The Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 32nd Annual Mid-America Emmy Awards on Saturday at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St. Louis.

List of winners: http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/10/06/daily8.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

 Fox News' telecast of the debate was its most-watched ever in the 12-year history of the network, Nielsen Media Research said Friday afternoon. It was also the top-rated cable newscast for the debate with 11.1 million viewers. It tied with CBS News' viewership and only ABC (13.1 million) and NBC (12.8 million) were higher.

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All that brand-spanking-new TV programming that was going to lure viewers back after last season's writers strike? Not really doing the job.

Complete article: http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=131502

The Bonneville St. Louis Radio Group announced the addition of award-winning St. Louis sports media veteran Randy Karraker to the Sports/Talk 101.1 station line-up. Karraker will join the newly created station as part of the Afternoon Drive team when the station debuts on January 1, 2009.

As news organizations chase exclusives about the Wall Street meltdown, they also are grappling with a troubling question: Why didn't they see this coming?

Complete article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/05/AR2008100502562.html