Former 'Mediaweek' Scribe Dies at 47

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NEW YORK Eric Schmuckler, a former senior editor at Mediaweek magazine covering the TV networks (and later one of the publication’s top contributing writers), passed away at his Tarrytown, N.Y., home on Dec. 27, following a long battle with cancer. He was 47.

Known throughout the television and media agency business as a tough reporter with rapier-sharp wit and writing talents to match, Schmuckler loved to write about all facets of the TV industry, from analyzing the prime-time schedules to the picayune details of upfront negotiations between the sales executives and top buyers.

He



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