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Yeah. PBS is still around, just like NPR. Every day they're still around is a huge middle finger to the president and those who oppose public broadcasting.

Among the many tributes to Ted Turner yesterday include inside the NBA: And AEW, with a surprise guest::

And those boys look so excited about it.

29 has a sports-specific show at 6:30, and I could see that being probably the only logical spot for WPHL to squeeze in something new

He put Atlanta on the map to compete with New York and Washington for national news HQs.

PBS hasn't gone away yet.

Re Kev's suspension... This is why I am VERY cautious on what gets uploaded to the AVTB YT after losing thousands of videos on my personal accounts in March 2021. Most entire sitcoms w/ commercials are off the table entirely, unless there is nowhere else to put them (and I'd rather they go on the Archive instead). Soaps too, most go to Archive except for the Sony/Bell soaps, which sit in my personal hard drive for anyone to enjoy...they can't be enjoyed online for a general audience. With all the Roku channels, why hasn't Sony launched Classic Y&R, Classic Days of Our Lives, Classic B&B, Classic Wheel, and Classic Jeopardy! channels yet for streaming? I mean...you can watch Family Feud all day long, same w/ Supermarket Sweep. Maybe instead of hiding them from the general public and taking down any uploads from those who are trying to preserve these episodes for nostalgic purposes, launch a bunch of streaming channels or even work with a subscription service (like Paramount+) to release classic soaps to long-time fans. My mother would LOVE classic Y&R episodes available at any time. P&G has left ATWT/GL alone, for the most part, on the other hand.

Daystar Television Network President Joni Lamb has died. She was 65. Official announcement from Daystar here.

Ugh. This one hurts if you live in the Capital Region. Legendary WTEN and WNYT anchor and reporter John McLoughlin has passed away. He was 83. He was a general and political reporter for WNYT in his last few years of his career but he's more remembered for his decades on air at WTEN, not just as a reporter but also as an anchor at 5:00pm, mainly alongside ex-NYC anchor Tracy Egan. If you subscribe to Junkie's Tape Bin on YT, you'll see a lot of WTEN newscasts featuring him anchoring and reporting plus interviewing newsmakers on The Hot Seat. He will be gravely missed. https://wnyt.com/top-stories/john-mcloughlin-longtime-albany-political-reporter-dies-at-83/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRn9ntleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR49EhKSb67t9y5fXmCUhZ2_tkIt-vcAA_B2W6emx5lp7vwjiPoKBUYTnYRPkw_aem_eo6NXGMEI72sWpUNO1NHsQ

Another Jacksonville giant is gone. Former longtime WJXT anchor and reporter Rob Sweeting has passed away. He spent 30 years with the station (1985-2015), the longest stop of his career. He was 73.

A trio of obits from Chicago. Jorie Lueloff, former WMAQ-TV news anchor, died on Mar. 12 at age 85. She was the first female news anchor on Chicago television. Orion Samuelson, the celebrated agricultural journalist who spent 60 years at WGN radio and television, passed today (Mar. 16) two weeks short of his 92nd birthday. Finally, longtime WBBM Newsradio anchor and executive John Hultman passed away this past weekend at age 89.

Legendary NYC anchorman Ernie Anastos (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WWOR-TV, WNYW, and formerly WPRI-TV in Providence) has passed at age 82. https://abc7ny.com/post/ernie-anastos-death-iconic-nyc-news-anchor-eyewitness-anchorman-dies-82/