No Changes Yet For TV Stations In Same Family.THE general manager of KTTV-TV Channel 11 and KCOP-TV Channel 13 is quashing any speculation that News Corp.'s purchase of Chris-Craft Industries Chris-Craft Industries is a privately held American manufacturer of civilian powerboats based in Sarasota, Florida. The company was founded in the late 19th century by Christopher Columbus Smith and became famous for its mahogany hulled powerboats of the 1920s through the 1950s. Inc. would bring immediate operational changes at either station. GM David Boylan called a meeting with KCOP staffers last week during which he assured them that things will continue as usual, for now, employees said. That goes for the news department as well, despite the fact that both KTTV and KCOP air competing news broadcasts at 10 p.m. on weeknights. The buzz has been that News Corp., which owns KTTV and the rest of the Fox television group, would seek scaled-back operations at KCOP. But insiders said Boylan has told employees it's "business as usual". There has been at least one big change, however. David Woodcock David Woodcock (1785 - September 18, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Woodcock attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Ithaca, Seneca (now Tompkins) County, New York. , KCOP's station's general manager since 1999, left last week to become vice president and general manager of KCBS-TV Channel 2. Boylan, who had been serving as general manager for KTTV added KCOP to his plate. Out of State Local cable television personality Bill Rosendahl Bill Rosendahl is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing Council District 11, including the communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West Los Angeles and Westchester. is taking his weekly panel discussion show to a national audience. Aired throughout California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). by cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp., "Beyond the Beltway Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont is a long-running nationally-syndicated political talk show based in Chicago at the Museum of Broadcast Communications([1]). It airs from 7-9PM (ET) every Sunday night on over 50 stations, including its flagship WLS-AM 890/Chicago and " is being sent out to other markets throughout the U.S., including Cleveland, Orlando and Palm Beach. Smokey's Gone Despite its popularity with listeners, "Intimate with Smokey Robinson" has left the air after it debuted on KCMG-FM (92.3). The Motown legend had been hosting the romantic R&B oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. show from 8 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays since July 24, 2000. Station officials said Robinson no longer wanted to do a daily show and they were closed to working out a deal for a three-hour weekly program. He's Back A voice from L.A.'s past is back on the air, for the time being. Three years after he retired, Jere Laird laird n. Scots The owner of a landed estate. [Scots, from Middle English lard, variant of lord, owner, master; see lord. recently returned to his old home, KNX-AM (1070), where he covered news and business for 30 years. The former financial reporter agreed to help the station out until someone was found to replace business reporter Charles Lazlo, who left last month, said KNX-News Director Bob Sims. Laird was expected to continue his afternoon reporting stint for another couple of weeks. |
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