- Dick Ebersol: The NBC Sports chief will be a guest on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report Wednesday night. The appearance — which comes days after Ebersol blasted outgoing Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien for being an “astounding failure” — will likely focus at least in part on Colbert’s fundraising efforts for the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. (pressdemocrat.com)
- Joe Namath: The former Jets’ QB, who famously guaranteed his team’s Super Bowl III victory against the then-Baltimore Colts, will narrate the opening for CBS’ Jets/Colts AFC Championship Game this Sunday. (Sports Media News)
Ted Turner, whose cable business transformed TV sports, dies
Ted Turner, the media mogul and team owner whose TBS "SuperStation" helped pave the way the era of cable...
