View Post TV Biz The PM Ticker: Bloomberg, TheBlaze, Faulkner By Merrill Knox on Jul. 10, 2013 - 5:04 PM Bloomberg TV senior West Coast correspondent Jon Erlichman has moved to Los Angeles as part of the expansion of “Bloomberg West.” In his new role, Erlichman will cover the entertainment industry and track the ties betw ...
View Post CNN | Revolving Door CNN Taps Rebecca Kutler As ‘Crossfire’ EP By Alex Weprin on Jul. 10, 2013 - 10:01 AM CNN has tapped Rebecca Kutler to be the executive producer of the revamped “Crossfire,” which will launch later this Fall. Kutler is a CNN veteran, having served previously as a senior producer and an executive produce ...
View Post MSNBC S.E. Cupp Says Goodbye To ‘The Cycle’ By Alex Weprin on Jun. 27, 2013 - 5:24 PM Conservative commentator S.E. Cupp is leaving MSNBC’s 3 PM panel show “The Cycle” to become a co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire” revamp. Cupp is the second of the original co-hosts top depart the prog ...
View Post CNN | Politics The New CNN ‘Crossfire’ Cast, Together For The First Time By Alex Weprin on Jun. 27, 2013 - 9:25 AM On “Piers Morgan Live,” the channel decided to preview the return of “Crossfire” by bringing the four cast members together for the first time on-air. Newt Gingrich, Van Jones, S.E. Cupp and Stephanie Cutte ...
View Post CNN CNN Lays Off Some Staff In DC By Alex Weprin on Jun. 26, 2013 - 2:59 PM CNN has quietly laid off a handful of staffers in its Washington DC bureau. We hear that most of the departures were senior level producers and staff, many on specific beats like the White House, national security and the Departme ...
View Post CNN | Politics CNN Taps S.E. Cupp, Newt Gingrich, Van Jones and Stephanie Cutter For ‘Crossfire’ By Alex Weprin on Jun. 26, 2013 - 9:07 AM CNN has made it official: “Crossfire” will be returning to the channel this Fall. CNN is poaching S.E. Cupp from MSNBC’s “The Cycle” to represent the right side of the table, alongside former House Sp ...
View Post TV Biz Chris Matthews And Ashleigh Banfield Among ‘The Newsroom’ Paid Consultants By Alex Weprin on Jun. 19, 2013 - 2:05 PM With season two of HBO’s “The Newsroom” right around the corner, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that HBO and Aaron Sorkin put together an all-star list of paid consultants to help make the show as “realR ...
View Post MSNBC MSNBC Names Ari Melber Co-Host of ‘The Cycle’ By Merrill Knox on Apr. 3, 2013 - 4:19 PM Ari Melber joins MSNBC’s 3pmET show “The Cycle” as a panelist. Melber has been with MSNBC as a contributor since 2011. Melber joins S.E. Cupp, Krystal Ball and Touré on the program. He replaces Steve Kornacki, ...
View Post Funny | MSNBC MSNBC Turns To Bigfoot As Election Ends By Alex Weprin on Nov. 12, 2012 - 4:52 PM The 2012 election is over, and with it, the political horse-race coverage has ended too (at least for now). So how does a network dubbed “The Place For Politics” get by in the off-season? One word: Sasquatch. MSNBCR ...
Politics More Election Night Coverage Plans By Alex Weprin on Nov. 5, 2012 - 10:32 AM The typical broadcasters and cable news channels aren’t the only ones covering tomorrow’s Presidential election Here are some of the other coverage highlights from other cable channels, and online. C-SPAN: Will simu ...