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The search is already on to replace Rosie O'Donnell on The View. Rumors are that Rosanne Barr may be first choice to fill the seat. Though Barr was on "Larry King Live" recently and said that she was "not looking for the job," on KVVU-TV in Las Vegas Monday, she seemed to have a change of heart. She told the station, "I'd love it. Yeah, definitely. I think I would do a real good job," adding that she would "stir up some real good controversy." And undoubtedly, some crotch-grabbing.

- And former Mayor Koch met some advertising icons in Times Square today, all for Advertising Week... will Mayor Dinkins be meeting members of the Justice League next?

- And that Columbia mainstay, the West End, closes today

Geoff Wolinetz, Freelance Satirist

Having experienced 26 years of "Jennifer Chung? Are you related to Connie Chung? Ha ha ha!" type banter, I've come to feel close to Connie Chung. She may not be an actual relative, but she was arguably the first Chinese-American role model out there, and a woman at that, with her high visibility as a newsperson. So news that CNN is cancelling her show comes with some disappointment, in both Chung and CNN. Chung has been on the three major networks, as well as CNN, and her tenures there have been mixed. I think she'd be good on a morning show, where she'd be able to impart some intelligence and gravitas for important issues as well as humor for lighter segments.