Yahoo Does the Hanging Chad, Yang Actually Not So Popular - Posted August 6, 2008
Rumors have been swirling since last week's Yahoo shareholder's meeting that the voting results from the August 1 election of its board of directors did not quite add up (suspicion arose when Yahoo head Jerry Yang's numbers were higher than last year's). Turns out where there's smoke there's fire.... [FishBowlNY]

Tina Daunt: Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous and Politically Active - Posted November 19, 2007
We don't like to think of Tina Daunt as a society columnist. She does so much more than just report the latest bon mots of sauced rich white people. But, we guess, nobody gets a cool gig like hers without having to put in some time doing the expected tales of ostentatious... [FishBowlLA]

Clintons Head Back to Hollywood - Posted September 7, 2007
Hollywood is bringing out a few heavyweights to help the Hillary Clinton presidential bid - and her husband is on board as well. Steve Bing, Scott Budnick, Ron Burkle, Michael Kives, David O'Connor and Lona Williams are hosting a reception with former President Bill Clinton on Sept. 18 at the Brentwood... [FishBowlLA]

Clintons Head Back to Hollywood - Posted September 7, 2007
Hollywood is bringing out a few heavyweights to help the Hillary Clinton presidential bid - and her husband is on board as well. Steve Bing, Scott Budnick, Ron Burkle, Michael Kives, David O'Connor and Lona Williams are hosting a reception with former President Bill Clinton on Sept. 18 at the Brentwood... [FishBowlLA]

WSJ Sale Update: Does Philly Have A Shot? - Posted June 12, 2007
Over at CNNMoney, Paul R. LaMonica is calling the sale of the Wall Street Journal the lamest bidding war ever, and we can't blame him. As previously mentioned, NBC and Microsoft passed on a joint bid for Dow Jones. However, there's still WSJ union favorite Ron Burkle and Philadelphia Inquirer owner... [FishBowlNY]

Ron Burkle Joins Union Exploring Alternatives To Rupe's WSJ Bid - Posted June 5, 2007
WSJ: Ron Burkle's investment firm Yucaipa Companies LLC and another investor have joined up with the union representing Dow Jones's employees to help come up with alternatives to News Corp.'s bid for Dow Jones. Unusual, but not surprising, considering the former's adversarial relationship with the latter. The other investor? Warren Buffett. Says the union's... [FishBowlNY]

Jared Paul Stern Wants Post Job Back - Posted May 18, 2007
Today's Page Six slammed its former scribes Jared Paul Stern and Ian Spiegelman after alleging that Stern was threatening to sue the Post and make public a four-page list of "lies and smears" aimed at his former colleagues. Post editor Col Allan said the paper, "as a matter of principle, wouldn't pay... [FishBowlNY]

Primedia Sells Gun Dog, Enthusiast Mags For $1.2B To Ron Burkle-Owned Co. - Posted May 14, 2007
Breaking: Primedia, the once-powerful niche magazine publisher on Fifth Avenue, has agreed to sell its 70-plus enthusiast magazines — with names like Hot Rod Bike-Works, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords and Practical Horseman — to Source Interlink for about $1.2 billion in an all-cash deal. It would appear to end well... [FishBowlNY]

Tribune Co. Sold To Zell For $8.2 Billion - Posted April 2, 2007
After months of negotiations that saw few bidders, the Chicago-based Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, announced this morning its sale to billionare Sam Zell for $8.2 billion. Zell outbid Los Angeles-based billionaires Eli Broad and Ron Burkle, upping his bid late last night. The company also plans... [FishBowlNY]

"Zell Wins Auction for Tribune" - Posted April 2, 2007
From the WSJ: Chicago investor Sam Zell has won the bidding for Tribune Co., according to a person familiar with the company's six-month old auction. Exact terms should be disclosed this morning, this person said. They include a low break-up fee, which would encourage the partnership of Eli Broad and Ron Burkle to... [FishBowlDC]

Finally: Jared Paul Stern Sues Billionaire Ron Burkle — Bill & Hillary Too - Posted March 22, 2007
Ever since the Jared Paul Stern-Page Six-Ron Burklegate scandal — in which Burkle alleged Stern tried to extort thousands from him in exchange for favorable Page Six coverage — broke last summer, the former gossip columnist has maintained that he planned to sue the billionaire supermarket magnate. (He even told FishbowlNY... [FishBowlNY]

Mark Cuban To Buy Cubs? Or, Radar's Easy-To-Out Source - Posted March 1, 2007
Radar reports that Dallas Mavericks owner, blogger and YouTube player-hater Mark Cuban is set to bid some $625 million to buy the Chicago Cubs from its Tribune Co. owners. According to "a source familiar with the matter," Mark "is desperate to buy the Cubs. He wants this so bad." Hmm, wonder who... [FishBowlNY]

Media Events: 02.13.07 - Posted February 13, 2007
Parties, panels and other notable media gatherings TUESDAY 02.13.07 WHAT: "The Ethics and Politics of Surveillance: New Information Practices & Our Private Lives" WHO: Shohini Ghosh, Associate Professor, Video and Television Production at the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, (Central University) New Delhi WHEN: 6:30PM-8:30PM WHERE: TamarindArt Gallery, 142 East 39th Street WHY YOU... [FishBowlNY]

Another Suitor Tries to Woo LAT - Posted February 7, 2007
Another surprise bidder has entered the contest for the Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and other local properties. Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell has offered what the LAT calls "a complicated proposal." In the most telling part of the story, the LAT reports that Zell would not... [FishBowlLA]

Jared Paul Stern Still Planning Burkle Suit - Posted January 25, 2007
The reporter's in the clear, but is the billionaire? As FishbowlNY exclusively reported last summer [above], ex-Page Six reporter Jared Paul Stern is still planning on suing West Coast billionaire Ron Burkle over accusations of Stern's alleged shakedown that led to his ousting at the New York Post. EARLIER: Exclusive: Jared Paul... [FishBowlNY]

Newspaper Company Likely to Blow Deadline/Murdoch Joins the Game - Posted January 24, 2007
The fate of the Los Angeles Times' corporate parent, Tribune Co., is unclear. And it will remain that way as Trib is likely to blow its afternoon deadline for responding to a bid by two billionaires. Ron Burkle and Eli Broad will likely be told to stay in the game, even though... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 18, 2007
Tribune Company Get Few Bids: The battle is now officially set between the Chandler family, which once owned the Los Angeles Times and other properties, and the billionaire alliance of Ron Burkle and Eli Broad. Only one other party, a private equity group submitted a bid, and that was just for... [FishBowlLA]