In the wake of Katrina, “Today Weekend Edition coanchor Campbell Brown‘s gutsy and heartfelt reports cemented her position as NBC’s top choice to replace the Today show’s Katie Couric,” Paul Bedard whispers. A network insider tells him that “Campbell’s stock has really surged.”
Bedard notes that Couric is “considered a leading candidate for the nightly news anchor jobs at ABC and CBS.” (Updated to clarify, 10:34am.) More…
> Update: 1:53am: “It’d be a fantastic move by NBC, if true — Campbell will have earned it the old-fashioned way, through hard work,” an e-mailer says…
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