“Isn’t it ironic?,” an insider asks:
St. Petersburg Times, June 6: “[Jeff] Fager remains committed to keeping such corporate logrolling away from 60 Minutes, despite the initial failure to report that Clarke’s book was published by Viacom-owned Simon & Schuster (their story on Woodward’s book noted the corporate connection).
“We are not going to do the one-hour special for Everybody Loves Raymond’s departure…(because) any viewers who tuned in and saw us doing that would leave in a heartbeat,” Fager said.”
60 Minutes Sunday, May 8: Comedian Ray Romano talks to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft at 7pm ET, with the show finale only a couple weeks away…
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