SportsNewser | TV Biz Stephen A. Smith Schools The Class Of 2011 By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 15, 2011 - 9:24 PM In terms of journalists as commencement speakers, Stephen A. Smith would easily make my top five. The blunt ESPN contributor gave the commencement speech at Winston Salem State University Saturday and dropped some knowledge for th ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Jim Rome Invading Lopez Tonight On Tuesday By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 21, 2011 - 9:15 AM “The Jungle” is set to invade Lopez Tonight on Tuesday. Nationally syndicated sports talk show host Jim Rome will sit down with George Lopez on his TBS late night talk show. “I’ll be appearing tomorrow on L ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Time Warner Cable, Disney Near ESPN Deal By Alex Weprin on Aug. 30, 2010 - 10:31 AM Time Warner Cable and Disney are close to a new deal to keep the ESPN networks and local ABC stations on the cable provider’s service, the New York Post’s Claire Atkinson reports. The carriage negotiations threatened t ...