And he called attention to other minority on-air talent, including Bryant Gumbel , who has been set to anchor the network's new morning show next season, his brother, football commentator Greg Gumbel and 60 Minutes correspondents Ed Bradley and Vicki Mabrey . By the same token, he added, few independent program producers are likely to be able to sell shows to ABC . For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks will dominate basketball coverage by NBC and Turner Network Television next season, according to announcements made by the network and the NBA on Friday. NBC says it will kick off its NBA telecasts on Christmas Day with a double-header featuring New York vs. Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles. Meeting with reporters at the summer press tour in Pasadena, Duchovny remarked that he figures that the show could go on without his character, Fox Mulder.
Nobody is indispensable.
It's a brand name. The head of the BBC arts division said Friday that she is quitting after six years to become the executive director of arts for the British Arts Council. However, BBC News on Saturday cited unnamed sources as saying that Kim Evans is quitting because of frustration over her inability to get arts programs on the air and because of cutbacks in the budget for documentaries about the arts. In the old days, we presumed that the audience wanted to know about things. Studio Briefing Edited by Lew Irwin Articles Copyright , StudioBriefing .