Word: wcbs
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Part of the problem is hubris. Gannett so raised expectations among television stations, that the show signed on a record 156 affiliates--the highest ever for a start-up. Among the very few naysayers was New York's WCBS which, after early test runs, balked and aired the program after...
Many blacks are apparently convinced that it is. When the New York Times and WCBS-TV News conducted a poll on attitudes toward the justice system last January, only 28% of the blacks questioned felt that the courts are evenhanded toward white and black defendants. Such sentiments may reflect, in part, black discontent with the handling of several recent racially charged events in New York City, including the Howard Beach and Bernhard Goetz cases. These impressions also point to a deep-rooted distrust of the system, engendered by years of legally sanctioned injustice against blacks and other minorities...
McKinnon told the Daily News that he quit his job as Sharpton's aide five weeks ago because he could not "live with all those lies" the Brawley advisers were concocting. Interviewed later on New York's WCBS-TV, he repeated his charges while hooked up to a lie detector. The polygraph, said the operator, indicated that McKinnon was telling the truth. According to McKinnon, the Brawley advisers did not really believe her story of abduction and rape. He said that when he personally offered to investigate, they showed no interest. "I don't care about no facts," he quoted...
...There is a genuine, reticent charm here, but it is not ready to light the lamps on Broadway." But most first-nighters implied she had been hired for celebrity rather than talent. The New York Daily News headlined its lead review NO, SHE CAN'T ACT. Dennis Cunningham of WCBS-TV not only lambasted Madonna on the air but also later attacked Rich for praising her: "Frank has taken leave of his senses. He should apologize to every actor he has ever given a bad review to." Cunningham described himself as "in a righteous rage," and said he would seek...
...just before prime time, when game shows like Wheel of Fortune predominate. What bothers network news executives, however, is the decision by Washington's WUSA-TV (also owned by Gannett) to push the CBS Evening News up by 30 minutes to make room for it. New York City's WCBS-TV is expected to make the same move. These stations can keep more of the ad revenues with a syndicated show in that time slot than with a network program, but risk reducing the audience for network news by shifting it to a less-watched time period...