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St. Louis news anchor targeted by IRS after his tough interview of Barack Obama

Larry Connors, a veteran local news anchor at KMOV Channel 4 in St. Louis, says that the Internal Revenue Service has been targeting him since an interview he conducted with President Obama April 2012 -- a fact that he dismissed as coincidence until the recent reports about the IRS targeting conservative groups.

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The video above shows the interview by St. Louis news anchor Larry Conners that had Barack Obama stammering on the defensive and led to Mr. Connors being targeted by the IRS.

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According to Mr. Connors:

"Shortly after I did my April 2012 interview with President Obama, my wife, friends and some viewers suggested that I might need to watch out for the IRS. I don't accept 'conspiracy theories', but I do know that almost immediately after the interview, the IRS started hammering me.

Can I prove it? At this time no, but it is a fact that since that April 2012 interview ... the IRS has been pressuring me."

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Media reacts to Collins "coming out"

Even President Obama praised Collins
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Cable News viewer totals 4-30-13

Cable News Programs
for April 30, 2013

Fox News - Bill O’Reilly - 2,713,000
Fox News - The Five - 2,027,000
Fox News - Bret Baier - 1,814,000
Fox News - Hannity - 2,677,000
Fox News - Greta Van Susteren - 1,395,000
MSNBC - Rachel Maddow - 673,000
MSNBC - O’Donnell - 685,000
MSNBC - Chris Matthews - 685,000
CNN - Wolfgang Blitzer - 551,000
MSNBC - Al Sharpton - 549,000
CNNHN - Nancy Grace 510,000
CNN - Piers Morgan - 433,000
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Poll finds Fox News as most trusted cable news station

A poll conducted over a five-day period of Boston bombing television coverage found most viewers saw Fox News as the most believable — and CNN one of the least. MSNBC fared poorly, also, but Fox News found favor.

What makes this even more impressive is who conducted the survey. It was the liberal site, Huffington Post, in partnership with the marketing agency YouGov.

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Chelsea Clinton’s journalistic coup - she interviews the Geico gecko!

TV critics have been less than impressed with the reporting skills of Chelsea Clinton (pictured) during her stint at NBC.

This is not likely to change after a Friday interview on Rock Center when the former presidential daughter actually interviewed a celebrity. The Geico gecko.

As you listen to her amateurish interview style, you’d be convinced that if she weren’t the former presidential daughter, there’s no way she’d have such a plum position

Sportscaster Al Michaels arrested for DUI

Al Michaels (pictured), possibly the most well-known sportscaster in the world, was arrested Friday night in California on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to TMZ, Michaels went through a DUI checkpoint in Santa Monica at approximately 10:00 PM on Friday. When he spoke to officers, they detected an odor of alcohol. Michaels did not pass a breathalyzer test.

Michaels was said to be extremely cooperative and was released on his own recognizance Saturday morning.

Michaels was the play-by-play man for "Monday Night Football" for 20 years before moving over to "Sunday Night Football."

He has also done baseball and basketball ... but is best known for his call of the legendary "Miracle on Ice" hockey game at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Another memorable game called by Al Michaels was the third game of the 1989 World Series between the Giants and the “cross-town" visiting Oakland Athletics at Candlestick Park when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck.

When is too much news too much news?

An indictment of non-stop news on most commercial TV channels for days on end.

'Zero TV' homes are increasing as broadcasters worry

From a report at the link below:

Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills.

A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air.

Some of these people have given up on TV altogether. Others are watching movies and shows on the Internet often using cellphone connections.

Last month, the Nielsen Co. started labeling people in this group "Zero TV" households, because they fall outside the traditional definition of a TV home. There are 5 million of these residences in the U.S., up from 2 million in 2007.

Full story here.

Devil in The Bible TV series looks just like Barack Obama

A report at the link below asks why the Devil in the Bible TV series looks exactly like Barack Obama.

Sunday evening's episode of the History Channel's hit series 'The Bible' threw up an awkward coincidence when viewers noticed that Satan bore a remarkable resemblance to President Obama.

Twitter exploded into life during the airing of the latest edition of the Mark Burnett-produced series with most noting the striking similarities between the 44th President and the devil played by actor Mehdi Ouzaani.

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Gore sued over sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera

From an article in the Hollywood Reporter:

Current TV's $500 million sale to Al Jazeera has prompted a lawsuit that claims co-founder Al Gore (pictured) originally was opposed to the deal but had a "change of heart" on selling his cable network to oil-rich Qataris.

The lawsuit was filed byJohn Terenzio, who was a consultant who conceived the idea for the distribution of an American version of Al Jazeera.

Now, Terenzio claims that he has been cut out of the lucrative deal.

The full report is here.