A Long-Running Hit for Television News
Date: 22 April 2001
By Patricia Weiss
Patricia Weiss
Profile of Joanne Nesti, who will soon celebrate her 20th anniversary as WVIT-TV news anchor, which is unusual in Connecticut, where most TV news anchors frequently move from station to station; photo (M)
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Murdoch May Make Another Offer to Acquire Hughes Electronics
Date: 21 April 2001
By Geraldine Fabrikant With Andrew Ross Sorkin
Geraldine With
News Corp chairman, Rupert Murdoch, is expected to make yet another offer to acquire Hughes Electronics, parent of DirecTV; Microsoft Corp and Liberty Media may join in bid (M)
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'Buffy,' Moving to UPN, Tries to Be WB Slayer
Date: 21 April 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, television show that has been crucial to success of WB network, moves to UPN, its fiercest rival; WB is owned by AOL Time Warner, and 20th Century Fox is part of News Corp; WB has bee paying a reported $1 million an episode for Buffy, and UPN will reportedly pay on order of $2.3 million an episode (M)
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Pound Ridge Still Beckons
Date: 22 April 2001
By Cynthia Magriel Wetzler
Cynthia Wetzler
Profile of Ari Fleischer, Pres Bush's press secretary; he comments on growing up in Pound Ridge, NY; photos (M)
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With Airports Like This, Why Dine on the Plane?
Date: 22 April 2001
By Hope Reeves
Hope Reeves
Best Concessions Contest conducted by Airport Retail News awards Kennedy and La Guardia Airports six first-place prizes, more than any other system in US, for design of eating and drinking spaces; photo (M)
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Quietly, Earnhardt Jr. Focuses on His Racing
Date: 22 April 2001
By Dave Caldwell
Dave Caldwell
Dale Earnhardt Jr tries to focus on his racing career, grieving silently for his father, who was killed two months ago on final lap of Daytona 500; reporters are asked not to question him directly about accident (M)
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MB FINANCIAL AND MIDCITY ARE PLANNING A MERGER
Date: 21 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MB Financial Inc and MidCity Financial Corp say they will merge in $175 million stock transaction, creating third-largest Chicago-based bank (S)
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BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS PROFIT TO MISS ITS FORECAST
Date: 21 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Brocade Communications Systems says its profits and sales will lag forecasts (S)
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WINSTAR BANKRUPTCY MAY HURT A WIRELESS EXPANSION
Date: 21 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Williams Communications Group says bankruptcy of Winstar Communications Inc might affect Williams's plans to expand its own wireless capacity (S)
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FRANCE: SAGEM'S SALES FALL
Date: 21 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sagem SA reports 22 decline in first-quarter revenues, to $681 million; shares fall 8 percent (S)
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