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Article: Hearst-Argyle Sows Seeds of Own Show; Former CNN Anchor Carlos Watson to Host Run of Specials.(Hearst-Argyle Television Inc.)
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- TelevisionWeek
- Article date:
- January 15, 2007
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Byline: Michele Greppi
Hearst-Argyle Television is taking syndicated programming matters into its own hands, seeking to grow some new specials featuring former CNN anchor Carlos Watson into a daytime talk show.
This week the station group, whose 29 outlets reach 18 percent of U.S. homes with TV, is planning to announce quarterly interview specials slated to run in prime time. Hearst-Argyle is designing the programs to evolve into a daytime, Monday-through-Friday strip.
Mr. Watson, the peripatetic, entrepreneurial, lawyer-turned-cable news personality, raised his profile most recently with a stop of nearly three years at CNN. His hour-long ...