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April 3, 2009
Report: Zwirn May Give Up Some Control Of Funds
Controversial hedge-fund manager DANIEL ZWIRN could be giving up control of a substantial part of his $2.5 billion in assets in the coming days, reports the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Nine firms, including BLACKSTONE GROUP LP's GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS, … more »
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June 16, 2008
NBCU And Partners Closer To Weather Channel Deal
NBC UNIVERSAL and partners BAIN CAPITAL and BLACKSTONE GROUP have entered exclusive negotiations to buy THE WEATHER CHANNEL from LANDMARK COMMUNICATIONS, according to the WALL STREET JOURNAL. NBCU and its partners were competing with TIME WARNER as … more »
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April 7, 2008
Tribune: Marc Chase Pres./Interactive ... A Nation Mourns
In an announcement that could have serious consequences to the state of WALL STREET -- even to those who didn't realize WALL STREET was a state, let alone visited its capital -- TRIBUNE BROADCASTING has named MARC CHASE President of Tribune Interactive. … more »
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March 12, 2008
Prostitution Use Forces Spitzer Resignation
In the wake of a bevy of revelations regarding his past relationships with prostitutes, NEW YORK Gov. ELIOT SPITZER has resigned, effective MONDAY, MARCH 17th. Succeeding him will be Lt. Gov. DAVID PATERSON, an African-American who is legally … more »
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July 30, 2007
WSJ: Cumulus Deal Could Ignite More Privatization
CUMULUS MEDIA's deal to sell itself to a group of investors for $507.7 million could reignite interest in privatization attempts involving other radio companies, reports THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. CUMULUS agreed to a buyout of $11.75 a share from a group … more »
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April 9, 2007
StreetPulse: Alison Krauss #1 For The Week
ALISON KRAUSS "Hundred Miles or More" (UMGD/Rounder) locks up the #1 position for the week while BEYONCE "B'Day" (SBME/Columbia) is back in the top ten with a deluxe edition 2 CD package of her latest album. Debuts This Week by … more »
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November 17, 2006
NY Times Report: Regulators Watching Equity Firms?
THE NEW YORK TIMES reports in TODAY's edition that while media companies may be unloved on WALL STREET, they have found big fans elsewhere. The latest example is CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS. Yesterday, the company agreed to be acquired for $18.7 billion … more »
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November 10, 2006
Bids For Clear Channel Due Soon
REUTERS is reporting that bids are due in the coming days for CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, which said last month in response to reports that it was considering offers to be taken private that it had hired investment bank GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. to … more »
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October 31, 2006
Happy Birthday To Kinky Friedman And These Folks
ALL ACCESS Happy Birthday wishes (10/31) to ABC RADIO’s DEBBIE ALCOCER, industry vet JAMIE MATTESON, KHKS-KDMX/DALLAS Marketing Dir. BILL ALFANO, KMSO/MISSOULA, MT MD KYLE BABCOCK, PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS’ JENNIFER BAUMAN, HOB CONCERTS’ … more »
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July 28, 2006
Lotta Birthday Love Comin' Your Way!
ALL ACCESS Happy Birthday wishes (7/28) to RCA MUSIC GROUP’s ETOILE ZISSELMAN, KYSR/LOS ANGELES’ LISA FOXX, METRO/FT. MYERS’ ALLYN BLACK, KNTU/DENTON, TX GM J.R. CAMPBELL, LYRIC STREET’s THERESA DURST, KQIZ/AMARILLO PD DEANA … more »