The Ticker: Gibson, Wilson, Reina…

> GMA co-anchor Charlie Gibson “will receive the Paul White Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association at a dinner April 24,” TV Week notes…

> The Mobile Register profiles FNC correspondent and former WKRG anchor Brian Wilson…

> In a posting on Romenesko, infamous ex-FNC staffer Charlie Reina says he wants to appear on The O’Reilly Factor — and mentions that he’s writing a book…

> MSNBC is covering the Southern Republican Leadership Conference from Memphis next week: “Hardball kicks off its coverage of the 2008 race for the White House with a live Hardball edition Friday on MSNBC (at 5, 7 and 11 p.m. ET), non-stop blogging, and a special Monday web only post-game show,” the press release explains…

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