MEDIAware, PR Newswire's Audience Research Department newsletter, features media news and job changes in the last month, is now available. Here is a sampling of this month's edition:

Philadelphia Media Network (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com) has been sold for $55 million to a group of six investors. Greg Osberg will continue in his role of Publisher. These assets were worth $139 million when they were sold two years ago but the loss of advertising revenue has dropped the worth of the properties in half. And the properties were purchased back in 2006 from McClatchy Co. for $515 million. The new investors are also investing an additional $10 million in improvements to the products to re-grow the brands and bring back advertisers. You can read more here: www.philly.com/philly/business/20120403_...

The Chicago Tribune (twitter.com/ChiTribBooks) has an addition to the daily. Printers Row is a new literary publication that offers interviews, book reviews, author profiles and reports on Chicago and Midwest writers. Literary Editor Elizabeth Taylor (etaylor@tribune.com) (twitter.com/etayloretayor) will oversee its content. Also at The Chicago Tribune, they have cut approximately 15 editorial staffers. Among those dismissed are Associate Photo Managing Editor Torry Bruno; Digital News Editor Zoe Galland; Reporter Eric Gwinn; Education Editor Susan Keaton; Assistant Metro Editor John Kerke; Metro Photo Editor Rob Kozloff; and Reporter Sandra M. Jones.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has closed its Austin bureau. Like most newspapers it has been going through tough financial times. Editor Jim Witt said, “We’ve decided that for right now it doesn’t make sense for us to have a full-time Reporter in Austin when the Legislature isn’t in session." Bureau Chief Dave Montgomery was offered a buyout and will more than likely freelance for the Star-Telegram.

After a hiatus of more than two years, Time Style & Design is again being published. The fashion magazine of Time will produce two magazines per year: one in March and one in September. The expected circulation is expected to be about 500,000. The Managing Editor is Richard Stengel, who can be contacted at: richard_stengel@timemagazine.com. Check it out at
www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28...

With the recent hiring of Assistant News Director Denise Killian, KDAF-TV in Dallas makes the fifth station in the market with a female News Director. KDFW-TV, WFAA-TV, KXAS-TV and KTVT-TV all have women in the role. WFAA-TV made history last month when it hired its first female ND Carolyn Mungo.

Iowa's Oldest Newspaper, The Telegraph Herald, in Dubuque, celebrated 175 years in business! The daily may be traced back to 1836.

The Toronta Star readership peaks to one million. It is reported readership is up four percent; the highest it has been since 2004.

Sports Anchor Bob Wolff has set a Guinness World Record for "Longest Career as a Sports Broadcaster." And the News 12 Long Island personality just signed on for two more years. Wolff started his broadcasting career in 1939. Seventy-three years later and he is still going strong. He started with his current position when News 12 launched in 1986. Wolff is 91 years young.

Fox & Friends is evidently so popular that the network is expanding the show. It will now air "Fox & Friends First" which will be broadcast Live at 5:00 a.m. This takes the place of re-broadcasts of existing shows that had been airing. The show will be anchored by Anna Koiman and Ainsely Earhardt. Along with the new program is a new set being used by a number of Fox programs. Tune in at www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-friends/index...

Connoisseur Media has purchased four radio stations from Barnstable Broadcasting. All four stations broadcast off Long Island. The stations include: WHLI-AM 1100, WBZO-FM 103.1, WKJY-FM 98.3 and WIGX-FM 94.3. The reported price tag is $23 million.

Like father, like son. Brian Rooney is now working for CBS. Son of the late newsman Andy Rooney signed on with the same network his father worked at for 62 years. Brian arrives from rival ABC where he was laid off along with about 300 personnel. Rooney is based in Los Angeles and will continue to work for KCET-TV as well. You can follow his reports on Twitter at twitter.com/rooneyreport

The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Bay Area News Project, which operates The Bay Citizen, have agreed to merge operations. The move is pending a review by the California Attorney General before it becomes official. This merger will create the nation’s largest non-profit investigative and accountability reporting organization, as well as one of the largest data and technology teams in journalism.

The Oregonian falsely reported that their former Pulitzer Prize-winning Editor Bob Caldwell had died in his car, and later had to correct this inaccuracy when it was learned he actually had gone into cardiac arrest at a woman's apartment. You can read more on this at Romenesko's blog: jimromenesko.com/2012/03/13/oregonian-ed...

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