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In a move akin to firing Bobby Knight and replacing him with Woody Hayes, CBS Radio has at last settled on Don Imus's successor: Craig Carton.  read more »

That's what Matt Drudge is reporting, citing a source close to ... Don Imus!

We'll wait till we hear it sourced to CBS Radio, which chucked Imus' top-rated morning show after he referred to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed 'hos," before deleting the question-mark.

 

 

 

 

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The Observer's crackerjack media reporter (and former Manhattan Transfers columnist) Michael Calderone this week reported on New York magazine's likely move from Midtown to (gasp!) Hudson Square.

"Our lease is up in September," said a New York spokesperson. "So we are exploring a number of different options for a space, including negotiating with our current landlords."

First on the list: 1 Hudson Square, in far west Soho, just up from the Holland Tunnel. (Note to staff: Is Jersey ... back? Wait--was it here the first time? Check archives!)

The Rosetta stone for deciphering Park Slope stroller mommies and Upper East Side Type-A's would join other media joints that have made a commercial home in the once-struggling Soho slice, including WNYC and CBS Radio; Viacom, too, plans a move to Hudson Square.

- Tom Acitelli

Media behemoth Viacom has a lease out for as much as 250,000 square feet at 345 Hudson Street, in th  read more »

CBS Radio finally found its home of 75,000 square feet at 345 Hudson Street, as Real Estate Weekly reported.

But here's some new information that everyone loves: Rent numbers!

CBS will take the 10th and 11th floors with rents starting at $34.50 a square foot for the first five years, $37.25 in the next five years, $40.75 for the next five, and $43.75 for the last five, according to a source familiar with the deal. CBS will get the first five months free as well as a promise of future work on the Hudson Square space from the landlord, Trinity Real Estate.

Wonder how these numbers will affect Home Depot's strategy. The retail giant, according to various media including Real Estate Weekly, has been dragging its feet on signing a 107,000-square-foot deal at 345 Hudson.

- John Koblin

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