View Post CNN Kate Bolduan About to Experience the Ultimate New Day By Chris Ariens on Sep. 19, 2014 - 10:21 AM Today was Kate Bolduan’s final “New Day” before maternity leave. Bolduan, seen above with senior EP Jim Murphy and most of the CNN “New Day” staff, as well as co-anchors Chris Cuomo and Michaela Perei ...
View Post Events Amy Robach Hosts Headlines & Headliners By Chris Ariens on Mar. 20, 2014 - 1:31 PM Tonight is the annual NLGJA Headlines & Headliners benefit in New York City. ABC’s Amy Robach is the host for the night. And unless breaking news gets in the way — as it did last night — here’s who̵ ...
View Post CNN Michaela Pereira Talks Being Adopted, Searching For Birth Parents By Merrill Knox on Feb. 15, 2014 - 12:43 PM “New Day” anchor Michaela Pereira, who was adopted when she was three months old, writes about the search for her birth parents in this month’s Essence magazine. “I was especially curious about my father,&# ...
View Post CNN CNN’s New Daytime Show Gets a Name: ‘@THISHOUR’ By Merrill Knox on Feb. 7, 2014 - 3:01 PM CNN’s new 11amET show officially has a name: “@THISHOUR.” The 11amET show, anchored by John Berman and Michaela Pereira, debuts Monday as part of CNN’s revamped daytime lineup. “@THISHOUR” repla ...
View Post CNN CNN Changes: ‘Around the World’ Canceled; John Berman, Michaela Pereira Add 11am By Chris Ariens on Jan. 17, 2014 - 12:18 PM CNN is changing up its daytime schedule, replacing the NoonET “Around the World” co-anchored by Suzanne Malveaux and Michael Holmes with “Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield.” Banfield’s move from 11am ...
View Post TV Biz 2013 TVNewser Challege: The Results By Merrill Knox on Dec. 30, 2013 - 3:20 PM At the beginning of the year, we asked you to predict what would happen in the television news industry in 2013, and thousands of you responded with your thoughts on the year ahead. We’ll have a new set of questions in the 2 ...
View Post TV Biz The Monday Ticker: Brokaw, Pereira, ‘Crossfire’ By Merrill Knox on Oct. 28, 2013 - 12:19 PM Clear Channel has announced the launch of “An American Story,” a nationally syndicated radio program featuring NBC’s Tom Brokaw. “Radio is where I began and it’s good to add it once again to my television ...
View Post TV Biz Morning Shows Wear Purple in Honor of GLAAD Spirit Day By Merrill Knox on Oct. 17, 2013 - 12:59 PM Morning show anchors wore purple this morning in observance of Spirit Day, GLAAD’s annual anti-bullying campaign. Among the participants: NBC’s Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Natalie Morales; ABC’s Sa ...
View Post TV Biz The Weekend Ticker: Nielsen, AJAM, Gyllenhaal By Alex Weprin on Sep. 22, 2013 - 10:49 AM Nielsen will start counting people that watch TV shows on mobile devices , starting in Fall, 2014. The New York Times‘ Brian Stelter has more. Al Jazeera America had a lavish–and very American–launch party last T ...
View Post CNN | Funny | NBC Samsung Gadget Segments Reveal Hoda Kotb, Michaela Pereira’s Phone Numbers By Alex Weprin on Sep. 5, 2013 - 12:15 PM Note to TV anchors and producers: if you are doing a segment on a gadget that hooks into your phone number or email, be prepared for those things to appear on-air. NBC’s Hoda Kotb and CNN’s Michaela Pereira learned tha ...