• A long list of media luminaries and politicians, including President Obama and former president Clinton, turned out for this afternoon for a memorial service at Avery Fisher Hall in honor of Walter Cronkite. [WP, NYT, LAT]
• Stephen Farrell, a New York Times reporter taken hostage by militants in Afghanistan, was freed early this morning following a raid by British commandos; his Afghan interpreter, however, was killed. [NYT, E&P]
• The McKinsey consultants who have been reviewing operations at Condé Nast are finishing up their work and will be submitting their findings shortly. So what changes are in store for the magazine conglomerate? No one knows for sure, but further budget cuts and a closure or two are entirely likely. [NYO]
• McGraw-Hill, the parent company of BusinessWeek, reports that 93 different buyers have expressed an interest in acquiring the struggling magazine. [BN]

• Is the Boston Globe still for sale? It seems the paper's finances "have improved significantly," which means a sale is no longer a certainty. [E&P]
• Hachette has hired a private eye to investigate how details from Ted Kennedy's memoir were leaked two weeks ahead of publication. [NYO]
• Former Congressman Mark Foley is back. Beginning today, he's hosting a local radio show in Florida called "Inside the Mind of Mark Foley." [AP]
• The Drudge Report isn't nearly as influential these days compared to a few years ago, in case you haven't heard. [NYO]
• Apple CEO Steve Jobs made his first public appearance today since taking a leave of absence from the company and receiving a liver transplant. [LAT]
• Radio host Garrison Keillor suffered a minor stroke over the weekend, but he's expected to be back at work within the next week or so.. [CNN]
• Army Archerd, a Hollywood institution who spent more than half a century working for Variety, died yesterday at the age of 87. [Variety]