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In yet another in a series of "cable beats broadcast", in the eighteen weeks since it launched in early January, CBS This Morning is still getting beaten by cable's Fox and Friends in five of the top 20 national TV markets.  Full story

Fox 29 has hired Weather Channel morning anchor Scott Williams as its new chief meteorologist, finally installing a permanent replacement for John Bolaris who left the station in January.  Full story

Six nights' worth of stories about bears — bears in suburban backyards, bears in trash cans, bear attacks, adorable bear cubs — sounds like a canny way for local TV news to draw eyeballs during the May sweeps.  Full story

KVDA Telemundo San Antonio, a ZGS Communications operated station, announced today that it is launching a revamped local newscast beginning Monday, May 21st at 5 p.m. from its new, state-of-the-art studio in the heart of San Antonio.   Full story

If you tune in to WPIX-TV, Channel 11, for the 5 p.m. news broadcast, you may find a familiar Darien face on your screen—Cecelia Smith, former Darien Patch editor, is now presenting television viewers with news from Patch.  Full story

All those winds of change that have blown through media in recent years haven't spared the local TV news.  Full story

The Weather Channel has rolled out version 5.0 of its iPhone app, an update the network is promoting as its first major redesign since 2008.  Full story

WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and its viewers are losing yet another on-air personality to retirement.  Full story

Following the release of the poster for “Anchorman 2,” video of the teaser trailer has surfaced.  Full story

Several reporters were prevented from asking Vice President Biden questions at a campaign event in Ohio on Thursday.  Full story

Having secured the nominations of their parties, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have set their campaign throttles to late-spring idle with a speech here, a speech there, a commencement address over there, and fundraisers and soft TV appearances everywhere.  Full story

Poynter’s Julie Moos has an interesting story on the effects Google’s new “knowledge graph” addition to search results could have on journalists and news organizations.  Full story

Reno’s KOLO Channel 8 is taking some national heat after it ran a 16-second promotion for a story about the effect gay marriage would have on Nevada’s economy and equated gay marriage to a money-making “sin” like gambling and prostitution.  Full story

Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace was the winner on Jeopardy Wednesday night, the third in a weeklong series of shows featuring Washington journalists and other "Power Players" playing for charity.  Full story

Leading politicians and journalists gathered in London on Wednesday to pay tribute to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin, a woman they remembered as fearless, dedicated and kind.  Full story

Media General, Inc. MEG -1.57% today announced that it has signed agreements with Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., for the purchase of newspapers and new financing.   Full story

A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country's security minister said on Wednesday.  Full story

Rachel Maddow wound up in the guest seat on her own show Wednesday night when Glee actress Jane Lynch took over the show, leading a “Best New Thing in the World” segment about gay rights and politics  Full story

The “face” of KVUE-TV’s (ABC) “Daybreak” and midday news for some 14-years is about to change. Anchor Melissa Gale today emailed the morning crew that she is leaving.   Full story

KGPE (Channel 47.1) weekend anchor Alicia Coates has left the local CBS affiliate to take a job at KFMB, the CBS affiliate in San Diego.  Full story