Bill Hemmer

Obama on Peace Prize: "I Do Not Feel I Deserve to be in the Company of So Many of the Transformative Figures Who've Been Honored by this Prize' - Posted October 9, 2009
ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX aired special reports this morning as Pres. Obama announced he would accept the Nobel Peace Prize. "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments," Obama said from the Rose Garden, "but rather as an affirmation of America's leadership on behalf of aspirations... [TVNewser]

Bill Hemmer Asked to Be Hero - Posted September 30, 2009
College student Laura Tellado, who suffers from Spina Bifida, authors the blog "Holdin' Out for A Hero," where she writes about a different celebrity each day that she's tried to contact in hopes that they can become a new spokesperson for the condition. This week, she told the story of her meeting... [TVNewser]

TV News Anchors Predict the 2009 NFL Season - Posted September 17, 2009
Ok, people. It's time for the pros. To celebrate the start of football season last week, we asked the TV White House correspondents to make their picks for the College Football National Championship. Now, TVNewser has asked anchors from each of the news networks to offer us some opinion journalism in... [TVNewser]

Diane Sawyer's 'World News' Move More Write-Ups - Posted September 8, 2009
• The NY Times Week in Review: "It's an odd bit of a role reversal: Ms. Couric is a morning-show natural who had to tone down her peppy cadence and casual style to suit the formality of evening news programs, while Ms. Sawyer, born to be an evening anchor, spent much... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace: New Book "Has a Piece of Me in It" - Posted August 13, 2009
HLN host Nancy Grace appeared at a network reception for the release of her new book "The Eleventh Victim: A Novel" last night in midtown Manhattan, and TVNewser stopped by to scope out the attendees and chat with the author. It was a big night for Grace who, in between kissing everyone,... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: ABC Fact Check, 48 Hours, Hemmer's Travel Advice - Posted August 11, 2009
> ABC "World News" has started running an "occassional series" called "Fact Check" that will take an in depth look at different aspects of the health care legislation. Kate Snow reported last night's and David Wright will report another this evening. > CBS's "48 Hours Mystery" won it's Saturday night time... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: ABC Fact Check, 48 Hours, Hemmer's Travel Advice - Posted August 11, 2009
> ABC "World News" has started running an "occassional series" called "Fact Check" that will take an in depth look at different aspects of the health care legislation. Kate Snow reported last night's and David Wright will report another this evening. > CBS's "48 Hours Mystery" won it's Saturday night time... [TVNewser]

Will Ratigan's Show Be "News" or "Opinion"? - Posted May 7, 2009
New host of MSNBC's 9-11amET program Dylan Ratigan made his first appearance as an MSNBC host last night on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. "Welcome to the family, we are delighted," said Olbermann at the end of the segment. But what can viewers expect from the new member of the family? On the other... [TVNewser]

Will Ratigan's Show Be "News" or "Opinion"? - Posted May 7, 2009
New host of MSNBC's 9-11amET program Dylan Ratigan made his first appearance as an MSNBC host last night on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. "Welcome to the family, we are delighted," said Olbermann at the end of the segment. But what can viewers expect from the new member of the family? On the other... [TVNewser]

Hemmer: "We Size It Up and Shoot Down the Middle" - Posted April 25, 2009
Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer is profiled by his hometown Cincinnati Enquirer. "Fox is a special place," Hemmer said one recent morning after wrapping up his newscast. "We have fewer people, and less staff challenges us to work smarter, faster than our competition. You hit the door in the morning and if... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 23, 2009
Meet the Press: National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers, House Minority Leader John Boehner and a roundtable with New York Times' Thomas Friedman, NPR's Michele Norris and Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes. This Week: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and a roundtable with former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina, the New... [FishBowlDC]

CNN's New Year's Eve Tops on Cable - Posted January 2, 2009
Most cable news viewers chose CNN's New Year's Eve Live special to ring in 2009. The Anderson Cooper-Kathy Griffin special drew 2.31M Total Viewers from 11pmET-1amET and 1.61M in the A25-54 demo. FNC's UParty 2009 with Megyn Kelly and Bill Hemmer aired from 10pm-1am. The 2-hour average from 11pm-1am was 1.58M Total... [TVNewser]

Welcome to 2009, Proceed with Caution - Posted January 1, 2009
We're just back from Times Square where we got access to the media platform in Duffy Square. On one end: Anderson Cooper and Kathy Grffin on live for CNN. On the other end: FNC's Megyn Kelly and Bill Hemmer anchoring UParty 2009. In between, seven or eight other live positions for... [TVNewser]

New Years on the Cablers: Varied Options - Posted December 24, 2008
One week from tonight, the ball will drop in Times Square and the cablers will ring in the New Year in various ways: • CNN — Anderson Cooper hosts again with Kathy Griffin from 11pm-1amET. Erica Hill contributes from Times Square, with Gary Tuchman in Central Park, Sean Callebs in New Orleans,... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.18.08 - Posted December 18, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC street is featured above? Think you know? Email us with your best guess. AND: Join us after the jump to find out if you guessed our last contest correctly." Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning... [FishBowlDC]

"Hi, I'm John Mayer, and I'm the World's Biggest Megyn Kelly Fan" - Posted November 14, 2008
All morning America's Newsroom teased video of John Mayer declaring his love for Megyn Kelly, and just before 11amET, the video love letter was played. So what does he love about her? "I love the Kathleen Turner circa 1886 1986 rasp. I love your perfect facial symmetry." Also, her name: "You know... [TVNewser]

Fox Cubed on Election Night - Posted November 3, 2008
TVNewser has some inside shots of the Fox broadcast and Fox News Channel studios that will be used tomorrow night. Below is an image of the studio to be used by Shepard Smith for Fox broadcast coverage. The cube allows for many different camera shots and angles. The picture below is of... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Honored by Navy SEALs - Posted October 30, 2008
FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes was honored by the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund last night during a dinner and ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria. Sean Hannity co-chaired the event which was emceed by Megyn Kelly. Other FoxNewsers on hand, Bill O'Reilly, Jon Scott, Bill Hemmer and FBN's David Asman, Jenna... [TVNewser]

Fox News Announces Election Night Plans - Posted October 29, 2008
Fox News will debut a brand new High Definition studio on Election Night, as viewers can watch FOX broadcasting on the network or the Fox News cable outlet (or on Fox News Radio...or on The Strategy room on Foxnews.com). Brit Hume anchors, beginning at 6pmET, on FNC, and Shepard Smith begins the... [TVNewser]

Sam Donaldson: "What Are These Young Kids Like Brit Hume Stepping Down For?" - Posted October 29, 2008
As FNC anchor Brit Hume approaches his impending retirement, one of his former colleagues is hoping he reconsiders. "What are these young kids like Brit Hume stepping down for?" asks ABC's Sam Donaldson in a Hume profile by Politico's Michael Calderone. "I think Brit's at the height of his power." He also... [TVNewser]

A New "Magic Wall" Player — SNL - Posted October 24, 2008
CNN's John King and FNC's Bill Hemmer need to step up their "Magic Wall" game — Fred Armisen is ready to compete. If you missed "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday" last night, you didn't see the introduction of the "Mega-Pixel Giant Touch Map" used on Weekend Update. It looked similar to... [TVNewser]

TVNews Snapshot: 10:25:00amET Today - Posted October 10, 2008
President George W. Bush gave a nine-minute statement regarding the faltering economy this morning. All the broadcast networks and most of the cable news & business channels took it live (Headline News did not). The morning show anchors handled it on the networks, with Chris Cuomo anchoring on ABC, Maggie Rodriguez... [TVNewser]

Bounds and Burton: Through The America's Newsroom Wringer - Posted September 16, 2008
America's Newsroom anchors Megyn Kelly and Bill Hemmer took a fact-check of some recent campaign ads from Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama directly to spokesmen for each campaign. Kelly went first, and took it to Tucker Bounds of the McCain campaign (reminiscent of the RNC Campbell Brown interview that ended... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: O'Reilly, Alaska, Surface... - Posted September 15, 2008
> The New York Post's Cindy Adams describes, in general terms, Bill O'Reilly's upcoming book, "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity," from her "embargoed, not for sale, uncopyedited, bound manuscript." O'Reilly's "mantra" from the book: "Living well is not the best revenge. Succeeding in your career and humiliating your critics is."... [TVNewser]

Nets Roll with Gustav's Punches, From The Gulf Coast, St. Paul, and Beyond - Posted September 1, 2008
While the big three anchors all traveled to the Gulf to report on Hurricane Gustav, many cable anchors stayed behind in St. Paul, but devoted their shows almost entirely to Gustav, which came ashore at 9:30amCT southwest of New Orleans.• Fox and Friends aired as normal from 5am-9am from St. Paul.... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: (DNC Day 3 Edition): Hemmer, Stanley, Bus... - Posted August 27, 2008
> Jezebel's Megan Carpentier catches up with FNC's Bill Hemmer at the FOX Experience, mostly because she thinks he is "completely cute." She writes, "Hemmer is kind of a combination of endearingly doofy and really smart." > The NYTimes' Alessandra Stanley is on the TV watch for the DNC. In... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: (DNC Day 3 Edition): Hemmer, Stanley, Bus... - Posted August 27, 2008
> Jezebel's Megan Carpentier catches up with FNC's Bill Hemmer at the FOX Experience, mostly because she thinks he is "completely cute." She writes, "Hemmer is kind of a combination of endearingly doofy and really smart." > The NYTimes' Alessandra Stanley is on the TV watch for the DNC. In... [TVNewser]

FNC's Obama Special Scores Big - Posted August 19, 2008
Last night's "Character & Conduct" documentary special about Sen. Barack Obama was the top-rated documentary of the year for Fox News in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. Airing in the 8pmET hour, the Bill Hemmer-hosted special averaged 2,343,000 viewers and 493,000 in the demo. The Sen. John McCain "Character &... [TVNewser]

FNC's Obama Special Scores Big - Posted August 19, 2008
Last night's "Character & Conduct" documentary special about Sen. Barack Obama was the top-rated documentary of the year for Fox News in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. Airing in the 8pmET hour, the Bill Hemmer-hosted special averaged 2,343,000 viewers and 493,000 in the demo. The Sen. John McCain "Character &... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Anchor Edition): Brown, Hemmer, Dart... - Posted August 19, 2008
> Former CNN, now PBS anchor Aaron Brown is profiled in courant.com: "The truth is, I liked anchoring shows and also got tired of anchoring shows." > Former CNN, now FNC anchor Bill Hemmer opens up about MSNBC: "I believe our competition at MSNBC made a decision on how to... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Anchor Edition): Brown, Hemmer, Dart... - Posted August 19, 2008
> Former CNN, now PBS anchor Aaron Brown is profiled in courant.com: "The truth is, I liked anchoring shows and also got tired of anchoring shows." > Former CNN, now FNC anchor Bill Hemmer opens up about MSNBC: "I believe our competition at MSNBC made a decision on how to... [TVNewser]

Docs From Fox -- Egad!!!!! - Posted August 14, 2008
Two hard-hitting???? documentaries about Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain will be unveiled next week on which arch network? Of course, it's Fox. And of course, the docs will be tilted where? Well, to the right. As always with Fox, whether it's Bill O'Reilly or everyman former CNN news host Bill Hemmer, the... [FishBowlLA]

Fox News Gives Up Two Days of The Factor For The Candidates - Posted August 14, 2008
Fox News Channel will preempt their most popular show two days next week to present two new documentaries on the presidential candidates. "2008 Presidential Character and Conduct" airs Monday and Tuesday at 8pmET. Bill Hemmer hosts Monday's Obama documentary. Eric Shawn hosts Tuesday's McCain hour. The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Obama Edition): Unity, CNN, FNC... - Posted July 28, 2008
> The Los Angeles Times' writes, despite an email warning to "maintain professional decorum," some in the Unity Conference of journalists yesterday gave a standing ovation to Sen. Barack Obama. The remarks were broadcast live on CNN. > CNN correspondent Candy Crowley reflected on the Obama overseas trip, yesterday on Reliable... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Obama Edition): Unity, CNN, FNC... - Posted July 28, 2008
> The Los Angeles Times' writes, despite an email warning to "maintain professional decorum," some in the Unity Conference of journalists yesterday gave a standing ovation to Sen. Barack Obama. The remarks were broadcast live on CNN. > CNN correspondent Candy Crowley reflected on the Obama overseas trip, yesterday on Reliable... [TVNewser]

Dozens Protest Outside Fox News Headquarters - Posted July 23, 2008
What brings out MTV News, AllHipHop.com, Access Hollywood, The Colbert Report and, well, us? A Nas-led protest outside News Corp. today, home of Fox News Channel. The hip-hop star (left) joined about 50 protesters, (less than another anti-FNC protest in 2004) from two organizations: ColorofChange.org and MoveOn.org who called on the... [TVNewser]

Hemmer, the Cincy Gentleman, Has Obama Covered - Posted July 22, 2008
FNC anchor Bill Hemmer leaves Thursday night to make the trip overseas to interview Sen. Barack Obama Saturday in London. The America's Newsroom anchor recently returned from Chicago where he has been reporting for a future Fox News documentary on the presumptive nominee. We hear it will run sometime later this summer,... [TVNewser]

Hemmer, the Cincy Gentleman, Has Obama Covered - Posted July 22, 2008
FNC anchor Bill Hemmer leaves Thursday night to make the trip overseas to interview Sen. Barack Obama Saturday in London. The America's Newsroom anchor recently returned from Chicago where he has been reporting for a future Fox News documentary on the presumptive nominee. We hear it will run sometime later this summer,... [TVNewser]

Brokaw Gets Obama For Meet the Press - Posted July 21, 2008
NBC just announced that Tom Brokaw will interview Barack Obama for the full hour on Meet the Press this Sunday: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will sit down with Tom Brokaw as he concludes his overseas tour in London for a "Meet the Press" exclusive interview to air on Sunday,... [TVNewser]

Brokaw Gets Obama For Meet the Press - Posted July 21, 2008
NBC just announced that Tom Brokaw will interview Barack Obama for the full hour on Meet the Press this Sunday: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will sit down with Tom Brokaw as he concludes his overseas tour in London for a "Meet the Press" exclusive interview to air on Sunday,... [TVNewser]

Brokaw Gets Obama For Meet the Press - Posted July 21, 2008
NBC just announced that Tom Brokaw will interview Barack Obama for the full hour on Meet the Press this Sunday: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will sit down with Tom Brokaw as he concludes his overseas tour in London for a "Meet the Press" exclusive interview to air on Sunday,... [TVNewser]

Brokaw Gets Obama For Meet the Press - Posted July 21, 2008
NBC just announced that Tom Brokaw will interview Barack Obama for the full hour on Meet the Press this Sunday: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will sit down with Tom Brokaw as he concludes his overseas tour in London for a "Meet the Press" exclusive interview to air on Sunday,... [TVNewser]

"Hunks At Home Day" Features Hemmer - Posted July 7, 2008
Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer took the mic on Entertainment Tonight over the weekend, as he gave a tour of his favorite neighborhood spots in New York City's Greenwich Village. Or, as host Kevin Frazier described it: "I guess it's hunks at home day here at ET, because we have my good... [TVNewser]

"Hunks At Home Day" Features Hemmer - Posted July 7, 2008
Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer took the mic on Entertainment Tonight over the weekend, as he gave a tour of his favorite neighborhood spots in New York City's Greenwich Village. Or, as host Kevin Frazier described it: "I guess it's hunks at home day here at ET, because we have my good... [TVNewser]

About Last Night... - Posted March 5, 2008
Tom Brokaw said "ass," Wonkette doesn't like MSNBC's panel, Tim Russert picks his nose, Fox was the first to call Ohio for Hillary, TVNewser regrets to inform Chuck Todd that his "screenwriter pales in comparison to the Billboard and Magic Wall," Karl Rove makes a funny ("Can we call this the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.07.08 - Posted February 7, 2008
Good morning Washington. Ashton Kutcher turns 30 today! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | JOBS On Tuesday night, most of you watched NBC/MSNBC. NEWSPAPERS "An Industry Imperiled by Falling Profits and Shrinking Ads" Poynter Online's Steve Klein reports, "Focus groups are not uncommon in the media. Newspapers, for... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.18.08 - Posted January 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Today in D.C. history, Marion Barry said "bitch set me up." Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | BOOKS | JOBS You think Ben Bradlee could take Robert Novak in a street fight. REVOLVING DOOR The Washington Business Journal reports, "The Washington Post... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.29.07 - Posted November 29, 2007
Good morning Washington. Fine, fine ... we're sucking it up and joining Facebook. Your folks are Democrats, well, mostly. NEWSPAPERS "Four years into the war, Iraq correspondents would give their reporting mixed, but generally positive reviews and think they have covered the U.S. military more effectively than they have covered the citizenry of Iraq,"... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.05.07 - Posted April 5, 2007
Good morning Washington. FOX News tells us that they were the first cable news outlet to report that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will release the 15 British sailors being held hostage. "At 9:10 AM ET, FNC's Bill Hemmer reported from London that the hostages will be released as a pardon gift to... [FishBowlDC]