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Today's Broadcast
Grammar Lesson

>>Why apologize for asking tough questions of candidates?
>>Attacking media is a "time-honored ploy," says CNN boss
>>Palin and Couric both "victims" of sexism?
>>Candidates' kids are off limits, insists BriWi. 
>>Classic investigative comedy exposes double standards
>>Ultimate smackdown turns coolly contentious
>>McCain running on "amnesia platform," says HuffPo
>>Worst nominee speech in 28 years, says CNN expert
>>Fox News ignores Woodward book embargo, releases excerpts
>>Olbermann erupts in anger over graphic 9/11 video
>>Massive TV audience for Palin speech Wednesday
>>Atlanta weekend news anchor suddenly out
>>Palm Beach anchor undergoing experimental cancer treatment
>>Feisty former Philly GM dead of brain tumor
>>Booted El Lay anchor lands in Sacramento
>>Orlando reporter rehired after cocaine arrest, treatment
>>Breathless hurricane coverage leaves you breathless
>>Beware, the dangerous football monopoly returns Sunday
>>Mrs.B goes Latin

Thursday, September 4
>>Feisty "hockey mom" ready to wage war on the media
>>Republicans openly boo NBC at convention
>>Secret meeting between Obama, Ailes, Murdoch
>>Fox News promises Obama fair and balanced coverage
>>Mad magazine skewers Alfred E. Obama
>>CNN grilled in St. Paul, 32" TV monitor in the commode
>>Veteran Hawaiian anchor quits for philanthropic gig
>>Longtime Louisville news anchor calls it quits
>>Booted Boston news anchor crosses the street
>>Tribune moves away from The CW
>>Local news is "popular," says Hearst-Argyle
>>Memphis ND rants against mall arcade
>>Alycia Lane added to Emmy nomination
>>Mrs.B stands on her principle

Wednesday, September 3
>>Republicans, cornered by media, push back against Palin questions
>>McCain cancels CNN Larry King appearance in protest
>>O'Reilly lands long-awaited Obama interview
>>MSNBC splits Olbermann and Matthews
>>Swamped Alaska mayor sets media ground rules
>>Florida congressman head-butts ABC camera
>>Veteran CBS newsman dead at 75
>>Weather Channel pulls big Gustav audience
>>Newsies eagerly line up for hurricane duty
>>Arizona proposer jumps 96 markets
>>Fox O&Os looking for love on the internet
>>Surly Editor turns 60
>>Mrs.B casts aside casted

Tuesday, September 2
>>National Enquirer scores its second major political scoop
>>Mainstream media stands in the Louisiana rain waiting for a story
>>Republicans ignored by networks, sheltered by Gustav
>>Category 5 hurricane theatrics
>>Warrior journalist dares levee to burst
>>Obama acceptance speech sets viewership record
>>Citizen watchdog group challenges nine Chicago TV licenses
>>Orlando coverage of Caylee turns increasingly bizarre
>>Tribune moves to erase CW branding
>>King of Voiceover dead in El Lay
>>Iconic San Diego weather reporter dead at 69
>>Elisabeth Hasselbeck prefers kids' books to blogs
>>Cronkite School unveils $71 million Phoenix facility
>>Mrs.B has a historical grammar lesson

Monday, September 1
>>Beauty queen-turned-sports anchor-turned presumptive VP nominee
>>Beware of the sports chick with the mullet
>>Reporter tracked VP nominee on private jet from Alaska
>>Olbermann calls MSNBC tension stories "nonsense"
>>ABC reports Obama the son of two men
>>Anchors snub Republicans for Louisiana blow
>>New Orleans staffers finally get to eat those MREs
>>Streaming live hurricane coverage from Nola and the Rouge
>>Anchor to reporter: "Stay safe, my friend"
>>Nagin pimps the mother of all scare tactics
>>Major League Baseball drafts Hazel Mae
>>Veteran Tucson anchor sees the handwriting
>>Sam Champion bruised in car crash
>>Jail time for Larry Mendte?
>>Mrs.B wishes you a happy Labor Day

Friday, August 29
>>Feds sue Raycom, order Richmond sale within 30 days
>>Department of Justice steps up ownership antitrust enforcement
>>FCC would change significantly under Obama
>>Nielsen releases 2009 market rankings
>>Southern and Western regions continue growth
>>ABC attorneys want charges dropped against producer
>>Cable devoted too much time to politics, networks too little
>>Veteran reporters gripe about Luke Russert coddling
>>Olbermann, fearing assassination, demands more security
>>Former Dallas news director to teach in Texas
>>Hearst Argyle promotes Plattsburgh news director
>>Orlando TV coverage becomes increasingly boastful
>>New Orleans GM moving to Huntsville station
>>Richmond morning anchor promoted to primetime
>>Memphis reporter follows Peggy to Baltimore
>>New York reporter out after contract expires
>>El Paso reporter "attacked" by jellyfish
>>Bloomberg briefly kills Steve Jobs
>>How do you like that new navigation bar?
>>Mrs.B surveys the damage

Thursday, August 28
>>Federal Antitrust Division slaps down Sinclair plot in Richmond
>>Cerberus whacks top staffers in Austin bloodbath
>>Denver cops arrest ABC investigative producer
>>More shameless negative coverage at the DNC
>>MSNBC "about to blow up," warns cable noise staffer
>>Inside the convention: 15,000 journalists....14,000 terrible suits
>>Smug arrogance will topple local TV news, says critic
>>Will Bob Schieffer ever retire?
>>CBS shuffles Dallas weather guessers
>>Moose resurfaces across the street in Fresno
>>Longtime Houston weather guesser underwrites film
>>NBC moves Miami EP to Chicago before station sale
>>Two-thirds of US viewers watched Olympics
>>Michael Phelps to host "SNL" premiere on NBC
>>ABC's low-def high-def explained
>>Mrs.B gets possessive with her apostrophe

Wednesday, August 27
>>Clueless Louisville TV critic canned after 32 years
>>Did Chicago media writer spread 'em on his bosses' orders?
>>Elusive deer-in-the-headlights anchor ducks interview requests
>>Attorney-turned-reporter denies conflict of interest
>>Luke Russert as BriWi's "cathartic salve"
>>Cable squabbling reaches mile-high peak
>>TV critics blast cable noise convention bloviation
>>New York stations plan live coverage of 9/11 weepfest
>>Irish applaud Larry Mendte's apology tour
>>Furious Lane plans to speak up in federal court
>>And the Emmy for "Most Cluttered Screen" goes to....
>>Get your "First Alert Weather Team" action figures now
>>Tallahassee news director quits after six months
>>Waco station hires "Boom Goes the Dynamite" sports guy
>>Restless local newsies launch Nomad News
>>Mrs.B compliments your use of complement

Tuesday, August 26
>>Former news director runs S&M website, plans book and TV show
>>Portland reporter considers defamation lawsuit
>>Fox News accuses ND of wearing "dog collar and nipple clamps"
>>Did Mendte screw the pooch with Friday news conference?
>>Philly attorney says Lane may push for jail time
>>Chuck Gibson bigfoots Chicago news crew out of Denver skybox
>>ABC airs "No World News" in low-def high-def
>>CNN to engineers: No brew for you
>>Beer-less Fox studio has "plastic-y smell"
>>Stewart calls cable news "brutish, slow-witted beast"
>>FNC's "fair and balanced" slogan an insult "to people with brains"
>>Media-types interviewing media-types and acting like it's news
>>Philly anchor pulling brutal split-shift during conventions
>>Sacramento station hires new primary anchor from Seattle
>>Making News Savannah Style profiled
>>Tribune expands news in St. Louis, moves CW 
>>Fox News masters stick and carrot news dissemination
>>Mrs.B, meanwhile, examines meantime

Monday, August 25
>>Larry and Alycia's l'affair fromage
>>Sad paranoia and career desperation in Philly
>>Beijing Olympics most watched event in television history
>>Pennsylvania governor opens a can of bias worms
>>CNN first to break Obama running mate news
>>CNN pours brewskis, spends $100K to rent Skycam
>>Chicago anchor says she wasn't drunk in Denver
>>Howard Dean shows Katie Couric his vagina
>>Most experienced political convention anchor? Jon Stewart
>>Well-traveled Phoenix sports anchor quits to promote book
>>Fired Vegas sports reporter explains his hit and run arrest
>>Glitchy shows plague new Fox San Diego affiliate
>>Texas GM out the door after 15 years
>>News director changes in Salt Lake, Albuquerque, Phoenix
>>Remembering the monkey spankers
>>Mrs.B has your number

Friday, August 22 
>>Former Philly anchor pleads guilty to felony
>>Admits to "flirtatious, unprofessional and improper relationship"
>>Mendte blames Lane for undermining him at work
>>WCAU has security surveillance tape of anchor vandal
>>Charges not pressed for fear of exposing love affair
>>Jailed batterer has sex tape of Boston sports reporter
>>Miami crime reporter victim of smash and grab
>>Belo cuts 14 jobs at Dallas flagship, 5 p.m. anchor out
>>Former CBS blogger headed north to Alaska
>>Cincinnati chief meteorologist undergoes cancer surgery
>>CBS hires new morning weather guesser in Minneapolis
>>El Paso gets an interim ND on the bounce
>>Former CNBC stock-picker goes belly up
>>MSNBC counter-programs Fox conservatism
>>Agent shopped Maddow to Fox News first
>>ABC news actress examines dead babies
>>NewsBlues headquarters in the eye of the storm
>>Orlando NBC affiliate misses world record Olympic run
>>Mrs.B is in a subjunctive mood

Thursday, August 21
>>New owners boot despised Alabama general manager
>>Richmond news director bolts before new owners arrive
>>CBS plans orderly GM change at El Lay duopoly
>>Tribune puts The CW on notice, orders logo rebranding
>>Greenville ND jumps to Tribune's Houston CW
>>CBS, AP, cable nets, newspapers make premature death call
>>Savidge leaves NBC for international news show
>>Fox News says no brew for you in Denver
>>Legendary Denver news anchor dead at 77
>>After 226 days in prison, videographer hired by newspaper
>>Austin news anchor sentenced in reckless driving arrest
>>In search of truth, discovering spin in Philly
>>Longtime Richmond news anchor calls it quits
>>Chopper Chip grounded in Dallas
>>Senate grants five-year exemption in digital switchover
>>Telemundo debuts new morning show on Monday
>>Miami primary anchor pregnant with twins
>>Happy birthday Connie and Harry
>>Auntie Fay come to visit, won't leave
>>Mrs.B hopes your antecedent is agreeable

Wednesday, August 20
>>Top-level discussions underway to shutter The CW
>>El Lay CBS general manager expected to jump to Tribune
>>Meredith boots Las Vegas GM after four years
>>MSNBC shuffles prime time, demotes Abrams
>>CNN expansion means cutbacks in Chicago
>>News Corp. doubles Roger Ailes's paycheck
>>ABC to sponsor entire issue of TV Guide
>>Firefighters flood Cleveland TV station
>>Vegas reporter fired for soliciting sex online
>>Larry Mendte's final 48 hours of freedom?
>>Agent shopping DeMentri on the East Coast only
>>ESPN plans to bid for 2014 Olympics
>>Olympic Sap-O-Meter spikes on "mom"
>>Iowa sports boneheads on a Vietnamese roll
>>Fay avoids NewsBlues International Headquarters
>>Mrs.B is on top of the weather

Tuesday, August 19
>>NBC converts Russert's office into a conference room
>>Furniture not "busted up" at family's request
>>Homeless man tries to kill himself in front of Philly TV station
>>Put a fork in Vince DeMentri, he's done
>>NBC Olympic host traveling while on probation
>>New LA Times publisher looks to KTLA
>>CBS News hires former Bush counselor
>>Tech companies square off with TV for valuable bandwidth
>>More problems for Manny
>>Veteran Knoxville TV host calls it quits
>>Fake TV reporter won't ask hard questions
>>Baltimore station dumps noon newscast
>>Tampa station dumps weather guesser, demotes another
>>Rain coming, break out the "exclusive storm track"
>>Mrs.B is confident in her use of confidant

Monday, August 18
>>For NBC, it's not easy being green in China
>>BriWi's son gums up the cable feed in Syracuse
>>Cable noise channels licking their lips in anticipation
>>TV news courts the kids who don't watch TV news
>>Russert's DC Bureau office demolished
>>As budgets tighten, DC bureaus close
>>Colon cancer claims longtime Koppel producer
>>Divorce granted to Lara Logan love interest
>>Huntington EP promoted to news director
>>Lexington station dumps news for Judge Judy
>>Lansing anchor jumps 102 markets to Houston
>>Little Rock morning anchor out the door
>>Boston news personalities land movie gigs
>>A training guide for aspiring TV journalists in Orlando
>>NewsBlues braces for Fay, due tomorrow
>>Mrs.B visits Ossetia and Abkhazia

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