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By Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Aug. 5--Add one of Minnesota's own to the list of notables who can't seem to keep straight exactly where the Republicans will convene their national convention next month. First, CBS News anchor Katie Couric mistakenly said on the air last week that "the mother of all appearances will be in Minneapolis in September -- when McCain accepts his party's nomination." Monday night, Couric 'fessed up to the nation about her mistake and expressed her...
By Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Aug. 5--Add one of Minnesota's own to the list of notables who can't seem to keep straight exactly where the Republicans will be holding their national convention next month. First, CBS News anchor Katie Couric mistakenly said on the air last week that "the mother of all appearances will be in Minneapolis in September -- when McCain accepts his party's nomination." Monday night, Couric 'fessed up to the nation about her mistake and expressed...
By David Inman Question: With the recent death of Tim Russert, I was wondering who the other hosts of "Meet the Press" have been. Answer: In order of appearance, we have Martha Rountree (1947- 53), Ned Brooks (1953-65), Lawrence E. Spivak (1966-75), Bill Monroe (1975-84), Roger Mudd and Marvin Kalb (1984-85), Marvin Kalb (1985- 87), Chris Wallace (1987-88), Garrick Utley (1989-91) and Tim Russert (1991-2008). Tom Brokaw will be moderating the show until after the November presidential...
By Dan Gross, Philadelphia Daily News Aug. 4--CHARLES BARKLEY needs to shed some pounds, so he's taken up boxing as his exercise of choice. The soon-to-be not-so-Round Mound of Rebound has been training at Joltin' Jabs (4313 Main) in Manayunk. Barkley told us that he'd read that "Joltin' " Joey DeMalavez had recently trained NBC 10's Vai Sikahema for what turned out to be his first-round knockout of Jose Canseco. "My doctor told me I was a Happy Meal away from diabetes," Barkley told us...
By Alan Pergament The Beijing Games illustrate how quickly change can come. This isn't a political statement about the recent openness in China. It refers to the pace of technology. Four years after NBC carried only the opening and closing ceremonies in Athens and five sports in high definition with a separate announcing crew, every sport in Beijing is in HD. The digital technology that allowed viewers to know what country each swimmer in each lane is from will be extended to track and...
NEW YORK - NBC News could rent a small plane just for the top news personalities going to Beijing to cover the Olympics: Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, Lester Holt, Richard Engel and Kevin Tibbles among them. CBS considered sending Harry Smith, but decided against it and is sending Barry Peterson. Weekend anchor David Muir is ABC's biggest name heading to Asia. Dana Lewis is Fox News Channel's lone representative. CNN is largely handling the story...
By FIONA McINTOSH THE world's highest paid American TV news presenter Katie Couric (left) moans that at 51 years old she's become a victim of sexism. As Katie is paid pounds 7.5million a year, more than double that of her male rival, I'd like to be a victim of that kind of sexism, too. Bring it on, boys. (c) 2008 Sunday Mirror; London. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.
The two-part U.S. TV documentary Black in America has helped CNN earn high ratings, Nielsen Media Research says. The ratings group said Friday the documentary's two-hour finale Thursday helped the cable network draw an average of 2.6 million viewers, beating out its competition for the time slot, The Hollywood Reporter said. The finale also marked the second-highest ratings for any cable program for the night among viewers ages 25-54. Wednesday's portion of the documentary, which aired in...
By Scott D. Pierce Deseret News BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- If I were a betting man, I would have lost money when the folks from CBS News appeared (via satellite) in front of members of the Television Critics Association. I guessed that it would be the third question before Katie Couric's job security came up. My TV critic pals guessed somewhere between second and sixth. We were all wrong. The first question out of a critic's mouth essentially boiled down to, "So, Katie, are you about to get...
By Alan Pergament If you put 200 of the nation's television critics in the same room with media executives and stars, you're bound to have some issues raised. And there was the usual share during the Television Critics Association tour that ended Tuesday. Here is your local critic's list of the Top 10 issues -- some heavy, some light and some unintentionally funny -- from the tour, along with some answers or opinions. Call it a new version of the old ABC program, "Issues and Answers." 1....
