The Ticker: Early Show, Herridge, Gibson…

> FTVLive says CBS is preparing to make changes to The Early Show. “Sources say that you can expect CBS to cut the multi-hosts concept back to just a couple.” Also, expect Katie Couric to make “a number of appearances” this fall…

> FNC correspondent Catherine Herridge is donating part of her liver to her 3 or 4 month old son. Greta Van Susteren has the details (via ICN)…

> CNBC is raising the volume once again. An e-mailer asks: “Anyone notice their latest World-of-WarCraft-sounding ‘swoosh replacement sound’ when flipping on-screen graphics this week? It really sounds like some spellcaster’s sound from the computer game….and ANNOYING as hell!”

> Anderson Cooper will host 360 from the West Coast next week. That can’t be related to his book tour, right?…

> An ABC tipster says “Charlie Gibson was having some issues with the teleprompter” on Thursday. “He had to have writer Josh Landis explain to him how the whole system works. ‘So, when you type something it automatically updates the teleprompter even though that machine is behind the set?’ He didn’t quite get it…and asked for a tutorial sometime when they had more time. Kinda funny…”