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cincinnati.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 13A Etc. CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance CBS announced Monday that for- mer CEO Les Moonves will not re- ceive his $120 million severance package after the board of directors concluded he violated company pol- icy and was uncooperative with an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. The decision, which came after a outside investigation, capped the downfall of one of televi- most the biggest entertainment powerbroker to see his career derailed amid the movement against sexual misconduct. A lawyer for Moonves said the conclusion without mer- but did not say whether the former CEO would challenge it in arbitration. Moonves was ousted in September.

Keillor back in spotlight after sexual misconduct allegation Garrison Keillor looked comfort- able on the small stage as he sang Christmas lullabies, told limericks and spun a tale about a lu- dinner at the Lake Wobegon. Starting with his familiar open- er 76-year-old Keillor up a warm, nostalgic take on his former public radio show Prairie Home minus his hard-boiled Guy Noir, Private Eye and Lives of the Cowboys skits. Fans laughed, applauded and sang along throughout Sunday two-hour show the second of back- to-back, sold-out Keillor perfor- mances at Crooners, a jazz nightclub in a northern Minneapolis suburb not far from where Keillor grew up. For Keillor, a much smaller au- dience than the millions of radio lis- teners he entertained on Saturday evenings during the heyday of rie But the nightclub show also represents a step into the spot- light for Keillor a year after Minnesota Public Radio cut ties with him over a sexual misconduct allegation. to air episode in Puerto Rico with Jimmy will air an episode next year from Puerto Rico including an exclusive performance with Lin-Manuel Mi- randa reprising his role.

NBC announced Monday evening that Miranda and the new touring cast will appear in the episode Jan. 15. The telecast will focus on Puerto recovery to re- build and raise awareness after Hur- ricane Maria struck the island in 2017. The episode will delve into how the deadly hurricane devastated Puerto Rico, but celebrate the spirit and of the people. Miranda will reprise his lead role in at the University of Puerto Rico from Jan.

8 to 27. Associated Press PEOPLE Les Moonves Dear Carolyn: I have 14-year-old daughter in her year of high school. Recently she told me she wants to try out for the drill team in the spring. She had some dance lessons when she was younger, but never been super-coordi- nated. She takes after me, unfortu- nately.

Anything requiring physical coordination set to music requires her to work twice as hard as everyone else, with mixed results. Her high drill team wins state competitions year after year. We live in a small town and all the dance studios groom their dancers for this team. It is the culmination of years of competitive dancing. I want to discourage her, but I also know what her skill level is.

But after seeing how much attention ath- letes and dancers get at school, she see music, drama, speech, yearbook and cross-country as ac- ceptable areas to pursue, though I know she could excel at all of them. Do I encourage her and let it run its course? Am I doing her a disservice? I guess the real question is, how do I teach her to embrace who she is? C. That is the real question, it. Especially given that, if coming from you or anyone else on the out- side, versus from her own and sense of self, such teaching can be a part of the problem as often as it pro- motes a solution. So I urge you to think about this is- sue in terms of equipping your daughter to things out for her- self.

Where does she need you, and where will other sources to provide what she needs? No volunteering to pay for dance lessons, so your job. If she requested them, then ask her whether she wants to resume training to prepare for tryouts. If she balks, your opening to mention that kids train for years for this team. No judgment, just fact. Would lessons now be too little, too late? Apparently but they will get her moving, building and working toward a goal.

where your daughter need a parent: to tell her not good enough. her instruc- job, or of course the job when she make the cut. Plus, you could be wrong. I question your take, but still, you choose this team. Coaches do.

So not your job to cut your daughter be- fore she even tries out. Email Carolyn at post.com. CAROLYN HAX Mom has doubts about drill team hope Today is Dec. 19. On this date in: 1777: During the American Revo- lutionary War, Gen.

George Washing- ton led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter. 1946: War broke out in Indochina as troops under Ho Chi Minh launched widespread attacks against the French. 1950: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named commander of the mili- tary forces of the North Atlantic Trea- ty Organization.

1957: Meredith musical play Music opened on Broadway. 1972: Apollo 17 splashed down in the winding up the Apollo program of manned lunar landings. 1986: The Soviet Union announced it had freed dissident Andrei Sakha- rov from internal exile, and pardoned his wife, Yelena Bonner. 1998: President Bill Clinton was impeached by the Republican-con- trolled House for perjury and ob- struction of justice (he was subse- quently acquitted by the Senate). 2001: The that had burned beneath the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City for the previ- ous three months were declared ex- tinguished except for a few scattered hot spots.

2002: Secretary of State Colin Powell declared Iraq in of a U.N. disarmament reso- lution. 2008: Citing imminent danger to the national economy, President George W. Bush ordered an emergen- cy bailout of the U.S. auto industry.

TODAY IN HISTORY Cincinnati Public Radio home to 91.7 WVXU and 90.9 WGUC has an- nounced a new host for Cincinnati Edition. Local reporter and host Michael Monks will join the weekday 1 p.m. talk show focused on interviews on local interest and questions from the audience, according to a Tuesday re- lease. Monks is the founder, publisher and editor of the online news plat- form River City News. (Monks is in the process of changing his role at River City News to concentrate fully on Cincinnati Edi- tion.) In September 2017, he became the News Director for Grant County Broadcasters, two local radio stations in Dry Ridge, Ken- tucky, and Middle- town, Ohio.

He also teaches public speaking at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana. looking for- ward to joining Cincinnati Public Radio and to have the Cincinnati Edi- tion forum to dis- cuss issues impor- tant to our city and region, as well as to introduce listeners to our neighbors who are making an Monks said in the an- nouncement. appreciate the civil conversation public radio provides the community and want to encour- age lots of input from our He will join Cincinnati Public Ra- dio in January. is full-time hosting duties begin Feb. 4.

(Until then, in- terim host Dan Hurley will continue with Cincinnati Edition on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.) New host named for Cincinnati Edition on the radio Publisher Monks has broadcast background Carol Motsinger Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK Michael Monks looking forward to joining Cincinnati Public Radio and to have the Cincinnati Edition forum to discuss issues important to our city and region Michael Monks Cincinnati new daily host.