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John Dempsey, based in New York, joined Variety in 1977 as a reporter. Over the years, he has covered various beats: broadcast-network-TV programming, TV syndication, cable television and the business of TV sports. He now focuses on cable TV. Before Variety, he worked for five years at Broadcasting Magazine, covering programming. Earlier in his career, he was a movie critic for the Boston Herald Traveler and a feature writer for the Baltimore Sun.
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