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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
12/10: Mike Kavanagh funeral arrangements set for Friday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The funeral services for Mike Kavanagh, long-time news man at WSB-AM and financial planner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Saint Brigid Catholic Church. The address: 3400 Old Alabama Road in John Creek. Mass starts at 10:30 a.m. followed by a reception.
In lieu of flowers, donate money to [FODAC, Friends of Disabled Adults & Children.](http://www.fodac.org/
Or Clark Howard Christmas Kids here. Kavanagh was set to help Clark out this Friday with on-air fundraising, but he died suddenly last Saturday at age 57. Based on the comments from his colleagues, he was well respected and well liked across the board.
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12/9: Jay Leno going to 10 p.m. weekdays, redefining “late night”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jimmy Kimmel and “Nightline” producers just breathed a sigh of relief. Rumors had Jay Leno possibly going to ABC once his deal with NBC ended next year on the “Tonight Show” after 17 years. But Leno looks to be staying at NBC — at 10 p.m. weekdays.
The New York Times’ Bill Carter,, who chronicled NBC’s loss of David Letterman back in the early 1990s in a best-selling book broke the story on the Times Web site tonight.
10 p.m., for the Big Three networks (minus Fox, which cedes that hour to local news), has traditionally been the home to adult dramas such as “L.A. Law,” “E.R.” and “Law & Order.” Now it’s going to be another hour for Tom Cruise to pimp his latest movie and hear Leno pop an O.J. joke. This would be far cheaper for NBC. Carter’s story estimates it would save NBC up to $13 million a week in costs. Ratings will likely be lower, too, but he will work 46 weeks a year. A typical series airs original programming 22 to 24 weeks a year.
NBC had previously announced Conan O’Brien would take over “The Tonight Show” in May in the biggest late-night move since 1992. But Leno is still very successful and NBC clearly did this to ensure Leno does not compete with O’Brien. The show is set to begin next fall, according to Carter’s account.
What do you think? This appears to be a smart move on NBC’s part because its 10 p.m. are mostly struggling, with “SVU” losing steam, “Law & Order” aging, “ER’ retiring and “Knight Rider” cancelled.
