Hoda Kotb

Manhattan's A-List Turns Out for Harvey Weinstein's Giants Pep Rally - Posted February 1, 2012
I've been covering Wednesday's at Michael's for five years and have never seen anything like the head-spinning scene that unfolded there today. Harvey Weinstein and Stev... [FishbowlLA]

A Party Tonight, Before the Today Celebration - Posted January 12, 2012
The party's still going at the Edison Ballroom in Times Square as the "Today" show celebrates its 60th anniversary. The morning milestone began with a welcome from "Today" frontman Matt Lauer before singer Pit Bull took the stage. Fourth hour... [FishbowlNY]

A Party Tonight, Before the Today Celebration - Posted January 12, 2012
The party's still going at the Edison Ballroom in Times Square as the "Today" show celebrates its 60th anniversary. The morning milestone began with a welcome from "Today" frontman Matt Lauer before singer Pit Bull took the stage. Fourth hour... [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]

'Today' EP on 'Early' moves: 'We'll take it seriously, as we have with each of the previous changes there' - Posted November 11, 2011
With the news of an overhaul at CBS's morning show, here's more from Brian Stelter's New York Times story on the revamp, from a cross-town rival. ... [TVNewser]

Kris Jenner tells Ann Curry Kim Kardashian Made No Money on TV Rights for her Wedding - Posted November 2, 2011
Kris Jenner was booked on the "Today" show to talk about her new book, but Monday's news that daughter Kim Kardashian was divorcing after 72 days marriage, was topic A, and B and C and most of D. During the 8-minute live interview Jenner dispelled rumors about how much money Kardashian... [TVNewser]

Media to Honor Kotb at Komen Gala - Posted October 27, 2011
This Friday at the Kennedy Center Susan G. Komen will host its annual "Honoring the Promise" gala. In addition to the swanky affair, the organization's Women in Media Committee will hold a special VIP reception to honor NBC Today co-host Hoda Kotb. Now in it... [PRNewser]

Media to Honor Kotb at Komen Gala - Posted October 27, 2011
This Friday at the Kennedy Center Susan G. Komen will host its annual "Honoring the Promise" gala. In addition to the swanky affair, the organization's Women in Media Committee will hold a special VIP reception to honor NBC Today co-host Hoda Kotb. Now in it... [FishbowlDC]

Today's Kotb Hits DC Tonight - Posted October 7, 2011
NBC "Today" anchor Hoda Kotb will address the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Signature Program at the Hilton McLean - Tyson's Corner tonight. Appropriately titled "Lessons in Success & Survival, An Evening with Hoda Kotb," the program al... [FishbowlDC]

NBC's 'Dateline' Celebrates 20th Season With Mystery-Themed Party - Posted October 5, 2011
TVNewser stopped by an event in celebration of the 20th season of NBC's "Dateline" last night. The party, which had a mystery theme, was held at Manhattan's Hotel Griffou. Attendees -- including Chris Hansen, ... [TVNewser]

Kris Jenner to Co-Host NBC's 'Today' - Posted August 26, 2011
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star Kris Jenner has landed a new gig: guest co-hosting NBC's "Today." The Hollywood Reporter ... [TVNewser]

Which NBC 'Today' Co-Anchor Was on 'GMA' This Week? - Posted August 20, 2011
ABC "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts was featured in a segment seeing her appear in a music video for singer Martina McBride. Roberts was not the only morning anchor to appear in the video, however. Which NBC "Today" anchor made a special appearance? Find out in the video below, or... [TVNewser]

Jay Leno goes there about Chris Hansen - Posted July 9, 2011
Fourth hour of the "Today" show hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb were on the "Tonight Show" Friday night. They talked about a bunch of things: taking the show to Montreal next week, ... [FishbowlNY]

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]

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]

Joan Collins, Dennis Basso And The Media Mob - Posted May 4, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE The biblical rain didn't keep the crowds away from Michael's today. The media mavens were networking at warp speed (Bonnie Fuller, we mean you) while the social swans and style set enjoyed their us... [FishbowlLA]

NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC All Particpating in NBCU's 2011 'Earth Week' - Posted April 14, 2011
The networks of NBC Universal, including CNBC, MSNBC and NBC News, are all lining up green-themed programming for the 2011 installment of the company's Green is Universal "Earth Week" April 17-24. On "Today" Kathie Lee Gifford... [TVNewser]

Which Late Night Host First Convinced Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee To Drink On-Air at 'Today'? - Posted March 25, 2011
The hosts of the fourth hour of NBC's "Today" Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford get profiled in people magazine this week. ... [TVNewser]

It's St. Patrick's Day! What's a 4th Hour of 'Today' Host to Do? - Posted March 17, 2011
You know the saying on the set of FHOTS (fourth hour of the "Today" show): eat, drink and drink some more. But today, St. Patrick's Day, was extra potable. While the 250th New York St. Patrick's Day parade was going on around the corner -- FHOTS guest co-host and star of the... [TVNewser]

From 'Late Night' to Mid-Morning - Posted January 13, 2011
"Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon got up a little earlier today to co-host FHOTS with Hoda Kotb. The chat: Fallon on the cover of Rolling Stone, Hoda's overstuffed wallet and a c... [TVNewser]

One Golden Ring - Posted January 8, 2011
Former NBC News special projects EP Phil Alongi and his wife are going to be planning a wedding in 2011. Their son, Philip Jr., who's an opera singer, had a backup plan when his engagement proposal was delayed by the blizzard of 2010. Hoda Kotb and Kathie ... [TVNewser]

As Hoda & Kathie Lee Host 'Today' on a Ellipticals, Brian Williams Enjoys a Jelly Doughnut - Posted January 7, 2011
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams headed across 49th St. to cheer on Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford as they hosted the fourth hour of the 'Today' show on treadmills, ellipticals and stationary bikes. ... [TVNewser]

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]

Joel McHale + Hoda Kotb + Kathie Lee Gifford + Scotch =...? - Posted November 27, 2010
Thanksgiving is a day for thanks. So what are we thankful for? Moments like this: "The Soup" host Joel McHale went on the fourth hour of the "Today" show Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to promote his NBC show "Community." The fourth hour of "Today" has been one of McHale's... [TVNewser]

'Spirit Day' Turns tvnewsers Purple - Posted October 20, 2010
Millions of Americans wore purple today for 'Spirit Day' to commemorate the kids who were tormented for being or suspected of being homosexual. All day long, tvnewsers wore purple in support of this anti-bullying cause, started by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). TVNewser ... [TVNewser]

Desiree Rogers, Kathie Lee Gifford & The Millionaire Matchmaker Meltdown - Posted October 20, 2010
-- DIANE CLEHANE There were plenty of movers, shakers and deal makers at Michael's today to keep things interesting, but a little birdie told me the media A-list was also out in force yesterday. So, as a public service to Lunch's faithful readers, here's who was there on Tuesday: ... [FishbowlNY]

'Today' EP Jim Bell loses 50 pounds - Posted October 18, 2010
Executive Producer of "Today," Jim Bell, has lost 50 pounds with the help of the show's nutrition expert, Joy Bauer, according to the NY Post's Page Six. Bauer advised... [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]

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]

Does SNL Have a Hoda Kotb Curse? - Posted September 12, 2010
"Saturday Night Live" has been lampooning news anchors since Lorne Michaels created the show back in 1975. In its recurring skits about fellow NBC program "Today" Kristen Wiig plays Kathie Lee Gifford, and is paired with another actress,... [TVNewser]

Country Comes to the City on 'Today' - Posted August 22, 2010
Martina McBride joins other country stars filling in on the fourth hour of the Today show next week. With Kathie Lee Gifford on vacation next week, "Today" show fourth hour co-host ... [TVNewser]

Hoda & Kathie Lee Celebrate 600 Shows - Posted July 26, 2010
USA Today's Olivia Barker chats up Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, co-hosts of FHOTS as they celebrate the show's 600th episode... [TVNewser]

Gwen Ifill Accepts First Amendment Award - Posted June 15, 2010
PBS "Washington Week" moderator and "NewsHour" correspondent Gwen Ifill was honored Monday by Quinnipiac University with the 17th Fred Friendly First Amendment Award at a luncheon in New York. Former recipients of the award include ... [TVNewser]

Ralph Lauren, Jenna Bush, and the Media Mob - Posted May 19, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It was good to be back at my regular perch at Michael's today after a nasty bug kept me home last week. I returned to a scene buzzing with a head-spinning mix of fashion designers, famous faces, and the requisite media moguls. Don't these people ever take a day... [FishbowlNY]

Hoda & Kathie Lee's No Makeup Zone: 'So glad we did it...and so glad we are NOT doing it tomorrow!' - Posted May 14, 2010
Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford did something on the 4th hour of NBC "Today" show yesterday that most people are not used to seeing on-air talent do: hosted... [TVNewser]

Kathie Lee, Hoda Sans Make-Up - Posted May 12, 2010
•Tomorrow morning, "Today" show fourth hour co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb will go without make-up. From the NBC release: "Gifford and Kotb want to lift the painted veil, and show viewers what they look like au naturel." Correspondent ... [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]

Best TwitPics from the WHCD - Posted May 3, 2010
Washington was buzzing this weekend with the White House Correspondents' Dinner and associated festivities. TVNewser had coverage of the dinner, the cocktails, and ... [TVNewser]

Hoda and Kathie Lee to Host Annual NLGJA Benefit - Posted March 23, 2010
The Today show's Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford will host the 15th Annual NLGJA Headlines & Headliners benefit this Thursday night in New York. Some of the other TV types in attendance: From Fox New... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Hoda Kotb, Dan Abrams & George Stephanopoulos Brave the St. Pat's Crowds - Posted March 17, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE The hardcore Michael's regulars weren't about to let a little thing like the Saint Patrick's Day parade get in the way of their power lunch today. After a slow start, the dining room filled up nicely with plenty of media mavens and talking heads. The Today show's ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Glenn Close Talks Fatal Attraction - Posted March 10, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE I love when the stars align just right on a Wednesday at Michael's, and I get to chat with a star I've always admired. I hit the jackpot today when I spotted Glenn Close in the dining room. Just l... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Kathie Lee Gifford and Friends Grab a Bite Before Broadway - Posted January 13, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It's nice to see there are still plenty of writers who can afford to eat at swanky restaurants these days. Today, the dining room at Michael's was brimming with scribes of every stripe and their fabulous friends. I was heartened to hear from a handful of fellow scribes that... [FishbowlNY]

Only One Broadcast News Hour Is Up Double Digits in 2009 - Posted December 23, 2009
And it's the fourth hour of the "Today" show. The fourth hour, which is hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, averaged 1.9 million viewers this year, up 10% from 2008... [TVNewser]

Media -- Old and New -- Gather at The Plaza for Mediaite Party - Posted December 9, 2009
Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, Hoda Kotb, Ann Curry, Deborah Feyerick, and ... [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]

Black Eyed Peas v. Kathie Lee Gifford. Plus, Lou Dobbs on John King's 'Latin Tinge' - Posted November 15, 2009
The fourth hour of the Today show got the SNL treatment again last night, with new castmember Jenny Slate taking over for Michaela Watkins playing Hoda Kotb. ... [TVNewser]

'Has it occurred to you that men's balls are as vulnerable as women's ovaries?' - Posted October 15, 2009
•NBC News' Andrea Mitchell and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow sit down for a new series of promo videos for NBC's "A Woman's Nation," which begins next week and is guest edited by Maria Shriver... [TVNewser]

Lauer's CVS Double on 'Today' - Posted October 14, 2009
You may remember that we noticed a funny similarity between a CVS ad and a certain morning show host yesterday. On NBC's "Today" show, Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford showed the photos and gave us a shout-out: ... [TVNewser]

CBS, NBC Newsers Pick up Murrow Awards - Posted October 13, 2009
The ballroom at New York's Grand Hyatt was packed last night with local and national tvnewsers celebrating the best in the business as recognized by the RTNDA - Radio and TV News Directors Association. At the start of the event, Stacey Woelfel, the chairman of the organization,... [TVNewser]

Kathie Lee Reserves Butt Bumping For Bloggers - Posted October 13, 2009
Yesterday, when we met Kathie Lee Gifford on the "Today" show's fourth hour, she informed us she wasn't shaking hands because of the threat of swine flu. Apparen... [FishbowlNY]

Today's Reading List 10.12.09 - Posted October 12, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video Hope you're enjoying a three-day Columbus Day weekend. Happy Birthday to Chris Wallace (h/t Playbook). And now, hopefully, everything you need to know in DC media today in one post... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AW... [FishbowlDC]

No Shaking Hands for Hoda Kathie Lee. Bumping Butts Will Have to Do - Posted October 12, 2009
Amanda Ernst, editor of FishbowlNY, was on the FHOTS (Fourth Hour of the "Today" show) this morning as the subject of a ... [TVNewser]

What It's Like To Go On The "Today" Show - Posted October 12, 2009
Once you commit yourself to going on a show like the "Today" show, especially when you've decided to open up about something as private as your finances, you just have to give in and go with it. Even if you end up getting teased about it on Gawker. Ever since I was... [FishbowlNY]

Newsers Step Out for Byron Pitts Book Party - Posted September 30, 2009
After dropping in at the TVNewser party downtown, we headed uptown to the Plaza Hotel where friends, family and colleagues gathered to celebrate the publication of CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts' book "Step Out on Nothing: How Family and Faith Helped Me Conquer ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 09.29.09 - Posted September 29, 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]

2009 RTNDA Awards Presenters Announced - Posted September 28, 2009
The Radio-Television News Directors Association has announced the presenter list for this year's awards: • Hoda Kotb, NBC News • Russ Mitchell, CBS News • ... [TVNewser]

Party For Joy. Walters, Whoopi and More Gather at the Oak Room - Posted September 24, 2009
"The View" co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Barabara Walters celebrate Behar's new HLN show at the Plaza Hotel last night. The famed Oak Room at New York's Plaza Hotel was the setting for a party last night to celebrate the launch of HLN's "... [TVNewser]

Talking Money With Katie And Hoda - Posted August 6, 2009
CBS's Katie Couric and NBC's Hoda Kotb were both in the house — or, more specifically, at Joan Rivers' pent... [TVNewser]

Hoda Kotb Tells Us Her Story - Posted July 22, 2009
FishbowlNY Contributing Editor Diane Clehane conducted a lengthy interview with ... [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]

The Ticker: Blitzer, Koppel, Spelling... - Posted July 17, 2009
> CNN'S Wolf Blitzer will anchor a one-hour special commemorating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. Monday at 4pmET, Blitzer will guide viewers through the historic moments leading up to the moonwalk. And at 4:17pmET, the exact time of the lunar landing, Blitzer will speak with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz... [TVNewser]

Kathie Lee and Hoda Make "Must" List - Posted June 25, 2009
Entertainment Weekly's current issue is the Summer Must List: "The 115 stars, styles, and supercool things we're excited about right now." Co-host Kathie Lee ... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Hoda Kotb & Bravo's Housewives Hold Court - Posted June 17, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It was SRO at Michael's today, and although the place was filled to the brim with movers and shakers of every stripe, all eyes were on table one: Today's Hoda Kotb presided over a raucous l... [FishbowlNY]

The Ticker: Gregory, Champion, Kotb... - Posted June 11, 2009
> Beginning July 13 you can catch David Gregory and Meet the Press on Retirement Living TV. The NBC program will be rebroadcast Mondays at 7 and 10pmET. > GMA's Sam Champion will serve as Master of Ceremonies tonight at the IREO Renewable Ene... [TVNewser]

Page Six's Paula Froelich On Her Novel's Inspiration: "All Three Main Characters Are A Part Of Me" - Posted May 27, 2009
Last night, we hit the ritzy party celebrating the launch of Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's first novel, "Mercury in Retrograde." The party, hosted by Estee La... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Frank Langella & Kathie Lee Gifford - Posted May 13, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It was a tasty mix of media mavens, social types and the random celebrity (Frank Langella was in the house!) on the menu at Michael's today: The dining room was so packed, they were shoehorning... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Barry Diller & Dana Perino - Posted April 15, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE I'm glad I got to Michael's early today because by 12:30 they were literally lining up outside the front door to get in the joint. Even the Garden Room (Siberia to the uninitiated) was SRO. The groups of wannabe diners at the bar and in the lounge were enviously... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Bill Bradley, Norman Pearlstine & The Media Mavens - Posted March 25, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It's a lo-cal edition of lunch today. We're chalking it up to near Spring-like weather (I don't know about you, but I'm burning my winter coat when we finally have two days over 60) and plenty of recent rumblings about companies tightening the reins on expense accounts. What's a... [FishbowlNY]

The Ticker (p.m. edition): Giffords, Pelley, B-Cast... - Posted March 12, 2009
> For the first time in more than 15 years, Kathie Lee Gifford will be joined by her husband, Frank Gifford, to host a morning show. Frank fills in for Hoda Kotb (who's back Monday) tomorrow for the 10am hour of the Today show. ... [TVNewser]

Hoda, Kathie Lee...and Cramer - Posted February 8, 2009
The Today show's fourth hour was parodied for the second time this year last night on Saturday Night Live, with Kristin Wiig playing ... [TVNewser]

About That Today Show Interview with the Hero Pilot: Delayed "A Couple Days" - Posted January 19, 2009
This morning, the Today show's Matt Lauer explained the booking of Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot of USAirways flight 1549. NBC News announced Saturday afternoon that Capt. Sully would give his first interview to "Today" this morning. He was scheduled to be with us this morning for his first interview s... [TVNewser]

"Maddow" Premieres on SNL - Posted January 11, 2009
They've done it for Keith Olbermann. Tom Brokaw. ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Bloomberg, BBC, CBS... - Posted January 8, 2009
> Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson will appear in an exclusive interview tomorrow on Bloomberg during the NoonET hour. He'll be asked about the latest jobs report, the state of the economy and his legacy. > Tonight's installment in BBC World News America's "Notes to Obama" series comes from Univision anchor ... [TVNewser]

Drudge: Coulter "Banned" From NBC; NBC Denies It - Posted January 5, 2009
Drudge Report says Ann Coulter has been "banned for life" from NBC, quoting an anonymous NBC source saying, "We are just not going to have her on any more." Late today, NBC News denied the story with... [TVNewser]

Seven Powerful TVNewsers in One Room - Posted December 5, 2008
What happens when you get seven successful women TV journalists in one room? This is what. The Hollywood Reporter assembled a roundtable of powerful women in TV at the Extreme Wow Suite at the W New York. Cynthia McFadden, co-anchor of ABC's "Nightline"; ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (NBC edition): Williams, Burnett, Gifford.. - Posted November 14, 2008
> Brian Williams joined Suze Orman, Seth Meyers, Elizabeth Edwards and others on a panel to discuss who would be Time Magazine's Person of the Year (hmm, I... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (The Morning Show Edition): CNN A.M., 4th Hour, Joe-Prah... - Posted November 6, 2008
> The morning after the election, viewers flocked to CNN. From 6am-9amET, American Morning topped the other cable news networks with 2.124 million Total Viewers. That compares to Fox and Friends' 2.103 million and Morning Joe's 1.212 million. Among A25-54 viewers, CNN remained #1 with 1.021 million, followed by Fox and... [TVNewser]

The "Brassy and Boozy" Host of Today's Fourth Hour - Posted September 5, 2008
Karl Taro Greenfeld writes a lengthy profile of Today show co-host Kathie Lee Gif... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Brown, Iger, Gifford... - Posted July 31, 2008
> CNN anchor Campbell Brown will anchor, "Roads to Ruin: Why America is Falling Apart," tomorrow at 8pmET. The program looks at the nation's crumbling highways and bridges, with guests from across the country (New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California governor ... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Where the Magic Happens - Posted July 30, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE I thought I'd seen just about everything from my regular perch at Michael's during my weekly visits, but today topped all. They were serving up sides of card tricks with the Cobb salads today and the gang was just eating it up. When I arrived, illusionist ... [FishbowlNY]

Kotb to Host Baby Borrowers Special - Posted July 30, 2008
NBC's summer series/teenager's worst nightmare, "The Baby Borrowers," has led to a town hall meeting produced by NBC News. The New York Times' Brian Stelter reports ... [TVNewser]

"Black in America" Packs Time Warner Center - Posted July 16, 2008
The 10th floor theater at the Time Warner Center was packed with hundreds of guests last night for a preview of CNN's new Black in America series — so much so, two overflow rooms were needed. Before the crowds watched a 30-minute preview of three upcoming specials, ... [TVNewser]

Today Show, USA Today Team up for Summer - Posted July 12, 2008
This weekend marks the beginning of a four-week partnership between USA Today Weekend and the Today show's fourth hour. On the cover of the USA Weekend magazine, co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Kathie ... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Politics As Usual - Posted April 23, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE Timing is everything. Just ask Hillary Clinton. If we'd come a day earlier we would have dined with Karl Rove. (Well, okay, we'd have been in the same room.) Our spy says the sight of 'Bush's brain'-turned-Fox commentator at table five had the j... [FishbowlNY]