Morning Wire: We Got Frestonized in 06

HEY! Its 2007, but you already knew that. Anyway, for the last 3 weeks in 2006, we posted a poll question asking you, our readers, to vote on what you thought was the biggest media news of 2006 was. The votes came in steady, even on Christmas day, leading us to believe that you either don't have a life or, you just love Media Wire Daily that much. Just to stroke our ego, we will go with the latter. The poll closed at midnight on New Year's Eve and just like we thought, Tom Freston getting fired as CEO of Viacom was your choice for the biggest media story of 2006. We couldn't agree more. This thing got coverage from all corners and even gave birth to a video clip that was viewed thousands of times. In second place was the OJ Simpson, Judith Regan drama which lead to her being canned from News Corp, after allegedly saying some un-Newscorpish things. So what will steal media headlines in 2007? Will it be Viacom being sold or put back in bed with CBS? Will it be a mega merger? Who knows? We’re just two days into the New Year and it’s just too damn stressful to be thinking about that right now. Let’s see how the first week plays out shall we! -Shomari Hines