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To: Les H who wrote (73753)	1/15/2000 12:55:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

Les, just saw it. He just didn't advertise to the right people. <g>

To: Les H who wrote (73753)	1/15/2000 1:30:00 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 132070

The new look of TV news The number of business stories on mainstream ABC, CBS and NBC nightly newscasts rose 19% last year, to 1,175 from 989 in 1998.- Center for Media and Public Affairs NEW YORK -- The trend had been building for months, but this week clinched it. Business news is now a staple of mainstream television. Traditional newscasts that once dismissed business news as too geeky and non-visual for TV ran breathless reports about America Online's agreement to buy Time Warner, devoting precious airtime to a pair of CEOs who joke that they've each had a "charisma bypass." CBS MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer says viewers feel increasingly connected to Wall Street -- not just because it's booming -- and are enthralled by the unpredictable daily flow.