MARCH, 2008 - NR TOP 10 Stories
Renowned television talk show host Larry King returns to the NR Top 10 in our June Biz Who Is column. Our Top 10 reviews are gaining momentum and this month took the top four spots on out National Radio Top 10 rankings. As a change of pace on this Top 10 we listed the most popular stories viewed that were published during the period January 1, 2007 to March 15 2007. Overall Dr Beat Richner tops the list and has done so for most of the Top 10 rankings over the past two years. - SEARCH ENGINES GUILTY OF INTERNET THEFT?.... - Entertainment - TV

BIZ WHO IS - TERRY LYONS - The NBA - MARCH 2008
Lyons was instrumental in the effort to integrate NBA players into the Olympic movement prior to 1992. Those efforts helped propel the NBA onto the global stage at an exponential rate: most recently, NBA players represented eight of the 12 counties in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and 15 of the 24 countries in the 2006 World Championship in Japan. Throughout his career, Lyons helped launch NBA.com, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA TV and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). In addition, he managed broadcast and public relations relationships with ABC/ESPN, NBC Sports, CBS, CNN and Turner Sports. In 1986, he created and organized NBA Photos to assist NBA Entertainment in chronicling photographically the league’s growth and history. - TV - Business Internet Technology

2007 YEAR IN REVIEW - JANUARY, 2008
Looking back on the top stories of 2007 two things jumped out most notably June with five stories of interest while January and May with four were the top months. Second our NR Top 10 Stories surged in reader attention. The March NR Top 10 was the fastest ever riser up the charts until overtaken in successive months of May, June and July with July eventaully becoming the most read NR Top 10 column followed by May. - Entertainment - TV

BIZ WHO IS - The Grammy's Neil Portnow - September 2007
Among his new ideas Portnow created and integrated "My GRAMMY Moment" on the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards — the first-ever interactive creative segment on the GRAMMY Awards telecast - TV -

BIZ WHO IS/ARE - IVANKA & DONALD TRUMP JR? - JULY 2007
While not being aware of her presence since I tuned on the Apprentice late many thoughts came to mind when I first saw the young blond haired blue-eyed girl in Carolyn Kepcher's place. - Northwest Airlines Survives - San Antonio Spurs SPECIAL - Dolly Parton Honored - Mozilla - KFC - TV - Business Internet Technology

BIZ WHO IS - LARRY KING - JUNE 2007
King was named both the fourth-greatest radio talk show host of all time and the top television talk show host of all time. King is the only person to place in the top ten on both lists. LARRY KING TAKES ON THE WORLD - TV - Business Internet Technology

BIZ WHO IS - 19 Entertainment American idol's 800 Ton Gorilla - May, 2007
For any show that pays one of its judges Simon Cowell US $36 million a year to dissect thousands of American Idol hopefuls and contestants you know that there is a tremendous revenue stream in the American Idol brand as well as being the David Beckham connection - BMI - Gloria Molina - Sony Pictures Television International - TV - Business Internet Technology

BIZ WHO IS - Bob Block - The Godfather of PPVTV (Pay Per View Television - February, 2007
"I began looking into Pay-TV in 1970 when the U.S. Supreme Court made Pay Television legal by denying an injunction against Pay TV. I decided to form a pay-TV network in 1972. In France where we were instrumental in forming Canal +, the most successful pay TV service in Europe." - Ted Turner - Bill Mechanic (The Titanic) - American Idol's Simon Fuller, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul prove What Goes Around Comes Around - Business Internet Technology

BIZ WHO IS - The David Beckham Connection - Tim Leiweke & AEG - March, 2007
The David Beckham, LA Kings, LA Galaxy, American Idol CONNECTION - Virgin USA - Olivia Newton-John - Los Angeles Lakers part owner Ed Roski - Warner Home Video & Bruce Lee - Hollywood Close Up - Dr Beat Richner - Ralph DiSibio the street kid to president of Westinghouse - Red Herring - Business Internet Technology

BIZ WHO IS - TED TURNER - The King of Cable TV - January, 2007
Ted Turner - Dubai's Al Sharq - AP - AFP - FOX NEWS - Porsche - Toshu Fukami - Boonkerd Angamnuaysr - Fender - Showtime Network - Toshiba - France 24 - Panasonic - AOL - Business Internet Technology

2006

BIZ WHO IS - NEW: SHAKERS & MOVERS In BUSINESS - October, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal Group - Ralph DiSibio - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation - BMI - Business Success Story from Crystal Mansion - Mark Burnett Productions - NBC Universal - DreamWorks Television - Internet Phishing Group - More Business Internet Technology

BIZ WHO IS - BOB COSTAS? - September, 2006
Costas has won 19 Emmy awards -- 15 for outstanding sports host or play-by-play, two for writing, one for his late night interview show "Later....with Bob Costas,"... More Entertainment - More TV

BIZ WHO IS - NEW: SHAKERS & MOVERS In BUSINESS - September, 2006
Warren Buffett - Donald Trump - Bob Costas - John Madden - Tyra Banks - Corey Booth - Samsung - Premiere Radio Network - Get Reel with former Westinghouse president Ralph DiSibio - Business Internet Technology

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