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  • June 2007

    • Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

      New York Post  |  Jun 21, 07 4:13 AM CDT

      Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

      (Newser) - The Price is Right needs a new host and Rosie O'Donnell is interested. She's meeting with game show representatives this week and has given readers of her blog an insight into her stormy decision process, saying in one post she's be interested and in another that she might not be the right fit. More »

    • Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 07 7:08 AM CDT

      Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

      (Newser) - Trojan says it's conceived of a new ad to promote condom use—but has hit a big rubber wall at two of the four major networks. Fox and CBS turned away the "Evolve" spot, set to premiere tonight, in which anthropomorphic pigs fail to tempt the interest of a female barfly, until one buys a rubber and becomes a prince. Tagline: "Evolve. Use a condom every time." More »

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      advertising  • CBS  • sex  • marketing  • Fox  • condom  • Trojans

    • Rather's 'Tart' Comment makes CBS Chief Sour

      Breitbart  |  Jun 12, 07 10:10 PM CDT

      Rather's 'Tart' Comment makes CBS Chief Sour

      (Newser) - CBS chief Leslie Moonves returned fire on Dan Rather today, calling his criticism of Katie Couric "sexist."  In a telephone interview with MSNBC Monday, Rather had accused his unsuccessful successor of taking the nightly news and "dumbing it down, tarting it up." Rather cited Couric for playing up celebrities at the cost of war coverage. More »

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      television  • CBS  • news  • Katie Couric  • Leslie Moonves  • Dan Rather

    • CBS Considers Uncanceling Cult Show

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Jun 6, 07 12:59 PM CDT

      CBS Considers Uncanceling Cult Show

      (Newser) - CBS is reconsidering its decision to cancel the postapocalyptic drama "Jericho" thanks to sustained and vociferous protests from the show's fans. Viewers called, wrote, emailed, and sent 50,000 pounds of peanuts to the network, a reference to a character exclaiming "Nuts!" when asked if the town would surrender in the season finale of the show, which stars Skeet Ulrich. More »

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      television  • CBS  • entertainment  • Jericho

  • May 2007

    • Boston Show Tries Out Imus Sidekick

      Boston Globe  |  May 18, 07 8:56 PM CDT

      Boston Show Tries Out Imus Sidekick

      (Newser) - Don Imus's old sidekick Bernard McGuirk will audition live next week to be the co-host of "Finneran's Forum," a morning political talk show on Boston's WRKO. McGuirk set off last month's controversy by calling the Rutgers womens' basketball team "hard-core hos." But his potential future co-host, Tom Finneran, is confident there won't be a reprise. More »

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      CBS  • radio  • Boston  • Don Imus  • talk radio

    • Katie's Ratings Flatline

      New York Times  |  May 14, 07 8:19 AM CDT

      Katie's Ratings Flatline

      (Newser) - Katie Couric, as always, is upbeat, but her ratings are undeniably dismal: “CBS Evening News” numbers have dropped lower than they've been since the Nielsens began measuring audiences with “people meters” 20 years ago, the New York Times  reports. The 8-month-old show is an even-more-distant third than its predecessor. More »

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      television  • CBS  • news  • journalist  • Katie Couric  • reporter  • news anchor  • audiences

    • Imus Will Sue CBS for $40 Mil Left on Contract

      CNN  |  May 2, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      Imus Will Sue CBS for $40 Mil Left on Contract

      (Newser) - Don Imus is off the airwaves but not finished fighting: He's hired First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus to help him sue CBS. Sources tell Fortune that Imus's five-year, $50 million contract guaranteed him a warning before his routinely foul mouth got him fired; without it, he may be owed the $40 mil left on the deal. More »

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      lawsuit  • FCC  • CBS  • radio  • Don Imus  • profanity

  • April 2007

    • Kerry Says Imus Shouldn't Have Been Fired

      NY1  |  Apr 18, 07 10:28 AM CDT

      Kerry Says Imus Shouldn't Have Been Fired

      (Newser) - John Kerry defended Don Imus in a TV interview last night, saying CBS should have suspended the shock jock, not fired him. The network should have waited to make its move, he suggested, until after Imus met with the Rutgers team. "To me it was in the hands of the young women," the senator said. More »

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      CBS  • John Kerry  • radio  • Don Imus  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights

    • Fired Imus Meets Players

      CNN  |  Apr 13, 07 9:17 AM CDT

      Fired Imus Meets Players

      (Newser) - Don Imus sat down with the Rutgers women’s basketball team last night, hours after he became a former radio star for calling them “nappy-headed hos.”  The meeting, which included their coaches and parents, took place at the New Jersey governor’s mansion, whose proprietor, Jon Corzine, was en route when he was seriously injured in a car crash. More »

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      CBS  • racism  • radio  • New Jersey  • Don Imus  • Rutgers

    • CBS Pulls the Plug on Imus

      CBS  |  Apr 12, 07 5:41 PM CDT

      CBS Pulls the Plug on Imus

      (Newser) - CBS  has fired Don Imus, in a surprise move a week after the jockey called the Rutgers womens' basketball team "nappy headed hos," provoking a war of words over race in America. CBS Prez Les Moonves finally announced the decision today, citing the feelings of "young women of color trying to make their way in this society." More »

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      CBS  • racism  • radio  • MSNBC  • Don Imus  • Al Sharpton

    • MSNBC DROPS IMUS

      MSNBC  |  Apr 11, 07 6:45 PM CDT

      MSNBC DROPS IMUS

      (Newser) - MSNBC dropped toxic shock jock Don Imus this afternoon, after a day in which companies, pols, and network execs couldn't distance themselves from the host fast enough. The announcement came after General Motors and Sprint Nextel, the show's two biggest advertisers, pulled their sponsorship, and prez contender Barack Obama, intiially reticent on the issue, recommended firing. More »

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      NBC  • CBS  • racism  • radio  • MSNBC  • Don Imus

    • Advertisers Dump Imus

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 11, 07 12:01 PM CDT

      Advertisers Dump Imus

      (Newser) - Piling on to the mounting outrage against Don Imus, three advertisers have pulled their support from the CBS radio show or its simulcast MSNBC TV program. The three include marketing heavyweight Procter & Gamble, Staples and Bigelow Tea, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      television  • General Motors  • advertising  • media  • CBS  • radio  • MSNBC  • Don Imus  • Proctor  • Staples

    • Imus Gets 2-Week Suspension

      New York Times  |  Apr 9, 07 8:22 PM CDT

      Imus Gets 2-Week Suspension

      (Newser) - Five days after characterizing the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed ho's," renegade radio personality  Don Imus received a two-week suspension from NBC News and CBS Radio, along with a mandate that he must change the tone of his show, the Times reported. Imus made a contrite appearance on "Keepin It Real," the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. More »

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      media  • NBC  • CBS  • radio  • Don Imus  • Jesse Jackson  • Al Sharpton  • women's college basketball  • Rutgers

    • Imus in Hot Water Again

      Washington Post  |  Apr 7, 07 3:00 PM CDT

      Imus in Hot Water Again

      (Newser) - Earlier this week during his syndicated show simulcast on MSNBC and CBS radio station WFAN Don Imus called the Rutgers Women's basketball team "nappy headed hoes," initiating a firestorm of criticism.  The politically incorrect shock jock now admits that his remarks were "inappropriate, thoughtless and stupid." More »

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      CBS  • entertainment  • radio  • MSNBC  • Don Imus  • Rutgers

    • The Fall, And Rise, Of Television

      Wired  |  Apr 7, 07 11:11 AM CDT

      The Fall, And Rise, Of Television

      (Newser) - TV executives are biting their nails over the future of their medium, even as conventional indicators suggest it's never been stronger. Wired reports that sitcoms and dramas are winning, not losing, audiences, but through financially amorphous pipelines like DVDs, iTunes downloads and even homemade web-casts. "Traditional TV won't be here in seven to 10 years," warns CBS producer Kim Moses. More »

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      television  • media  • CBS  • entertainment  • Web 2.0

  • March 2007

    • Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

      ESPN  |  Mar 26, 07 11:21 PM CDT

      Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

      (Newser) - Monday Night Football will swap one former NFL quarterback–turned–ESPN analyst for another this season when Ron Jaworski steps in for Joe Theismann. The network is looking to freshen up its hit show—cable's most-watched ever—which recently finished its first season on ESPN after more than three decades on CBS. More »

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      NFL  • football  • sports  • CBS  • ESPN  • Monday Night Football  • Sports Emmy

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