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Affiliates Spar With Parents on Distant Hubs
VarietyWhile some radio stations long ago became automated broadcasts contolled by their corporate parents, TV stations have traditionally been operated locally. Recently, though, an increasing number of television stations have moved to central-casting --...Tags: Fisher Communications Incorporated, PBS (tv network), Media Industry, Television Industry, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
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USA Today founder Neuharth honored at Friday memorial service
Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder and Eureka native Al Neuharth today remembered him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal native South Dakotan who never forgot his roots. Some critics said Neuharth — who titled...Tags: Cocoa Beach, Freedom of the Press, Newspaper and Magazine, Media Industry, Politics
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USA Today founder, Eureka native Al Neuharth dies at 89
Eureka native Al Neuharth, whose founding of USA Today made him one of the most famous South Dakotans, died Friday at 89 at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Neuharth changed American newspapers by putting easy-to-read articles and bright graphics in his...
Tags: Family, Heads of State, The Miami Herald, South Dakota State University, Fidel Castro
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Neuharth's USA Today changed American newspapers
Critics dubbed USA Today "McPaper" when it debuted in 1982, and they accused its founder, Al Neuharth, of dumbing down American journalism with its easy-to-read articles and bright graphics. Neuharth had the last laugh when USA Today became the nation's...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, The Miami Herald, Cocoa Beach, Media Industry, Advertising
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WVON timeline
April 1, 1963: WVON founded as a 1,000-watt station at 1450 AM by Leonard and Phil Chess; Pervis Spann, the Blues Man, is the first DJ on the air. 1968: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson calls WVON to report news of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther...
Tags: Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr.
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DC region faces unique challenges from budget cuts
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — To get a sense of just how much federal government spending influences the Washington metropolitan area, all you have to do is listen to the ads on an all-news radio station there. Instead of promoting happy hours and...
Tags: Public Employees, Quantico (Prince William County, Virginia), Government, Volkswagen AG, U.S. Congress
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Baltimore TV stations get boost from gambling ads
Baltimore television stations expected little in the way of political advertising this election year. Then the fight over expanded gambling in Maryland erupted, pitting deep-pocketed casino companies against each other. The barrage of ads urging...
Tags: Online Advertising, Belo Corporation, Government, Elections, Media Industry
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Political ads push Gannett revenues up: 11% jump reported in 2nd quarter
VarietyStrong demand for political advertising drove an 11.2% revenue gain at Gannett Co.'s TV stations for the second quarter. Revenues at Gannett's 23 affiliate stations climbed to $197.7 million, fueled by a $9 million gain in political blurbs as well as...Tags: Media Industry, Advertising, Television Industry
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UVA rector Dragas reappointed to Board of Visitors by Governor McDonnell
Virginia's governor has reappointed the University of Virginia board member who led the failed effort to oust school president Teresa Sullivan. Gov. Bob McDonnell reappointed university Rector Helen Dragas of Virginia Beach on Friday. Dragas was the...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Teachers, University of Virginia, Mount Vernon, Charity
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Governor reappoints rector Helen Dragas to U.Va. Board
Gov. Bob McDonnell has reappointed embattled rector Helen Dragas to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. He also added two new “senior advisor” positions to the board, which has been dragged through controversy since firing then...
Tags: Government, Education, Politics, Corporate Officers
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