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CNBC gives comedian Dennis Miller a daily show
LOS ANGELES: Comedian Dennis Miller will become a TV talking head again in January, this time hosting an hour long show five nights a week on CNBC.
Miller, an Emmy award winner, will also serve as executive producer of the prime-time talk show, which will be taped in Burbank and produced by NBC Studios.
Miller began his career 18 years ago at NBC as a regular on Saturday Night Live. In 1994, he launched a weekly series on Time Warner Inc.’s HBO cable channel called Dennis Miller Live. Later he was a Monday Night Football commentator for two seasons on Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network.
“We are thrilled that he has chosen CNBC as his new prime-time home,” said CNBC President Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Hiring Miller is an aggressive programming move by CNBC, whose nighttime audience is generally smaller than those of its cable competitors.
Miller will be the first broadly known personality to appear on
the network’s prime-time lineup since Geraldo Rivera left CNBC for Fox News Channel in 2001. CNBC has been focusing mostly on business-oriented talk programs at night, like Kudlow & Cramer and Capital Report. Miller’s new program will not necessarily focus on business but on whatever is the most compelling topic of the day, CNBC executives said.
In an unusual arrangement for cable news, it will be produced by CNBC’s entertainment corporate sibling, NBC Studios, which also makes shows like Will & Grace. This is not CNBC’s first nighttime programming experiment. It has also announced that a quarterly show that features the former magazine editor Tina Brown interviewing leaders of finance, media and politics, will become a weekly.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
