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Thursday, February 10, 2011

KHOU's Noland, KPRC Conflenti, Bill Young on aging DJs, Dis/BELO profits and more

KHOU 11'S Lucy Noland tackles the usual pitfalls of golf’s newcomers
KHOU-TV news anchor Lucy Noland has never settled for mediocre. Not in her career or her recreation.

KPRC 2's Owen Conflenti reacts to bird flipping incident
Tells Ken Hoffman, "I'm sorry to everyone for my offensive gesture on television last week," he said in an e-mail Wednesday. "My actions were careless and unprofessional. I can assure my viewers it will never happen again."

If WFAA Wants To Know About School Closures, They Will Come Find You
No seriously, they will drag you out of the house says D Magazine.

Blueprint for re-thinking and winning in TV News: Joining 2011
Former Tribune Chief Innovation Officer and NewsFix creator Lee Abrams says, "I think we are entering the end of the anchor era. Maybe it’s time to cut the cord, or dramatically re figure how they are used."

Where are they now?
Former Channel 2 morning anchor Pauline Chiou.

"Back in the Day"
by Bill Young, former DJ and PD at KILT Radio: You know you're an Aging Radio DJ when...

New Astros Scoreboard: It's Installed
And it is one big dude.

Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays to step down soon
Mark Mays has informed employees that he plans to relinquish his positions as president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications Inc. soon.

Bob Woodruff Reflects 5 Years after Brain Injury: ‘I couldn’t even say scissor’
I saw Bob Woodruff last Friday at NASA. He looked good...especially considering what he went through in Iraq.

TV COMPANIES MAKING MONEY
- Net income jumped 54% for The Walt Disney Company
- Belo Revenue Up 20%

Austin company apologizes over Super Bowl ad flap
Anger over a Super Bowl ad has an Austin-based company making some changes.

For Current TV, Adding Olbermann Is Way to Gain an Identity
The small cable channel Current TV hopes that Keith Olbermann can do for it what he did for MSNBC: give it a clear identity.

Report: Katie Couric to Stay with CBS Through 2012 Election
If Vegas is taking bets on the matter...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- "KRIV and Barajas mutually agreed to part ways"
- Chris Baker to reveal new radio gig to Mike McGuff soon
- The KUBE 57 Houston gets new website

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