Alec Baldwin

Presenting NBC's Pregame All-Star Musical Jamboree - Posted 4 days, 10 hours ago
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Alec Baldwin Becomes Piers Morgan on 'Piers Morgan' - Posted January 25, 2012
Alec Baldwin is on "Piers Morgan Tonight" talking about flight attendants, word games the new love of his life and other sundry things. And at one point, Baldwin dons a British accent to do his best Piers. ... [TVNewser]

Alec Baldwin Named Screen Actors Guild Ambassador - Posted January 24, 2012
In a slightly unusual move, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation has named 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin as its fi... [FishbowlLA]

Wegmans Flip-Flops on Alec Baldwin Move - Posted January 4, 2012
Like Verizon recanting its terrible $2 online bill pay fee, it appears that grocery store chain Wegman's had a change of heart as well about ... [AgencySpy]

Alec Baldwin, a.k.a. Capt. Rogers, Makes An 'SNL' Appearance - Posted December 12, 2011
Has Words With Friends-gate finally reached its finale? A... [PRNewser]

How Journalists Can Use Storify To Cover Any Type Of Meeting - Posted December 9, 2011
Storify is one of the best tools out there to curate content. It has been used to cover everything from the Occupy movements to breaking news on the shooting at Virginia Tech to Alec Baldwin's dismissal from an American Airlines ... [TVSpy]

Baldwin Kind of Apologizes, Zynga Wins - Posted December 8, 2011
Alec Baldwin has used his column on The Huffington Post to further explain the little incident that became the big international story -- his expulsion from an ... [PRNewser]

Alec Baldwin's Twitter Meltdown Results In A Deactivated Account - Posted December 7, 2011
Here's yet another public celebrity meltdown on Twitter, for those who love to watch the rich and famous crash and burn: Alec Baldwin ranted about his treatment aboard a recent American Airlines flight on Twitter, flinging insults at the company, ... [AllTwitter]

Alec Baldwin's Twitter Meltdown Results In A Deactivated Account - Posted December 7, 2011
Here's yet another public celebrity meltdown on Twitter, for those who love to watch the rich and famous crash and burn: Alec Baldwin ranted about his treatment aboard a recent American Airlines flight on Twitter, flinging insults at the company, ... [10,000 Words]

Thanks A Lot American Airlines! @AlecBaldwin is Deactivated - Posted December 7, 2011
[caption id="attachment_31106" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Photo: Splash News"][/caption] So yesterday, news broke all over Twitter that Alec Baldwin was booted from an Ameri... [PRNewser]

Casting the ESPN Movie - Posted December 7, 2011
Jim Miller, co-author of the fascinating ESPN expose Those Guys Have ... [FishbowlLA]

Rep Explains Why Alec Baldwin Was Kicked Off Flight - Posted December 6, 2011
If you've been watching Twitter over the past hour or so, you've seen the tweets about Alec Baldwin being booted off of an American flight either because he was using an electronic device or because he was rude to an attendant. His spokesperson ... [AgencySpy]

Alec Baldwin Teams With WNYC for Podcast - Posted October 13, 2011
Emmy-winning actor Alec Baldwin will host a podcast for WNYC called Here's the Thing. The show, which launches Monday, October 24, gives Baldwin an opportunity to pursue his passions and interests through various conversations. Those conversa... [FishbowlNY]

Steve Martin's Advice to Eddie Murphy on Hosting Oscars - Posted September 21, 2011
Steve Martin is no stranger when it comes to hosting the Academy Awards. The 66-year-old actor has hosted the Oscars three times, most recently in 2010 with ... [FishbowlLA]

'Schweddy Balls' Ice Cream Pays Homage to SNL, NPR - Posted September 8, 2011
Ben & Jerry's is introducing a new ice cream flavor, "Schweddy Balls," and it's more appetizing than the name suggests. The company describes the limited edition flavor as "fair Trade vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum and is loaded with fudge... [FishbowlLA]

How Alec Baldwin Got an Overworked AOL Blogger Fired - Posted June 22, 2011
Admittedly, we are a couple of days late to this story, but we still find it moving enough to share. Last week, a writer for The Faster Times, Oliver Miller, wrote a much-read article ca... [FishbowlNY]

Alec Baldwin to Serve as VO for Bonefish Grill - Posted June 22, 2011
After being his lovable, energetic self in spots for Hulu and Capital One, 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin is expanding his advertising oeuvre by signing on as the voiceover guy for Bonefish Grill, which is part of OSI Restauran... [AgencySpy]

Brooke Jackman Foundation Launches Summer Reading List - Posted June 14, 2011
Celebrating the memory of a victim of the terrorist attacks on 9-11, the Brooke Jackman Foundation has launched its first annual summer reading list. Below, we've listed all the books selected by the foundation's advisory committee. The comm... [GalleyCat]

Up for Bid: Marlon Brando's Personal Phone Book - Posted May 4, 2011
According to the old adage, Hollywood's greatest actors are ones who can triumph even if the script is a phone book. In Marlon Brando's case, Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills has the next best thing ... [FishbowlLA]

New Look, New Faces for 'The More You Know' - Posted April 16, 2011
Twenty-two years on NBCUniversal's "The More You Know" public service campaign is still kicking. And this week it debuted a redesigned look incorporating the new Comcastic NBCUniversal logo. Brian Williams, Seth Meyers... [FishbowlNY]

Monday Morning Stir - Posted April 11, 2011
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New Era Spot Highlights Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry - Posted April 8, 2011
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Huffington Post Defends Itself: An Analysis - Posted February 10, 2011
Former DCist.com unpaid contributor, current paid editor of Huffington Post's Eat the Press - the man with the ... [FishbowlLA]

Friday Morning Stir - Posted November 19, 2010
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Vernon Jordan, Paul Shaffer and Richard Belzer Grab a Bite at Michael's - Posted October 6, 2010
-- DIANE CLEHANE We missed Harvey Keitel (who, we hear, is a pretty nice guy) by a day, but the usual suspects kept things hopping in the dining room at Michael's today. By now, we've grown used to seeing ... [FishbowlNY]

Attorney Ron Konecky Passes Away - Posted June 10, 2010
Konecky and wife, Isobel, at a 2007 eventRon Konecky, the New York attorney who represented some of the biggest names in television news, passed away this ... [TVNewser]

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]

Media Beat: Matthew Hiltzik On How To Pitch Yourself At An Interview, And Other PR Trends - Posted March 3, 2010
In part three of our interview with Hiltzik Strategies founder Matthew Hiltzik, we talk about agency vs. in house PR, Hiltzik's biggest PR mentors, and how PR professionals should pitch themselves during interviews. "Don't look at your resume as very linear...it's more about in terms of the type of skills and the... [PRNewser]

Media Beat: Matthew Hiltzik Talks Toyota, Media Polarization and More - Posted March 2, 2010
PRNewser sits down with Hiltzik Strategies founder Matthew Hiltzik for part two of the latest interview in our mediabistro.com Media Beat series. In this segment, we talk about a number of recent PR issues, including Toyota's communications strategy in regards to their recent recall. "It does sort of seem that Toyota sat... [PRNewser]

Media Beat: Matthew Hiltzik On Representing Some of the Biggest Names in Media - Posted March 1, 2010
PRNewser sits down with Hiltzik Strategies founder Matthew Hiltzik for the latest interview in our mediabistro.com Media Beat series. Hiltzik has spent time working with the brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein at Miramax. He also worked with Hillary Clinton's senate campaign in 2000, among other political work. More recently, Hiltzik formed his... [PRNewser]

Brian Williams Leaves 30 Rock to Tape "30 Rock" - Posted December 16, 2009
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams left the real 30 Rock today to film a scene of the TV show "30 Rock." Insiders tell us Williams was at the studios of NY1, which was supposed to be the studios of CNBC. But NY1 is on the west side of Manhattan, while the... [TVNewser]

On The Menu: A Literary Agent For The Digital Age - Posted December 8, 2009
"E-Readers are going to be one of the major, hot holiday items," AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven said this morning while introducing the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. "And publishing right now is go... [FishbowlNY]

WNYC Throws A Gala To Thank NYT For Selling Classical Music Station - Posted November 3, 2009
Last night, New York public radio station WNYC threw a gala at Gotham Hall to celebrate its recent acquisition of New York's classical radio station WQXR... [FishbowlNY]

Glenn Beck Publicist Matthew Hiltzik: 'My Job Is To Look Out For His Personal Business Interests' - Posted October 28, 2009
How much credit can Glenn Beck's publicist Matthew Hiltzik take for Beck's rise to stardom? According to a story by the Washington Post's ... [PRNewser]

Primetime Emmys Bring Network TV's Challenges Into Sharp Focus - Posted September 21, 2009
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Alec Baldwin: "I'll Never Do Today Again, Ever" - Posted June 16, 2009
In an interview with Playboy, actor Alec Baldwin — who stars on NBC's 30 Rock — says he has severed ties with the network's Today show. At i... [TVNewser]

Alec Baldwin Clarifies Olbermann, Maddow Remarks - Posted April 14, 2009
In what is both a clarification of an earlier post and a laceration of AOL's home page, ("the garbage barge of the internet,") ... [TVNewser]

The Fake Head of NBC Has Some Thoughts on MSNBC - Posted April 8, 2009
Frequent Huffington Post contributor Alec Baldwin wrote a post today about "why we need the New York Times." But within the column - a critique of two MSNBC pr... [TVNewser]

Happy Fat Tuesday: Americans Watch More TV Than Ever - Posted February 24, 2009
Yes the Alana Semuels in the LAT's article referenced the Alec Baldwin Hulu ads about the plot by aliens to get us to watch more television so our brains turn into more palatable mush. But ... [FishbowlLA]

SNL Takes on House Republicans - Posted February 17, 2009
Although Alec Baldwin hosted on Saturday - this opening sketch featured ... [FishbowlLA]

Huffington on Prime Time TV - Posted January 9, 2009
We watched two scripted (yay scripts!) television shows last night, 30 Rock and Ugly Betty. On 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin's character said,"Thank you for telling me what I already know - yo... [FishbowlLA]

Actors Petition SAG to Not Make Them Look Like Greedy Dirt Bags - Posted December 16, 2008
Some top actors are pleading with the Screen Actors Guild to not call for a vote on a strike next month. From NYT: In a petition, more than 130 well-known actors - including George Clooney, ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 12.01.08 - Posted December 1, 2008
Good morning 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 media Muesli after the... [FishbowlDC]

Rosie Show Isn't So Rosy - Posted November 28, 2008
Hard to figure out which is more embarrassing...Rosie O'Donnell and this sickly attempt at a talk show, as the Hollywood Reporter maintains, or Alec Bald... [FishbowlLA]

Lunch: The Special Post-Election Edition - Posted November 5, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE The Michael's crowd was in full party mode today as television titans, media mavens and talking heads mingled gleefully with politicos who were celebrating Barack Obama's historic victory. "Fina... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 10.21.08 - Posted October 21, 2008
Good morning 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 media Mu... [FishbowlDC]

Sarah Palin on SNL: The Fallout - Posted October 20, 2008
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Sarah Palin on SNL - Posted October 20, 2008
Just in case you missed it. This is the first of two sketches Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was in at SNL. ... [FishbowlLA]

Sarah Palin's News Conference, Starring Tina Fey - Posted October 18, 2008
Well, she did it. Gov. Sarah Palin appeared during the opening sketch of tonight's Saturday Night Live. Without going in to too much detail Tina Fey, playing Palin, holds her first news conference, tellin... [TVNewser]

Running With Arnold to Screen At Sunset Laemmle 5 - Posted January 7, 2008
After winning awards and kicking up a Hollywood stink, Running With Arnold,... [FishbowlLA]

WGA 07 Strike : What Happens Next? - Posted December 28, 2007
The readers of Nikki Finke (i.e., everyone who's still interested in the outcome of the WGA strike) respond to her question: What Should Happen Next? with varying degrees of naivete (get the general public involved!),... [FishbowlLA]

Alec Baldwin Wants Hollywood Idiots Outed - Posted December 4, 2007
Alec Baldwin blogs a surefire way to end the WGA strike: I want the WGA to set up a website and on that website we can all post stories about every no-talent, idiotic, amoral producer and executive we have ever dealt with.... [FishbowlLA]

Nancy Grace Films Law & Order With Star Jones, Mum On View Rumor - Posted May 18, 2007
We spoke with lovable/loathsome Nancy Grace shortly after her Court TV exit, with topics ranging from Amy Poehler to Alec Baldwin to ... [FishbowlNY]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 26, 2007
"'Mike Penner'" is out, 'Christine Daniels' soon will be taking its place": Wow. The LAT sure has found an innovative way to diversify its sports staff. Earlier: ... [FishbowlLA]

Rosie Goes 'No Bullsh*t' at Matrix Awards - Posted April 24, 2007
The last place we'd expect to hear the "f" word is the New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards but, thanks to emcee Rosie O'Donnell, the usually inspiring event had some cringe-inducing moments that raised more than a few eyebrows during Monday's lo-o-ng afternoon at the Waldorf. The View moderator did... [FishbowlNY]

Bob Norman Interviews Alec Baldwin--Or Does He? - Posted April 24, 2007
Bob Norman, the Daily Juice blogger, recounts what might be a prank interview with Alec Baldwin. The phone call started off poorly, and went downhill from there. "You see this watch?" he asked. I started to... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted March 30, 2007
The 2008 Elections: What Would Clooney Do? Chris Sligh, Lame Guy:... [FishbowlLA]

Exclusive: 'Running with Arnold' Now Showing! In Texas. - Posted January 22, 2007
The most controversial movie no one has ever seen, Running with Arnold, will finally be screened for public consumption in March at the uber-hip music/film/art/facial hair festival South by Southwes... [FishbowlLA]