... April, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, chaired by Representative Edward J. Markey (D., Mass.), called the head of each network to testify before the subcommittee about profits and program quality. Each network's chief executive denied that his network was sacrificing quality in favor of increased profits. The hearings marked the first time the networks had consented ... its new morning show, "CBS This Morning." On the Entertainment Side of television, there were some well-publicized departures. Valerie Harper, star of an NBC situation comedy c...

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