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CNBC looking to add new reality show

Laura Lorenzetti of Crain’s New York writes that CNBC is looking at a reality show that focuses on CEOs who need to get back on track after a personal or professional setback.

Lorenzetti writes, “According to a source close to the project, former New York Ranger Sean Avery will host the show, which will feature one CEO per episode. A pilot is being produced for CNBC. ‘We are focusing on high-end business,’ the inside source said. ‘It’s all about one-on-one male coaching.’

“Mr. Avery, known for his competitive edge on the ice, will show no mercy as he whips the executives back into shape. The onetime left wing, who retired from professional hockey last year, runs two of his own small businesses in the city, the Warren 77 sports bar and Tiny’s restaurant.

“The CEOs should be ‘ready to tackle any obstacles facing their business,’ according to an open casting call on Palladino’s Facebook page. A camera-ready smile and an ace slapshot may not hurt, either.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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