Michael Malone
Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.
Latest articles by Michael Malone
![Krapopolis on Fox](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vmeczwiponz8EfifPNy8AQ-320-80.jpeg)
‘Krapopolis’ Gets Season 4 Order at Fox
By Michael Malone published
Dan Harmon’s animated comedy looks at a dysfunctional family in ancient Greece
![Hare's to Bugs!](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CeL94CALHfBBv2aaFdgWzh-320-80.jpg)
MeTV Toons Celebrates Bugs Bunny’s Birthday With Special
By Michael Malone published
Bugs turns 84, and MeTV Toons toasts the rabbit with ‘Hare’s to Bugs!’
![Hispanic Television Summit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EYMqGgxficd7fBoA3uqxe8-320-80.jpg)
Hispanic TV Summit Awards Winners Announced
By Michael Malone published
Chiqui Cartagena, Javier Saralegui, Sean Cunningham among those to be celebrated in September
![Dermot Mulroney on NBC’s ‘Today,’ 2023](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2gk9BtJmZKbcefsi8NZfUT-320-80.jpg)
Dermot Mulroney Will Play Chief on NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’
By Michael Malone published
Joins cast for season 13 of Dick Wolf drama
![13 Days in Ferguson](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWEWG9QUMTPsJDe5fHxuNj-320-80.jpg)
Cedric the Entertainer Featured in CBS Special ‘13 Days in Ferguson’
By Michael Malone published
A decade after a fatal police shooting, Cedric pays a visit to where he grew up
![‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’ on HBO](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mr2TLZBoixwRMvT9KnQvyY-320-80.jpg)
Review: ‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’ (HBO)
By Michael Malone published
MLB’s all-time hits leader was a wizard on the field, and something harder to classify off it
![Kennan Oliphant of WWJ Detroit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w76UfHezaNTGmC853XPsaW-320-80.jpg)
Kennan Oliphant Named VP of News and Station Manager at WWJ Detroit
By Michael Malone published
Jennifer Lyons, in expanded role, taps Detroit-reared newsroom vet
![Jennifer Lyons](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aeMATbCpV6SLVqSVUaHPoB-320-80.jpg)
Jennifer Lyons Takes on Regional GM Role With Oversight of CBS-Owned WBBM Chicago and WWJ Detroit
By Michael Malone published
WWJ launched local news and ‘Newsroom of the Future’ last year
![Fox Television Stations](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UARNfzLWLGzAt2PNYPUTQi-320-80.png)
KDFW Dallas Debuts New Schedule July 29
By Michael Malone published
New 4 and 6:30 p.m. newscasts, with ‘Judge Judy’ moving to 3 p.m.
![Bill McGorry at B+C Hall of Fame](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kpySDu3GMpBguum5xf95C3-320-80.jpg)
Bill McGorry, Longtime ‘B+C’ Hall of Fame Chairman, Looks Back, Looks Ahead
By Michael Malone published
Running Hall for 28 years, he’s had a unique perspective on the evolution of television
![Matt Iseman at Paris Summer Olympics "What to Watch" event in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PYWe9DgG66bdkXdAzGEbKG-320-80.jpg)
Matt Iseman Brings ‘Gold’ to Paris Olympic Games
By Michael Malone published
‘American Ninja Warrior’ host is on ‘Gold Zone’, which brings viewers most compelling Olympic stuff
![Patrick Paolantonio](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gyWqbGwyuiPzWBspwWbY5g-320-80.jpg)
Patrick Paolantonio, WISN Milwaukee Anchor, Departing Station
By Michael Malone published
Leaving Hearst TV station for family reasons
![Local News Close-Up 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u9BxD5BkZKgwqzGuyGhEF6-320-80.jpg)
Local News Close-Up
By Michael Malone published
From San Francisco to New York, check out all of B+C's local market profiles
![Doug Whitmire of WLS Chicago](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/758GWPaQEKU4YxApny6ZBR-320-80.jpg)
Doug Whitmire Promoted to WLS Chicago VP of News
By Michael Malone published
Newsroom vet succeeds Jennifer Graves in running newsroom
![Bill McGorry](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/73VMcrJi8jkF8sj3ksGS66-320-80.jpg)
Bill McGorry to Become ‘B+C’ Hall of Fame Chairman Emeritus, With Charlie Weiss Taking on Chairman Role
By Michael Malone published
McGorry has run the Hall for 28 years, and Weiss has held ‘B+C’ leadership role
![Norma Ribeiro](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fdbf2e3sMcjxHhE3TcngrQ-320-80.jpg)
New Anchors at ‘Noticiero Telemundo 49’ in Tampa, Fort Myers
By Michael Malone published
Norma Ribeiro moves from KVEA Los Angeles to Florida’s Gulf Coast, Samantha Diaz Roberts promoted
![Suits: L.A.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMuQbe86UAkqWGFsnd9icU-320-80.jpg)
NBC Orders ‘Suits: L.A.’ Series
By Michael Malone published
New York prosecutor reinvents himself in Los Angeles in reboot of USA drama
![Bob Newhart](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hwHPrRTCBamNii2XYe6CPk-320-80.jpg)
CBS Schedules Bob Newhart Special for July 22
By Michael Malone published
Jim Parsons, Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon share thoughts on sitcom standout
![Harlem Globetrotters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TdbhFBrYkvE9GpVym4Yc2G-320-80.jpg)
Gray Television Stations to Air Live Harlem Globetrotters Event
By Michael Malone published
Outlets in more than 90 markets will air the hoopsters versus the Washington Generals
![Maria Estrada of Telemundo Nuevo Mexico](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QgAD2mVfUnp9bZNEh2XeeP-320-80.jpg)
Maria Estrada Promoted to Managing Editor, ‘Noticiero Telemundo Nuevo Mexico’
By Michael Malone published
News vet will oversee day-to-day editorial content at KASA Albuquerque
![Tom Garris](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zpTWnW9otbtKFvtJFu5Sb9-320-80.jpg)
Anchor Tom Garris Jumps From WTAE Pittsburgh to WMUR Manchester (NH)
By Michael Malone published
Stays within Hearst TV, and shifts from weekend mornings to weekday mornings
![Paris Summer Olympics 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5H4wqhDrsjcHTn8WdYZkdX-320-80.jpg)
NBCU Transforms Rockefeller Center Into Paris-Themed Olympic Hub
By Michael Malone published
Fans can watch Games, sample Parisian fare, meet Team USA athletes
![WNYT anchor Mark Mulholland (l.) and chief meteorologist Paul Caiano report from Troy for one of the station's ‘Around the 518’ segments.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fhRdrpfi3t9GVpWHVyHUP4-320-80.jpg)
Local News Close-Up: Capital Gains in Albany, New York
By Michael Malone published
Albany-Schenectady-Troy DMA has government, lots of mountains, easy access to major markets