Wolff on Olbermann tonight

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Keith Olbermann, in typical fashion, awarded a couple spots on "World’s Worst" to Bill O’Reilly. For the silver award, Olbermann gave it to O’Reilly based upon Michael Wolff’s characterization that Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes despise the top-rated Fox …

Report: Gregory is next MTP host

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Huffington Post is reporting that David Gregory will be the next moderator of "Meet the Press." Tom Brokaw will finish up his interim role on Sunday, with an exclusive Barack Obama sit-down.

Since the passing of Tim Russert in …

Remainders: Limbaugh praises Clinton pick

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Kaiser on NBC’s relationship with Gen. McCaffrey. Greenwald has NBC emails detailing response to the Times. (Yesterday, I wrote on Barstow’s latest investigative piece).

Voting begins for I Want Media’s "media person of the …

What’s Rice’s title?

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

When Susan Rice approached the podium, following her nomination to becoming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, CNN got her former title a bit off. That’s former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs — not "African American Affairs." …

McCain camp killed SNL joke

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Vanity Fair has now posted Maureen Dowd’s 6,000-word profile of Tina Fey, the cover story for January’s issue. Dowd was on hand for a classic S.N.L. performance with Fey as Sarah Palin.

In October, it seemed that Tina Fey was …

Brown: Maddow should get ‘Meet’ job

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

Last week, the LA Times reported that NBC could finally make an announcement about "Meet the Press" on Dec. 7, five months after Tom Brokaw took the helm as interim host.

Daily Beast founder Tina Brown ponders what could …

Beck to start early on Fox

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

TVNewser reports that Glenn Beck’s new Fox News show will be starting ahead of schedule — and just in time for Obama’s inauguration.

On Jan. 19, "Glenn Beck" will begin airing on Fox in the 5 p.m. slot. Beck was …

Cordes to Congress

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

CBS’s Nancy Cordes, most recently covering transportation and consumer safety, has been named the network’s congressional correspondent. A release is after the jump.

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Obama to press: ‘you’re having fun’

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

During this morning’s press conference, New York Times reporter Peter Baker brought up Obama’s past statements about Clinton, including a famous one about having tea with foreign leaders, made just before the Iowa caucus.

"This is fun for the press …

Singer: NBC should suspend Matthews

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By: Michael Calderone

At the same moment Hillary Clinton is being nominated for Secretary of State, the Clinton campaign versus MSNBC feud — which lasted throughout the presidential primaries — continues.

Phil Singer, who served as deputy communications director during the campaign, writes …





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