Morning Reading List 08.18.09

Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. That's Rob Thomas above- Mix 107.3's Tommy McFly hosted a concert and Q&A with the musician yesterday at Gibson Guitar Shop in Chinatown. Happy 21st Birthday to future DC journo Elyssa Dornic! What we know and what we're reading this Tuesday morning... TV | ONLINE | WEST WING REPORTAGE | NEWS NOTES | JOBS TV According to the Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll, twenty-somethings aren't watching cable news. Eighty-two percent of respondents, between the ages of 18 and 29, said they "never" watch Fox, followed by MSNBC (75 percent) and CNN (65 percent). (h/t Calderone) Daljit Dhaliwal, a former CNN and BBC anchor, will replace Martin Savidge as anchor of the PBS program "Worldfocus" beginning Aug. 31st. Savidge will move to a special correspondent role. "Martin Savidge has been restless to get out in the field," his EP Marc Rosenwasser said. ONLINE Cuts at Salon. Wikipedia has hit 3 million articles. And still FishbowlDC doesn't have an entry. WEST WING REPORTAGE What is the First Lady reading on her summer vacay? Michelle Obama shares her summer picks for herself and the Obama girls on Oprah.com. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers graces the cover this month of her hometown glossy Michigan Avenue. White House speechwriter Jon Lovett turned 27 aboard Air Force One, Playbook reports this morning: Press Secretary Robert Gibbs led him to the conference room up front. The President and a cake were waiting, and the boss led a rendition of "Happy Birthday." NEWS NOTES President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Buzz Aldrin, Nick Clooney (in his son George's place), Les Moonves, Sean McManus, Bob Schieffer, Katie Couric, Tom Brokaw and Andy Rooney are among those who may speak at the memorial service of Walter Cronkite in September in NY. Didn't make the Hill's annual 50 Most Beautiful People list? They, the "Fab Fifty's 50 Most Fabulous People," feel your pain (via Playbook). HAT TIPS: mediabistro, TVNewser, Politico JOBS after the jump... JOBS Check out MediaJobsDaily.

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Morning Reading List 08.18.09

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