On the national scene, there's quite a bit going on in TV and radio today. Last night, of course, I told you that Fox's House is ending its eight-season run, but there's more. Read on for what's making news elsewhere across the country:
NEWS CORP. REPORTS UPTICK IN REVENUE: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which owns the Fox broadcast network, Fox News, Fox Sports and so on, reported its second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, which included revenue of $1.5 billion for the company's television operations, up 11% from $1.4 billion versus the same quarter last year. The TV part of the business brought in $189 million, up $38 million or 25% compared to the same period a year ago. [TVNewsCheck]
MARTIN MULL & FRED WILLARD WORKING ON TV PILOT: Comedians Martin Mull and Fred Willard - best known for Fernwood 2 Night - want to get back on TV, and they're working on a pilot for a new show set in their hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
CNN SUSPENDS ROLAND MARTIN: Just days after sending tweets that were deemed anti-gay, CNN political analyst Roland Martin is off the cable network, suspended indefinitely. Martin later apologized, but it wasn't enough to keep him on TV ... for now. [AP via TVNewsCheck]
HUCK TO TAKE ON RUSH: Former Arkansas Governor, Fox News Channel host and one-time presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be the latest to take on the undisputed leader of conservative talk radio, Rush Limbaugh. Cumulus Media, which owns more than 500 radio stations nationwide, will debut Huckabee's new radio show on April 2, and it will air opposite Limbaugh's long-running program. No word yet on if the show will air anywhere in the Tri-State. [Radio Ink Magazine]
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