Be still my Heart.
.... three out of four of Louis Rukeyser's old PBS sponsors have followed him to CNBC, taking away millions in underwriter dollars from PBS. Also, each of the three -- OppenheimerFunds Inc., A.G. Edwards Inc. and Occidental Petroleum Corp. -- has decided against signing up with PBS's "Wall $treet Week With Fortune," which debuts on Friday. PLUS: Rukeyser's female fans are really unhappy with PBS. WQED's programming director says: "A lot of women called and said, 'How you could take off my Louis?' "
source (Poynter)
My 77-year-old mother, a savvy investor, just loved the Rukeyser show when it was on PBS. It's where she got a lot of her stock tips. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't have cable and won't be able to see Lou on CNBC.