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Mark Washburn writes television and radio commentary for The Charlotte Observer. You can reach him at mwashburn@charlotteobserver.com or (704) 358-5007.



WASHBURN ON TELEVISION

  • Sorry, Jazz fans, change may have you singing blues

    WNSC is changing formats to carry NPR news and more public affairs shows.

    Charlotte's only jazz radio station switches formats today.

  • Go inside a real hospital

    It's tough to beat a hospital as a stage for drama, and that's why so many shows – soap operas to “Grey's Anatomy” – make them a setting.

  • WBTV news will air its opinion

    Editorials, a feature that used to be common on local TV, make a return today.

  • Filmmaker hails legacy of WGIV

    Black radio's roots reach to the late 1940s in Memphis, says documentarian Paul Grant.

  • WSOC leaves `Housewives' viewers feeling desperate

    For Charlotte viewers, "Desperate Housewives" had a "Sopranos"-like ending Sunday, one that wasn't in the script.

  • WSOC botches end of `Housewives' finale

    For Charlotte viewers, "Desperate Housewives" had a "Sopranos"-like ending Sunday, one that wasn't in the script.

  • Newspapers trim delivery routes

    Medium adjusting to rising fuel costs, falling revenues

    Faced with rising newsprint and fuel costs, newspapers in the Carolinas and other parts of the country are cutting deliveries on the fringes of their circulation zones.

  • How Carolinas Papers Fared

    Here is a statistical snapshot of how the largest newspapers in the Carolinas fared in the most recent circulation and Web metrics. Overall reach is the number of people in the designated market area who read the newspaper or visited its Web site within a 30-day period. Total unique users is the number of visitors monthly to the Web site regardless of where they're from.

  • Mathis may get back to WCCB

    Station may audition once-zany forecaster as host of morning show

    Mathis may get back to WCCB Station may audition once-zany forecaster as

  • Speed channel inks Charlotte studio deal

    $7 million spent for production, office space

    Charlotte-based Speed channel closed Thursday on what will become a high-tech broadcast center in the University Park area.

  • Anchor juggles `jail time' and air time

    Justice's replacement at WCNC did undercover stint as an inmate

    Not many people want to go to jail, particularly if they're not guilty of anything.

  • `Bachelor' contestant tells all

    Charlotte's Kristine Heffelfinger dishes on buying her own wardrobe and what she really thought of ABC's hunk

    tv/radio `Bachelor' contestant tells all Charlotte's Kristine Heffelfinger dishes on buying her own wardrobe and what she really thought of ABC's hunk Stunning gowns, dazzling jewelry and just-so shoes are all part of the glamorous image for contestants on "The Bachelor."

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