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Bret Baier of FOX News was injured in a car crash in Montana. https://www.mediaite.com/tv/colbert-says-fox-news-bret-baier-and-family-were-hospitalized-after-bad-car-crash-theyre-going-to-be-ok/

Studio fire in D.C. will force some network relocations. https://www.newscaststudio.com/setstudio/nbc-news-capitol-hill-2/?utm_source=TW&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=TWPost

I won, because I bet a co-worker the blackout would end before the government shutdown would end.

The Tribune-Spectrum blackout has ended.

This is something. It's in the Seattle Times (paywall), but KCPQ fired an editor for using doctored video of President Trump.

In a temporary schedule switch, KCTV has moved Inside Edition to 4:30 p.m., so they can air Chiefs specials at 6:30. Presumably this will last until the Chiefs lose.

https://fox4kc.com/2018/12/21/fox4s-rob-collins-is-leaving-mornings-moving-to-fox4-sports/

Interesting that in this era of adding newscasts everywhere, KMTV is cutting news. They're dropping midday and 4 (or does that become "The Now" in the future?), as well as early evening weekend shows, but they're tacking on one of those half-hours to the 6:00 p.m..

Happy holidays, try to stay out of jail. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/12/18/cops-arrest-palm-beach-anchor https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/12/18/seattle-meteorologist-is-arrested https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/12/18/arrested-memphis-reporter-heads-to-court

Sad news from Detroit:

She certainly did. She doesn't post much to social media anymore. I'm guessing she has a new job outside of TV, or she's following the new fiance somewhere.

I know most won't have a WSJ subscription, but the meat of the article is what you would expect. More than 1 million consumers canceled their cable-TV or satellite subscriptions in the past quarter, one of the largest seasonal drops ever, stepping up pressure on pay-TV providers to generate revenue elsewhere. Old-guard companies have turned to streaming services and partnerships with digital video startups to stanch the loss of pay-TV subscribers, yet figures reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show that those tactics have failed to halt the erosion of what used to be one of the entertainment industry’s most profitable businesses. https://www.wsj.com/articles/outlook-for-traditional-tv-goes-from-bad-to-worse-1542632401?mod=hp_lead_pos3

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The New Yorker wrote about Sinclair (no new ground broken here). https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-growth-of-sinclairs-conservative-media-empire

KOVR-TV crew robbed after 5:00 a.m. live shot in Davis, Calif. https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article219495645.html

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From Twitter: KSNV misspelled Cincinnati (lower third) in a story about a misspelled Cincinnati road sign.

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Update on Karen Fuller's discrimination lawsuit http://www.kcur.org/post/former-kctv-5-anchor-s-age-discrimination-lawsuit-can-proceed-judge-rules

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[QUOTE="Eat News, post: 216798, member: 2985"]I take it you all saw Lieberman and the Natasha stuff? @SFTV @TheRob[/QUOTE] I'm just now reading the "hair mousse" incident. Eaten up, spit out...

It looks like Mullins is working for a non-profit that assists military families with pet bills. Bree appears to have freaked out after being tackled live on TV. Her website indicates she just got back from a long photography internship in Africa, while her husband runs a bar in Point Loma. I just returned from north county myself. My brother and his wife don't even watch the local news, just Netflix and Hulu. Good luck, San Diego stations.

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