Dec. 27 marks the “closing bell” for TV’s long-running Nightly Business Report, learns Grumpy Editor.
The business news program has aired five nights a week since 1979.
Linda O’Bryon, the program’s founding executive, recounts, "before NBR, viewers had to wait until the morning newspaper to find out how their stocks closed the day before. It seems almost quaint by today’s standards. The notion of a business news program delivering stock quotes, business news and analysis just two and a half hours after the closing market bell resonated with millions of viewers.”
She adds, “When we went national in 1981, 125 public stations carried the program.” It soon moved to more than 250 stations.
“At its peak, we had bureaus in London, Tokyo, New York, Washington, Chicago and other centers,” says O’Bryon. "Nightly Business Report" remained the most-watched daily business news program on television –-- broadcast or cable throughout that time.”
After several ownership changes, CNBC purchased the program in 2013.
“Times have changed,” O’Bryon points out, “and there are many ways viewers can access business news, which is instantly available on smart phones along with several cable channels dedicated to business news around the clock.”
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
U.S. ECONOMY CONTINUES UPSWING. Government reports show a picture of a steadily growing U.S. economy, fueled by solid consumer spending. The Commerce Department estimates the economy expanded at a moderate 2.1 percent annual rate in the summer. In the July-September quarter, rise in gross domestic product (GDP) exceeds the government's initial estimate of 1.9 percent annual rate. Spending is being supported by rising incomes and an unemployment rate near the lowest levels in a half century.
PEARL HARBOR REMEMBERED. Saturday marks the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It resulted in four battleships sunk and four others damaged. Also sunk or damaged were three cruisers, three destroyers, a minelayer and 188 aircraft, while 2,402 people were killed and 1,282 wounded.
SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL TIME SOLD. Television commercial time during the Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 is sold out, says Fox Corp. For a 30-second commercial during the football game, advertisers are paying up to a lofty $5.6 million vs. $5.3 million a year ago on CBS.
'TRICKS' AIMED AT WRITERS. Debuting on Wednesday is Writers' Tricks of the Trade: 39 Things You Need to Know About the ABCs of Writing, Kindle edition. Written by Morgan St. James, author of 18 books, she says “every chapter is packed a little about a lot, sort of like the appetizer table at a writing buffet. From tips, techniques and tricks --- each chapter has something that can be used immediately, written in lively, entertaining prose, a valuable addition to any aspiring or published writer's bookshelf.”
ONE WAY TO BEAT HEAVY TRAFFIC. A start-up is making plans to use aircraft to fly over heavy rush-hour traffic in Southern California. Set to carry first passengers in January, a monthly charge starts at $1,250 or about $60 a day if used Mondays through Fridays.
COUPLE BUYS WAITRESS CAR. A couple eating at a Denny’s restaurant in Galveston, Texas, hear that waitress Adrianna Edwards walks four hours to and from work. After finishing their meals, the anonymous couple returns with a 2011 Nissan Sentra and hands Edwards the keys. Now, Edwards has a 30-minute commute.
MORE AMERICANS BECOME HEAVY. A Gallup poll finds 28 percent of Americans say they weigh 200 pounds or more, a four-point jump from an earlier poll to 2009. Still, notes Gallup, fewer Americans consider themselves overweight or obese.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER FOLDS. OC Weekly, covering Orange County in California to Long Beach with a circulation of 45,000, closes after 24 years in print.
ANIMAL CRUELTY BECOMES FEDERAL FELONY. President Donald Trump signs a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony, saying the measure would help us be "more responsible and humane stewards of our planet."
WANT TO BUY A MISSILE COMPLEX? A former Titan II missile complex on 12.5 acres near Florence, Arizona, is for sale. Price tag for the fixer-upper: $395,000.
$400 FAJITAS ON MENU. Guard and Grace, a new Houston restaurant is selling fajitas, the popular Tex-Mex entree, for a hefty $400. Owner and chef Troy Guard says the special fajitas include pounds of beef, all the sides, enchiladas and handmade tortillas with gold leaf.
Many thanks to Grumpy Editor for "plugging" the 4th Edition of Writers' Tricks of the Trade. Official release date December 4 for Kindle, ePub and Paperback.
Posted by: Morgan St James | December 02, 2019 at 02:22 PM