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| Blog and Media Roundup - Tuesday, November 3, 2009; News Roundup | |
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| Quasimodo | Nov 3 2009, 04:54 PM Post #16 |
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And how many of these paragons used their well-earned celebrity and public spotlight to speak up to halt an injustice during "Scottsboro II"? Towerview » Towerview Feature The Duke 50 By Chelsea Allison, Ben Cohen and Lawson Kurtz October 28, 2009 Subtitle: The most powerful men and women of Duke 1. Dan Abrams: The 1988 alumnus and former NBC talk host just launched Mediaite.com [1] and Abrams Research to expand his reach in media circles. OK, passed the test. 6. Jay Bilas: He’s the articulate and intelligent ESPN college basketball analyst in an era when smart commentary is falling by the wayside. Memo to The Worldwide Leader: more Bilas, please. 7. Dan Blue: A North Carolina native and Democratic state senator, this former Blue Devil graduated from the School of Law in 1973 and now serves as the chair [6] of the Board of Trustees. Notably silent. 8. Richard Brodhead: It stands to reason that the president of a university is a very powerful figure indeed. His five years at the helm have seen highs (DukeEngage) and lows (lacrosse), but Duke’s ninth leader, who wrote the book on Nathaniel Hawthorne, hasn’t shown signs of slowing. No comment. 11. Elizabeth Dole: As an undergrad, Dole was president of the Woman’s Student Government, a member of secret society White Duchy and sister in Delta Delta Delta. Since graduating in 1958, she received a Distinguished Alumni Award, delivered a Commencement Address and was elected to the Senate. Notably silent. 13. Stanley Fish: The chair of Duke’s star-studded English department in the 1980s and now a [7] New York Times [7] blogger [7], when Fish talks higher education, people listen. 15. Melinda Gates: Some know her for her work under her married name, but Dukies recognize the alumna for her maiden name, French. As in, French Family Science Center. [9] Notably indifferent. 16. David Gergen: Tune into any political news show, and soon enough, you’ll hear the Duke Trustee’s sharp political commentary. Notably silent. 22. Mike Krzyzewski: Three national championships, one court named in his honor and one Olympic gold medal and counting. The numbers say it all. Notably silent. 23. Peter Lange: Lange is the Provost. This means that he oversees all things academic at the University, which is fitting, because he is a fairly academic guy: truly, an intellectual force. He has been provost at Duke for a decade. 27. Aubrey McClendon: McClendon, eponymous donor to the Tower, graduated from Duke in 1981. He now lives in Oklahoma, where he’s the cofounder, CEO and chair of Chesapeake Energy, one of the largest producers of natural gas in the U.S. Rave reviews.Eligible for free pizza at my place anytime. 29. Mark Anthony Neal: A popular culture critic [15], the Duke professor is an authority in African-American studies. He’s writing album notes for unreleased Jackson 5 songs. 32. Macon Phillips: The White House’s director of new media, this alum is responsible for all of the Oval Office’s blogging efforts [16]. Knew something about the NET, but kept quiet? 34. Reynolds Price: One of the greatest American writers of the last 50 years [18], Price also finds time to teach two legendary English courses in the spring. Kept silent about Scottsboro's twin? 37. Eric Shinseki: Shinseki wears many hats. He earned his Masters in English Literature from Duke, and taught English at the U.S. Military Academy. He was also the Army’s chief of staff from 1999 until he retired in 2003. He now serves as the United States secretary of Veterans Affairs. [21] Couldn't find a moment to say something about Scottsboro II? 39. Dylan Smith: This 2007 graduate is the creator of Box.net [22], a venture he started with a friend as a sophomore—for which they were just named to [23]BusinessWeek [23]’s list [23] of 25 of America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs. He was on campus at the time, did he speak up? 40. Kevin Sowers: Sowers knows a thing or two about working one’s way up into positions of power. He started working at Duke as a nurse in 1986. Now he serves as Duke University Hospital’s CEO. And about Tara Levicy...? 42. Robert Steel: Leading comes easily to Steel, Trinity ’73. A former vice chair of Goldman Sachs, where he spent 30 years after graduation, he stepped down as chair of Duke’s Board of Trustees when his term expired in June. Briefly, the former Under Secretary to the Treasury, was Board chair concurrent with his appointment as CEO of Wachovia Corp. until it merged with Wells Fargo. 'enough said. 43. Tallman Trask: Visitors to the office of Tallman Trask (T3 as he is colloquially known) [27] are greeted by a life-size cutout of the Terminator. Nothing epitomizes power better. 45. Rick Wagoner: The former chair and CEO of General Motors resigned from the floundering company in March. Still, he retired with $20 million and change, and remains vice-chair of Duke’s Board of Trustees. Once upon a time—that is, in 2007—he delivered Duke’s commencement address, telling graduating seniors that “by virtue of graduating from one of the elite universities in the U.S., indeed in the world… has great capabilities. I urge you to use those capabilities fully.” Couldn't say anything? 46. Kevin White: Duke couldn’t have asked for better timing to lure the business-savvy second-year athletic director [30] from Notre Dame. He also teaches a sports business class at Fuqua. 47. Judy Woodruff: The news anchor and journalist, an alumna and former professor here, just received the Distinguished Alumni Award [31] on Founder’s Day. Couldn't say anything? 48. Gao Xiqing: President and chief investment officer [32] of China Investment Corporation, Gao graduated from the School of Law in 1986. He’s been an adjunct professor at Duke Law, and he’s served on the Board of Trustees since 2008 [33]. Fittingly, he is a member of the Business and Finance Committee in addition to being on the Medical Center Academic Affairs Committee. Probably a great guy, but how does someone oversee the Duke campus when he's in China? 49. Jeffrey Zients: The chief performance officer of the United States [34], Zients doubles as a Senate-confirmed deputy director of management in OMB. He was part of a bidding war to own the Washington Nationals, but lost at the last minute. Obama could use that luck. 50. Anthony Zinni: At Duke, he taught the 2008 course entitled “Leading in a New World.” It’s a topic Zinni knew a lot about: having served as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command from 1997 to 2000 and having been appointed in 2002 as the U.S. Special Envoy to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Sorry, bud; if I didn't see your name on a petition, your 'leadership' qualifications are zip, IMHO. (Unfair to keep reminding people of their role during the lax case? How long are the wrongly accused going to have to have the case follow them around? Is it unfair if those who had some clout but didn't want to get involved, or didn't want to risk their popularity and position, or hamper a future career, and so didn't try and intervene to stop it, should also have what they didn't do follow them around for awhile? ) Edited by Quasimodo, Nov 3 2009, 05:03 PM.
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| chatham | Nov 3 2009, 04:59 PM Post #17 |
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DANG!!! I was sure burness would take up the most room in the top 50. But I don't even see his loafers listed. What's up with that? |
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| nyesq83 | Nov 3 2009, 06:09 PM Post #18 |
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6. Jay Bilas: He’s the articulate and intelligent ESPN college basketball analyst in an era when smart commentary is falling by the wayside. Memo to The Worldwide Leader: more Bilas, please. Said Brodhead should resign... 23. Peter Lange: Lange is the Provost. This means that he oversees all things academic at the University, which is fitting, because he is a fairly academic guy: truly, an intellectual force. He has been provost at Duke for a decade. Slammed Houston ("I gots a problem" "Half-") Baker |
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| ~J~ is in Wonderland | Nov 3 2009, 08:50 PM Post #19 |
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November 3, 2009 VOTES PERCENT DURHAM MAYOR Seats: 1 (WITH 57 OF 58 PRECINCTS COUNTED 98.28%) William V. (Bill) Bell . . . . . . 8,233 77.46 Steven Williams . . . . . . . . 2,345 22.06 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 51 .48 DURHAM CITY COUNCIL WARD I Seats: 1 (WITH 57 OF 58 PRECINCTS COUNTED 98.28%) Cora Cole-McFadden . . . . . . . 7,941 76.08 Donald A. Hughes . . . . . . . . 2,449 23.46 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 48 .46 DURHAM CITY COUNCIL WARD II Seats: 1 (WITH 57 OF 58 PRECINCTS COUNTED 98.28%) Howard Clement III . . . . . . . 7,258 71.39 Matt Drew . . . . . . . . . . 2,729 26.84 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 180 1.77 DURHAM CITY COUNCIL WARD III Seats: 1 (WITH 57 OF 58 PRECINCTS COUNTED 98.28%) Mike Woodard . . . . . . . . . 8,704 86.48 Allan Polak. . . . . . . . . . 1,307 12.99 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 54 .54 Edited by ~J~ is in Wonderland, Nov 3 2009, 08:52 PM.
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| ~J~ is in Wonderland | Nov 3 2009, 08:59 PM Post #20 |
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http://blogs.newsobserver.com/business/rush-limbaugh-to-switch-triangle-radio-stations Rush Limbaugh to switch Triangle radio stations One of the first radio stations to broadcast Rush Limbaugh's talk show, WPTF AM-680, will be losing the conservative media icon after 21 years on the air. Limbaugh's trademark in-your-face talk show will be moving to a competitor, WRDU FM-106.1, a country music station owned by media conglomerate Clear Channel Communications. Starting January 1, WRDU will switch to an all-talk format and feature a 9-hour non-stop marathon of conservative talk by Glenn Beck, Shawn Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. Curtis Media, the Raleigh-based company that owns WPTF, will fill the three hours vacated by Limbaugh with political talk that's more centrist and moderate, said president and chief operating officer Phil Zachary. Still, losing Limbaugh is a big deal, he said. "We were there from the beginning, which makes this more painful," Zachary said. "We were there before Rush was arguably Rush." Premier Radio Networks, the syndicator that owns Limbaugh's program, will also pull the program from a Curtis Media station that broadcasts in Winston-Salem and Greensboro and sell the broadcast rights to Clear Channel. Clear Channel negotiated for months with Premier to win the rights to Limbaugh, said Dick Harlow, Clear Channel's vice president and market manager for Raleigh. "We sent a signal to Premier that we would love to have those products," Harlow said. Curtis Media will continue broadcasting Limbaugh on radio stations in Boone and Goldsboro. |
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| kbp | Nov 3 2009, 09:15 PM Post #21 |
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They really searched hard for anything to write there. That's a tough guy to praise, even when trying! |
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