Just my 2 cents worth... :-)

Fox 8 News needs to have a "Where are they now???" page of former Fox 8 News personalities.  I found this one with Melissa Painter on it... 

http://www.nbc-2.com/AboutUs/Bios/wherearetheynow.s
html

LOS ANGELES (Fox News) —  Here's news that Fox's series "Anchorwoman" wouldn't want to deliver: It's been canceled after one low-rated airing.

The debut of the reality show about Lauren Jones' attempt to turn herself into a news anchor for a Texas TV station drew an estimated 2.7 million viewers Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research.

That number is about a third of the viewership Fox attracted a week earlier with the finale of its popular "So You Think You Can Dance."

Jones was a Barker Beauty on "The Price Is Right," Miss New York and featured WWE Diva before the series put her into the newsroom of KYTX Channel 19 in Tyler, Texas.

Unaired episodes of "Anchorwoman" will be available on Fox's website through Fox on Demand, the network said Thursday.

I have to say Melissa Painter is becoming my favorite news personality.  She comes across so well on TV...  She's attractive, articulate, caring & intelligent.  I enjoy watching her on weekends and on the "Deal or Dud" segments.  I hope Fox 8 doesn't lose her to another network. 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Wednesday will announce his intent to drive the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in 2008, multiple sources with intimate knowledge of negotiations told ESPN.com Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=2
&id=2901813

From Speed TV:

“I was sort of hurt or upset or disappointed that Richard was put in the position he was this morning,” Earnhardt said after Nextel Cup practice Friday at Darlington. “Speculation wouldn’t make it to TV a couple of years ago, and these days, it seems to make it there pretty easily. … I just thought TV jumped the gun. He’s got drivers and crew members over there trying to win races and trying to do the best they can. The last thing I want to do is get in the middle of confusing their minds and starting rumors at his shop.”

From Speed TV:

Richard Childress said Friday morning at Darlington Raceway that he has not signed Dale Earnhardt, Jr., to drive for Richard Childress Racing and is giving the driver time and space to weigh his options. Along with Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, RCR is considered one of three front-runners to sign Earnhardt, Jr. for 2008 and beyond, but the car owner emphatically denied that a deal already had been struck, has reported by at least three television stations Thursday. "Dale, Jr. just made a major decision in his career and in his life yesterday," Childress said Friday morning at Darlington. "And out of respect for Teresa (Dale Earnhardt, Inc. team owner Earnhardt), Dale, Jr. and this situation, let´s all give him some time to make the decisions that he needs to make and be fair. He´s got a lot of tough decisions to make coming up with the direction he´s going, and I just think it´s fair if we all let him have some space and some time to kind of think about what he wants to do in the future." Childress said that while he would welcome Earnhardt on his team, the two sides have not yet begun negotiations. "We will sit and talk, I´m sure," Childress said. "I´m hoping he´s considering us, but I think right now, we just give him some time and space to do is own due diligence on the race teams he´s looking at. I´ve been friends with the family for many years and I´m sure we´ll talk." As for television reports that a deal was already struck, Childress was categorical in his denials. "There´s nothing to it ... it´s way too soon to even talk about it," Childress said.

Doing a Google Search, I found this pic of Julie and a write-up about her hair...  Ha!   Here's what is says: 

NAME: Julie Luck

WHO IS SHE: TV news reporter in San Francisco

HER STYLE: Short with softness -- sideparted with safe bangs, and flares around the neck so subtle that they seem to be the way her hair naturally falls. (We've seen her hair about an inch shorter, and it had no flares at all.) Our photo makes us wonder if she gives the right-side hair a little extra "lift" at the crown for protection.

WHY WE LIKE IT: Our eyes first opened to this rising star when she presented morning news in South Carolina. Her hair was a touch shorter and tighter then, but still flawless. The bangs were still there, providing a bit of temptation.

The adjustments she's made since then are small, and add to the riskiness of the style. Yet we believe the risk of this hair falling is still quite small, as she takes care in preparing it. Her station "bio" page notes she was a major-college cheerleader, so she must know something about looking sharp in public pressure situations.

SUPER-HAIR? From what we've seen, it is -- but we admit we haven't seen it much. We'd appreciate input from Bay Area Hair Fans on how well her hair stays in line. When it comes to this style, though, we're led to believe "luck" has nothing to do with it. [Posted 4/9/2]

I'm sure many Fox 8 viewers remember Hollie Strano...  I was curious where she's at so I googled her name and come to find out she just had a baby girl. 

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=
36007

You know you've hit the big time when The Onion has a story on the front page about NASCAR...  Ha! 

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nascar_unveils
_new_car_of

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/NASCAR
-Introduces.jpg

(CBS/AP) Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards won't participate in a debate co-hosted by Fox News and the Nevada Democratic Party, his campaign said, as party officials tried to settle a dustup over their partnership with the cable network.

Edwards' campaign said the involvement of Fox News, which is often accused by liberals of having a conservative bias, was part of the decision to pass on the Aug. 14 debate in Reno.

What a coward...