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Executive VP and chief operating officer, Viacom Station Group“I was having lunch with Roger King and another guy at Gallagher’s in New York. This was not long after I’d moved to being head of the ABC stations. Now, a year…
The National Association of Television Program Executives is prepared to do some soul searching as its first conference under President and CEO Rick Feldman’s regime kicks off. “Everything will be on the table” when NATPE board members sit down to…
Chair of the executive committee, Hearst-Argyle Television“Roger King is a Damon Runyon character. He’s bigger than life. He’s the epitome of what a syndication salesman or executive should be. Everyone knows that. What they don’t know is how truly generous…
President and CEO, Comedy Central“Back in 1970 I was working with Bob King at Blair Radio doing spot sales. Roger was at another company, and we all became friends. In fact, Roger and I were each other’s best man at…
President, Sony Pictures Television“Roger King is the quintessential salesman. He’s a character, a legend, and he loves what he does as much as anyone I know. Roger has this amazing capacity to be able to tell you what the market…
Time: 8 p.m. (ET) Jan. 25Network: NBCLocation: Beverly Hilton HotelHost: NoneMiss Golden Globe: Lily CostnerTotal number of awards to be presented: 25; 13 for motion pictures, 11 for television, 1 special awardPresenters: Confirmed presenters include Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Dustin…
Merv Griffin was the all-time big winner on “Wheel of Fortune,” and he didn’t even have to clap and chant the “big money, big money” mantra while the wheel spun.Mr. Griffin sold his television production company to Columbia Pictures Television…
NBC* NBC announced plans for the finales of long-running hit sitcoms “Friends” and “Frasier.” “Friends” will end its run Thursday, May 6. A one-hour retrospective will air at 9 p.m. (ET) followed by an hour-long finale. The same night, the…
In an effort to crack down on indecent broadcasts, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell last week announced that he is asking Congress to beef up “by at least tenfold” the fines for off-color broadcasts. Sources said the chairman is…