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The Business

The Business is public radio's show about the business of show business. This entertaining half-hour about the people who make entertainment is hosted by Kim Masters, who most recently covered the business for National Public Radio. She's served as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Time and Esquire and is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else and co-author, with Nancy Griffin, of Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood.

John Horn, staff reporter for the Los Angeles Times joins Kim each week for the Hollywood News Banter, a weekly analysis of the entertainment industry's top stories. He and Masters can also be heard Thursdays at 4:44 on Hollywood Breakdown.

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Program Details

Host

Kim Masters

Kim Masters is Editor at Large of The Hollywood Reporter. A former correspondent for National Public Radio, she has also served as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Time and Esquire, and was a staff reporter for The Washington Post. She is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else and co-author, with Nancy Griffin, of Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood.

Schedule

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Produced by

Darby Maloney

Tapes & Transcripts

A CD copy of The Business is available by calling 1.888.600.5279. Transcripts are not available.

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