Chicago, IL —Okay, retirement was the wrong word to use.     It was obviously the reality that CBS was going trough lean times and Pam Zekman took home a King’s Ransom sized paycheck.     They laid her and a small busload of newsroom faces off in this drastic economy move.     After a half-century as Chicago's top investigative journalist, Zekman is wealthy and earned herself a dream retirement package.  Don’t shed a tear for this legendary, Queen of the Ambush Interview, she is now off to new adventures! By the way, Zekman influenced me too, more than she will ever know! The more difficult job falls in the hands if WBBM-TV’s News Director, Jeff Harris .  He must find a leaner, meaner version of Zekman to fill her shoes.   I know just the top gun investigative reporter and a kick ass producer, perfect for the Chicago market.  The ad revenue has to perk up a bit.  CBS2 knows it must move on a...

Hollywood, CA —I was not going to weigh in on this story until I began to think of the huge collateral damage caused by the abrupt cancellation of, Two and A Half Men . Estimates of the financial loss to CBS are an astronomical, quarter-billion dollars. The show was wildly successful during a period when people everywhere have been avoiding television altogether. The show was the main choice of our airlines to entertain passengers in the sky. Yes, the show is downright funny and the players all have great chemistry. At the heart of this mess is a talented, handsome but troubled Charlie Sheen . Exhibitionistic excessive womanizing, drug and alcohol consumption has taken center stage. That behavior seems to now be pushing Sheen out in the cold. Sheen has been reckless not only with his own blessed career but the careers of everyone connected to the show. I don’t want to see this quality show end. The losers will include the fans America’s Drug War is beyond an abject failure. It has ...

Chicago, IL —This CBS owned and operated station just fired their general Manager, Joe Ahern . That not an unusual event in the volatile times of today’s television and news business. Ahearn is a key player in that lawsuit brought by former WMAQ-TV reporter, Amy Jacobson . Jacobson became a sordid and unnecessary news story at CBS2 while she was doing a risky undercover assignment. That story involved the year-old Lisa Stebic missing person case Jacobson was doing at NBC5. CBS2 was out-of-bounds in their salacious report and ultimately it cost Jacobson her job, home and more. CBS2 now needs Ahearn’s full cooperation to fight Jacobson’s litigation and now that appears doubtful. It’s anyone’s guess what’s next as this all falls into the hands of the new GM, Mark "Bruno" Cohen. Jacobson who is an award winning reporter has her own fan base. Jacobson retained a big gun litigator, filed suit and has been trying to get her life back. The litigation can go on for years....