Media Notes

Santos Refiles Defamation Lawsuit In Broward County

CBS will cancel “Listen Up,” which is based on the life Tony Kornheiser of the Washington Post and ESPN, after one season (Mult., 5/19).

THROWING STONES: Steve Stone, baseball analyst for WSCR-AM in Chicago, said that an unnamed D’Backs official called D’Backs play-by-play man Thom Brennaman “to offer his support” of Brennaman after D’Backs LF Luis Gonzalez criticized him “for supposed negativity.” Stone said, “He said to him: ‘We’ve got your back. We’re behind you all the way. We’ll address the Luis Gonzalez situation.’ And it quickly dissolved. I believe that’s the way you should handle these things.” Also, Stone “acknowledged a dispute with [Cubs Manager Dusty] Baker led to his decision to leave the Cubs’ TV booth after the team had offered to pick up his option” (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/19).

(FUNNY) BONE TO PICK: Jockey Jose Santos, who rode Funny Cide to wins in the ’03 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, has sued the Miami Herald for defamation in Broward County (FL) Circuit Court. The suit accuses the paper of printing an article “that falsely and with reckless disregard for the truth accused Jose Santos of carrying an unauthorized and illegal object in his hand during his Kentucky Derby ride of Funny Cide.” Racing stewards “later concluded Santos was holding only his whip.” Santos originally sued The Herald about a year ago in federal court in Louisville, but the court dismissed the suit, “which sought $48[M] in damages, for lack of jurisdiction” (MIAMI HERALD, 5/19).