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Nikki Finke on the LA Weekly website has the news that Sharon Waxman of the Washington Post Los Angeles bureau is taking the long-vacant New York Times Hollywood job. Finke, who has been ahead in reporting on the NYT search, has details on the other finalists and a quote from Waxman.
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Finke scoop: Waxman to NYT
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