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Tropical Storm Isaac
2:18 pm
Mon August 27, 2012

WTUL to go off air for Isaac

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WTUL 90.5 FM, Tulane University's student-run radio station, will be going off the air from midnight tonight to 8:00 a.m. Thursday.

The closure is in response to the approach of Tropical Storm Isaac, the station said today on its Twitter feed.

Television
1:18 pm
Thu August 16, 2012

Jaws, Teeth And Fins! Oh My! 'Shark Week' At 25

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Credit Chris Fallows / Discovery Channel
In a scene from the "Shark Week" show Air Jaws Apocalypse, a great white shark goes after a seal.
Credit Discovery Communications / PR Newswire
Chompie, a giant inflatable shark that measures 446 feet long, peeks out of the global headquarters building of Discovery Communications.
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By John Donvan

Originally published on Fri August 17, 2012 12:06 pm

The Discovery Channel's annual "Shark Week" is one of the longest running events on cable television. After 25 years on the air, the weeklong series of programming dedicated solely to sharks has become an American icon. Comedian Stephen Colbert has called it his second favorite time of year.

Legend has it that it all began as an idea scribbled down on a napkin during a brainstorming meeting.

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Business
4:14 am
Wed August 15, 2012

BBC Exec to become head of NY Times

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Originally published on Wed August 15, 2012 6:32 am

Mark Thompson is a former BBC executive, and he will face a different business model from the non-profit British broadcaster. The paper is run by a board that's largely elected by a family trust. Thompson will start in November. The paper has been without a chief since last December.

It's All Politics
6:03 am
Sun August 12, 2012

Obama Ad Buys Ensure 'No Escape' For Tampa During GOP Convention

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The Tampa Bay Host Committee for the Republican National Convention began installing banners on Wednesday.
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At the end of August, the eyes of the political world turn to Tampa, Fla., for the Republican National Convention. It promises to dominate the national and local news in Tampa Bay that week and suck all the political air out of the room.

So if you're the Obama campaign, what do you do? How do you counterprogram Romney-palooza?

Apparently, by buying lots of TV airtime on The Bachelor, Dr. Oz and Rachael Ray.

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