Archive for August 26th, 2006

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Granite Broadcasting Corporation to Televise New York Gubernatorial Debate on Three Upstate New York Affiliate Stations (SYS-CON Media)
Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) announced today that its three Upstate New York stations, ABC-affiliate WKBW-TV serving Buffalo, New York; CBS- affiliate WTVH-TV serving Syracuse, Utica and Rome, New York; and CBS-affiliate WBNG serving Binghamton and Elmira, New York will host and provide live carriage of the New York Gubernatorial debate on Monday, August 28th at 8:00
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:37:39 GMT

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Local group buys Seattle farm team (The Frisco Enterprise)
TACOMA, Wash. – The Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, are being sold to a Dallas group that owns the Texas Tornado and has an ownership share in another club, officials say.
Publ.Date : Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:42:24 GMT

Granite Broadcasting Corporation to Televise New York Gubernatorial Debate on Three Upstate New York Affiliate Stations (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Granite Broadcasting Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GBTVK) announced today that its three Upstate New York stations, ABC-affiliate WKBW-TV serving Buffalo, New York; CBS- affiliate WTVH-TV serving Syracuse , Utica and Rome, New York; and CBS-affiliate WBNG serving Binghamton and Elmira, New York will host and provide live carriage of the New York
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:45:26 GMT

Ga. school bus maker sold (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
School bus maker Blue Bird Corp. is being bought by an affiliate of private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, the companies said Friday. The price for the buyout, which is expected to close in September, was not disclosed. Jeffry Bust, president and chief executive of Blue Bird, said in a statement that the deal will provide financial stability for the company, which has undergone a
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:15:44 GMT