CNN Jon Klein: CNN is “Extremely Committed” to SOTU By Chris Ariens on Nov. 16, 2009 - 2:35 PM More from Marisa Guthrie‘s B&C story on the Sunday shows. CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein says he is “extremely committed” to the network’s four-hour Sunday show “State of the Union with John King,&# ...
TV Biz Newsers Turn Out For Helen Thomas-Craig Crawford Book Party By Alissa Krinsky on Oct. 20, 2009 - 2:06 PM TVNewser was there as friends and colleagues feted veteran newswoman Helen Thomas and MSNBC political analyst Craig Crawford at their book party in Washington, DC last night. The pair have collaborated on Listen Up, Mr. President: ...
TV Biz Around the MB Blogs: Dobbs, Malveaux, Pittsburgh By kevin on Sep. 25, 2009 - 5:55 PM Today around mediabistro: > WebNewser reports on the group America’s Voice, which is using Facebook ads to specifically target CNN and other media employees with its anti-Lou Dobbs fund-raising campaign. > FishbowlDC n ...
SportsNewser Party For Joy. Walters, Whoopi and More Gather at the Oak Room By Chris Ariens on Sep. 24, 2009 - 11:00 AM “The View” co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Barabara Walters celebrate Behar’s new HLN show at the Plaza Hotel last night. The famed Oak Room at New York’s Plaza Hotel was the setting for a party las ...
TV Biz President Obama Makes Surprise Appearance At White House Daily Briefing By Alissa Krinsky on Jul. 24, 2009 - 3:58 PM Fishbowl DC has video of President Obama‘s unscheduled appearance in the White House briefing room this afternoon. The President appeared at the start of today’s daily briefing — apparently catching many reporter ...
TV Biz The Ticker: Dean, Lauer, Cooper… By SteveK on Mar. 31, 2009 - 5:57 PM > FNC’s Janice Dean discusses her newborn baby and living with MS in the current issue of Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine. “I feel like I’m one of the lucky ones,” she says (via Johnny Dollar). > Today ...
TV Biz The Year of the Women? By SteveK on Oct. 30, 2008 - 11:46 AM From today’s mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed: Salon’s Rebecca Traister writes, if 2004 was “Jon Stewart’s career-making election,” this year is the year of the women. Specifically, Katie Couric, Camp ...
Politics Covering the Veeps By SteveK on Oct. 2, 2008 - 1:39 PM The cablers have been employing countdown clocks more than eight hours before the debate tonight, and all networks are gearing up for coverage: • ABC — Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos anchor from ...
CNN CNN Promotes McCain/Obama Weekend Appearance By Chris Ariens on Jul. 24, 2008 - 2:29 PM CNN sent out a press release about 45 minutes ago headlined: “Presidential Nominees McCain, Obama to Appear on CNN on Sunday, July 27.” Here’s how it breaks down: An interview Wolf Blitzer is doing with Sen. John ...
CNN Dueling Docs Look at Presidential Candidates By SteveK on Jul. 13, 2008 - 9:29 AM CNN announced it would be airing a pair of hour-long documentaries about Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama. The documentaries debut August 20 at 8pmET (McCain) and 9pmET (Obama). Correspondent John King fronts the McCain document ...