Paul Kangas, 30-year anchor of ‘Nightly Business Report, to step down

September 17th, 2009 TV anchor's flub turns into catch phrase overnightNEW YORK — A veteran New York City news anchor flubs a line and an obscene catch phrase goes viral on the Internet. Ernie Anastos of Fox affiliate WNYW was bantering with the weatherman Wednesday night when he cheerfully dropped an F-bomb on the air.

September 10th, 2009 ABC's John Stossel jumps to Fox's cable networksNEW YORK — ABC anchor John Stossel is jumping to Fox. Stossel is a libertarian whose work won both headaches and viewers for ABC during his 28 years at the network.

September 10th, 2009 ABC's John Stossel jumps to FoxNEW YORK — ABC anchor John Stossel, a libertarian whose work earned him fiercely loyal fans at the same time he caused headaches for the network, is jumping to Fox. He's trading a much bigger platform for the promise of more time on the air.

September 4th, 2009 DJ AM service attendees recount 12-step meetingLOS ANGELES — Attendees at a service for DJ AM say hundreds of friends gathered at the unique memorial fashioned after a 12-step meeting. Several guests said attendees participated in the open 12-step process used by recovering addicts in programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

September 2nd, 2009 Biographical details on Diane SawyerNAME — Diane Sawyer. AGE — 63; born Dec.

August 29th, 2009 Rocker SLASH is dedicating his latest guitar creation to his "man and mentor" LES PAUL. The former Guns n' Roses star was devastated when guitar icon Paul died this month (Aug09), at the age of 94.

August 21st, 2009 Wis. public visitation for music legend Les PaulMILWAUKEE — A public visitation and memorial for guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul is being held in Milwaukee. Paul's closed casket will be available for viewing for four hours Friday at a museum along the shores of Lake Michigan about 15 miles from the city where Paul was born and grew up.

August 18th, 2009 QUEEN rocker BRIAN MAY had mixed emotions after hearing about the death of LES PAUL - because he failed to impress the guitar great when they met. May went online after news of Paul's passing broke last week (13Aug09), and found a clip of himself performing with the star in New York.

August 13th, 2009 Rocker SLASH has paid tribute to late guitar great LES PAUL, dubbing him a "friend and mentor". Musician-turned-guitar innovator Paul lost a battle with pneumonia on Thursday (13Aug09) at the age of 94.

August 13th, 2009 Leno escapes guild's wrath over monologuesLOS ANGELES — Jay Leno has dodged disciplinary action after being accused of breaking union rules last year. On Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America, West sent an e-mail to members listing those found guilty of breaking ranks during a 100-day writers strike that ended in February of last year.

July 4th, 2009 Networks to offer live Jackson memorial coverageNEW YORK — The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television. ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment are among the networks that have already announced plans to offer live coverage of the Tuesday memorial, set for 10 a.m.

July 4th, 2009 Television networks planning Jackson coverageNEW YORK — NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week. NBC joins ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment in offering the ceremony live.

June 23rd, 2009 Viewers tune out networks' nightly newsNEW YORK — The big news in TV ratings last week was how few people bothered to watch the news — the three network evening newscasts, anyway. Logging only 4.9 million viewers, the "CBS Evening News" slipped below 5 million for the first time on record.

June 17th, 2009 Nielsen corrects ABC's 'World News' viewer totalNEW YORK — Nielsen's recount for ABC's "World News" last week has boosted its audience by about 800,000 viewers. Nielsen Media Research reissued its report on Wednesday after ABC disputed the original figures released by Nielsen the day before.

June 10th, 2009 ABC News devotes newscasts to 'The New Normal'NEW YORK — The economic crisis isn't over yet, but ABC News is concentrating some reporting on what life will be like when it is. A network-wide series of reports next week on "The New Normal" will look at how businesses and personal habits have changed in the wake of the recession.