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The 2004 national election will take over the airwaves Tuesday, Nov. 2, disrupting most networks’ original nightly programming. By many accounts, election coverage this year could last all night due to projections of a close race and TV news execs’…
Shares in Meredith Corp. fell as much as 5 percent last Friday after the company announced it had fired its top broadcast executive. News that the company late Thursday had dismissed Kevin O’Brien, president of Meredith Broadcasting Group, for allegedly…
WHEN PLOTS COLLIDE During the week of Oct. 18, ABC’s monster hit “Desperate Housewives” and CBS’s modest “Clubhouse” showed very different parents resorting to an identical ploy in dealing with their respective rebellious teenagers: They removed the door to the…
The following Touchstones of Leadership form the foundation for all of WICT’s initiatives, most notably professional development. They also serve as criteria for WICT’s Accolade awards, which will be handed out at the Nov. 3 benefit gala dinner. w Know…
Individual Stations’ Contributions to Be Higher Than in Prior Years
The beginning of the end was in July 1984. Or was it in August 1948? Perhaps it was in 2000, or maybe it was this year. We’re talking about television coverage of political conventions, about politics and mass media. We’re…
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In a medium where success is measured by weeks, and a three-year run constitutes longevity, there are two simple reasons why “Face the Nation” has stood the test of time and today is celebrating a half-century of achievement. First, the…
Being on “Face the Nation” was always a good experience. It’s a very thoughtful program. The thing you really like about the show is Bob Schieffer. They’ve had other hosts in their 50 years-Howard K. Smith, Lesley Stahl, Martin Agronsky…