Afternoon Trio

AP: Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

BBC: Microsoft to offer free security

Wall Street Journal: FCC Member Adds Pressure On Arbitron

Bye, Bye Katie???

The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight that Katie Couric will leave the last-place CBS Evening News "well before her contract expires in 2011--possibly soon after the presidential inauguration early next year." CBS is denying the rumors.

This comes during a hard time for the big three evening newscasts, which have been gradually losing viewership to cable news channels and online news and blog sites, and for CBS in particular, which recently announced layoffs at its owned and operated stations due to low ratings and declining ad revenue.

Drew Carey gets high marks for first year on "Price Is Right"

Variety has a great article about my favorite game show, "The Price Is Right." Even though the show's ratings have dropped about 15% since the retirement of Bob Barker, the show continues to be popular with new host Drew Carey. The million-dollar primetime specials are a huge hit, with three $1 million prizes given away thus far this year.

You can go to CBS' "Price Is Right" site here. A great message board, complete with show recaps, can be found here.