View Post ABC | NBC Katie Couric Tapes Final Edition of ‘Katie’ By Jordan Chariton on Jun. 12, 2014 - 2:48 PM Katie Couric taped the final edition of her syndicated talk show “Katie” today. The final new shows will air in the coming weeks, followed by repeats through the summer. “Katie” debuted in September, 2012, ...
View Post NBC Turness: ‘Homegrown Talent with Perhaps a Few Surprises’ to Fill In For Savannah Guthrie By Merrill Knox on May. 8, 2014 - 9:50 AM NBC News president Deborah Turness talks to The New York Times‘ Bill Carter about the appointment of Jamie Horowitz, who will take over as SVP and general manager of the “Today” show later this year: “He’ ...
View Post NBC | Revolving Door | SportsNewser Jamie Horowitz Named SVP/General Manager of ‘Today’ Show By Chris Ariens on May. 7, 2014 - 4:19 PM ESPN executive Jamie Horowitz is joining NBC News as SVP and GM of the “Today” show. But his ESPN contract won’t allow him to take the job until later this year. Horowitz, who will report to NBC News president De ...
View Post NBC | Revolving Door Chris Jansing Named Senior White House Correspondent for NBC News By Chris Ariens on May. 2, 2014 - 4:30 PM Changes are coming to NBC’s Washington Bureau. NBC News President Deborah Turness has named Chris Jansing as the new Senior White House Correspondent and Peter Alexander as National Correspondent. Jansing has been with NBC s ...
View Post Awards TVNewsers on Gotham, Variety Power Lists By Merrill Knox on Apr. 26, 2014 - 12:03 PM Gotham and Variety were both out this week with power lists featuring female television personalities and executives. In Variety‘s “Power of Women” issue, the “New York Impact” list featured Fox Busin ...
View Post NBC David Gregory Calls Psychological Consultant Report ‘Utter Fiction’ By Chris Ariens on Apr. 25, 2014 - 12:19 PM During his weekly appearance on WTOP radio this morning, NBC’s David Gregory called a Washington Post report claiming NBC brought in a psychological consultant to work with him, “complete fiction.” “There w ...
View Post NBC Turness: ‘NBC News is Proud to Have David in the Important Anchor Chair of Meet the Press’ By Merrill Knox on Apr. 24, 2014 - 3:08 PM NBC News president Deborah Turness today sent out a note to the “Meet the Press” staff to “reiterate my support for the show and for David [Gregory].” “There has been a great deal written about Meet t ...
View Post People The Hollywood Reporter’s Annual ’35 Most Powerful People in New York Media’ By Merrill Knox on Apr. 16, 2014 - 10:17 AM Television news executives and personalities are well represented on The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual “35 Most Powerful People in New York Media” list. From the executive ranks: CBS News chairman Jeff Fager and pr ...
View Post Morning Shows | NBC Boston Marathon Victim Leaves Taping of ‘Meet the Press’ in Tears By Merrill Knox on Apr. 11, 2014 - 5:58 PM A survivor of the Boston Marathon bombings — Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who was also the subject of a CNN profile earlier this week — left a taping “Meet the Press” in tears today. In a series of tweets, Haslet ...
ABC | Revolving Door After a Quick Transition, James Goldston Gets Down to Work at ABC News By Chris Ariens on Apr. 10, 2014 - 12:01 PM Ben Sherwood, recently named co-president of the Disney/ABC TV Group, handed the ABC News reins to James Goldston this morning, calling him the “brilliant architect” of some of the most successful ABC News shows of the ...