Bally’s to close Freedom Center site purchase for $200 million, with plans for a land sale-leaseback to raise cash for Chicago casino
Bally’s set to close Freedom Center site purchase for $155 million this month, with plans to sell the land in a sale-leaseback to raise cash for Chicago casino development
chicagotribune.comFive takeaways from the Abbott-O’Rourke debate showdown in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke traded barbs and sought to paint each other as inherently out of touch with the state in their first and only televised debate on Friday evening. The debate — hosted by Nexstar Media Group, which also owns The Hill — gave the candidates an opportunity…
news.yahoo.comAsian American journalist says she was denied anchor promotion for being the ‘wrong minority’
An Asian American journalist who previously worked at Kansas-based Fox 4 (WDAF-TV) is reportedly suing the station’s parent company over her former news director’s alleged refusal to promote her for being the “wrong minority.” Megan Murphy, better known as Megan Dillard, started working for Fox 4 in 2014 under a three-year contract, according to the suit. In 2017, she signed a new three-year deal when the station promoted her to news anchor.
news.yahoo.comBloomberg's ad-spending spree is a bonanza for local broadcasters
Mike Bloomberg's ad-buying spree may be rankling his fellow Democrats and President Donald Trump, but local broadcasters are loving it. All that spending has created a windfall for local TV broadcasters, especially in Bloomberg's top target states California, Texas, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania. In 2016, both Hillary Clinton and Trump spent less than broadcasters expected. In Texas, where Bloomberg has spent $30 million, Nexstar has 27 stations and Sinclair has 16. In Florida, where Bloomberg has spent $27 million, Sinclair has 13 stations, while Gray has five and Nexstar has three.
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