Alex Witt

NBC's Space Man Jay Barbree Celebrates 78th Birthday with One Giant Candle - Posted November 26, 2011
NBC's veteran space correspondent Jay Barbree is celebrating his 78th birthday today with the launch of a Saturn V rocket carrying the ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC's Space Man Jay Barbree Celebrates 78th Birthday with One Giant Candle - Posted November 26, 2011
NBC's veteran space correspondent Jay Barbree is celebrating his 78th birthday today with the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying the ... [TVNewser]

Cablers Plan Extended Weekend Coverage for Hurricane Irene - Posted August 26, 2011
It's all hands on deck for the cable news networks, even though many of those hands will be in the path of Hurricane Irene (satellite image above from 2:17pmET.) Fox News is planning to preempt the business block tomorrow from 10am-NoonET as well as "Huckabee," and Jeanin... [TVNewser]

Hurricane Irene Could Change Coverage Plans for Dedication of MLK Jr. Memorial - Posted August 25, 2011
The cable networks are planning special coverage Sunday morning for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. But Hurricane Irene could scrap some of the outdoor anchor positions the nets had been planning. And while the event will go on rain or shine, the ceremony... [TVNewser]

Cablers Head to Iowa for Straw Poll Coverage - Posted August 11, 2011
Yesterday we told you what the network Sunday morning shows were up to this weekend, now it is the cablers turn to put their focus on Iowa. With the Iowa Straw Poll slated for Satur... [TVNewser]

Pentagon Correspondents Briefed on Osama Bin Laden Intelligence Trove; Networks vary in how Beard-Dyed Bin Laden tapes are Broadcast - Posted May 7, 2011
The network news Pentagon correspondents have just been briefed on the massive intelligence trove taken during the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound last Sunday. MSNBC immediately aired the videos of a beard-dyed Bin Laden as NBC's Pentagon correspondent ... [FishbowlNY]

MSNBC begins booking Comcast guests - Posted January 29, 2011
A day after Comcast took control of NBCUniversal, we're starting to see Comcast Network talent appear on NBCU airwaves. This morning, during continuing coverage of the situation in Egypt, Comcast Network's Washington Bure... [TVNewser]

9-year-old Christina Green, killed in Tucson massacre, was born on 9/11/2001 - Posted January 9, 2011
This morning, MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Roxanna Green, the mother of Christina Green, the youngest of the 20 victims shot during an event put on by the office of Rep. ... [TVNewser]

Cable Coverage: Shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Others, at Event in Tucson - Posted January 8, 2011
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Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert Put on a Show - Posted October 30, 2010
After a warm-up from the Legendary Roots Crew and some audience stunts put on by the MythBusters guys, Jon Stewart bounced on stage at 12:55pmET to kick off the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Befor... [TVNewser]

Cablers Plan 9/11 Anniversary Coverage - Posted September 10, 2010
All three cable news channels will have special programming tomorrow, the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Fox News has a special, "Fox News Reporting: 9/11: Timeline of Terror," which will air at 3 and 9 PM. In addition, "Huckabee" at 8 PM will focus on the aftermath of the... [TVNewser]

Coverage Notes for Health Care Vote - Posted March 20, 2010
Here are some notes for cable news coverage this Sunday as the health care reform bill heads to a vote tomorrow afternoon: • Fox News Channel will be live Saturday and Sunday. Weekday anchors Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum will be in for "America's Newsroom at 9amET, and ... [TVNewser]

An Anchor's Personal Remembrance of World's Oldest Woman - Posted September 14, 2009
Saturday morning on MSNBC, anchor Alex Witt spent a quick personal moment and explained that her father was the physician of record for the former "world's oldest woman" - Gertrude Baines - who died ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Cancels Carlos Watson at 11am - Posted September 5, 2009
Anchor Carlos Watson has been removed from the 11amET hour of MSNBC's dayside programming effective immediately. Mediaite's Rachel Sklar confirmed the new... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: BBC, RLTV, DC... - Posted January 18, 2009
> Dr. Maya Angelou will give the final video message of BBC World News America's "Notes to Obama" series. The essay airs Monday at 7pmET on BBC America. > Retirement Living TV reached agreement to be carried on Comcast digital television service. MSNBC's Ale... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Weekend Edition): Daily Cafe, Pulling Over, News as Art... - Posted November 8, 2008
> MSNBC's Alex Witt and former congressman (and former Gopher) Fred Grandy will host the series Daily Cafe on Retirement Living TV. The show is in its third season, but this will be this is the first season NBC News will be involved. The sho... [TVNewser]

It's Official: Joe the Plumber is Here to Stay - Posted October 30, 2008
We began counting how many minutes of fame Joe the Plumber had amassed in a post yesterday, but it appears there's no n... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Going Live Tomorrow - Posted August 22, 2008
Not too surprisingly, there won't be much doc block on MSNBC tomorrow, or Olympics. Instead, the network will be live from 6amET-10pmET, "in preparation for the announcement of Senator Barack Obama's running mate." We tend to think that will already have happened. Alex Witt anchors an hour to start the morning, followed by... [TVNewser]