ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.
ABC News' Martin Bashir is leaving his post at "Nightline" to be an anchor for MSNBC and a contributor to "Dateline NBC," the network announced Thursday.
Late-night ratings sank over the past three months, despite the attention and extraordinary television created over the winter by the drama of Mr. Leno taking back "The Tonight Show" from Conan O'Brien.
Jay Leno and David Letterman are in the twilight of their days as late-night TV kings, and it's not clear that any late-night comic will wield that kind of broad influence again.
Earlier this week, a joint session of two Food and Drug Administration advisory committees recommended that Avandia, one of two drugs that reduce insulin resistance, stay on the market with added information about which patients should avoid taking the medicine in order to reduce the risk of heart attacks. The recommendation, based on a careful evaluation of a massive amount of data, focused on whether it was possible to tailor the use of Avandia, which has helped people with diabetes stave off blindness, leg amputations and kidney failure, to groups of patients that might be a higher risk for heart problems.
Earlier this week, a joint session of two Food and Drug Administration advisory committees recommended that Avandia, one of two drugs that reduce insulin resistance, stay on the market with added information about which patients should avoid taking the medicine in order to reduce the risk of heart attacks. The recommendation, based on a careful evaluation of a massive amount of data, focused on whether it was possible to tailor the use of Avandia, which has helped people with diabetes stave off blindness, leg amputations and kidney failure, to groups of patients that might be a higher risk for heart problems.
