more controversial and publicized agency proceedings on record. Mr. Copps lacked the…
Jerry Bruckheimer: Where Are They Now?
If mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Skin” had not bombed on the Fox schedule last fall, the act of turning out huge prime-time hits would seem way too easy for him. As it is, his company’s “CSI” is the most-watched show this…
Joe Uva: Where Are They Now?
Under Joe Uva, media buying agency OMD won worldwide new business growth of more than $1.7 billion last year, winning the global accounts of two clients: McDonald’s and GE. Although it did not reprise its $1 billion agencywide buy with…
Judith McHale: Where Are They Now?
As chief operating officer of Discovery Communications, Judith McHale oversaw the company’s move last year from Bethesda, Md., to new headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., where the company immediately landed a spot on Working Mother magazine’s list of the best…