Dobbs Outfoxes CNN With NBC Promo Deal.(Lou Dobbs may end up at CNBC)(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, October, 1999 by MOSS, LINDA

Former Cable News Network anchor and executive Lou Dobbs surprised the TV industry last week with his crafty deal with NBC -- a pact many observers predicted will pave the way for him to ultimately join CNN archrival CNBC. Last Monday, NBC announced it would partner with Dobbs on a syndicated radio show and a monthly financial newsletter.

But NBC president Bob Wright made no bones about the fact that this is just the beginning of NBC's projects with Dobbs. "This agreement establishes a new relationship between Lou and NBC, which we eventually hope to broaden," Wright said in a prepared statement. The NBC-Dobbs pact immediately sparked a flap about whether or not Dobbs would be able to appear on NBC -- and, in particular, on its sister business...

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