Judge Judy Gets Star

Paramount's Judge Judy Sheindlin will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, courtesy of the Hollywood Chamber of Congress.

She joins more than 2,200 other stars, including Thomas Edison, rock group KISS, and Ronald Reagan.

Her induction is scheduled for sometime in 2006.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.