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He’s been on the job for less than three years, but next weekend New York’s Archbishop, Timothy Dolan, enjoys the biggest moment of his ecumenical career.

Last month, Dolan was chosen by the Vatican to become a Cardinal. His elevation is scheduled for Saturday, February 18 in Rome.

Dolan won’t be making the trip alone. A contingent of TV and radio reporters is headed to Italy to cover the elevation.

• WCBS/Channel 2: Anchor Maurice DuBois and reporter Tony Aiello will be in Rome starting at mid-week. Aiello files reports on Wednesday, while DuBois begins on Thurs. Channel 2 covers the elevation ceremony live at 4:30 a.m.
• WNBC/Channel 4: Weekend anchor David Ushery leaves for Rome on Sunday to take part in the station’s coverage next week.

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Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.

Here’s a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week.

1. $20,000 Grant for Entrepreneurial Women Journalists, February 3
2. Big Changes at Newsweek/The Daily Beast, February 8
3. Stations Prepare for Giants’ Super Bowl Winning Parade, February 6
4. Former WNYW Sports Reporter Andy Adler Leaves KNBC, February 5
5. WCBS Rides the Giants’ Road to Glory to Impressive Post-Super Bowl Numbers, February 6
6. Breaking Down the Magazine Super Bowl Parties, February 3

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Putting closure to a potentially career-ending ordeal, Greg Kelly returned to Good Day New York this morning.

Kelly wasted no time discussing the rape allegations that kept him off the program since January 26. Kelly played it classy by immediately declaring “it was a tough couple of weeks, obviously, for a lot of people.”

As the camera isolated away from his co-anchor Rosanna Scotto, Kelly, the son of NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly continued, “I’m very, very grateful for all the suppport I got here at Fox 5. The support from my family, friends, those I care about, and the viewers of course. They’ve been just great.”

Kelly added that many fans of the show weighed in with positive feedback in the social media.

“It’s great to be back,” A subdued Kelly, 43, said.  

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Some things never change at Madison Square Garden. Buzz will be in the air when the Los Angeles Lakers make their one appearance of the season at 7th Avenue and 33rd Street.

With that in mind, MSG will have a special edition of Knicks Blue Carpet beginning at 7 p.m.

Several former Knick stars, will walk the “runway” to the World’s Most Famous Arena. Some of the newly crowned Super Bowl winning Giants will also attend the game.

Bill Pidto, Kelly Tripucka, and Alan Hahn host Blue Carpet in the MSG studios, while Tina Cervasio and Jill Martin interview the celebrities arriving for the exciting matchup.

Basking in the big night, Super Bowl champs Justin Tuck and Brandon Jacobs; supermodel Kate Upton; actors Billy Crudup, Chase Crawford, and Dylan McDermott; Al Roker; and famed Knicks from yesteryear: Allan Houston, Bernard King, Larry Johnson, Anthony Mason, John Starks, and Herb Williams.

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Veteran YES Network host Bob Lorenz has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. The Associated Press says police found Lorenz passed out in his car in Westport, Connecticut, where he makes his home.

The 48-year-old Lorenz was arrested early yesterday. Police say the sportscaster was slumped over the wheel. When cops woke him, Lorenz attempted to drive away slowly, but nearly hit a utility pole. Officers on the scene say his speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol.

Lorenz, who hosts the pregame and postgame shows for New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets games, was arraigned yesterday at Norwalk Superior Court. His case was continued until February 29.

A YES Network spokesman had no comment to FishbowlNY.

Less than 24 hours after the Manhattan District Attorney cleared him of all rape allegations, WNYW/Channel 5 morning co-anchor Greg Kelly is set to resume his broadcasting career. The Daily News reports Kelly met with station management at 4 p.m. today, and a spokeswoman confirmed to FishbowlNY that he agreed to return this Friday on Good Day New York opposite Rosanna Scotto.  

Kelly has been off Good Day since January 26, when a woman’s accusation of rape plastered print and broadcast outlets alike.

Kelly has been teamed with Scotto on the Channel 5 morning newscast since 2008.

In a statement yesterday,  Kelly thanked friends and family for their support during the ordeal, and singled out Scotto for standing by her on-air husband.

Scotto summed up her feeling in a tweet today, “It is a GOOD day NY!”

The Giants won the Super Bowl Sunday night. Ready for another obvious statement? The game, broadcast on NBC, was number one for the week in New York.

Super Bowl XLVI attracted a record 111.3 million viewers, so it’s hardly a surprise that the game, especially close until the end would pull in an amazing rating. Locally, the game had an estimated 8 million viewers and an off-the-charts 41.2 rating, according to Nielsen. The post-game slipped slightly to 6.6 million WNBC viewers and a 34.1 rating for number two. The “must-see” slot after the game went to The Voice, which didn’t disappoint in third place (2.8 million/14.5).

Incredibly, there were other programs last week. A look at the rest of the Top 10 after the jump. Read more

WCBS/Channel 2 put the finishing touches on another New York Giants Super Bowl season with special coverage of yesterday’s parade along the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan.

The parade, of course, was a celebration of the Giants upending the Patriots for another championship.

But the parade could also have a been a victory lap for Channel 2. The station had expanded coverage since last week from Indianapolis, and fittingly drew the most viewers for the ballyhoo up Broadway.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., WCBS attracted an estimated 244,000 viewers to the parade and subsequent City Hall celebration, according to Nielsen. Among the other stations providing live coverage, WNBC/Channel 4 came  closest with 239,000 people tuned in, while WABC/Channel 7 had 219,000 viewers. WNYW/Channel 5 also on hand for the festivities notched just 186,000 viewers during the three-hour window.

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It was a one-year contract and Sid Rosenberg fulfilled his obligation to WINS. The sometimes volatile and self-destructive, but talented sportscaster was doing morning updates on WINS.

Rosenberg told Newsday that he wasn’t fired several weeks ago, but simply it was a mutual parting of the ways.

Rosenberg, however, did point out that WINS was not comfortable with him doing the updates from his home in South Florida, where he’s an afternoon radio sports talk host.  Additionally, Rosenberg said that he was no longer happy dealing with the logistical challenges that the early morning shift presented.

Ben Mevorach, WINS news director, tells FishbowlNY that no replacement has been named. “Marc Ernay [of Total Traffic] has been filling in until we make a final decision.”

Greg Kelly, the WNYW/Channel 5 Good Day New York co-anchor, and son of NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly, has been cleared of rape by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

Kelly said in a statement, “I am thankful that the investigation established what I’ve known all along, that I am innocent of the allegations that were waged against me.”

Kelly’s attorney Andrew Lankler met with Martha Bashford, the chief sex crimes prosecutor for Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance Jr.  The allegations against Kelly, it was determined, did not meet the grounds for criminal prosecution.  

Kelly has been absent from his Good Day post since the allegations first surfaced two weeks ago. A paralegal, reportedly between 28 and 30 years old, accused Kelly of rape after meeting for drinks at a South Street Seaport bar in October.

But with evidence that included text messages, bar receipts, and telephone records, Bashford concluded a crime never occured.  

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