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Sample of Partyline Newsletter #2550, APRIL 6, 2009
The Bonnie Hunt Show has some recent producer changes. (Ms) Jamie Shapiro is the producer to whom human interest topics are sent; jamie.shapiro@bonniehunt.com; and suggestions for personalities to appear on the show go to (Ms) Kelly Weber; kelly.weber@bonniehunt.com.
They are reached at The Bonnie Hunt Show, 9336 West Washington Blvd., Bldg. J, Room 225, Culver City, CA 90232.

The Katie Couric Show on CBS is on the rise in ratings, going from the least popular of the nightly news shows logging in with a 22 percent increase in its ratings. Rick Kaplan is the executive producer of the show, considered to be responsible for the increased popularity. The show is produced out of CBS’s studios on West 57 Street in Manhattan.
They are reached at CBS TV News, 524 W. 57 St., New York, NY 10019, (212) 975-3691; evening@cbsnews.com.

Michael Levine, the founder of the LBN-Elert, Levine Breaking News, will be in New York City from April 26 through May 3 for meetings and media interviews. He is interested in visiting prominent Manhattan restaurants and other attractions while he is in the City, all for reviews and mentions in his high-circulation newsletter. Information goes to him at: LBNElert@timewire.net. Check out his newsletter at: www.lbnelert.com.

The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, and The New York Times will join forces on the Web and produce a new look newspaper. The new site will launch a new global news, business, sports, and style Web Site to broaden its international appeal and enhance its international personality. The new site will have clearer headings, improved page navigation, more anchored positions, better designed briefs, columns and pointers to Web articles, as well as greater emphasis on photography. The new Online Global edition combines the international voice of the IHT with worldwide reporting from The New York Times. Martin Gottlieb is the editor of the global edition. Check them out at: global.nytimes.com.

BLENDER Magazine will cease producing its print version of the magazine, but will continue to produce the magazine on The Web at its Web Site: blender.com. Due to the change in the production of the magazine, about 30 people have lost their jobs. Jay Woodruff, the former editor-in-chief of Maxim.com will become chief content officer of the company and Joe Levy, the editor-in-chief of Blender will now become editor-in-chief of Maxim and Maxim.com, which is now being combined, and is published by the same company that publishes Blender, Alpha Media Group.

Los Angeles City Beat has ceased publishing, it was announced by the publishers, Southland Publishing, a surprise move since the publication had already gone from operating at a loss to breaking even.

George Lopez has been signed by TBS to host a late night talk show in the fall. The hour long show will include interviews, and some comedy and musical numbers.

The San Francisco Chronicle, a key Bay area newspaper, may be forced to close because of the economy. The newspaper is said to have lost one million dollars in the last week. It is said that the area is one of the toughest places for newspapers in the country.

Industrial Equipment News, which is published by Thomas Publishing is being closed. The magazine which covered news products for the manufacturing industry, is closing its US edition, but will publish other editions serving Europe, Japan, Brazil, and Turkey.

Ariana Huffington has just announced the launching of a new venture, The Huffington Investigative Fund, which will produce a wide-range of investigative journalism to be created by staff reporters and freelance-writers. The pieces to be included in The Fund will include long-form investigations and short breaking news stories and will be presented in a variety of media from text, audio and video. The contents of the Fund will be free for anyone to publish. The new venture is being funded by The Huffington Post and The Atlantic Philanthropies, and will be headed by Nick Penniman, who is the founder of The American News Project, which will be folded into the Fund. They will start with a budget of 1.75 million, and will continue to raise funds as needed.They will be working with partners such as the Stable Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia and NYU’s Jay Rosen. The Fun is interviewing potential editors and reporters and will start receiving proposals for projects. The beginning focus is going to be investigating aspects of the economic crisis. Send E-mail resumes and pitches, ideas and tips to them at: HuffPostFund@gmail.com.

MSNBC-TV has decided against finding a replacement show for the second nightly running of Countdown with Keith Olbermann. This is part of the cost-cutting mode being carried out by the Networks, who are now asking talent to take less money for parts in drama shows. Since the ratings for the 10PM rerun of Countdown remain relatively good, no replacement will be named at this time. WNBC, in another cost-cutting move, is letting long-time sports commentator Len Berman go. He has been with the station for 24 years and is expected to leave the end of this month. His million dollar yearly salary was too costly for the station at this time.

The 2009 Green Book Festival has a call for entries with a final competition deadline of April 15. They will consider published, self-published and independent published works in the following categories: non-fiction, fiction, children’s books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics/graphic novels, poetry, science fiction/horror, biography and autobiography, gardening, cookbooks, animals, photography/art, e-books, wild card, in other words anything goes, scientific, white paper, legal, business, mystery and spiritual, as long as the books contribute to greater understanding, respect and positive action on the changing worldwide environment.
Entry forms may be Faxed or E-mailed by calling their offices at (323) 665-8080, or are available at: www.greenbookfestival.com.

Fox News has launched FoxNation.com, a new Web Site as a destination for political commentary, highlighted by columns, blogs and videos by the network’s well known personalities such as Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Greta Van Susteren. As the site rolls out in the coming weeks, it will also be used for social networking, encouraging visitors to post their comments. Joel Cheatwood, senior VP for the Fox News Channel comments that this is an opportunity for them to leverage the opinion talent they have and tap into their fan base. Check them at www.foxnation.com.

Fox is planning a late night talk show starring Wanda Sykes to premiere later this year.

Yehuda Berg & Friends is a new weekly call-in show on Wednesdays from 6 to 7 PM, EST, to be heard on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Berg will have one guest per show, and will have live call-ins. The show which is produced by The Kabbalah Center, which is an arm of the Jewish religion, will invite thought leaders to discuss relationships, health, spirituality, astrology, careers, finances, environment, and more.
Suggestions can be made by calling them at 888-410-2102, or international calls can use: 646-313-5194. You can reach The Kabbalah Center by E-mail at: email@kabbalahmail.com.

The Tribune Company has announced that they will merge newspaper and TV operations in Hartford, CT. They will bring the operations of the Hartford Courant, WTIC-TV and WTXX-TV together under one roof later this year. The combined entities will be led by Richard Graziano, senior VP/general manager of the 2 TV stations, who has been named publisher of The Courant immediately. Following the move the two stations will begin broadcasting news from a state-of-the-art, high-definition studio to be located in the newsroom of the Courant. The Courant reaches more than 800,000 consumers in print and Online each week and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the US. Bringing print and TV together will benefit the business side, creating a more efficient one-stop operation for print and broadcast.

The New York Times will eliminate the city section and discussions are underway to eliminate the regional weeklies in New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut. The Friday Escapes section will also go. The time frame for all of this to happen is not clear.

EIN NEWS has just launched 33 new Industry and Company News Monitoring Sites for journalists and companies to keep track of industry-specific news and information. Their technology provides ready-made news content channels, newsletter delivery, news feeds for integration, and other media monitoring services, and covers everything from energy, food, science and technology, the tobacco industry, automotive, cosmetics and beauty, textiles, global warming, and international development news.
Check them out at: www.einnews.info, and reach them at (202) 657-5158; Fax: (202)478-2767.