NEWS & NOTES : ANDY ROONEY SINGING PRAISES OF TOP CBS BRASS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services CBS' resident curmudgeon cur·mudg·eon n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. [Origin unknown.] cur·mudg , Andy Rooney Andrew Aitken Rooney (born January 14, 1919) is an American radio and television writer. He became most famous as a humorist and commentator with his weekly broadcast A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney, a part of the CBS news program 60 Minutes since 1979. , turned a few heads Friday with his comments at the annual CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. affiliates' meeting in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . No, he didn't spew venom about his longtime employer; shockingly, he gushed with praise. ``I don't want to ruin my reputation, but something good is happening at CBS,'' Rooney said at the gathering, where CBS suits were meeting with station general managers to talk about the upcoming fall season. ``I've not seen so much happiness around the halls at CBS in a good many years. ... I've been very critical of CBS quite often, as you know, and yet I have never stopped being loyal to CBS.'' Rooney named names when it came to revealing the reasons behind all the happiness: ``I have two very decent bosses right now, (CBS President) Peter Lund and (CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions Current television shows
Of course, Rooney didn't ruin his image altogether. Turning to look at ``60 Minutes'' executive producer Don Hewitt, he couldn't help but add a kicker:``I have another boss, but I try not to say anything nice about him if I can help it.'' `Extra' extra: The entertainment magazine ``Extra'' has been undergoing a face-lift, which has led to the dropping of two anchors and the appointment of a new hosting team. Libby Weaver, the show's former contributor and weekend anchor and a onetime anchor at KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City, has been promoted to the show's top spot. She'll be joined by Brad Goode, a former anchor and reporter for KCBS KCBS Kansas City Barbecue Society KCBS Korea Christian Book Service (now called KCB; Seoul, Korea) KCBS Kerala Catholic Bible Society (Kerala, India) in Los Angeles. They're replacing Arthel Neville and Dave Nemeth. The two will assume their new duties next month. |
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