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• Opinion

Maher, Baldwin, Oliver, Colbert: Political satire thrives in Trump era

Four years ago with Jon Stewart signing off the nightly airwaves and Stephen Colbert leaving the relative freedom of Comedy Central for the more tightly regulated network world, I worried about the future of political satire on TV. But as of last weekend, I am officially worried no more.

By David Zurawik

Feb 18, 2019

• Sports

Ravens fans in D.C. area who have Verizon FiOS may not be able to watch playoffs due to blackout

Verizon FiOS subscribers across the country are suffering a sudden television blackout of key broadcast channels this week after the company’s content negotiations with a major media company, Tegna, fell through. Affected channels include WUSA, the CBS station in Washington.

• Opinion

CBS Sports Network revisits historic UMBC basketball victory tonight on 'Four Sides'

UMBC’s upset of the University of Virginia in last year’s NCAA men's basketball tournament is the kind of feel-good sports story you can’t get enough of, and the CBS Sports Network is serving up another tasty helping tonight at 7 on its “Four Sides of the Story” series.

By David Zurawik

Nov 19, 2018

• Opinion

The timing could hardly be better for the return of 'Murphy Brown' to prime time

The timing of "Murphy Brown" return to TV, on the same day as the Kavanaugh hearing, could not have been more perfect.

By David Zurawik

Sep 25, 2018

• Opinion

In the wake of Fager firing, CBS News looking as sexist, sick and predatory as Fox was

Even in this era of nanosecond news cycles, what happened at CBS News in the last year warrants a moment or two of reflection. There are some darker truths here to be absorbed — such as how deep and wide the roots of patriarchy reach throughout not just the media but the entire culture.

By David Zurawik

Sep 12, 2018

• Sports

Game times, networks released for Maryland 2018-19 men's basketball team

Maryland is scheduled to make only one national network appearance in 2018-19, against Michigan on March 3 in College Park.

By Don Markus

Sep 6, 2018

• Business

Sinclair removes its TV stations from Playstation Vue

Sinclair Broadcast Group has removed its network affiliate TV stations from the Playstation Vue streaming service in a dispute with Sony

By Lorraine Mirabella

May 4, 2018

• Sports

Q&A with CBS Sports Network’s Evan Washburn

Men’s lacrosse analyst Evan Washburn has some thoughts on the four teams he picks to make the Final Four on Memorial Day weekend, his leading candidate for the Tewaaraton Award and the need for instant replay.

By Edward Lee

Apr 16, 2018

• Opinion

After 64 years, no lineup of Orioles games will be on Baltimore broadcast TV in 2018

There will be no lineup of Orioles baseball games on WJZ or any other over-the-air Baltimore broadcast channels this season, the CBS-owned station and Orioles confirmed Tuesday.

By David Zurawik

Mar 27, 2018

• Opinion

Matt Lauer firing: This is what real reckoning looks like

This is what a cultural reckoning looks like. Eight days after Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King spoke movingly of their reactions to allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by CBS colleague Charlie Rose, a shaken Savannah Guthrie told viewers today that Matt Lauer had been fired at NBC.

By David Zurawik

Nov 29, 2017

• Business

Sinclair Broadcast renews CBS affiliation

Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced a multi-year deal to renew three TV station affiliation agreements with CBS Corp.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Sep 12, 2017

• Opinion

Brian Billick joins WBAL-TV for Ravens preseason games

Former Ravens coach Brian Billick and CBS Sports sideline reporter Evan Washburn will join WBAL's Gerry Sandusky to call the Baltimore team's four preseason games, the station announced today.

By David Zurawik

Jul 13, 2017

• Opinion

Trump and the rise in vulgar, mean media talk

From Stephen Colbert's crude description of Donald Trump's mouth, to Kathy Griffin and Reza Aslan, we have turned a corner in media talk. And it is not a good thing.

By David Zurawik

Jun 9, 2017

• Opinion

Scott Pelley said to be out at 'CBS Evening News' anchor desk

After six years of mostly third-place finishes in network news race, Scott Pelley is out as anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News.”

By David Zurawik

May 31, 2017

• College Sports

CBS extends agreement to broadcast Army-Navy football through 2028

Last season, Army West Point beat Navy in the 117th Army-Navy football game, the most-watched game in 24 years, ending the Midshipmen's 14-game winning streak.

• Business

CBS Radio to merge with Entercom Communications, forming radio giant

CBS Radio will merge into Entercom Communications Corp in a deal announced Thursday by Entercom and CBS Corp. The deal, subject to regulatory approvals and a vote by Entercom's board, is expected to close in the second half of the year. Operating under the Entercom brand, the combined company will have 244 stations, including four in Baltimore.

By Sarah Gantz

Feb 2, 2017

• Entertainment

It wasn't great, but CBS did better than the Ravens

Just as you can often tell a lot about a team’s character by how it performs in games that no longer matter in the standings, so it is with broadcast crews and

By David Zurawik

Jan 1, 2017

• Obituaries

Rebecca Polen 'Becky' Hartman, longtime Baltimore area social worker, dies

Rebecca Polen "Becky" Hartman Obituary

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Sep 4, 2016

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Part 1 of Q&A with CBS Sports Network men's lacrosse analyst Evan Washburn

Part 1 of Q&A with CBS Sports Network men's lacrosse analyst Evan Washburn

By Edward Lee

Apr 11, 2016

• Business

CBS selling radio brand -- which includes 105.7 The Fan

CBS plans to sell one of its legacy brands: CBS Radio. The brand includes some Baltimore radio staples, including sports talk station 105.7 The Fan.

• Sports

CBS Radio's 105.7 The Fan to broadcast 12 Orioles spring training games

The Orioles and CBS Radio's 105.7 The Fan (WJZ-FM), the flagship station of the Orioles Radio Network, have announced that 12 spring training games will be broadcast in 2016.

• NFL

From college lacrosse star to Super Bowl sideline reporter

With virtually no broadcast experience, Evan Washburn has worked his way up from production assistant to Super Bowl sideline reporter.

By David Zurawik

Feb 5, 2016

• News

Media coalition intervenes, calls for broader court transparency in Baltimore officers' trials

A coalition of local and national media outlets has intervened in court to call for broader transparency and increased access to legal documents in the prosecution of the Baltimore police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.

By Kevin Rector

Jan 5, 2016

• Sports

Why Ravens vs. Bengals will air on Fox, not CBS

The NFL announced Tuesday that the Ravens' game against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend would air on Fox, not CBS. That's because of a practice called "cross-flexing."

By Alexander Pyles

Dec 30, 2015

• Opinion

Strong studio shows boost CBS coverage of Ravens

In a game as exciting as the Ravens-Steelers, you want the announcers to stay out of the way and let the play speak for itself. CBS delivered solid coverage all game.

By David Zurawik

Dec 27, 2015

• Opinion

Considering the teams involved, CBS did an OK job with Ravens telecast

CBS analyst Steve Tasker pointed out Ravens quarterback Matt Schaub's 'penchant for the pick-six.' He was right.

By David Zurawik

Dec 6, 2015

• Opinion

Jon Stewart, 'Star Trek' developments deepen digital TV pool

Jon Stewart and "Star Trek," two of the most successful franchises in media history, are returning to television. But neither is actually going to be on TV. Stewart signed a four-year contract with HBO, and "Star Trek" has a new deal with CBS. Each development was big news last week for millions of fans. But taken together, they have something even larger to say to all of us: The digital future for TV is arriving a lot faster than many analysts thought. In fact, when it comes to the very best TV

By David Zurawik

Nov 6, 2015

• Opinion

'Truth' be damned in film about CBS, Rather and Memogate

By David Zurawik

Oct 16, 2015

• Opinion

Colbert era launches on CBS with sharp political humor, high energy, great music

If Tuesday night's premiere is any indication, latenight network TV is going to be a lot more political and politically savvy with Stephen Colbert at the desk for "The Late Show" on CBS.

By David Zurawik

Sep 9, 2015

• Baltimore City

Campaigner delivers condolence card to Baltimore CBS station

A campaigner who supports stricter gun laws delivered a card of condolence to Baltimore's CBS station after a two staffers at one of the network's affiliates in Virginia were shot as they filmed an interview last week.

By Ian Duncan

Aug 29, 2015

• CBS

Dish and Sinclair agree in principle on new contract

Dish Network and Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV broadcasters in the U.S., said Wednesday they've agreed on the outline of a new contract, one day after Sinclair's channels went dark for Dish customers.

• Sports

Buddy Baker, NASCAR's 'Gentle Giant,' has died

Buddy Baker, a former Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee, has died after a brief battle with lung cancer. Mr. Baker was 74.

• Fox Entertainment Group

Sinclair Broadcast exceeds second-quarter profit forecasts

The company attributed the better-than-expected results partly to higher "retransmission consent fees," or fees that cable and satellite providers pay broadcasters to include their signals in channel lineups.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Aug 5, 2015

• Opinion

Women's soccer final sets ratings record in metered markets

The U.S. victory over Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup championship Sunday night on Fox scored the highest rating ever for a soccer game on a single network.

By David Zurawik

Jul 6, 2015

• U.S. Open Championship

Spieth's ascent means millions in Under Armour media exposure

Spieth¿s ascent means mIllions in Under Armour media exposure. Company charting his progress.

• Opinion

CBS' "The Briefcase" takes the immorality of TV to a new low

Just when you think reality TV can't go lower, comes CBS' "The Briefcase."

• Sports

Retired Ravens linebacker Adalius Thomas to attend NFL broadcasting boot camp

Retired former Ravens outside linebacker Adalius Thoms is participating in the NFL's ninth annual broadcasting boot camp.

By Aaron Wilson

May 30, 2015

• Opinion

For good TV this summer, stream it

TV's best offerings are streaming

By David Zurawik

May 29, 2015

• Opinion

Journalists' contributions to Clinton Foundation raise credibility questions

Press credibility takes another hit with the disclosure that ABC's George Stephanopoulos donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation.

• Opinion

Farewell, 'Mad Men,' Letterman — and boomers

Departures signal fading media power of a generation

By David Zurawik

May 15, 2015

• Obituaries

W. Ronald "Ron" Smith, broadcaster

W. Ronald "Ron" Smith, a retired broadcasting executive who began his career on WFBR-AM in Baltimore, died April 17 at his Egg Harbor Township home in New Jersey of a heart attack. He was 75.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 24, 2015

• College Sports

Lacrosse Q&A with CBS Sports Network's Evan Washburn

CBS Sports Network men's lacrosse analyst Evan Washburn provided commentary on No. 19 Navy's 10-7 victory over Patriot League rival Army on Saturday. Washburn, a former defenseman for Delaware, will cover Saturday's game between No. 6 Duke and No. 15 Marquette.

By Edward Lee

Apr 13, 2015

• Sports

How to hear the Orioles Opening Day radio broadcast

If you¿re trying to find a way to listen or watch Friday¿s home opener, the Orioles switched flagship radio stations in January. CBS Radio's WJZ (105.7 FM) will broadcast all 162 regular-season games, as well as pregame and postgame shows.

• Opinion

Former WBFF reporter Melinda Roeder joins CBS affiliate in Atlanta

Melinda Roeder, winner 12 regional Emmys while at WBFF (Fox45), is joining WGCL-TV, the CBS affiliate in Atlanta, she said today.

By David Zurawik

Mar 9, 2015

• Opinion

Bill O'Reilly hits back hard against former CBS colleague on Falklands claims

I had a ringside seat for this TV moment today when Fox News host Bill O'Reilly came out swinging on "Media Buzz" against Eric Engberg and a Facebook post the former CBS newsman wrote Saturday about O'Reilly's performance as a coprrespondent in Argentina as the Falklands War ende

By David Zurawik

Feb 22, 2015

• Opinion

Former CBS colleague challenges Bill O'Reilly on Falklands story

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has been denouncing a "Mother Jones" story questioning his combat reporting during the Falklands conflict in 1982 as a "partisan hit job" since it was published Thursday.

By David Zurawik

Feb 21, 2015

• Opinion

Brian Williams' fall reminds networks on cost of ignoring journalism

ABC, CBS may emphasize good journalism as good business

By David Zurawik

Feb 15, 2015

• Opinion

Brian Williams' fib

The confession of NBC news anchor Brian Williams that he lied — or as he put it "conflated" — about being aboard an Army helicopter shot down in Iraq in 2003 has revived the issue of a prominent television journalist's credibility, especially one sitting almost as an icon in one of today's coveted network anchor chairs.

By Jules Witcover

Feb 9, 2015

• Opinion

Why the hole Brian Williams dug with his lies is deepening

I joined Sharyl Attkisson and Paul Farhi on Howie Kurtz's "Media Buzz" today to talk about the growing nightmare for Brain Willaims and NBC News since "Stars and Stripes" reported Wednesday on his lies about covering the the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

By David Zurawik

Feb 8, 2015

• Opinion

Watch this year's Super Bowl? No, thanks.

NFL's power over its broadcast outlets has gone too far

By David Zurawik

Jan 30, 2015