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'Palace Council' by Stephen L. Carter
Special to The TimesJuly 8, 2008 It's no surprise that in "Palace Council," the third of Stephen L. Carter's fables about black America's upper crust, success depends not on what you know but whom. With the right connections -- along with the right bloodlines and...Tags: Harry Belafonte, Sugar Ray, The White House, Joe Kennedy, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Retirement TV scales back; 47 are laid off
Sun reporterRetirement Living TV, the Columbia-based seniors' network, has placed four shows on hiatus and laid off 47 workers, though some layoffs are expected to be temporary. Executives at the network, which launched in September 2006, say the move is not a sign...Tags: Retirement, Startups, Catonsville, Prudential Financial Incorporated, Employees
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Everything that was right
As a news junkie, I was saddened to hear about the sudden death of Tim Russert on Friday afternoon at his Washington, D.C., office. Tim Russert was everything that was right about the American television news business. He was tough without being mean,...Tags: Tim Russert
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Jim McKay dies at 86
Sun ReportersJim McKay, who in 1947 spoke the first words ever heard on Baltimore television and later became the model for the modern sports anchorman with his marathon effort amid a terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died yesterday of natural causes at...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Television Industry, CBS Corp., Equestrian, Court Administration
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Tim Russert dies at 58
Sun Television CriticTim Russert, the hard-charging and fast-talking NBC journalist who was equally respected by politicians and journalists, died of a heart attack on the job yesterday, collapsing in the network's Washington bureau that he so capably led the past decade. Mr....Tags: Ethics, Quinnipiac University, Television Industry, The White House, CBS Corp.
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Quotes about Jim McKay's legacy
President Bush: "Laura and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Jim McKay. For a generation of Americans, Jim was more than the much-honored host of Wide World of Sports and ABC's Olympic coverage. He was a talented and eloquent newsman and...Tags: George Bush, Peter G. Angelos, Executive Branch, Walt Disney Co., Olympic Games
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Discovery Channel's 'When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions'
Times Television CriticFor all but a few select humans, the way to outer space -- the real outer space, not the one where the Cylons live -- has been through a TV screen. You can climb to the top of Mt. Everest, or trek to the South Pole or go down under the sea and see it...Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Television Industry, Satellite Technology, Google Inc.
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Reardon Victim Goes Public, Blasts St. Francis Hospital
Courant Assistant Features EditorOn a Sunday afternoon in March 1970, Dr. George Reardon photographed me in degrading, sexually provocative poses in his office at St. Francis Hospital. It was just another day for the doctor. Afterward, he stopped at Arthur Drug on Farmington Avenue...Tags: Lawyers, Marketing, Weather Reports, Lehigh Valley Weather, Medicine
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Is Olbermann's snide act on MSNBC the future of TV news?
Special to The TimesFormer Times Television Critic Howard Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism in 1985, will be writing occasional commentaries about news on television and the Internet. It seems like a couple of centuries since His Holiness Pope Walter...Tags: Barack Obama, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Brad Pitt, Hillary Clinton, John McCain
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Politicians, Journalists React To Russert Death
The Associated PressReaction to NBC News moderator Tim Russert's death: "I think I can invoke personal privilege to say that this news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice. He'll be missed as he was loved - greatly." - Tom Brokaw, NBC News anchor...Tags: Heads of State, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, CBS Corp., Barack Obama
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