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January 9, 2002

Arts&Entertainment: January 9, 2002 Arbitrator rules for ex-anchor in WTSP suit
Pat Minarcin, a former WTSP-Ch. 10 news anchor who filed an age-discrimination lawsuit against the CBS affiliate in 1999, was awarded more than $280,000 in back pay and damages Sunday by an arbitration judge.

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TODAY'S VOCABULARY LESSON: Trend tracker-predictor Faith Popcorn says in her book EVEolution that these will be among the new buzzwords of the early 21st century:

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Entertainment deals are often made with a handshake, but NBC and its new late-night host, Carson Daly, were shaking fists at each other Monday night over an unsigned contract that led to the pre-emption of the premiere of Daly's show, Last Call.

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Ready to expose the roots of bad TV
PASADENA, Calif. -- Poetic justice is a commodity in short supply here.

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