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>>No criminal charges against hot tub weatherman
>>Alzheimer's claims legendary Philly meteorologist
>>Son of longtime CBS correspondent out the door
>>CBS This Morning debuts with nod to "NewsFix"
>>Stephanopoulos returns to "This Week"
>>Fox News hires Dick Cheney's daughter
>>Keith Olbermann gets what he wants 
>>MSNBC anchor: "I'm happy to not be a journalist"
>>Strange news bedfellows in Boston
>>Scary Kathy Griffin gets a TV talk show
>>ABC wants Rob Lowe to replace Regis
>>That Couric girl turned 55 Saturday
>>Cincy reporter blows town after a year
>>Topeka TV station fire was intentionally set
>>Orlando morning traffic reporter replaced
>>Pittsburgh morning traffic reporter gets the boot
>>Longtime Toledo anchor heads to Paducah
>>The Weather Channel hires "expert"
>>Former ESPN analyst faces uphill battle
>>NABJ turns thumbs down on cable noise nets
>>Mrs. B has a Korean pronunciation lesson

Friday, January 6
>>Three years and out for last-place Chicago news director
>>Longest-tenured Cincinnati news director retires early
>>Ninety days and out for NBC's Chelsea Clinton?
>>Olbermann blasts "unsupervised pseudo-journalism by kids"
>>Unemployment axe drops at Santa Maria duopoly
>>Pittsburgh anchor to return in two weeks
>>Michigan news anchor jumps 69 markets to Buffalo
>>Gannett quickly fills morning anchor vacancy in Cleveland
>>Veteran Flint anchor excited about new gig
>>Seattle reporter quits for non-profit passion
>>Omaha reporter quits to teach journalism
>>Knoxville reporter heads west to Seattle
>>Breast cancer claims longtime Wichita anchor
>>West Virginia meteorologist leaps 181 markets
>>PBS anchor tosses TCA hissy fit in Hollywood
>>Elbows fly in post-Sugar Bowl interview scrum
>>Mrs. B is in drag

Thursday, January 5
>>Olbermann hires attorney to negotiate with Current bosses
>>Embattled Fox Chicago news director replaced
>>CNN hires a female boss to oversee talent and content
>>Ex-Charlotte reporter, headed to Tampa, dies unexpectedly
>>Open season on veteran talent in Boston
>>Carrigan says she wasn't shocked by firing
>>Bolaris, still on suspension, wants back 
>>Minneapolis reporter jumps to New York's WNBC
>>NBC San Diego hires veteran Houston anchor
>>Longtime Cleveland morning anchor calls it quits
>>Happy 70th birthday Charlie Rose
>>Matt Lauer buys 47-acre horse farm in Hamptons
>>Portland station finally hires news director
>>Memphis "Watchdog" reporter crosses the street
>>Longtime New Orleans sports guy announces retirement
>>Buffalo reporter expected to jump to competition
>>Veteran Flint anchor hired by competitor
>>Honolulu investigative reporter jumps stations
>>Duluth meteorologist headed to Norfolk
>>California newsroom merger leads to anchor cuts
>>Nexstar profits from Sinclair purchase of Four Points
>>Matt Stevens gets a $1,000 kick start
>>TCA knuckleheads convene in Hollywood
>>Mrs. B has the reason why

Wednesday, January 4
>>Former reporter-turned-candidate talks openly of "media bias"
>>Cable noise networks caught off guard by Iowa results
>>Olbermann claims he was kept off air, Current TV disagrees
>>Indianapolis GM says reporter wasn't fired for financial reasons
>>Popular Boston morning anchor abruptly booted
>>CBS News promotes Jeff Glor to weekend anchor
>>Network TV's loudest consonant pronouncer
>>ABC's David Muir grabs most correspondent face time
>>CBS promises "completely new" morning show
>>CBS to debut all-news radio station in DC
>>NBC sells out Super Bowl ad inventory
>>Sinclair completes purchase of Four Points
>>AFTRA turns up the heat on Pittsburgh station
>>New general manager in Myrtle Beach
>>Tampa anchor to return to Shreveport
>>Cincinnati reporter jumps to Orlando O&O
>>Scripps swaps weather guessers in Cincy
>>Green Bay meteorologist hoodwinked by TelePrompTer
>>Mrs. B tries to separate who from that

Tuesday, January 3
>>Leukemia claims longtime Turner Sports, CNN reporter
>>Versus gone, replaced by NBC Sports Network
>>ESPN analyst apologizes for ethnic slur
>>Rupert learns to tweet, endorses Santorum
>>Sneak peek at kitschy "CBS This Morning" set
>>Unemployed newsie hopes to "kick-start" career
>>CNN host strips to bra and panties in Times Square
>>New Year's resolutions for the cable noise channels
>>What's it mean when an anchor goes "on special assignment"?
>>CNN moves Election Center to new Atlanta studio
>>Miami reporter hired by CNN's DC bureau
>>Louisville reporter heads to Miami's Sunbeam
>>Paramount declines "Anchorman" sequel
>>Egyptian anchors allowed to wear veils
>>Mrs. B reports en masse

Monday, January 2
>>Take out the trash day at ABC News
>>Hardworking Jeff Glor lights the screen at CBS
>>MSNBC's half-truths and out-of-context quotes
>>CBS sued for "severe and pervasive" sexual harassment
>>Scripps completes purchase of McGraw-Hill stations
>>Cowles merges four California newsrooms
>>Fox News hires Wilkes-Barre news director
>>Tracking the elusive local TV news director
>>Longtime Richmond anchor says, "I quit"
>>Miami anchor out after just two years
>>Bolaris remains on indefinite suspension
>>Pittsburgh anchor says she'll be back soon
>>Joseph Allbritton reported to be ailing
>>Paralyzed photog continues training for a miracle
>>Mrs. B hopes your verbs aren't irregular

Friday, December 30
>>CNN's new four-hour morning show gets two confusing names
>>Letterman blackmailer hired by Discovery Channel
>>Olbermann said to be "disgruntled" with Current TV
>>Indianapolis morning news anchor not renewed
>>Veteran reporter says news director cried during firing
>>Bolaris says indefinite suspension came from Fox
>>Ever wonder what a "web journalist" does?
>>Arizona Republic news intern jumps off roof
>>Breast cancer claims beauty queen-turned-news anchor
>>Canadian anchor arrested for assaulting woman
>>Oprah blames news media for lousy OWN ratings
>>Steve Capus not our NewsBlues Person of the Year
>>Fox drops hip-hop for New Year country music
>>Mrs. B wishes you a happy new year

Thursday, December 29
>>Hoosier axe job on budget-busting reporter
>>Bolaris suspension was leaked to the newspaper
>>Veteran Seattle reporter lands all-news radio gig
>>Longtime Flint anchor quits in disgust
>>Journal Broadcasting bumps reporter to flagship
>>Omaha reporter drops 29 markets to anchor
>>Cincinnati traffic reporter debuts in Phoenix
>>El Paso news actress heads to Palm Springs
>>E! News anchor returns from double mastectomy
>>Fox remains on top in cable noise ratings
>>ESPN's Jon Gruden to return to coaching
>>Cameraman tumbles to cricket pitch
>>New York Times issues 8.6 million apologies
>>Ann Curry woos "style-besotted fans"
>>Mrs. B says please don't "un" the "in" words

Wednesday, December 28
>>Boston's oldest TV station gets a purplish facelift
>>New set and logo designed to reverse lurid ratings slide
>>Sunbeam settles ugly contract dispute with AFTRA
>>Gannett executives profit while Newseum bleeds money
>>Indianapolis station fires lead reporter
>>Slurry Mankato anchor lawyers up for DUI court date
>>New York Times sheds 16 regional newspapers
>>Media General and Verizon in retransmission standoff
>>Uncle Barky waves farewell to departed Dallas newsies
>>Reviewing the top TV news scoops of 2011
>>Louisville station moves noon news to 11:00 a.m.
>>Making chicken salad from chicken shit stories
>>Meteorologist pulls double duty in two cities
>>Gun-toting Ferrari for sale in Denver
>>Mrs. B peeks inside the safe deposit box

Tuesday, December 27
>>Breaking News...Local TV news is broken
>>Former anchor discovers life without a watch
>>Ex-weather guesser chooses math over meteorology
>>Booted El Lay anchor returns from nomadic summer
>>Amanpour signs off from "This Week"...on tape
>>Bolaris goes Twitter silent after suspension...
>>"Don't believe everything you read," says Bolaris
>>Injured reporter undergoes back surgery
>>Photog can still profile with extreme prejudice
>>A year of cable noise comings and goings
>>From news anchor to bovine bag lady
>>Mrs. B on he difference between there, they're, and their

Monday, December 26
>>TV's "armchair generals" didn't violate military regulations
>>Inspector General's report released quietly on Christmas Eve
>>Rumsfeld’s Pentagon organized 147 events for TV analysts
>>Bolaris suspended for showing nude photos to Playboy writer
>>Syracuse sheriff seeks corporate sponsors for helicopter
>>Fox advertisers return after Glenn Beck's departure
>>Kansas City Star blows warm air up media partner's skirt
>>Pittsburgh news anchor says she's glad to be alive
>>Truck driver charged with crash that injured reporter
>>Longtime Seattle anchor-reporter out after 25 years
>>Former Cincinnati anchor lands on Dayton morning show
>>Indianapolis meteorologist also assistant news director
>>Legendary Nashville meteorologist dead at 65
>>Mrs. B investigates irony

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