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Posts Tagged ‘Mike Dimmick’

Bankruptcy has been very, very good to WEEK’s corporate overlord

Granite Broadcasting’s Chief Executive W. Don Cornwell wants the $460,000 in bonuses owed to him while the company, owner of WEEK TV, was in bankruptcy, which is “raising the ire” (a phrase found only in the media of creditors and shareholders, and no doubt the lowly peons who work for them. From CNN Money:
Cornwell, [...]

June 23, 2007 in Watchdog
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The near nekkid truth about TV anchormen

Eyebrows McGee recaps her experience at WEEK’s studio and discovers — to her amusement but not surprise — that newscasters often don’t wear pants. I can expand on this: It includes when they are in the newsroom working on stories, and when they are sitting in the studio.
One day I’d like to have a job [...]

August 3, 2006 in Overset
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Once again, LaHood ducks the lobbyist-paid travel question

I just caught Ray LaHood answering WEEK’s Mike Dimmick’s questions about money from lobbyists and travel.
First, LaHood said that he proud of the fact that 70 percent of the money he gets comes from sources within the 18th Congressional District. He didn’t mention that lobbyists are the largest single source of his donations during this [...]

January 14, 2006 in Watchdog
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