OH HELL F'ING NO: Tribune Co. tapes TV pilot for bigoted ass Bill Cunningham!

[wndycty]

Tribune Broadcasting taping Cunningham talk-show pilot at WGN

Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co., which has been trying to dip its toe back into the syndicated television business, plans next month to tape pilot episodes for a potential daytime talk-show with radio host Bill Cunningham in the old "Bozo's Circus" studio at WGN-Ch. 9.

The program, tentatively called "Willie," will be tested on Chicago's Channel 9 and other Tribune Co. stations. If green-lit in July, it would start airing on Tribune Co. stations in January in advance of national syndication in fall 2011.

Richard Dominick, who exited "Jerry Springer" after 18 years as executive producer in 2008, will produce the Cunningham project being developed by Tribune Broadcasting programming chief Sean Compton.

A Tribune Co. spokesman declined comment.
An earlier pilot in which Compton paired Cunningham and Springer for political debate, taped in Cincinnati, recently was scrapped. A reason cited was that Springer's commitments to "Springer" and the cable game show "Baggage" did not leave him enough time for another program.

The "Willie" pilot is just one of two pilots Tribune Co. plans to produce next month at WGN's West Bradley Place headquarters. Details are sketchy on the other one, although one source flatly said it would not involve "a Chicago personality."

"Willie," which sources described as not political but topical and opinionated with a studio audience, is being tailored to mesh with NBC Universal conflict talk shows "Springer," "The Steve Wilkos Show" and Maury Povich's "Maury." Those shows also run on many Tribune Co. stations although only "Maury" airs on Chicago's WGN.
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[Connie_Corleone]

1. That evil troll is hideous!

I cannot STAND that idiot.

That's all we need is more racist, rightwing teabaggery on TV.