Broadcasting & Cable - September 1, 2002

"If a guy's [minor league] home team was Hawaii and he was called up to the big leagues," wrote then-pitcher and later WABC-TV New York sportscaster Jim Bouton in his 1969 journal Ball Four, "he might well decide he didn't want to go." Hawaii is still that beautiful, but the past decade was lousy for the local economy and not that great for local television.

• Business
• Changing Hands
• Changing Hands

• Cover
• Mays Makes Himself Clear

• Editorials
• Editorials

• People
• Fates and Fortunes
• Fates & Fortunes
• Fifth Estater
• A youthful viewpoint

• Programming
• Station Break
• Station Break

• Technology
• HDTV day for CBS Sports
• Making Internet radio local
• Home run for streaming
• PBS taps Omneon

• Top of the Week
• Is sex at St. Pat's indecent?
• August cool for cable originals
• Spectrum bidding heats up
• Graham, Wasserman to be honored
• Who will police political ads?
• The week that was
• Cable a tough sell to lenders
• 'Dearth of women' in top spots
• B and C Eye
• B&C Eye

• Voices
• Open Mike
• Open Mike