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Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover
NEW YORK - Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.
People:Jeff Zucker Bill Cosby Brian Williams Johnny Carson Tom Brokaw
2009-11-14
Cronkite eulogized as newsman, friend, father
NEW YORK - Walter Cronkite was remembered as a great journalist, sailor, friend and father during services that, despite the grandeur of the setting, felt remarkably comfortable -- like the man.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Walter Cronkite Jerry Stiller Charles Gibson Meredith Vieira Bob Schieffer Connie Chung Activities:Vietnam War
2009-07-23
Plant shutdowns give autoworkers holiday blues
TWINSBURG, Ohio - The auto industry's enviable tradition of holiday breaks has lost its luster with extended shutdowns that leave workers and car dealers wondering what's ahead in 2009.
Nations:U.S. People:Brian Williams Activities:2008 U.S. Automaker Crisis
2008-12-18
Networks ready Election Night gizmos
Election night technology has come a long way since Tim Russert memorably held up a white board with three words scrawled on it: "Florida! Florida! Florida!"
Nations:U.S. People:Tim Russert Chris Matthews Campbell Brown Wolf Blitzer David Wright Keith Olbermann Activities:US Election 2008
2008-11-04
6 governors ask feds for help for US automakers
LANSING, Mich. - The governors of six states have asked the treasury secretary and Federal Reserve chairman to take "immediate action" to help the troubled domestic automakers.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Carl Levin Ben Bernanke Brian Williams Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Automaker Crisis
2008-10-30
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