Man of the Hour: Jake Tapper

Howard Kurtz profiles ABC’s White House correspondent Jake Tapper in today’s Media Notes.

Excerpts of what his fellow journos had to say about “ABC’s Man in a Hurry”:

“He’s not one of the wussy, blow-dried TV reporters,” says conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, a longtime friend. “He’s definitely savvy and aggressive, in a good way. He’s tough enough to handle network politics.”

“He’s one of the hungriest reporters I’ve run across,” anchor Charlie Gibson says. “He bombards us with e-mail, and it’s all about stuff he’s reporting.