Al Roker

Game On! NBCU to Smother Super Bowl - Posted January 25, 2012
It's more than just a game... it's an opportunity to absolutely blanket TV viewers with the spoils of your consolidated company. Call it Super Bowl everywhere. NBC TV may have the rights to Super Bowl XLVI, but if you turn on just about any NBCU channel or watch any NBC-produced program you... [TVNewser]

Sounds About Right | Dark Times | Fancy Gold - Posted January 17, 2012
TVNewser: Here is video of Paula Deen admitting to Al Roker that she has diabetes. But don't feel... [FishbowlNY]

Paula Deen tells Al Roker She's Turning Diabetes Lemon into (Sugar-free) Lemonade - Posted January 17, 2012
TV's sugary supercook Paula Deen told Al Roker she's been battling diabetes for three years. This morning on "Today" Roker asked Deen why it took her three years to tell her fans about the diagnosis: "I said. 'I'm going to keep this close to my chest for the time being.'" Roker pointed... [TVNewser]

Trying Too Hard | A King's Move | Defense is the Best Offense - Posted December 1, 2011
PRNewser: The downside of being George Clooney's girlfriend. File this under "when something is perfect, people just start to make sh*t up." FishbowlLA: If ... [FishbowlLA]

Trying Too Hard | A King's Move | Defense is the Best Offense - Posted December 1, 2011
PRNewser: The downside of being George Clooney's girlfriend. File this under "when something is perfect, people just start to make sh*t up." FishbowlLA: If ... [FishbowlNY]

Al Roker & Savannah Guthrie to Co-Host Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting - Posted November 16, 2011
Savannah Guthrie has been named co-host of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting special two weeks from tonight on NBC. Al Roker is back to co-host. Thi... [FishbowlNY]

Al Roker & Savannah Guthrie to Co-Host Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting - Posted November 16, 2011
Savannah Guthrie has been named co-host of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting special two weeks from tonight on NBC. Al Roker is back to co-host. Thi... [TVNewser]

'Today' Anchors at Book Signing - Posted November 16, 2011
Stephen Battaglio's new coffee table book, From Yesterday to TODAY is in bookstores now. The book looks back on the NBC News program's 60 years -- when, in 1952, Dave Garroway ushered in a new era in morning broadcasting. (A sentiment heard this week ... [TVNewser]

Al Roker, Barbara Bush and Peggy Siegal Fetes Elizabeth Olsen - Posted November 9, 2011
We were disappointed to hear that we'd missed seeing Wendy Williams who'd come by on Monday for lunch with her parents. A little birdie told me that the talk show diva issued this rallying cry to mom and dad before departing to face the lone papa... [FishbowlLA]

Al Roker, Barbara Bush and Peggy Siegal Fetes Elizabeth Olsen - Posted November 9, 2011
We were disappointed to hear that we'd missed seeing Wendy Williams who'd come by on Monday for lunch with her parents. A little birdie told me that the talk show diva issued this rallying cry to mom and dad before departing to face the lone papa... [FishbowlNY]

NEA Launches 'Blue Horse' Charity Auction to Benefit Arts Education - Posted October 21, 2011
The National Education Association (NEA) has teamed up with the NEA Foundation to host "The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse Charity Auction." The proceeds derived from the Internet auction will benefit the NEA Foundation's "Art Inspires Learning, Learning Inspires Art" initiative. This project funds arts ... [GalleyCat]

TVNewsers Wear Purple To Show Their 'Spirit' - Posted October 20, 2011
People across the country today participated in "Spirit Day," wearing purple as a sign of support for LGBT youth. The movement, started by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, counted several visible people as champions of the anti-bullying cause: morning anchors, evening anchors and cable anchors on several networks were... [FishbowlNY]

TVNewsers Wear Purple To Show Their 'Spirit' - Posted October 20, 2011
People across the country today participated in "Spirit Day," wearing purple as a sign of support for LGBT youth. The movement, started by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, counted several visible people as champions of the anti-bullying cause: morning anchors, evening anchors and cable anchors on several networks were... [TVNewser]

Scottie Pippen Mixes It Up With the Media Mob & Does Rosie Have a New Lady Love? - Posted September 28, 2011
Things have been pretty busy at Michael's this week. On Monday, none other than James Bond aka Daniel Craig dropped by. ("His eye are so blue!" cooed one smitten staffer). Yesterday, a very laid back Rosie O'Donnell showed up... [FishbowlNY]

Ahoy! 'Today' Crew Walks the Plank, Talks Pirate - Posted September 24, 2011
So, this happened. On NBC's "Today" this week, Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Savannah Guthrie took part in International Talk Like a Pirate Day by, well, by talking and dressing like pirates: ... [TVNewser]

Synergy! NBCUniversal Brings In NBC News, E!, Weather Channel and More For NFL Kickoff - Posted September 6, 2011
This Thursday, the 2011-2012 NFL season kicks off with the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers taking on the New Orleans Saints. The game will be broadcast on NBC, so naturally the network is making full use of its corporate siblings to promote the event. NBC News, CNBC, Weather ... [TVNewser]

Hurricane Irene Keeps Reporters & Forecasters on the Move - Posted August 25, 2011
TV news anchors, correspondents and meteorologists may not have to go far from their New York headquarters to cover Hurricane Irene as the Category 3 storm barrels toward the East Coast. With the 11amET advisory, the storm continues its catastrophic path toward Nort... [TVNewser]

Savannah Guthrie's Mom Drops By 'Today' - Posted July 18, 2011
NBC's Savannah Guthrie, a self-proclaimed "kitchen catastrophe," enlisted the help of Al Roker to cook her mom's famous strawberry rhubarb pie for a taped "Show and Tell" segment on this morning's "Today" show. There were few hiccups -- after being told to seal the pie crust, Guthrie asks, "Do we have... [TVNewser]

Following KNBC Weathercaster's 'Kook' Comment, Al Roker Makes L.A. His 'Pick City' - Posted June 27, 2011
After KNBC morning weathercaster Elita Loresca was cau... [TVSpy]

NBC Releases 'Today' Promo Highlighting New Anchor Team - Posted June 12, 2011
With its new anchor team of Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Natalie Morales, and Al Roker finally in place, NBC's "Today" has cut a promo highlighting the group. ... [TVNewser]

Meredith Vieira's 'Today' Show Sendoff - Posted June 8, 2011
Meredith Vieira's final "Today" show was filled with laughs, tears, surprises -- and a lot of music. Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" was a sort of theme song for the two hours. Vieira also got a serenade from Carole King singing "You've Got a Friend," then, in the following segment,... [TVNewser]

Tim Russert the inspiration for this week's 'Today' show Vatican Reports - Posted June 1, 2011
[caption id="attachment_68940" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Russert family in the Vatican Library in June 2008. (Courtesy: Russert family/NBC News)"][/caption] This morning, about an hour before the "Today" show went on the air, co-anchor ... [TVNewser]

Chuck Todd: 'Al Roker Can Stuff It' - Posted May 11, 2011
MSNBC's Savannah Guthrie appeared on "The Daily ... [FishbowlDC]

Meredith Vieira leaving 'Today:' The News Conference - Posted May 9, 2011
There's a news conference happening right now on the anchor changes coming to "Today." Taking part: Steve Capus... [TVNewser]

Report: Meredith Vieira leaving 'Today'; Ann Curry, Natalie Morales to be Upped - Posted April 29, 2011
This morning Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira were side-by-side for what might turn out to be their final big event co-anchoring together. ... [TVNewser]

Royal Wedding Viewer Guide: Where to Watch - Posted April 28, 2011
Have you heard? There is some sort of wedding happening tomorrow. Yes, the broadcast and cable news organizations are all planning coverage of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton tomorrow morning, with most beginning at 4 ... [TVNewser]

Today Anchors Leave... - Posted April 22, 2011
That headline was not our own. That's what the "Today" show's publicist titled her press release on this May sweeps series. Cute. Playing into all ... [TVNewser]

A Young David Gregory Shows off Red Hair and Freckles - Posted April 11, 2011
NBC's "Today" Show played an embarrassing game of show and tell on Friday by showing school pictures of the hosts. "My little girl who is at school now, she will not smile, not even on the retakes, she refuses," NBC "Meet the Press" host D... [FishbowlDC]

Matt Lauer in 2007 to TVNewser: 'There will come a time where I stop doing this, and at that point it will be all about family.' - Posted April 7, 2011
Who saw this one coming? The out-of-left-field report from "Entertainment Tonight" that Matt Lauer will be following Meredith Vieira out the "Today" show door next year... [FishbowlNY]

Meteorologist John Marshall 'Wasn't Shocked' by Losing Weekend Shifts at WCBS-TV - Posted March 31, 2011
If you wake up early on the weekend, then you are probably aware of the John Marshall body of work. He had more than a dozen years under his belt at WNBC when they went in another direction last summer. But as fate would have it, the timing worked perfectly ... [FishbowlNY]

NBCUniversal's Royal Wedding Plans: Everyone Goes to London - Posted March 28, 2011
NBCUniversal announced its coverage plans of the upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and NBC News and MSNBC play a big part. Just about every NBCU network will have wedding coverage, including NBC, MSNBC, E!, Bravo, Telemundo and even The Weather Channel. ... [TVNewser]

1994 'Today' Hosts ask 'What is the internet anyway?' - Posted January 31, 2011
The "Today" show this morning took a look back at an old clip from the show circa 1994 in which Bryant Gumbel asks "What is internet anyway?" and former host Katie Couric explains that it's a "massive computer network." ... [TVNewser]

Morning Show Ratings: Week of January 17 - Posted January 28, 2011
While "Today" remains at #1, it was the only broadcast morning show to lose viewers compared to the same week last year. ABC's "Good Morning America" is up +13% in Total Viewers and the new team on CBS's "Early Show," in their third week together, is up +3% in Total Viewers. "Today"... [TVNewser]

Haiti: One Year Later - Posted January 12, 2011
One year after the earth shook under Haiti, TV news reporters and anchors, producers and photographers, looked at the devastation and the recovery with return trips, special reports, and interviews with celebrities making a difference. Fox News' ... [TVNewser]

Tina Brown, Al Roker and Facebook's Flummoxed Friends - Posted January 5, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE The holidays are over (finally!), so it was back to business for the moguls and mavens that trickled into Michael's today. The telltale sign was last month's run on red wine has been replaced by orders of Diet Coke (No more ducking out early 'to go Christmas shopping' for... [FishbowlLA]

Tina Brown, Al Roker and Facebook's Flummoxed Friends - Posted January 5, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE The holidays are over (finally!), so it was back to business for the moguls and mavens that trickled into Michael's today. The telltale sign was last month's run on red wine has been replaced by orders of Diet Coke (No more ducking out early 'to go Christmas shopping' for... [FishbowlNY]

Afternoon Reading List 01.04.11 - Posted January 4, 2011
* Today's advice column in The Daily Caller has it all. 1. Al Roker makes fun of Tucker Carlson for saying Michael Vick should be executed. He questions the oxyge... [FishbowlDC]

In Orlando, You Can Go Home Again - Posted January 3, 2011
Most of those big network TV anchors and correspondents got their start in local TV news. And several of them dropped anchor in Orlando. So the Orlando Sentinel's TV critic Hal Boedeker caught up with some of them, including Byron Pitts (now at CBS News), ... [TVSpy]

Who Wants A 'Zucker Punch'? - Posted December 13, 2010
The "Today" show holiday party at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers brought in some holiday cheer and celebration for 15 years as the ... [TVNewser]

Who Gets Credit for 'Today' Show's 15-year Win Streak? - Posted December 11, 2010
It's a major TV milestone, that will be celebrated in a low-key way. Today NBC's "Today" show celebrates 15 years as the nation's #1 morning show. Look for a promo to air Monday during the show which will thank viewers for sticking with the program all these years. So who gets the credit... [TVNewser]

NBC News' Natalie Morales Talks Trees, The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, That Is - Posted November 30, 2010
Tonight in New York City, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be lit for the 80th time. As usual, NBC will broadcast the event, which includes performances by Mariah Carey, Boys II Men, Josh Groban, Jessica Simpson and, yes, Susan Boyle. "Today'"s Al Roker and Natal... [TVNewser]

Behind the Scenes at the 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Posted November 25, 2010
This morning NBC will air the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from New York City, with parade veteran and "Today" co-anchor Matt Lauer leading the coverage. NBCU Direct spoke to Lauer, Meredith Vieira and Al Roker about their favorite parad... [TVNewser]

'Dynamite' Karaoke: The Competition Blows Up - Posted November 18, 2010
It's incurable. The song is stuck in our heads -- "I like to move move move move....Cause I told you once/I told you twice..." Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" is now horrifyingly burned into our memories. But it's not Cruz's voice we hear -- it's Matt, Al, Meredith, Ann -- and Ed. Earlier in... [FishbowlDC]

Al Roker and Meredith Vieira: NYC Marathon Champs - Posted November 8, 2010
"Today'"s Al Roker and Meredith Vieira ran in the New York City marathon yesterday, with both completing the grueling 26.2 mile course. They were still able to make it in to the office on time this morning, an... [TVNewser]

Morning Show Halloween: This Year It's All About Pop Culture - Posted October 29, 2010
The secret has been revealed: NBC's "Today" hosts celebrated Halloween with a "pop culture extravaganza." Does this beat last year's ewok-humping "Star Wars" theme? Trick question: Nothing beats "Star Wars." ... [TVNewser]

Hoda Kotb Book Party: Matt Lauer, Suze Orman, the Giffords & Jeff Zucker on his future: 'Relax and wait for the next endeavor.' - Posted October 12, 2010
TVNewser dropped in on Hoda Kotb's book party at Donny Deutsch's townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side last night. The longtime NBC News correspondent and co-host of the 4th h... [TVNewser]

Today's Third Hour Tops 'Live with Regis & Kelly' - Posted October 7, 2010
The third hour of the "Today" show topped "Live With Regis & Kelly" for the 2009-10 season. That's the first time that's happened since the 9am hour premiered 10 years ago. In today's New York Post, Michael Starr ha... [TVNewser]

Wall-to-Wall with Every NBC News Morning Host - Posted September 23, 2010
This afternoon NBC Universal held a luncheon touting its morning shows, "Today," "Morning Joe," and "Squawk Box" to advertisers, media buyers and the press. Every morning host was there, participating in a lighthearted panel discussion moderated by "NBC Nightly News" anchor ... [TVNewser]

'Today' Anchors Tell Their First-Job Stories - Posted September 10, 2010
Earlier this week "Today" co-anchor Matt Lauer went back to his old paper route as part of a programming stunt, "Today's First-Jobs." Since then, the other anchors from the program have shared their experiences. Take, for example, Al Roker at the ... [TVNewser]

Matt Lauer, Brian Williams, Al Roker in NOLA - Posted September 9, 2010
In a perfect example of corporate synergy, NBC News has "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams (not pictured, right), Today co-anchor Matt Lauer and weatherman ... [TVNewser]

Cat 4 Earl with 145 MPH Winds to Make Run up East Coast; Network Newsers in Place - Posted September 2, 2010
Category 4 Hurricane Earl will skirt the Outer Banks of North Carolina later today, and the TV weathermen are in place. Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina is the place to be for the network meteorologists: Al Roker of NBC, ... [TVNewser]

Al Roker Mixes Up Willie Geist and Joe Scarborough - Posted September 1, 2010
MSNBC's Willie Geist was sitting in on "Morning Joe" today for Joe Scarborough, but apparently no one told Al Roker who, appearing from a beach in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, called him "Joe" TWICE. After correcting Roker -- and giving him ... [TVNewser]

Who is That Guy on 'Today?' It's Linny, Of Course - Posted August 20, 2010
The name Linny Boyette is not a household one, but avid readers of TVNewser may recognize it. Linny is "Today's" biggest fan, coming to the show every morning from his home in the Bronx. Boyette has been profiled ... [TVNewser]

Today's Forecast: Sunny, with a Chance of Muzak - Posted August 9, 2010
An unusual occurrence this morning on NBC's "Today." Stephanie Abrams was filling in for Al Roker, or at least she was supposed to. Abrams ended up getting stuck in an elevator with her hair and makeup team coming down to the "Today" studio, so she delivered the first forecast of the morning... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams 'Congratulates' Al Roker on One Year of 'Wake Up with Al' - Posted July 20, 2010
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News Orgs Raise Money for Good Causes - Posted June 22, 2010
It is only Tuesday, but news organizations have had a busy week drumming up donations for a number of charitable causes. Last night CNN aired a star-studded two-hour telethon organized and hosted by Larry King... [TVNewser]

Justin Bieber Fever on the 'Today' show Plaza - Posted June 4, 2010
30 Rockefeller Plaza is back to business this afternoon after Bieber fever struck early this morning. More than 12,000 people packed the plaza for Justin Bieber's performance. This could go down as the biggest in the 15 years of the "Today" show summer concert series. "Today" show EP Jim Bell tells TVNewser... [TVNewser]

NBC News Responds to New Matt Lauer Affair Allegations - Posted May 19, 2010
Matt Lauer has already shot down the rumors, his co-anchor M... [TVNewser]

NBC's "Today" Celebrates YouTube Anniversary - Posted May 17, 2010
In case you missed it earlier, today is YouTube's fifth anniversary. To help celebrate, NBC's "Today Show" had its anchor team of Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Correspondents' Dinner: The MSNBC After Party - Posted May 4, 2010
Okay... we finally got around to pulling these pictures from our camera. They are from MSNBC's White House Correspondents' Dinner after-party. The boldfacers we saw: Alec Baldwin, FBN's Charlie Gasparino, the enti... [TVNewser]

Cursing, Horse Accidents: The 'Today' Show's Interesting Morning - Posted April 30, 2010
Well, it was an some morning on the "Today" show. First, Meredith Vieira was demonstrating the dangers of trying to drive and text, but ended up demonstrating the dangers of trying to drive, text, and anchor a morning show. (Original, unbleeped version here, via ... [TVNewser]

The Sarah Palin Network - Posted April 11, 2010
Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin last night as Fey hosted SNL. Taking a page from Oprah Winfrey, Palin launches her own network, with a full slate of shows including, "That's So Palin," and "Hey Journalist, I Gotcha!" Using the 2008 ... [TVNewser]

Morning Show Ratings: Week of March 29 - Posted April 8, 2010
The "Today" show was the #1 network morning show last week, but down from the week prior, while "GMA" added 40,000 Total Viewers week-to-week. Meredith Vieira and Al Roker were off last week. Season... [TVNewser]

Al Roker: Dressed to Kilt - Posted April 6, 2010
Today's entry in the "WHAT IN THE WORLD?!" department is this photo of NBC's Al Roker wearing a runway kilt at Sir Sean Connery's "Dress to Kilt" fashion show in NYC last evening. Proceeds went to three veterans groups. "Scottish weather isn't exactly balmy," Roker told ... [TVNewser]

Al Roker Gets Late-Night Shoutout From Bill Murray - Posted March 2, 2010
NBC's Al Roker "is like a huge Ghostbusters guy," funnyman Bill Murray said during a guest appearance last night on the Late Show With ... [TVNewser]

The Case of the Disappearing Polo Logo ... and Other Olympics Notes - Posted February 18, 2010
If you've watched any of the coverage of the Vancouver Olympics on your NBC station, you may have noticed the variety of winter attire being worn by the reporters and anchors covering the games, including a certain puffy black coat. The jacket is part of the official ... [TVNewser]

Snow in the Evening - Posted February 10, 2010
This morning we took a look at how the morning shows covered the big snow, and it was also a top story tonight on the evening news broadcasts. Brian Williams was out in it, reporting and, apparently, losing a fight with a NBC umbrella. ... [TVNewser]

'Today' Gearing Up for Vancouver - Posted February 4, 2010
NBC's "Today" show begins broadcasting from Vancouver next week for the XXI Winter Olympics. Matt Lauer will be in Vancouver starting Tuesday -- he's in the torch relay Thursday -- with ... [TVNewser]

Lunch: 'Bag Lady' & Madoff Victim Alexandra Penney: 'Writing Well is the Best Revenge!' - Posted January 27, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE Things must be looking up in the journalism biz, because Michael's dining room was jam packed with media folks of every stripe. While CEOs and spinmeisters held court from their usual perches, writers and editors were shoehorned in all over the place. I was glad I got there earl... [FishbowlNY]

Nightly EP: 'Our Viewers Were Looking for Information, and Ways They Could Help' - Posted January 20, 2010
NBC Nightly News EP Bob Epstein sent a note to his staff today thanking them for their hard work covering the earthquake. "Our coverage from Haiti has produced some of the finest journalism ever seen on this broadcast. From the moment our first teams went in -- ... [TVNewser]

NBC Testing New 10pm Shows? - Posted January 18, 2010
Tipsters tell us another News: VIPs survey is circulating asking about a new crime TV show called "Mystery - Unsolved". The premise: violent crime re-enactments with actors portraying the murder victims and telling their stories. News: VIPs surveys are conducted by a company called Vision Critical which provides targeted research to... [TVNewser]

Newser Notes from Haiti - Posted January 14, 2010
• Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan, who's covered wars and other international conflict, was overcome with emotion telling the story of a woman who lost 4 of her children in the quake, and her fifth child at a hospital: "That kind of loss is hoffific in any culture. But when you're... [TVNewser]

Earthquake in Haiti: Evening Updates - Posted January 13, 2010
Brian Williams and Katie Couric were both in Port-au-Prince for their newscasts tonight, but due to the circumstances on the ground, much of that time they were either on the phone or their substitute... [TVNewser]

TVNewsers Heading To Haiti - Posted January 13, 2010
Continually Updated: We'll update this post as we hear more about who is heading to Hispaniola, either the Dominican Republic or Haiti (if the airport is reopened) to cover yesterday's 7.0 earthquake. CBS' Katie Couric NBC's ... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric Does Leno's 'Ten @ Ten' - Posted January 7, 2010
On the eve of her birthday, CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric appeared on last night's "Jay Leno Show" for the "Ten @ Ten" segment. Couric discusses practical jokes Matt Lauer's played on her, the best gift Al Roker ever gave her, and the ... [TVNewser]

The Year In Citizen Journalism Heralds Next Year's Trend - Posted December 30, 2009
You might say that the impact of "citizen journalism" on 2009 started with US Airways Flight 1549 crashing into the Hudson River, and the pictures of the plane hitting Twitter before any news outlets had them. And of course the role that Twitter played in helping Americans find out about protests... [FishbowlNY]

NBCU is Official Broadcast Partner of CES 2010 - Posted December 21, 2009
NBC Universal returns as the official broadcast partner of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year, NBC plans to focus on the "multi-platform content opportunities" for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games which will be broadcast on the networks of NBC in February. NBC talent including ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Meet Al Roker's #1 Fan - Posted December 16, 2009
The Jay Leno Show contributor Liz Feldman went all Annie Wilkes on Al Roker last night. Roker's wife, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts probably got a kick out of (or not) this line: "You know what's pretty hot right now? Transg... [TVNewser]

The Timing of Al and Matt's Afghanistan Trip - Posted December 14, 2009
NY Times' Brian Stelter points out the "curious timing" of the trip Al Roker and ... [TVNewser]

'It's Six Degrees of Cleveland' - Posted December 7, 2009
What do FBN's Liz Claman, NBC's Al Roker, and CNN's Tony Harris all have in commo... [TVNewser]

Al Roker, Matt Lauer Head To Afghanistan - Posted December 7, 2009
This morning, as we were watching the "Today" show, we learned that anchor Matt Lauer and weatherman Al Roker were headed to Afghanistan and would be reporting from there tomorrow and Wednesday. Roker's tweet from earlier today confirms that he's en... [FishbowlNY]

Matt Lauer, Al Roker Heading to Afghanistan - Posted December 7, 2009
•NBC announced that the Today show's Matt Lauer and Al Roker will broadcast from Kabul, Afghanistan tomorrow and Wednesday. The live coverage comes as more details are revealed about the U.S. troop increase to the country, including the 1,500 Marines from Camp Lejeune ... [TVNewser]

Who Will Al Roker Murder Next? Matt Lauer: 'We Were Wondering Why He Didn't Kill Ann' - Posted November 25, 2009
Last night, TVNewser headed out Greenwich Village for the release party for Al Roker's new mystery novel, "Morning Show Murders." Matt, Meredith and Ann were there, as were Steve Capus... [TVNewser]

Al Roker's Morning Show Murders "A Lot Of Fun" - Posted November 23, 2009
Al Roker has written his first murder-mystery, The Morning Show Murders: A Novel, out tomorrow. But "it's not deadly serious, no pun intended," Roker says in an ... [TVNewser]

Al, Sam and What's Left of Ida - Posted November 10, 2009
Weathermen Al Roker of the Today show and Sam Champion of Good Morning America were both on Pensacola Beach for live shots this morning reporting on the remnants of Ida. Champion twitpic'd thi... [TVNewser]

'Early Show' Halloween More Frightening Than 'Today' Show - Posted October 30, 2009
Ok, Al Roker as Han Solo was pretty funny. But Harry Smith as Julia Child wins today. If you listen closely, you can actually hear a woman scream "Oh my God" in horror before he's revealed on screen. ... [TVNewser]

The 'Today' Show's Star Wars Halloween Spectacle - Posted October 30, 2009
The NBC 'Today' show hosts dressed up as "Star Wars" characters on an elaborate set outside the studio for Halloween. Al Roker as Han Solo might be worth it alone. Plus, the Darth Vader reveal. Also, did ... [TVNewser]

'It's Go Time, Chuck' - Posted October 23, 2009
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs appeared on the "Today" show this morning with razor and shaving cream in hand as Al Roker and company pressed NBC WH correspondent Chuck Todd to shave his goatee on air after his recent loss in the ... [TVNewser]

Robert Gibbs on 'Today' Show: NBC's Chuck Todd Denied Pardon, Must Shave Goatee - Posted October 23, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs... [PRNewser]

The Video Wall: Beck, Stephanopoulos, Deen, Gregory... - Posted October 10, 2009
> Stephen Colbert defends "silver gopher" Glenn Beck by comparing him to...himself. > ABC's George Stephanopoulos appears on "Hannity" and discusses Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education... [TVNewser]

Listen: Dave Price's Cross-Country Adventure - Posted October 7, 2009
CBS' Dave Price, "Early Show" weather anchor, called in this morning to the Morning Media Menu from Omaha, Nebraska where he is halfway across the country in his journey back to NYC. Last Thursday, Dave was shipped off to Santa Monica, CA and given $50 and in... [TVNewser]

Newser Tweets of the Week - Posted October 3, 2009
A random selection of our favorite newser tweets we stumbled across this week. T.J. Holmes wins. CNBC's Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell1): I just got offered to shoot a turkey that was in a driveway here in Wisconsin with a BB gun. I passed. Early T-Giving present. ABC's ... [TVNewser]

'Today' Gets Surprisingly Raunchy - Posted October 1, 2009
The thing about having animals on your show is that you never know exactly what's going to happen. You have to be ready for anything. Even so: ... [TVNewser]

Celebrating The Launch Of WNBC's New Local Lifestyle Show - Posted September 16, 2009
On Monday night, we headed west to Hudson Terrace to join the festivities celebrating the launch of WNBC's new afternoon live local lifestyle show, "LX New York." The sh... [FishbowlNY]

Roker Spots CBS Correspondent In "Today" Crowd|Journalism Online Reveals Business Plan|Bloomberg Vies For BusinessWeek|Vibe Editor Smith Finds New Gig|Graydon Carter Avoids McKinsey Meetings - Posted September 10, 2009
TVNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

Jenna Bush's 'Today' Show Bow - Posted September 10, 2009
NBC News has announced Jenna Bush Hager's first 'Today' show spot will air next Friday, Sept. 18, as Matt Lauer and Al Roker bring the show to Texas. The "Everything is bigger in Texas" themed-show will broadcast live from the new Cowboys Stadium t... [TVNewser]

CBS' Phil Jones Found in 'Today' Crowd - Posted September 10, 2009
Al Roker was out patrolling the "Today Show" crowd this morning when he came across retired CBS Washington correspondent Phil Jones, who spent 32 years at the network. Jones was there with a sign announcing his son's engagement. Roker quickly joked, "Too bad there isn't a morning show on... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Ifill, Kagan, Roberts, Roker - Posted August 20, 2009
> Being an expert isn't so easy — just ask PBS's Gwen Ifill. Appearing on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire as last night's "Ask the Expert" resource, she tried to help contestant Jennifer answer the question at hand...but guessed wrong. Politico has the ... [TVNewser]

Al Roker Gets Mia Hamm for His Birthday - Posted August 20, 2009
He didn't get to sleep in, but this morning on the brutally early "Wake Up with Al" (WUWA!), Al Roker celebrated his 55th birthday with U.S. Soccer legends Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain, the first in-studio guests on the young show. The two are promoting the "Don't Play with the Flu"... [TVNewser]

Al Roker: "When's the Last Time They Had Three Black Guys on The Weather Channel at Once?" - Posted August 19, 2009
Al Roker was plenty proud Tuesday morning during his Weather Channel show "Wake Up with Al." TMZ has the video... • TVNewser <font color="red"Video: ... [TVNewser]

Whole "Today" Show Team Heading to Vancouver - Posted August 12, 2009
It seems like the Beijing Summer Olympics just happened, but NBC is already knee-deep in plans for the 2010 Winter Olympics six months from now in Vanouver, Canada. The Today show has announced that for just the second time in the show's history, the entire crew -- ... [TVNewser]

Cautious Reviews for New Morning Shows - Posted July 28, 2009
In the few weeks, NBC-Universal launched two new early-early morning shows, the Weather Channel's "Wake Up With Al" starring Al Roker and MSNBC's "Way Too Early With Willie Geist," which has left at... [TVNewser]

For Meredith Vieira - If It's Monday, It's Washington - Posted July 20, 2009
Last week, the Today show's Meredith Viera was in Los Angeles sitting down with Susan Boyle (airing Wednesday), today Vieira was in Washington sitting down with Pres. Obama (airing tomorrow) and by next Monday she'll be sitting in a canoe in Lake George, NY as part of "Today Takes a Vacation." But... [TVNewser]

TVNewser on the Morning Media Menu - Posted July 16, 2009
On today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, TVNewser talked with the hosts, GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven, about some of the week's big TV news stories including ABC's $200,000 footage for ... [TVNewser]

Talking Media Headlines On The Menu WIth TVNewser's Kevin Allocca - Posted July 16, 2009
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Will The Weather Channel Replace Local NBC Forecasts?: "We're Looking at That Opportunity" - Posted July 15, 2009
Yesterday, during the launch presentation for The Weather Channel's new show Wake Up With Al (WUWA!), we had a chance to speak with Geoffrey Darby, the Executive VP of ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 07.15.09 - Posted July 15, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to ... [FishbowlDC]

AllYou.com Relaunches|Roker Ready To Set Alarm Hour Earlier|Murdoch To Buy Daily News?|Tips For Freelancers|Consumers May Be Willing To Pay For Web Videos - Posted July 14, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;... [FishbowlNY]

Al Roker Now Getting Up Even Earlier - Posted July 14, 2009
TVNewser caught up with Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams today as they promote their new morning show on The Weather Channel. "Wake Up With Al" (or "WUWA!!!" as the two seem really excited about referring to it) will start airing on July 20th weekdays 6-7amET with a reair at 10amET(7amPT)... [TVNewser]

Michael Jackson: Morning Show Notes - Posted June 26, 2009
The Today show was split with Matt Lauer in New York and Meredith Vieira in Hollywood. The first hour was devoted to Jackson, with ... [TVNewser]

"Today" Series Breaking The Bank For Charity - Posted June 24, 2009
If it's Thursday, it's Little Rock for Al Roker. Tomorrow the "Today" show weatherman will be live from the Arkansas capital as part of his 8th annual "Lend a Hand Today." During today's stop in still hurricane-ravaged Galveston, TX, the show raised $540,652 in goods, services... [TVNewser]

Howard Rubenstein Honored By Alma Mater St. Johns - Posted June 18, 2009
[Howard Rubenstein with St. John's president, the Rev. F. Donald Harrington. Image: NY Post] The NY Post calls ... [PRNewser]

Couric, Gibson, More Celebrate "Womenomics" Release - Posted June 8, 2009
Diane Von Fustenberg hosted a party in New York for ABC correspondent Claire Shipman and BBC correspondent Katty Kay's new book, "Womenomics... [TVNewser]

Tribune Papers' D.C. Bureaus Shack Up|Planting Flowers Where The News Used To Be|Al Roker's Jury Duty Twitter Faux Pas|NYT Works To Pioneer New Digital Ads|American-Statesman Loses Buyer - Posted May 29, 2009
FishbowlDC: The ... [FishbowlNY]

Mediabistro Blog-Family Roundup - Posted May 29, 2009
"Jon & Kate + 8" scandal helps bring life back to dying media- FishbowlNY Was Mancow's waterboarding staged?- TVNewser ... [FishbowlLA]

Al Roker Gets Himself in Hot Twatter - Posted May 29, 2009
Thursday morning as Matt Lauer welcomed guests back to the Today show he mentioned that Al Roker had to leave early for jury duty. And off Roker went, downtown to perform his civic duty. Wi... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Al Roker Twitpics His Atlanta Visit; Announces Launch Date for New Show - Posted May 21, 2009
NBC's Al Roker was in Atlanta this morning for the Today show where he announced the launch date of his even-earlier morning show (6amET) "Wake Up With Al" on The Weather Channel. Al sent this Twitpic alongside his Weather Channel co-anchor ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Al Roker To Host Daily Show on The Weather Channel - Posted April 29, 2009
In the first big cross-network programming initiative, Al Roker announced this morning that he will be hosting a new daily program on the Weather Channel, one hour before the Today show begins. "Wake up With Al" will be hosted by Roker and co-hosted by The Weather Channel's ... [TVNewser]

For Today Show's Newsreader, May Sweeps Stunt is News To Her - Posted March 13, 2009
Yesterday NBC's Ann Curry Tweeted about her hectic schedule:All the time people say, hey how are you doing? My honest answer t... [TVNewser]

The Cuomo/Roker Feud Escalates - Posted March 11, 2009
It's time for another chapter in the ... [TVNewser]

Cuomo Talks "Impressions," Twitter, Roker on the Menu - Posted March 11, 2009
After finishing up on ABC's Good Morning America, Chris Cuomo joined us on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu. During GMA's "Big" week, he reported live from the tallest building in the w... [TVNewser]

As The Irish Invade GMA, "Today" Goes to Ireland - Posted March 6, 2009
With February ratings month pushed into March, sweeps began yesterday, and the morning shows are taking advantage. This morning, Good Morning America aired its much-promoted, first-ever morning show concert appearance by U2 (more on that later on TVNewser, with exclusive in-the-crowd video.)... [TVNewser]

Not All Fun and Games For Al Roker...Just Mostly - Posted March 5, 2009
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Weatherman. Raconteur. Chef. Cable host. Cartoonist? "Today" weatherguy Al Roker is shopping an animated cartoon about the life of a "major player in the culinary world" -- read "chef" -- as a child, he confirms. Like any oyster with strong survival instincts, Roker's lips are sealed about details. He will say, however,... [TVNewser]

Glick: "These Economic Times Have Forced Everbody in the Media Industry to Widen Their Tool Belt" - Posted March 4, 2009
Alexis Glick is featured today in a mediabistro.com "So What Do You Do?" Q&A. The FBN anchor will conduct a keynote at the TVNewser S... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams to Co-Anchor Today Tomorrow - Posted February 19, 2009
NBC's Brian Williams will co-anchor NBC's Today show in the morning alongside Matt Lauer, "so Meredith can take a morning off," he announced on tonight's Nightly News. One of the last ... [TVNewser]

Roker Reports For MSNBC's "Promise" - Posted February 7, 2009
Al Roker reports for "A Father's Promise," an MSNBC documentary premiering Sunday at 8pmET. The special, which coincides with Black History Month, looks at why so many fathers fall out of their children's lives, especially in the inner city. Within the documentary, NBC News cat... [TVNewser]

Olbermann Helps Count Down to the Super Bowl - Posted January 31, 2009
On last night's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host was stationed in Tampa Bay in a loud area near the Super Bowl site. Joining him in the last segment was his former Sportscenter partner, and now fellow member on NBC's Football Night in America, ... [TVNewser]

MTP Makes Way For Super-Sized Sunday "Today" - Posted January 27, 2009
The Today show is super-sizing this Super Bowl Sunday and will air from 9-11amET/8-10amCT. Meet the Press with David Gregory will air live following "Today" at 11amET/10amCT. Sunday's "Today" show will feature weekday anchors Meredith Vieira, Al Roker... [TVNewser]

Lauer To Interview Obama Before Super Bowl - Posted January 26, 2009
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz profiles the top network morning show for more than 13 years, NBC's Today show. "Other morning shows take an ensem... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 01.20.09 - Posted January 20, 2009
Happy Inauguration Day Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of ... [FishbowlDC]

Al Roker Plays the Vegas Strip...One Morning Only - Posted January 8, 2009
Al Roker, and his "Today" show crew, are in the midst of what will prove to be a busy month — Pasadena, Las Vegas, Washington, and Tampa. Roker is in Las Vegas this week in conjunction with NBC Universal's position as broadcast partner ... [TVNewser]

Ray Ban Retires From TWC As Network Further Integrates With NBC - Posted December 22, 2008
TVNewser received a memo to The Weather Channel staff announcing the retirement of Ray Ban, EVP of programming and meteorology for the network. In the note, The Weather Channel's president and CEO De... [TVNewser]

Today Goes Prime Time - Posted December 16, 2008
Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and ... [TVNewser]

IS NBC Cooking Up a Roker Show For The Weather Channel? - Posted November 28, 2008
Earlier this week, a TVNewser tipster sent us the following summary in a News: VIPs survey. News: VIPs surveys are conducted by a company called Vision Critical which provides targeted research to clients: "This proposed show would be hosted by The Today Show's Al Roker... [TVNewser]

Macy's Parade Two-Fer - Posted November 27, 2008
NBC and CBS will both be carrying the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade this morning. On NBC, Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira and ... [TVNewser]

Roker Vs. Cuomo: It's On - Posted November 21, 2008
Before we left NBC yesterday, ... [TVNewser]

Ending a Week of Going To the "Ends of the Earth" - Posted November 20, 2008
It was a typical morning at the Today show — atypical. The teen stars of the new movie, "Twilight," were there, CNBC's Jim Cramer talked about the market lows, Dr. ... [TVNewser]

NBCU To Be Broadcast Partner at CES - Posted November 15, 2008
Looks like Al Roker will be doing the Today show forecast from Las Vegas in early January. NBC Universal will once again be the Official Broadcast Partner at the annual Consumer Electronics Show which begins January 8. The CES is the global event for all things digital. ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: MSNBC, BBC, CNN... - Posted November 11, 2008
> The first in a series of investigative documentaries reported by Today anchor Al Roker airs November 23 at 10pmET on MSNBC. The program, "Armed in America," looks at America's problems with gun violence > BBC World News America airs a special report at 7pmET tonight investigating a lost U.S. nuclear... [TVNewser]

Lauer Roasted At Friar's Club - Posted October 25, 2008
Today show anchor Matt Lauer was the butt of many jokes during his roast at the Friar's Club, as were many others in attendance. From the TV news crowd, joining Lauer were Katie Couric... [TVNewser]

Water-Ready Anchors Prep for This Year's 'Ends of the Earth' - Posted September 22, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist First on TVNewser: 'Today' is going to the ends of the Earth. Again. Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and Al Roker will pack up their extreme-weather gear in November as the show reprises its geograph... [TVNewser]

Today Show Hits Battlegrounds - Posted September 8, 2008
This morning Steve is on an excellent adventure as ABC News and USA Today kick off their "50 States, 50 Days" campaign coverage. (You can follow his Twitter updates on the right hand column of the blog.) Look for his report later today. And this morning, NBC's Today show announced it will... [TVNewser]

NBC's Gustav Plans: Brian Williams to the Gulf, Tom Brokaw at the RNC - Posted August 31, 2008
This time, no one is taking any chances. With the potential of being as severe or even worse than Hurricane Katrina three years ago, Hurricane Gustav is challenging network executives like no story in recent memory. Just like RNC planners, themselves facing a scaled back gathering, news executives, too, have been huddled... [TVNewser]

Today Show Avoids Opening Ceremony Conflict - Posted August 8, 2008
One thing noticeably absent from the morning show on the network covering the 2008 Olympics — a live bug. NBC's Today show aired a two-hour Beijing broadcast this morning that was pre-taped (we hear last night). At 9amET, the show moved to a live show from New York, with ... [TVNewser]

Today Says Zaijian to America - Posted July 30, 2008
The Today show announced its coverage plans for next week's Summer Olympics in Beijing. And for the first time, all four anchors will report live from an international Olympic Games. The show could also be called "Tonight" for the time they're there; with a 12-hour time difference Today will air at... [TVNewser]

Two Concerts, Six Blocks and Seven Million Viewers* - Posted July 25, 2008
Within just a few blocks of each other, two distinctly different sounds emanated from Midtown Manhattan this morning. While tween sensation Miley Cyrus performed on the plaza at NBC's Today show, singer-songwriter ... [TVNewser]

Protesters Disrupt Roker's Weather - Posted July 23, 2008
Activists from the American Jewish World Service organization drowned out Al Roker as we was trying to tell viewers about Hurricane Dolly this morning. According to a press release, the group is calling on NBC "to beef up its coverage of China's complicity with the Sudanese government's genocidal campaign in Darfur... [TVNewser]

Football Day In America - Posted July 22, 2008
NBC Sports' TCA panel took place yesterday, with Football Night in America hosts Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, among others. Broadcasting & Cable's ... [TVNewser]

Good Morning Other Network's Stars - Posted July 15, 2008
Fox Business Network VP and anchor Alexis Glick appeared on ABC's Good Morning America today — her third crossover appearance in less than a month. Glick first appeared on GMA ... [TVNewser]

How Al Roker Ended Up on GMA This Morning - Posted July 14, 2008
Yes, it's a small world, this industry. On Good Morning America, ABC's Deborah Roberts was cooking up some down home meals during a segment with Chris Cuomo. Roberts, who'd never be... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Hillary—Obama Smackdown! - Posted May 28, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE Bill Clinton isn't the only one who is getting a little testy about the endlessly long and increasingly tabloid-y battle for the democratic nomination. At today's lunch, politics were on the menu... [FishbowlNY]

Quill Awards Announced - Posted September 10, 2007
Changing things up this year, the Quills have announced their awards a solid month and a half before the actual ceremony, which will take place on October 22 at Jazz @ Lincoln Center and hosted by Ann Curry and Al Roker. For the first time in its three-year history, The... [GalleyCat]

Lunch at Michael's: Al & Meredith Talk Skateboarding - Posted May 30, 2007
On the menu today: a tasty stew of media moguls and television titans with a dash of talking heads to spice things up. After making the rounds and checking in with some of our favorite regulars, we were thrilled to chat with our good pals Today's Meredith ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Kate White & Her Lethal Blondes - Posted May 23, 2007
After the last few relatively uneventful Wednesdays, we were thrilled to see the dining buzzing with excitement when we arrived this afternoon. Our favorite Cosmo gal Kate White was celebrating the publication of her latest book, Lethally Blond... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Blood! Explosions! Dueling Weathermen! - Posted May 9, 2007
Perhaps it was the nice weather. Or maybe a hangover from the Time 100 party last night. Today's media lunch at 55th & Fifth was relatively full, but lacked the star power of lunches past (no heads of state nor ... [FishbowlNY]

At the Edgar Awards - Posted April 27, 2007
If there was a theme to last night's packed Edgar Awards ceremony, it would have to be the element of surprise. Like Jason Goodwin's Best Novel win, so surprising editor Sarah Crichton that in her acceptance speech, she admitted she discouraged Goodwin from coming over from England t... [GalleyCat]

TODAY Show Launches Book Club for Kids - Posted April 26, 2007
Because there can never be enough book clubs, the TODAY SHOW is launching a brand new one on April 27. "Al's Book Club for Kids," which will be hosted by weatherman Al Roker, will begin with the first of four books that kids can read throughout the summer. The book club... [GalleyCat]

Ron Allen On Imus: 'This Was On NBC News, Not Some Obscure Radio Station' - Posted April 15, 2007
NBC News correspondent Ron Allen on his public campaign to get Imus off MSNBC's air, via CNN's Reliable Sources this weekend: HOWARD KURTZ: You and Al Roker of the "Today" show were probably the two most visible NBC staffers who were making that case, both externally ... [FishbowlNY]

Al Roker Calls The View 'Frivolous,' Wants Imus Fired - Posted April 11, 2007
When he's not busy blogging about and urging executives at NBC to fire Don Imus, Al Roker is answering our questions: You had a very long interv... [FishbowlNY]

IMUS UPDATE: Sopranos Actor Appears On Imus | Imus Says He Will 'Make Every Effort' To Hire Blacks | Advertisers Pull Out - Posted April 11, 2007
Recapping the latest movement in the Imus imbroglio Yesterday, Imus said he would "make every effort" to book and hire blacks for his embattled radio show. Meanwhile, the mounting boycott among advertisers and cautiousness by frequent guests didn't stop Sopranos actor Steven Sch... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Is Dave Zinczenko Ready For Prime Time? - Posted February 28, 2007
Magazine moguls kept things interesting today at 55th and Fifth. Without the usual intriguing mix of celebrities (who were, undoubtedly still recovering from Oscar overload) to observe, we spent the afternoon wondering what the editors and behind-the-scenes execs were plo... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Teddy, Liz & The Gang - Posted February 21, 2007
The dining room at Michael's was buzzing today with moguls and media mavens who did more than the usual amount of table-hopping between bites — standing-room only in the bustling lounge as the regulars and requisite movers and shakers were out in force. (Liz! Lesley! T... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Al Roker, Katie Joel and A Special Birthday Celebration - Posted February 8, 2007
No doubt by attending the Michael's Media Jamboree on a Thursday — due to flu and flood, a day later than mediabistro.com's customary weekly report on the media bigwigs who lunch — things were bound to be a little off-kilter. But as the slightly-less-than-packed c... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: A Kareem Dream - Posted January 10, 2007
It's official — the holidays are over! It's back to business, people! Now that the weather has finally turned cold (it is January, after all), things are heating up once again at Michael's. The dining room was abuzz with the usual mix of movers and shakers, mo... [FishbowlNY]

Taxi Cab Seatbacks To Be Outifitted With NBC Programming, Al Roker's Head - Posted January 5, 2007
Here's some invasive commuter news: NY10 — New York's "Taxi Entertainment Network" — has inked a deal with NBC to broadcast content from WNBC, NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC in the seatbacks of taxi cabs. Cabs with monitors featuring the likes of Al Roker and — BOOM! WAP! — John Madden will... [FishbowlNY]