SRL for [co - host]: [Morton Downey Jr. , who self - destructed as a talk - show host and frequently verbally abused his guests ,]-1 has been signed [*-1]-2 [*-2] to [co - host] a half - hour nightly program on the Consumer News and Business Channel , the cable channel partly owned by the General Electric Co. 's National Broadcasting Co .
ARG-1: a half - hour nightly program on the Consumer News and Business Channel , the cable channel partly owned by the General Electric Co. 's National Broadcasting Co