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17th annual Trumpet Awards

Actor and comedian Chris Tucker (left), Radio One chairperson Cathy Hughes and TV One president and CEO Johnathan Rodgers gathered at a Jan. 25 reception before the 17th annual Trumpet Awards in Atlanta where Tucker and Rodgers were both honorees. The Trumpet Awards were created to celebrate and honor African-American achievers in diverse fields.

Warm Taste of New Orleans

New York City enjoyed a warm taste of New Orleans. The “Jazzed in January” event was held at Hearst Tower—and emceed by Bryant Gumbel—for the Preservation Resource Center, which promotes the restoration and revitalization of New Orleans’ historic architecture. Pictured on Jan. 15 (l. to r.) are Gumbel, chef Emeril Lagasse and Hearst Magazines president Cathie Black

CNN State of the Union

CNN U.S. president Jonathan Klein (left), CNN State of the Union anchor John King (center) and CNN political director and vp of Washington-based programming Sam Feist celebrate the inaugural broadcast of State of the Union With John King at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18. Guests on the first program included, among others, then-President-elect Barack Obama.

EW, Stella Host Sundance After-Party

Entertainment Weekly and Stella Artois hosted the after-party for the world premiere of the film Spread on Jan. 17 during the Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by David Mackenzie, stars Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche. Shot at the after-party are Kutcher (left) and EW publisher Scott Donaton.

Rourke Spans the Globe

Golden Globe winner for Best Actor Mickey Rourke (right) celebrating his win at the Los Angeles Confidential magazine Golden Globe party at Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood with Niche Media CEO Jason Binn.

Gaspin, Hoffman Lauded by GE Brass

Two NBC Universal executives were honored during GE's annual Global Leadership Meeting held recently in Crotonville, N.Y. GE chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt (left) tapped Jeff Gaspin, president & COO, Universal Television Group (right), and Mark Hoffman, president, CNBC, with Chairman Awards - GE's highest-level management recognition.

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CBS Wins Thursday Overnights; ABC Poised for Leadership Among Adults 18-49

2009-11-20

It was business as usual on Thursday, with CBS first in the overnights, and ABC expected to win the evening overall among adults 18-49 thanks to the ongoing strength of Grey’s Anatomy. Third in the metered markets was vastly improved Fox (which was up 58 percent year-to-year), followed by NBC and The CW.

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Mr. TV: Stuffing TV Turkeys

It’s almost Thanksgiving, and incredibly this is my sixth annual column dedicated to the best and worst on the small screen. And as always, there are plenty of turkeys stuffing up the airwaves just waiting to be plucked by Mr. TV.

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Houston

Houston’s media market has held up a little better than others, thanks to a lower unemployment rate (8 percent) and a more stable real-estate market.

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The Mediaweek Magazine Monitor chart provides continually updated current and year-to-date ad page data by magazine category. See Mediaweek magazine?s accompanying analysis for the stories behind the numbers.

Rapid Report: March 27, 2009

The second half of 2008 was a cruel time for teen titles on the newsstand, which has been hit as consumers reduce shopping trips and forgo discretionary purchases at checkout.