View Post TV Biz Norah O’Donnell, Brianna Keilar Moderate Panels at Politico’s ‘Women Rule’ Event By Merrill Knox on Dec. 8, 2013 - 9:12 AM A handful of television anchors and reporters participated this week in Politico’s “Women Rule” summit held in Washington, D.C. Norah O’Donnell and Nancy Cordes of CBS News, Katty Kay of the BBC and Brianna ...
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 CNN Stephanie Cutter is Expecting By Chris Ariens on Oct. 7, 2013 - 3:28 PM TVNewser has learned “Crossfire” co-host Stephanie Cutter is expecting her first child. Cutter broke the news to the “Crossfire” staff this afternoon. Cutter, 44, is due in early March. She will return to t ...
View Post CNN Newt Gingrich, Stephanie Cutter Set to Host ‘Crossfire’ Debut By Merrill Knox on Sep. 6, 2013 - 3:37 PM Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter are the two hosts for the debut edition of “Crossfire” Monday night, CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Feist revealed on a conference call with reporters this afternoon. Van Jones and S ...
View Post CNN Van Jones Decided to do ‘Crossfire’ as a Tribute to his Dad By Chris Ariens on Aug. 24, 2013 - 7:36 AM The publicity machine behind the revival of CNN’s “Crossfire” is in full swing. We shared Friday’s New York Times profile of Newt Gingrich with you yesterday. Meanwhile, the New York Daily news features one ...
View Post CNN | Politics The Return Of Newt By Alex Weprin on Aug. 23, 2013 - 9:35 AM The New York Times profiles new “Crossfire” co-host Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, who will represent the “right” side of the political spectrum alongside S.E. Cupp, was a vocal critic of the media in recent year ...
View Post CNN | Politics CNN Offers Another Taste of ‘Crossfire’ By Alex Weprin on Aug. 14, 2013 - 9:06 AM CNN continues to tease its upcoming “Crossfire” reboot on-air. The latest effort came on “The Situation Room” yesterday evening, where S.E. Cupp and Stephanie Cutter debated voter fraud laws. The debate got ...
View Post CNN | Revolving Door CNN Hires Former ABC News Political Director David Chalian For ‘Crossfire’ By Alex Weprin on Jul. 29, 2013 - 12:03 PM CNN has hired David Chalian to be supervising producer of the “Crossfire” revamp, according to tweets sent by network talent, including Wolf Blitzer. Chalian is a TV veteran, having served as the political director for ...
View Post MSNBC | Revolving Door HuffPost Live’s Abby Huntsman Joining MSNBC’s ‘The Cycle’ By Alex Weprin on Jul. 17, 2013 - 2:45 PM MSNBC’s “The Cycle” is adding HuffPost Live host Abby Huntsman as co-host. Huntsman announced the move on HuffPost Live this afternoon (see video below). She is effectively replacing S.E. Cupp, who left MSNBC to ...
View Post TV Biz Ratings: HBO’s ‘The Newsroom’ Steady In Season Two Premiere By Alex Weprin on Jul. 16, 2013 - 9:35 AM Season two of HBO’s “The Newsroom” returned to HBO Sunday night. The show that TV news staffers love to hate is back with an overarching plot surrounding a lawsuit, and Occupy Wall Street as the news item du jour ...