Stephen Battaglio writes about television and the media business for the Los Angeles Times out of New York. His coverage of the television industry has appeared in TV Guide, the New York Daily News, the New York Times, Fortune, the Hollywood Reporter, Inside.com and Adweek. He is also the author of three books about television, including a biography of pioneer talk show host and producer David Susskind.
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Holt will remain at NBC News as anchor for ‘Dateline.’ No successor has been named for the nightly newscast.
Reid will exit this week and will be replaced by Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez and Symone Sanders Townsend.
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Kutler stepped in to take over the network after the departure of Rashida Jones.
Starting this summer, KUSC and the Bay Area’s KDFC will combine their radio programming and on-air staffs. Cost cutting is not to blame, leadership says.
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The company that specializes in selling conservative and true-crime programming will remain independently operated.
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