The Ticker: NYC, Miami, Mt. Kilimanjaro…

> FBN’s Eric Bolling is joining the network’s 5pmET show “Happy Hour” as co-host. Bolling joins Cody Willard and Rebecca (formerly Gomez) Diamond for the show which originates from the Bull & Bear pub in The Waldorf Astoria hotel.

> CNN’s Wolf Blitzer gets a one-on-one with Gov. Sarah Palin Wednesday in Miami. Palin will be attending the Republican Governors Association conference. The interview will air throughout the three hours of The Situation Room on Wednesday.

> And while Today’s Matt Lauer is in Alaska getting his own Palin interview (airing tomorrow), Ann Curry is preparing to go to new heights too. As part of their “Ends of the Earth” broadcasts Curry will climb Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. Curry will report live during the eight-day trek as she attempts to reach the summit of 19,340 feet.