Word: cbs
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Brown began his media career on local television in Washington, D.C. He worked Washington Bullets games and hosted several other area shows from 1978 to 1983. Then he moved on to anchoring in 1984, making a break-through onto the national stage with CBS Sports...
Besides working NFL games at CBS, Brown hosted 11 NCAA championships, the Winter Olympics, the NBA championships and the Tour de France. He also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with the Special Olympics in the Emmy-winning program "Let Me Be Brave: A Special Climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro." Four years ago, when Fox won NFL broadcasting rights by outbidding CBS, Brown faced a tough decision. Then Fox came calling...
...love working with Fox," Brown says. "Everything happens for a reason. CBS lost a lot of its inventory by losing the NBA and NFL, and my schedule was radically affected. I was considering local TV, but things worked out well. I think we're a part of TV history and are pushing the envelope with our aggressive coverage...
After leaving CBS he went briefly to "Captain Kangaroo," and then helped start Channel 13, the flagship public television station in New York...
...behind the scenes, television suppliers were reeling from the pressure being exerted on them by the nets for ownership stakes in their programs. Until three years ago, the networks were limited in the kind of programming they could own, but with the limits lifted, the pressure is on. CBS, which co-owns an unprecedented six of its seven new shows, gave King of Queens a slot on the schedule after COLUMBIA TRISTAR surrendered a share. NewsRadio, a so-so sitcom, was renewed for a fourth season after NBC, considered the most aggressive network, acquired profit participation from the producer, BRILLSTEIN...