About Us

We believe in TV broadcasting—free, universal, over-the-air broadcasting, where TV got its start and which still offers hertz-for-hertz the best TV programming and public service around. It is our privilege to serve the thousands of individuals who make it happen. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, every working day, we deliver news and information for station owners, managers, account executives, programmers, engineers, technicians, anchors, reporters and producers.

Like any good newspaper, we closely follow the goings on within our community of TV stations. But we also keep an eye on Washington, the broadcast networks, the advertising marketplace, hardware vendors and—this may be most important—corporate headquarters. And we cover cable, satellite, the Internet and other media, but only because they have an impact on broadcasting. Our focus is always on the TV station.

There are already plenty of magazines, newsletters and Web sites that cover TV broadcasting. We do not want to add to the information overload. Our idea is to organize all that is out there, mix in our original reporting and commentary and bring it all together on your desktop with the urgency of all-news radio.

The site is designed to give you an up-to-the minute briefing on the dynamic world of TV broadcasting with one top-to-bottom scroll. We read everything so you don't have to. Our promise is that you won't miss a thing if you keep checking in.

We are working in a new medium, where the rules change every day, but we are old-fashioned journalists. We want to deliver the news as quickly as we can. We want the scoop. But we also want your trust. We do not sacrifice speed for accuracy. We do not report anything unless we have checked it out or made certain it comes from a credible source.

We are led by three veteran journalists who have been closely following the TV business for more than a quarter century, mostly from top positions at Broadcasting & Cable. Editor and Co-Publisher Harry A. Jessell worked at B&C as a reporter and editor from 1978 to 2004. For the final seven years, he was the top editor. Publisher Kathy Haley is a former New York bureau chief for B&C, but she also was top editor at Cablevision, View, NATPE Programmer and Extra Extra Daily. Managing Editor Mark K. Miller preceded Jessell's arrival at B&C by three years, and was managing editor when he left in 1998. Since then, he has continued to cover TV as a freelance writer and editor.

We feel closer to TV broadcasting than we would if we were publishing a magazine or newsletter. Like broadcasting, our Web site is electronic, universal, ad-supported and immediate. Our journalistic model is all-news radio. We feel more like descendents of Marconi than of Gutenberg. It's nice to be part of the extended family.

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