In a holiday weekend surprise, The Baltimore Sun was sold by the investment firm Alden Global Capital to David Smith, the chairman of local TV station giant Sinclair Broadcast Group.
The Sun broke the news Monday, also revealing that Smith is joined in the venture by Armstrong Williams, a conservative political commentator who hosts a program syndicated on Sinclair’s 185 TV stations.
News of the sale sparked immediate interest in a reaction from David Simon, creator of the acclaimed HBO series The Wire. Simon spent years working as a journalist at the Sun, and made a fictional version of the newspaper a focal point of season five of the series.
“What is left to say about American newspapering?” Simon said on X, afyter being tagged by the sportswriter and political pundit Charles Pierce.
“Everyone who is in within the sound of an honest Bawlamer accent needs to subscribe to the @BaltimoreBanner right fucking now.
The Sun broke the news Monday, also revealing that Smith is joined in the venture by Armstrong Williams, a conservative political commentator who hosts a program syndicated on Sinclair’s 185 TV stations.
News of the sale sparked immediate interest in a reaction from David Simon, creator of the acclaimed HBO series The Wire. Simon spent years working as a journalist at the Sun, and made a fictional version of the newspaper a focal point of season five of the series.
“What is left to say about American newspapering?” Simon said on X, afyter being tagged by the sportswriter and political pundit Charles Pierce.
“Everyone who is in within the sound of an honest Bawlamer accent needs to subscribe to the @BaltimoreBanner right fucking now.
- 1/16/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Washington — Sinclair Broadcast Group defended its plans to divest stations as a way to secure approval for its merger with Tribune Media, dismissing critics as resorting to “speculation, exaggeration, and outright misstatement to conjure alleged harm.”
The $3.9 billion transaction that would create an unprecedented giant in local broadcasting, as Sinclair would be the largest owner of stations with a reach of almost 59% of the country. Under the plan, Sinclair would ultimately own 215 stations in 102 markets.
Sinclair still has to shed a number of other stations to comply with media ownership rules, including one that limits broadcast holdings to no more than 39% of the country. In April, it outlined a list of 23 outlets it plans to sell, but critics said the company would continue to have influence over a number of the divested stations.
Sinclair’s divestments were extensive enough to trigger another round of public comments to the FCC, and in a filing on Thursday,...
The $3.9 billion transaction that would create an unprecedented giant in local broadcasting, as Sinclair would be the largest owner of stations with a reach of almost 59% of the country. Under the plan, Sinclair would ultimately own 215 stations in 102 markets.
Sinclair still has to shed a number of other stations to comply with media ownership rules, including one that limits broadcast holdings to no more than 39% of the country. In April, it outlined a list of 23 outlets it plans to sell, but critics said the company would continue to have influence over a number of the divested stations.
Sinclair’s divestments were extensive enough to trigger another round of public comments to the FCC, and in a filing on Thursday,...
- 7/6/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
When I was eight years old, I was racing my new Tonka toy truck up and down the concrete sidewalk on my block. I was doing so by bending over and pushing the truck as fast as I could with both hands.
The truck slipped out of my hand, and my momentum carried me quite a bit before I came to a stop.
I was fortunate my clothing protected most of me. Unfortunately, most of me did not include my face. My head skidded face down. As a result, the sidewalk tore much of the skin off my face.
My mother had just learned to drive and wasn’t very good at it.
I didn’t help I was screaming and crying as was my sister. She was screaming and crying not so much because my face looked like it had been through a meat grinder but because my mother was screaming and crying.
The truck slipped out of my hand, and my momentum carried me quite a bit before I came to a stop.
I was fortunate my clothing protected most of me. Unfortunately, most of me did not include my face. My head skidded face down. As a result, the sidewalk tore much of the skin off my face.
My mother had just learned to drive and wasn’t very good at it.
I didn’t help I was screaming and crying as was my sister. She was screaming and crying not so much because my face looked like it had been through a meat grinder but because my mother was screaming and crying.
- 4/5/2017
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Samuel L. Jackson is making no apologies for ripping into Ben Carson after the Housing and Urban Development Secretary referred to slaves as immigrants during his first address to employees.
“There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land,” said the retired neurosurgeon, who was confirmed to lead the department last week.
The 69-year-old actor posted an expletive-laden message on Twitter in response to the comparison,...
“There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land,” said the retired neurosurgeon, who was confirmed to lead the department last week.
The 69-year-old actor posted an expletive-laden message on Twitter in response to the comparison,...
- 3/9/2017
- by Reagan Alexander and Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Ben Carson is in hot water yet again after he referred to slaves as immigrants during his first address to employees as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
The retired neurosurgeon, who was confirmed to lead the department last week, spoke highly of immigrants in his first remarks to staff on Monday, praising their work ethic before making the startling comparison.
“There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great...
The retired neurosurgeon, who was confirmed to lead the department last week, spoke highly of immigrants in his first remarks to staff on Monday, praising their work ethic before making the startling comparison.
“There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great...
- 3/7/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Dr. Ben Carson, one of the rivals President-elect Donald Trump vanquished in the Republican primary, is taking a pass on joining his administation, a friend told The Hill. “Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he’s never run a federal agency,” his business manager and friend Armstrong Williams told the paper, adding that Carson would be an informal advisor to the new president. Many online critics noted that while Carson was willing to lead the country, he apparently didn’t feel up to running a single federal agency. Also Read: Ben Carson's 'Morning Joe' Appearance...
- 11/15/2016
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Tagline: "You are Humanity's Last Stand." As Armstrong Williams stated: "if it bleeds, it leads." In this case, a distraught mother pays the ultimate price. The promotional material for the apocalyptic Pandemic continues to show dire situations. This film is slated for an early April release, through XLRator Media. And, Pandemic stars Rachel Nichols (Alex Cross), Mekhi Phifer (Dawn of the Dead) and Alfie Allen. Dustin T. Benson developed the script, with John Suits directing. The film's latest clip is hosted here. Fans of zombified feature are surely starting to piece together the film's storyline. For others, a virus is going global, turning the infected into bloodthirsty animals. A team of scientists and researchers are tasked with entering a quarantined zone, to find clues for possible immunization. However, an army of killers stand in this team's way. The film has been shot with the viewer as the protagonist. Viewers will...
- 3/7/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
In an open letter set to be published Monday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Larry Flynt is offering "between $50,000 and $1 million" to anyone with proof that a top adviser to Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is guilty of sexual harassment. "Dr. Carson, Heal Thyself!" the Hustler publisher begins in the paid ad, then goes on to describe a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit against Armstrong Williams, a conservative radio personality whom Carson has described as being part of a "package deal" should he be elected president. "Armstrong Williams, your brother in faith and the person you say
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- 12/13/2015
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Carson’s inflammatory comments about Muslims, illegal immigration, mass shooting victims and Jews during the Holocaust have caused his poll numbers to surge. Speaking to the New York Times, the Republican presidential candidate’s business manager, Armstrong Williams, said Carson used to heed the advice of advisers who told him to tone down his statements. But he has now decided to double down on recent controversial comments that advisers feared “could be a game changer for him, and not in a good way.” “He would listen to others and abandon sometimes what he feels deep down. But for the last two weeks he.
- 10/12/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
O.K. let’s see if I can do this without one smart ass remark. It’ll be hard but I think I can do it An independently produced TV documentary about surgeon and cooperative hero Dr. Ben Carson is set to air this weekend in nationwide on local stations and network affiliates across the country this weekend. The news about the broadcast of the documentary, which is called “Ben Carson: A Breath of Fresh Air; A New Prescription for America”, was first reported by black conservative activist and columnist Armstrong Williams in his column in The Washington Times. By a strange coincidence the show is produced by conservative production company which happens to be owned by...
- 11/6/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Called "one of the most recognized conservative voices in America" conservative pundit, columnist and Fox News favorite Armstrong Williams has announced that his company Howard Stirk Holdings will be buying Wmmp-tv in Charleston, S.C. from the Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Furthermore, Sinclair also previously announced they would be selling two other TV stations it currently owns to Williams’ company, including Whp-tv in Harrisburg, Pa and that those deals are currently “making their way through the government approval process."The sales would make Williams one of the very few African American TV station owners in the country, where station ownership “dropped...
- 8/2/2013
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Sinclair Broadcast Group‘s shares are up about 1.6% in after-market trading after it announced its second major station deal this week — part of an effort to boost its presence in small markets — and a side pact to sell stations to a new firm owned by conservative commentator Armstrong Williams. The latest acquisition includes 18 stations owned by Barrington Broadcasting, with an additional agreement to either operate or provide services to six other stations. The 24 stations reach 3.4% of the country and include affiliates for all of the major networks including NBC outlets in Flint, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio; and Syracuse, NY. Sinclair says it expects the deal to close in Q2, following FCC and antitrust approval. It will take out bank loans or access capital markets to pay for the stations. On Tuesday, Sinclair agreed to pay $95M for four outlets owned by Cox Media. When combined, Sinclair expects “our expertise and resources...
- 2/28/2013
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
WASHINGTON -- The FCC launched a pair of payola investigations late today in an effort to find out if conservative columnist Armstrong Williams's $240,000 payment from the Department of Education and a radio station program director's acceptance of trips and tickets to sporting events from record promoters violated the nation's laws against the practice. "I have instructed the Enforcement Bureau to open two investigations: One into issues regarding commentator Armstrong Williams; and the other into issues regarding station WKSE (FM), Niagara Falls, New York, licensed a subsidiary of Entercom Communications Corporation," Powell said. "These provisions govern disclosure and sponsorship identification regarding payments or other consideration in connection with broadcast programs." On Thursday Democratic commissioner Jonathan Adelstein called for an investigation into the Armstrong saying there is no difference between the government paying someone for air time than a record company.
- 1/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams' apology for taking a $240,000 payment from the Department of Education to promote the No Child Left Behind Act might not go far enough, and one FCC commissioner wants to launch a payola investigation into the deal. Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said there is no difference between the feds paying someone for airtime and a record company doing the same. "It doesn't make a difference to me as far as the FCC is concerned," Adelstein said. "It doesn't matter if it's the government or a record label." Adelstein said he has received a dozen e-mails about the show, some of which came from the media-policy advocacy group Free Press and some from individuals.
- 1/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams' apology for taking a $240,000 payment from the Department of Education to promote the No Child Left Behind Act might not go far enough, as one FCC commissioner wants to launch a payola investigation into the deal. Democratic Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said there is no difference between the government paying someone for air time than a record company. "It doesn't make a difference to me as far as the FCC is concerned," Adelstein said. "It doesn't matter if it's the government or a record label."...
- 1/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sinclair Broadcast Group is conducting an internal inquiry into an appearance made on one of its news programs by political pundit Armstrong Williams. Williams admitted last week he received more than $240,000 from the Department of Education to promote its No Child Left Behind initiative, a relationship he did not disclose to networks where he had discussed the subject, including CNN, as well as in his newspaper column syndicated by Tribune Media Services. Tribune has since terminated his column. Barry Faber, general counsel for Sinclair, a station group with holdings in 39 U.S. markets, disclosed that Williams was under contract last year as an independent consultant to the company and is believed to have interviewed Education Secretary Rod Paige on a Sinclair-produced nightly news program, "News Central", about No Child Left Behind. But he asserted that Sinclair had no knowledge of Williams' relationship with the Education Department.
- 1/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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