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AirWharton

  1. FCC general counsel Austin Schlick stepping down; Sean Lev, deputy generaly counsel, to replace him
  2. Robert Feder on the passing of Howard Shapiro, a giant of Chicago television bit.ly/K4ZYQN
  3. A sign of the times for a damn fine newspaper, and not a good thing IMHO: wapo.st/Lzgtny
  4. 6 in a row and tied for first place. Keep it rollin' Redlegs.
  5. THR: Fox sues Dish over Auto Hop bit.ly/JAsfR7
  6. Broadcast 96, Cable 4. If this were a boxing match, it would be stopped in Round 1. bit.ly/szUyMv
  7. Black radio pioneer Hal Jackson dead at 96. Still doing radio on WBLS NY until a few weeks ago, after 75 years. A Giant of Broadcasting.
  8. Great farewell tonight for Andy Schwartzman, class act at Media Access Project for decades. Andy's footprint on media public policy is huge.
  9. Dave Ward, four decades in local TV and going strong. A trusted #1 news anchor at ABC's KTRK Houston: bit.ly/JTNMSQ
  10. Local TV stations snare Peabody Awards for investigative journalism: bit.ly/Jxmi0x
  11. What to do about the looming spectrum surplus: bit.ly/JxG5gt
  12. Explosive new biography dents Uncle Walter's halo bit.ly/JxEk31
  13. Margaret Griffin, 2-X Heisman winner Archie's mom, dies at 84. 7 sons, 1 daughter, all college grads. Moved to OH to escape WV poverty. RIP
  14. Triple Crown time for the Sport of Kings? Let's Have Another.
  15. Jessell @ Large makes case for local TV stations being on-line 24/7, w/ proper copyright exclusivity protections bit.ly/JpFygy