Chris Hayes

Morning Chatter - Posted April 28, 2012
Quotes of the Day "There will be sex." -- Creative Coalition member Tim Daly on what's to come on his ABC drama, Private Practice, where he plays Pete, the doctor having marital troubles with his TV wife, Violet. Daly told us this Thursday night at the Elle/Lani Hay shindig at The... [FishbowlDC]

Rachel Maddow 'Drifts' to Top of Best Sellers List - Posted April 6, 2012
MSNBC hosted a party at Manhattan's Ace Hotel last night in celebration of Rachel Maddow's first book, Drift, which tops the New York Times ... [TVNewser]

Chris Hayes: I have a Staff Goddammit! - Posted February 27, 2012
MSNBC "Up With Chris Hayes" Host Chris Hayes doesn't spare a chance to A) remind people he has a staff and B) praise them. Over the weekend, he shouted from the rooftops, "I say this a lot but the @upwithchris sta... [FishbowlDC]

Yo MSNBC: Why Not Give Christopher a Show Already? - Posted February 22, 2012
Is there anyone out there dying to be on TV more than Tommy Christopher? Mediaite's White House reporter, and man of mystery (who is he REALLY????), has been kissing up to MSNBC host ... [FishbowlDC]

More Political Coverage for Cable Networks as Week-Long Maine Caucus Concludes - Posted February 11, 2012
Another weekend of political coverage is underway as Maine's week-long GOP caucus concludes this evening. Although Maine's caucus is non-binding, the cable networks will devote special coverage to the results in prime time tonight. Chris Hayes... [TVNewser]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 30, 2012
Quotes of the Day Campaign trail transport: the golf buggy "Oh my. Have arrived for Gingrich rally at The Villages. It's a retirement town, main mode of transport: the golf buggy." -- The Times of London's ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 24, 2012
Quotes of the Day -- The Boybander Edition "Next question: 'If Venusians came to earth and promised us eternal youth in exchange for some sex slaves, would you be cool with that?' -- Slate's ... [FishbowlDC]

Fishbowl5 with Tommy Christopher - Posted January 23, 2012
The chatter has turned increasingly loud among Washington reporters that Mediaite's White House correspondent Tommy Christopher desperately wants to be invited on one of those fun-loving, free-wheeling panel-like shows on... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 11, 2012
Quotes of the Day Big Ball of WHAT? FNC's Greta Van Susteren remarked: "We spotted one of our colleagues crossing the street in Manchester but what really caught our attenti... [FishbowlDC]

MSNBC Adding New Show Hosted By Melissa Harris-Perry to Weekend Lineup - Posted January 5, 2012
MSNBC continues to build out its weekend lineup with programs led by left-leaning commentators. The latest addition is a program hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry, a p... [TVNewser]

Cablers Stay Up Late, Start Early Covering Closest GOP Presidential Contest Ever - Posted January 4, 2012
The only thing closer than last night's vote, ending at 2:33pmET, is no finish at all (2000 anyone?) With just 8 votes, Mitt Romney took first place in the Iowa Caucuses over Rick ... [TVNewser]

Cable Networks Plan Special Coverage For Iowa - Posted January 2, 2012
Like their broadcast counterparts, the cable networks are getting an early start to the new year in Iowa ahead of Tuesday's caucus. On Fox News, Megyn Kelly, ... [TVNewser]

Pres. Obama's Coffee with Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, Arianna Huffington and More - Posted December 20, 2011
ABC's Jake Tapper has an item about a meeting Pres. Obama had yesterday with "an all-star list of progressive and liberal media fol... [TVNewser]

The White House Ego Summit - Posted December 19, 2011
ABC's Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper tweeted the following teaser today:"A group of progressive media stars meeting with POTUS at the ... [PRNewser]

Bachmann's 'Banana Republic' - Posted December 19, 2011
By Piranhamous What if President Obama ran the country like a "Banana Republic"? GOP Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) even managed to startle ho... [FishbowlDC]

Caption This - Posted November 17, 2011
Dear Fishies. Today we have another classic shot of Hazy, a.k.a MSNBC's Chris Hayes, whom we miss greatly here in Washington. Let's see what you can do. Write us your best captions and send to FisbowlDC@mediabistro.com, Betsy@mediabistro.com or @FishbowlDC. ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 31, 2011
Quotes of the Day Adios WaPo! PBS's New Prez and CEO Bo Jones mingles with Robert Mac... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 17, 2011
Quotes of the Day Quintessential fluffy cloud White House photograph by FNC's Ed Henry who was spotted milling about the Meridien Ball Friday night with his wife, Shirley Hung Henry... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 14, 2011
Quotes of the Day A Personal Heartfelt Request Dear Readers: I know we get attached to email addresses and once they are locked into your computers they are tough to change. But please, for the love of God, change my f@&king email address from FishbowlB... [FishbowlDC]

Caption This - Posted October 5, 2011
Today we're asking you to come up with a caption for this sinister photograph of MSNBC's Chris Hayes of "Up With Chris Hayes." This was Hayes' look as he subbed for Lawrence O'Donnell last night. We know he looks a little frightening, and as one reader put it, like he's "looking... [FishbowlDC]

Hazy and Jay-Z: Too Much? - Posted September 16, 2011
Hazy's new show "Up With Hayes" debuts this weekend on MSNBC. To get viewers revved up, MSNBC released a behind-the-scenes rehearsal. It's a long and torturo... [PRNewser]

Up With Hazy - Posted September 14, 2011
Up with People has a serious competitor on its hands. Who could possibly show more goofy enthusiasm than a group of 70-100 singing students? That would be relocated Boybander Chris Hayes, who h... [FishbowlDC]

Lawrence O'Donnell Out Due to Mother's Death - Posted August 16, 2011
•MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell will be off this week due to the death of his mother, Frances O'Donnell on Sunday. As THR's Marisa Guthrie notes, ... [TVNewser]

Hazy Embroiled in Change - Posted August 12, 2011
The Nation's Editor-at-Large and solid Boybander Chris Hayes... [FishbowlDC]

Chris Hayes: MSNBC Show Will be like the 'New York Times Magazine' of Cable News - Posted August 12, 2011
Soon-to-be MSNBC host Chris Hayes talks about his new show with New York. Hayes says his show--which will air early i... [TVNewser]

Chris Hayes on 'the first post-Lean Forward weekend programming' - Posted August 2, 2011
Soon-to-be MSNBC host Chris Hayes speaks to The Wrap's Lucas Shaw about joining MSNBC and his new program: ... [TVNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted August 2, 2011
Quotes of the Day Shared Haircuts: Is WaPo's Ezra Klein, with his hip and fresh new buzz cut, trying to be MSNBC's Martin Bashir? The Daily Caller's TV writer ... [FishbowlDC]

Chris Hayes Secures Weekend Show on MSNBC - Posted August 1, 2011
MSNBC announced Monday that Chris Hayes would finally be getting his own show, albeit early on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Hayes will host from 7-9 AM on Saturdays, and 8-10 AM on Sundays. As a result of the move, Alex Witt will... [TVNewser]

Hazy Gets a Weekend Show - Posted August 1, 2011
We're bursting with joy for boybander Chris Hayes, currently Washington Bureau Chief of The Nation and an MSNBC contributor. He's getting his own weekend show. As reported by NYT's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 8, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY ... [PRNewser]

Jane Barratt Leaving Y&R, Sebok Stepping In - Posted July 6, 2011
After spending nearly 18 months as president of Y&R New York, Jane Barratt is leaving the agency to "pursue other opportunities." As a result of her departure, Tom Sebok... [TVNewser]

Jane Barratt Leaving Y&R, Sebok Stepping In - Posted July 6, 2011
After spending nearly 18 months as president of Y&R New York, Jane Barratt is leaving the agency to "pursue other opportunities." As a result of her departure, Tom Sebok... [AgencySpy]

For Keith Olbermann, Return of 'Countdown' Just Phase One of Current TV Transformation - Posted June 20, 2011
Tonight at 8 PM on Current TV, former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will return to television, re-launching his program "Countdown" on the cable network founded by former Vice President ... [TVNewser]

The Nerdy Shore: Casting Call - Posted June 1, 2011
The debut cast of The Nerdy Shore: From L to R: Beutler, Weigel, Klein, and Yglesias. Slate's Dave Weigel kept his hands off Weinergate this weekend. Instead, ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted May 31, 2011
QUOTES of the LONG WEEKEND Part I Meet Gennette Nicole Cordova: The now infamous 21-year-old college student from Seattle who received the tight underwear shot from Rep. Anthony Weiner... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers (The Donald Trump Edition) - Posted April 28, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY D.C. Journos react to POTUS and The Donald reality show "Hey, I read stuff that you people write." -Trump to reporters in NH. ("So, we do have readers after all.") -- Roll Call's ... [FishbowlDC]

Spotted: Host Chris Hayes in Dupont - Posted April 14, 2011
As we speak, The Nation's Washington Bureau Chief and fill-in MSNBC Host Chris Hayes can be spotted working in a shady corner of the Cosi patio off Dupont Circle. He's all wired up to his computer. He's dressed in black -- black T-shirt... [FishbowlDC]

Down to the Wire Deal Keeps Government Open and Cablers Reporting - Posted April 8, 2011
Around 10:30, the cable networks began reporting on a deal to keep the government running. The ... [FishbowlNY]

Washington Journos React With Disgust to NYT Style Piece - Posted March 28, 2011
NYT's Style section has dipped to a new low in Washington. This is the deafening refrain that we've been hearing all day long today after Sunday's story on the "Juicebox M... [FishbowlDC]

Chris Hayes Sequesters Himself: I am a Writer Goddammit - Posted March 8, 2011
Oh Hazy. What are we going to do with you? This week The Nation's Washington Bureau Chief Chris Hayes gets himself in trouble with the law for speeding. Cue up the "Cops" theme song, "Bad Boys." It all went down in South Carolina, where he has "sequeste... [FishbowlDC]

Ezra on Maher: Stiff and Serious Until He Talks 'Skins' - Posted March 8, 2011
This review was written by Betsy Rothstein and Alec Jacobs Come on, Ezzy, loosen up! That's what we kept screaming at WaPo's liberal Boy Band lead singer Ezra Klein Friday night during HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher." The positives: The earth tones, a mushroom green blazer and olive tie, worked well. His hair... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Intervention: Hayes is Still a Writer Goddammit (Part III) - Posted March 4, 2011
It's true. We're worried about Hazy. The Nation's Washington Bureau Chief and among our favorite Boy Banders Chris Hayes is deep in the weeds of writing his book. And he's tweeting in a bizarre combination of Charlie Sheen/Politico/POTUS/Newt catch phrase lingo that is starting to sound alarming. The phrase "Winning the... [FishbowlDC]

The Intern was Asked to do What? - Posted February 24, 2011
If you're an intern at The Nation, Bureau Chief Chris Hayes could make you do things you might not want to do, like update his personal website, the banner of which is displayed above. Surely those budding journalists who applied for int... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted February 23, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Afternoon FishbowlDC Readers - Posted February 18, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Palmeri breaks bread with Spitzer "My night has been so random -- first a dinner hosted by Eliot Spitzer, next Paris Hilton's bday party #pagesix." -- NYP and ex-Examiner scribe ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reminder: I'm a Writer Goddammit (Part II) - Posted February 17, 2011
It's been two weeks since our last installment The Nation Washington Bureau Chief Chris Hayes reminding everyone that indeed he's still a writer and not only a substitute teacher for MSNBC's ... [FishbowlDC]

A Real Live Wonkfest - Posted February 8, 2011
We can barely wait for the podcast of this. Er, will there be a podcast? Tonight at 7 p.m. the American Constitution Society is hosting a debate about the constitution and health care reform at George Mason University. The event will be moderated by a man with a Thesaurus-like vocab that few... [FishbowlDC]

Boy Banders Oddly Silent on Olbermann - Posted January 24, 2011
Boy Banders have been uncharacteristically silent on the fall of MSNBC Host Keith Olbermann. Nothing from WaPo's Ezra Klein, Slate's ... [PRNewser]

Boy Banders Oddly Silent on Olbermann - Posted January 24, 2011
Boy Banders have been uncharacteristically silent on the fall of MSNBC Host Keith Olbermann. Nothing from WaPo's Ezra Klein, Slate's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 13, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY ABC's White House Correspondent Jake Tapper: "An honor for me to meet a man like Daniel Hernandez" The photograph was posted on Twitter by Tapper. ABC7's Stephen Tschida... [FishbowlDC]

Ezra Klein to Chris Hayes: 'Good Evening Keith' - Posted January 5, 2011
Last night was a dream come true. Guest hosting for MSNBC's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 4, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY - (In Part, The New Year's Edition) Note to readers: After taking a few days of R&R, we're diving head first back into the Fishbowl. We're catching up on what happened over the New Year's holiday and will proceed from there. ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Afternoon FishbowlDC Readers - Posted December 24, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY CNN Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry never ceases to amaze when it comes to Hawaiian sunset photographs. Merry Christmas Ed, you lucky __, for getting to spend all that time in Hawaii. Weird fact of the day that you s... [TVNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC - Posted December 2, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Boy Band Special "No, Jack Kingston, the last two minutes of the basketball is the boring hack-a-Shaq part where my wife says, 'WHEN IS THIS GAME GONNA END?'" -- HuffPost's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted December 1, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Weigel takes on 'Glee's' Sue Sylvester "What was with the Sue plotline? It was weird and tone-deaf, and it seemed like her character had been drugged." -- Slate's ... [FishbowlDC]

Quotes of the Day - Posted November 15, 2010
Travel report Amy Argetsinger is in Rome. But don't rob my apartment, okay? -- WaPo's Reliable Source writer Amy Argetsinger in a weekend Facebook update. Unpleasant travel memories... [FishbowlDC]

Keith Olbermann Suspended from MSNBC Indefinitely after Contributing to Democratic Candidates - Posted November 5, 2010
MSNBC has suspended host Keith Olbermann indefinitely and without pay, after Politico revealed the primetime host contributed to the campaigns of of three congres... [TVNewser]

Ambivalence - Posted October 21, 2010
And now, for the most prophetic analysis of the NPR Juan Williams termination we've seen all day long rolls in from Chris Hayes, Washington Bureau Chief of The Nation. ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC - Posted October 18, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Grandma to blogger: You should've snagged Pres. Obama "I mean, I CAN both fry catfish and bake a mean peach cobbler. My family thinks that's worth at least a Senator or a bi... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 6, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Distracted cabbie scares journo "I am officially terrified: my cab driver has an iPad streaming video that he is intensely focused on." -- AP's Phil Elliott in a Tuesda... [FishbowlDC]

Chris Hayes Commits Fashion Crime - Posted September 23, 2010
TLC's "What Not to Wear" may be seeking frumpy female journos, but perhaps they'd make an exception for The Nation's D.C. Editor Chris Hayes. He's not frumpy at all, but let's just say color coordination is not a hobby. Hayes's truly garish ensemble, a... [FishbowlDC]

Salon's Joan Walsh: Don't You Know Who I Am? - Posted July 26, 2010
Dainty it wasn't. Salon's Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh had one of those kind of moments on Sunday's CNN's "Reliable ... [FishbowlDC]

More JournoList Leaks: Members Plot to Bury Rev. Wright Story - Posted July 20, 2010
President Obama's former pastor - Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. It's now fairly obvious that the Daily Caller has in its possession the full archive of JournoList - Ezra Klein's defunct internet group for liberal members of the media. The list-serv that cost WaPo's... [FishbowlDC]

Separated at Birth: The Nation's Chris Hayes - Posted February 23, 2010
The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes often appears on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show. Last week he had an unfortunate slip of the tongue on air when, after Maddow greeted him, he replied, "Hi Matt." Hayes quickly reversed himself and called her "Rachel." Of course, by now he had referred to the... [FishbowlDC]

NPC Hosts 'Future of News' - Posted February 16, 2010
Wondering what your future holds? Tonight at the National Press Club is a 7 p.m. panel on "The Future of News." The panel includes: Robert W. McChesney, professor, University of Illinois. Co-founder of Free Press John Nichols, journalist, The Nation; associate editor of the Capital Times in Madison,... [FishbowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted April 29, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Tonight's primetime press conference is a costly one. B&C reports that according to the latest ad pricing data from Nielsen, this 8-9pm Wednesday slot generates around $21.5 million for the big four. Maybe that's why Fox is only carrying it on cable. • NYO's Felix Gi... [FishbowlDC]

It's Here. Washington Life's 2009 The Young & The Guest List - Posted March 9, 2009
And now the moment we've all been waiting with bated breath for... Washington Life Magazine's 2009 The Young & the Guest List is here. The annual collection of 250 of the "mo... [FishbowlDC]