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MAGENTA BLACK lp ColOrFilial The Palm Beach Post Ventriloquist won the very first Emmy. Page 2D MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009 TODAY'S SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR SCHEDULE, PAGE 3D HOROSCOPES: 2D I MOVIES: 4D I TV, COMICS: 5D-6D It's for men. But is it manly? Man Panel proves elusive prey to bounty hunter Courtesy of The CW West Palm News Fields Moseley anchors The CW West Palm News at 10 p.m. from Salt Lake City, the hub of station owner Four Points Media Group. IT'S THE What they tested: Dog the Bounty Hunter: Best of Seasons 1, 2 and 3' DVDs Cost: $21.99 Where: www.amazon.com Product Claims: Dog the Bounty Hunter: Best of Seasons 1, 2 and 3 follows America's most brawny bounty hunter through 22 episodes, hand-picked by Dog himself, from his first three top-rated seasons on From dangerous ambushes to high-stakes games of cat-and-mouse with miscreants, Dog and his crew always stay on the trail until they get their man or woman.

Dog's fierce fugitive-seeking posse stops at nothing to sniff out vice and corruption, even on the sacred day of Dog's Hawaii nuptials to his longtime love, Beth, when things quickly evolve into a fast-paced manhunt. Welcome to the new world of synergy: The CWs 10 p.m. local newscast is broadcast from more than 2,000 miles away. The Let's-Talk-About-Sexual Who: Mo Foster Occupation: Co-host of the Mo Sally morning show on K00L 105.5 staffers stationed locally, including news reporter Lane Wright and dishy entertainment correspondent Michelle Visage, also co-host of Sunny 104. 3's morning show.

But the studio broadcast originates from a place where it snows. The show is produced by the station's owner, Four Points Media Group, in collaboration with the corporate sister station KUTV-TV in Salt Lake City. The newscast, which airs seven nights a week, offers a mix of local news from West Palm to the Treasure Coast, along with the usual lineup of weather, sports, national and international news. About 30 employees are based in West Palm. There are close to 20 working in Salt Lake City.

If you think The CWis alone in its rather non-traditional newscast, think again. Looking to trim unnecessary corporate fat in a depressed economy, other media companies also have outsourced their local news shows, including one affiliate in Macon, and another in Columbus, Ohio. And industry insiders believe more are on the way. "This is where the industry is going," says Michael Burrell, The CWs news show's vice president and general manager. "Broadcasters are looking at leveraging resources at their sister stations and if you could hub it out and get content on the air that is relevant to a specific market, that's a recipe for success." Although Burrell won't divulge how much it costs to produce the show, he points out that the savings are significant.

"I don't have all the additional overhead that I would have if I had a full-blown newscast," he says. The show is anchored by Fields See NEWSCAST, 4D By KEVIN D.THOMPSON Palm Beach Post Staff Writer When you watch The CW West Palm News at 10 p.m., it looks like most local newscasts. There's a handsome, authoritative-sounding news anchor sitting behind a desk, a jolly meteorologist telling viewers whether it's going to rain and a resident sports guy. But there's something not quite so local about The CWs news program. And it's this: The newscast is produced in Salt Lake City, more than 2,000 miles from West Palm Beach.

Sure, the 35-minute program has Age: 43 City: Palm Beach Gardens He says: I love dogs. I love hot dogs. I even have some Snoop Doggy Dogg on my iPod. But I'm not a fan of Dog the Bounty Hunter. Nope, I just couldn't get into watching Duane "Dog" Chapman and his cast of misfits busting bad guys.

I'm sure this four-DVD collection with extras like Cast Biographies, Dog's Bounty Hunting Pop Quiz, and The Bow Wow Vow would be a great gift for anyone who's crazy about the show, but it's just not my cup o' fleas, uh tea. I will say this. Watching what little I did of Dog, I realized something. If this longhaired, tattooed ex-con can get his own show on then surely the guys on this here Man Panel are worthy of some TV time. I envision our show to be like The View for men.

We could talk about everything from tools to trucks and the perfect Styrofoam cooler. We could have guests on the show to chat about sports and rate different kinds of beers and have belching contests. OK, I may be pushing it a little. Anyway, I think it would work. Come on, Channel 5.

What do you say, WPEC? Don't you think we could spice up the afternoon programming over at WPBF? You can thank me when we're picking up our first Emmy. Call me and we'll do lunch DAWG! What do the other guys think? Page 3D It looks pretty slick on the air. Well, maybe I shouldn't say "slick" because that sounds kind of smarmy. But it's clean. We do a professional FIELDS MOSELEY, news anchor A billboard of The CW West Palm Beach News at 10 p.m.

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