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Michaels needed to get station clearances up fast or face ratings doom. So he agreed to talk to me. One thing he said illustrated how sure he was of his mission: "When we do well, we do the best comedy on TV. That's not ego; that's just the way it is."

Williams will step aside from “NBC Nightly News” for the next “several days” to address questions raised about a story Williams told of being in a helicopter hit by an RPG over Iraq in 2003–a story widely discredited.

The “fact-checking” inquiry will review not only the Iraq incident but also Mr. Williams’s reporting during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as any other issues that arise during the investigation.

Jane Fonda made her TV acting debut in the NBC' movie for television 'A String of Beads,' which she credits for being considered for more serious film roles. Comedian Richard Pryor guested on Tom Jones' first variety hour for ATV in the UK. Gladys Knight and the Pips (pictured), Carol Channing and Sid Caesar headlined 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on CBS-TV. And Robin Williams starred in the pilot movie about 'Mork & MIndy.' The ABC-TV series began the following September. ALL the milestones for Feb. 7th INSIDE.

Rosie O’Donnell is leaving “The View” after just five months to focus on her family, following a breakup with her wife Michelle.

“Brokaw wants Williams’ head on a platter,” an NBC source said. “He is making a lot of noise at NBC that a lesser journalist or producer would have been immediately fired or suspended for a false report.”

Mark Ramsey of Mark Ramsey Media has 7 points to be digested Ramsey will be one of the guest speakers in Pentiction in May at the BCAB convention....

A Fox News analyst, Howard Kurtz, said, “The admission raises serious questions about his credibility in a business that values that quality above all else.” On CNN’s “New Day,” the host Chris Cuomo said that attributing the lie to “the fog of war” wasn’t acceptable and the Internet would “eat him alive.”

If McGuire hoped her porous ban would stop the questions about CBC News stars getting cozy with the financial and political elite, Mansbridge’s high-profile appearance at FarmTech has promptly reignited them. Come Inside and Read More...

Frank Sinatra debuted as star of the 'Lucky Strike Hit Parade' on CBS radio, The final episode of the talking horse comedy 'Mr. Ed' (with Vancouver's Alan Young) aired on CBS-TV. One of OTR's last dramatic gasps 'CBS Mystery Theatre' (airing 5 times a week) had its premiere. And Simon Fraser University's CJSF-FM began testing at 90.1 MHz; its official launch was a week later on Valentines Day. ALL the milestones for Feb. 6th INSIDE.