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Johnna Goodwin, left, watches as Donna Handel, right, reacts after winning on "Wheel of Fortune," with host Pat Sajak during a taping of the game show in Philadelphia on April 17, 1999. The game show was in Philadelphia for the weekend taping a week's worth of shows. Ryan Seacrest will replace the retiring Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” (AP Photo/William Thomas Cain, File)

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Who wants to be a game show host? These days, you already have to be famous
By DAVID BAUDER - AP Media Writer
Wed,06/28/23-9:30AM , 367 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man on entertainment television — as its next host this week, it surprised virtually no one.
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People walk by the CBS Broadcast Center on 57th Street in New York on April 20, 2023. CBS News has asked all of its local stations to become proficient in “solutions journalism,” a story-telling method that has taken off in the past decade to counter people who think reporters are obsessed with bad news. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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CBS News effort shows the growth in solutions journalism to combat bad news fatigue
By DAVID BAUDER - AP Media Writer
Sat,06/24/23-10:06AM , 442 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — A Colorado school is creating a “zen den” for troubled students. A soccer coach in Pittsburgh goes out of her way to relieve pressure on players. A Chicago community group equips a van for mobile mental health help, and a Los Angeles school trains students to counsel peers.
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Geraldo Rivera attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media issue celebration on May 17, 2022, in New York. Rivera says he's quitting as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News Channel's political combat show “The Five.” Rivera, who turns 80 next month, said that a growing tension on the show made it no longer worth it. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Television veteran Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting Fox News' political combat show 'The Five'
By DAVID BAUDER - AP Media Writer
Wed,06/21/23-1:02PM , 458 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldo Rivera has quit as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News' popular political combat show “The Five,” saying Wednesday that “a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences” made it no longer worth it to him.
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This image from video provided by Will Harris, shows a Fox News onscreen headline beneath a split-screen image of former President Donald Trump speaking to supporters live and President Joe Biden speaking earlier at the White House. The Fox News Channel chyron read, "Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested." Fox said in a statement that "the chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed." (Will Harris via AP)

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Fox News producer out after onscreen message calling President Biden a 'wannabe dictator'
By DAVID BAUDER - AP Media Writer
Fri,06/16/23-2:24PM , 433 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime producer for Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News after he was deemed responsible for the on-air headline that referred to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator" because of the indictment of former Presid
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