Robert Novak - TVNewser http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser And Now the News...About TV News Copyright 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:57:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Robert Novak 1931-2009 novak_robert.jpgJournalist Robert Novak passed away in his home this morning after being diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago. He was 78. The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak, one of the nation’s most influential journalists, who relished his “Prince of Darkness” public persona, died at home here early Tuesday morning after a battle with brain cancer.

“He was someone who loved being a journalist, love journalism and loved his country and loved his family,” Novak’s wife, Geraldine, told the Sun-Times on Tuesday.

CNN, where Novak spent 25 years as a host and analyst, reported the news on-air at 11:59amET, followed by Fox News at 12:05pmET and MSNBC at 12:13pmET.

> Update: CNN has put together this special piece on Novak’s life.

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]]> kevin http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/robert-novak-1931-2009_b27515#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/robert-novak-1931-2009_b27515 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/robert-novak-1931-2009_b27515 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:29:49 +0000 Novak Announces Immediate Retirement novak_8-4.JPGThe Chicago Sun-Times reports political columnist and Fox News Channel contributor Robert Novak has announced his immediate retirement.

Novak was diagnosed last week with a brain tumor. The prognosis, says Novak, is “dire.”

Novak had spent 25 years at CNN before leaving in December 2005. He joined Fox News immediately after as a contributor.

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]]> SteveK http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/novak-announces-immediate-retirement_b20367#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/novak-announces-immediate-retirement_b20367 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/novak-announces-immediate-retirement_b20367 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:12:00 +0000 Novak Hospitalized For Brain Tumor novak_7-29.JPGHuman Events reports FNC contributor Robert Novak has been hospitalized with a brain tumor, and was admitted to a Boston hospital.

In a statement given by Novak’s book publisher, he says:

On Sunday, July 27, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I have been admitted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where doctors will soon begin appropriate treatment. I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy period.

• Earlier: The 77-year-old Novak involved in hit-and-run accident in Washington, D.C. last week.

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]]> SteveK http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/novak-hospitalized-for-brain-tumor_b20278#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/novak-hospitalized-for-brain-tumor_b20278 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/novak-hospitalized-for-brain-tumor_b20278 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:34:50 +0000 Mort Kondracke is Ready to Get This Panel Started While reporting on Robert Novak‘s hit-and-run charges last night on FNC’s Special Report, Brit Hume was interrupted by one of the the All-Star panel members, Mort Kondracke. As he walks behind Hume, the anchor says, “We’re in the middle of a segment here, excuse me.”

Maybe this blooper will make the final clip played on Special Report tonight — a spot usually reserved for a highlight from a late night talk show. This would probably be as funny:

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]]> SteveK http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/mort-kondracke-is-ready-to-get-this-panel-started_b20246#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/mort-kondracke-is-ready-to-get-this-panel-started_b20246 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/mort-kondracke-is-ready-to-get-this-panel-started_b20246 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:26:25 +0000 Who’s The Bigger Freak? That’s the question today after longtime CNN-turned-Fox News contributor Robert Novak called himself a freak, then branded MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson with that label too. Pushing his new book, “The Prince of Darkness:…,” Novak said, “you and I are freaks to go in as journalists. Conservatives like to be investment bankers and engineers and doctors…”

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]]> Guest Blogger http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/whos-the-bigger-freak_b15468#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/whos-the-bigger-freak_b15468 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/whos-the-bigger-freak_b15468 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:01:07 +0000