CW Network: "A good idea, ten years too late." [FishbowlLA]
After hearing news of the merger of the WB and UPN yesterday, I rang up Dean Valentine, who'd been president of the UPN when it started out. He was speeding back to L.A. from Las Vegas at over 100 mph, but even the wind noise couldn't drown out the truth. This merger is a good idea, about ten years too late, he observed.

Bill Bennett Bringing "Perspective" To CNN [TVNewser]
TVNewser broke the news on Dec. 30 and now it's official: "William J. Bennett, radio talk show host and former U.S. secretary of education, will join CNN as a regular contributor..."

Kloske to Riverhead [Galleycat]
Well, talk about a jaw-dropping announcement. Publishers Lunch reports that effective February 13, Geoff Kloske will leave his job as executive editor of Simon & Schuster for Riverhead, where as publisher of the imprint he'll report to Susan Petersen Kennedy.

Lunch at Michael's: Ed Rollins, Jeanine Pirro, Martin Davis [FishbowlNY]
It must have been in honor of our bringing our board member to Michael's that we were granted our very own table, up at the front, Table 8 (David Patrick Columbia's) table! The theme today, if there ever is one, was politics.

WashingtonPost.Com Loves Reader Feedback! [FishbowlDC]
Well, sort of. Washingtonpost.com Executive Editor Jim Brady put out a memo detailing a "a new feature that will make it easier for readers of the website to communicate with Post writers via email." Hmm...wonder what inspired this...?

Breaking Into Food Writing [MBToolbox]
Bon Appetit managing editor Laurie Buckle had some advice: don't go into restaurant reviewing.