• John Mercurio leaves CNN for Hotline. [FishbowlDC]
• Speaking of not long for CNN, Jon Klein better watch his back: CourtTV’s Henry Schleiff might be leaving the bench. [NYO]
• FCC to give Howard Stern a great bleeping good-bye present? [NYP]
• “Since it appeared in Romenesko … I felt it was important to respond.” [Boston Phoenix]
• By the time you finish this tick-tock of the CIA investigation, it will be over. [LAT]

• Have you missed Bill Hemmer and his cute non-prescription spectacles? They’ll be on Fox Monday around noon. Also: cable news bloggers have their claws out. . . for each other! [ICN and TVNewser]
• Aaron Brown rumored to be on the outs at CNN; Klein’s deft touch at work again? [The Cable Game]
• Advice to the young newsreader: “Gaining trust takes a lot more than leaning back during the closing credits and smoking a pipe.” [TVSpy]
• Jon Stewart on the “Crossfire” clip: “It was definitely viral. I felt nauseous afterward.” [Wired]
• Is there such a thing as news junkie fan fiction? If it does exist, there is a soundtrack: “Does anyone know of any good, downloadable news music done by fans / amateur musicians? Fan music can sometimes be surprisingly good, so I’m curious if anyone has attempted to compose news themes…” [TVNewsTalk]