> Friday, June 10 is Fox Fan Night at Shea Stadium. “Today’s the day you need to make the call if you’d like to join fellow FOX Fans for a night of picnicking and baseball,” FoxFan.com says. “So, pick up the phone right now and call 877-326-7369.”
> FishBowlDC points us to some Washingtonian insight about Bob Schieffer. “He likes Chef Geoff’s (which is owned by the husband of his competitor Norah O’Donnell of NBC) for dining, Egypt and Sea Island, Ga., for vacations, Casablanca as a movie, and watching Sex and the City.” More…
> In a speech to college students, FAIR’s Jeff Cohen characterized cable channels as “‘disinfotainment channels’ because so much of the info is wrong.”
> Former CNN International anchor Riz Khan has joined the upcoming news network Al Jazeera International. He will host an interactive interview show live from Washington D.C. beginning next year, Indian Television.com reports (via WHAC) Related: Time profiles Al Jazeera’s new English operation…
The Ticker: Fox Fans…Schieffer…Khan…
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