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TV News Executives And Talent Toast 'Top Of The Morning' At Book Party - Posted April 26, 2013
Last night the media elite gathered at the rooftop of The Park in New York's Chelsea neighborhood to toast New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter's book Top of the Morning. As the sun set over the Hudson River and the... [TVNewser]

Walters, O'Reilly, Couric and More Hit THR's Media Power Party - Posted April 11, 2013
As we told you yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter is out with its annual "35 Most Powerful People in Media" list. The honorees were feted at a "power-soaked New... [TVNewser]

TV News Dominates THR '35 Most Powerful' - Posted April 10, 2013
The Hollywood Reporter released its 2013 "35 Most Powerful People In Media" list, and TV news dominates the winners. The list... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (ABC Edition): Hertzan, Besser, GH - Posted April 1, 2013
Morgan Hertzan is joining ABC News as VP of a new non-fiction content development business for ABC's cable, broadcast and digital operations. He'll report to James Goldston. Hertzan joins ABC News from Plum TV. Before that, he was an SVP at NBC and GM of LX.TV. "Tell Me the Truth,... [TVNewser]

Who's In Line to Take Over at NBC News? - Posted February 1, 2013
In his farewell note to staff, departing NBC News president Steve Capus writes, "I have much I hope to accomplish in the next phase of my career." So, too, do the men and women vying to replace Capus. Capus says NBCU News group Ch... [TVNewser]

Sam Champion, Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott Put On Another Kind of Show - Posted November 9, 2012
"Good Morning America" anchors Sam Champion, Lara Spencer, and Josh Elliot... [TVNewser]

'Good Afternoon America:' Lots of Fun, Little News - Posted July 12, 2012
With just three minutes left on Wednesday's "Good Afternoon America," Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott are looking for a soccer ball. The crew checks the studio. The audienc... [TVNewser]

ABC News Readies 'Good Afternoon America' - Posted July 9, 2012
[caption id="attachment_136627" align="alignright" width="344" caption="GMA Senior EP, ABC SVP James Goldston chats with Lara Spencer during rehearsals for "Good Afternoon America""][/caption]Today the "Good Morning America" brand moves to the afternoons with the launch of "Good Afternoon America." The one-hour show, hosted by ... [TVNewser]

ABC News Pours The Champagne to Celebrate First 'GMA' Weekly Win Since 1995 - Posted April 19, 2012
(l-r) ABC News SVP James Goldston, Josh Elliott, Robin Roberts, ABC News president Ben Sherwood, George Stephanopoulos, Sam Champion, Lara Spencer, GMA EP Tom Cibrowski More than 200 ABC News staffers packed the 5th floor newsroom this morning for a ... [Fishbowl NY]

Lara Spencer Loves A Good Yard Sale, and Parties for Books about Yard Sales - Posted April 13, 2012
Lara Spencer, once host of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow," loves a good roadside sale. And now she's written a book about it. So last night, designer Jonathan Ad... [TVNewser]

Lauer, O'Reilly, Walters, Couric and More Feted at Media Bigs Party - Posted April 12, 2012
New York media turned out for a Hollywood Reporter party last night. The Four Seasons was packed with the media hoi polloi for THR's 35 Most Powerful People in Media event. As we ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Goldston, Claman, Ratigan... - Posted February 7, 2012
Broadcasting & Cable reports ABC News is considering elevating "Good Morning America" senior executive producer James Goldston to "a more wide-ranging role." The personnel change has no immediate timeline, according to B&C, but... [TVNewser]

Using A Familiar Model, 'GMA' Narrows Ratings Gap With 'Today' - Posted October 6, 2011
Today's Wall Street Journal examines the narrowing ratings gap... [TVNewser]

Analysis: For ABC News and Yahoo!, New Partnership Requires a Long-Term Investment - Posted October 3, 2011
Fox News, The Huffington Post, Current TV, Gawker, Turner Sports, CBS and CBS News, Microsoft, Granite Broadcasting, CNN.com and ABC News--twice. These are just some of the major media companies that have partnered with Yahoo! over the last 15 years. Many of the agreements have been sma... [TVNewser]

'GMA' Returns To Ground Floor of Times Square - Posted September 6, 2011
As of this morning, "Good Morning America" can call the ground floor of ABC's Times Square building home -- again. "GMA" vacated the ground floor studio in January, only to announce last month they would ... [TVNewser]

'GMA' Shrinks Gap with 'Today' to Lowest in 4 Years - Posted August 24, 2011
Bloomberg has an interesting look today at the increasingly competitive morning show ratings battle. As we've ... [TVNewser]

Network Morning Show 'License Fees' Enter the Spotlight - Posted June 13, 2011
On CNN's "Reliable Sources" Sunday, and in today's New York Times "license fees" get subjected to scrutiny. As TVNewser has reported, the last few weeks have seen ... [TVNewser]

'GMA' Skeds 'Reality Week,' Sends Anchors to Reality Shows - Posted May 12, 2011
Next week ABC's "Good Morning America" will present "Reality Week," sending its anchors to appear on a number of reality shows. Robin Roberts will guest on "The Great Food Truck Race," on Food Network. Josh Elliott will compete on the ABC competition series "Wipeout." ... [TVNewser]

'GMA' EP on Vieira departure: 'She's a formidable talent and that's going to be an issue for them' - Posted May 9, 2011
The Hollywood Reporter's Lacy Rose chats up "Good Morning America" Senior EP ... [Fishbowl NY]

'Restrepo' director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya - Posted April 20, 2011
Tim Hetherington, the co-director of Oscar-nominated war documentary "Restrepo," was killed in the Libyan town of Misrata today. Reuters ... [Fishbowl NY]

Juju Chang Moving To 'Nightline,' ESPN's Josh Elliott To Become 'GMA' Newsreader - Posted March 29, 2011
Breaking: Changes are afoot at ABC's "Good Morning America," as Juju Chang will soon leave the program to join "Nightline," as a correspondent and fill-in anchor, while ESPN "Sportscenter" anchor ... [Fishbowl NY]

Day after Oscars, 'GMA' outperforms 'Today' in one measurement. 'Today' leads in demo that counts - Posted March 1, 2011
Was it Charlie Sheen? The Oscars? The new EP? Whatever the reason (probably the middle one), "Good Morning America" outperformed the "Today" show by 87,000 Total Viewers Monday morning. As we reported Sunday night, it's big events like these which can give ... [TVNewser]

The New York correspondents who got the LA 'get.' Andrea Canning, Jeff Rossen and Charlie Sheen - Posted February 28, 2011
James Goldston, welcome to the morning show booking wars. On his first day as EP of "Good Morning America" the show got scooped by cross-town rival NBC News. Here's how it all went down. ... [TVNewser]

Breaking: Jim Murphy Leaving 'Good Morning America' - Posted February 23, 2011
First on TVNewser: ABC's "Good Morning America" senior executive producer Jim Murphy is leaving ABC News and will soon be named executive producer of Anderson Cooper... [Fishbowl NY]

ABC News President Ben Sherwood 'Laughs Off' Video Criticizing Him - Posted December 22, 2010
A video posted on Vimeo by someone using the pseudonym "Roone Arledge" (the former president of ABC News & Sports) a few days ago has been making the rounds at ABC and at other news organizations. The video attacks the choice of Ben Sherwood as the new president of ABC News: ... [TVNewser]

AP Reports: Top Producer of 'This Week' Calls it Quits - Posted November 19, 2010
From the NEW YORK (AP) - "The top producer of ABC's "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour is quitting. Ian Cameron says the weekend work has been tough on his family and he wants more regular hours. Cameron is married to Susan Rice, the nation's ambassador to the United Nations, and he'... [FishbowlDC]

Ian Cameron to Leave ABC's 'This Week' - Posted November 19, 2010
First on TVNewser: Ian Cameron, the executive producer of ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour," is leaving the program at the end of t... [TVNewser]

Who's on the Short List for the top job at ABC News? - Posted October 11, 2010
B&C's Marisa Guthrie has an update on the search for David Westin's replacement at ABC News. Guthrie reports Disney-ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney was at ABC News headquarters i... [TVNewser]

Westin Announces Leadership Rearrange at ABC News - Posted August 26, 2010
ABC News President David Westin sent a memo to staff, obtained by TVNewser, earlier today outlining the new/altered management responsibilities for leadership at the network. While most of the changes add responsibilities for various senior staffer... [TVNewser]

'Nightline' to Debut First Primetime Series - Posted August 5, 2010
For the very first time, ABC News' "Nightline" will be presenting a series airing in primetime television. The late-night news program will launch "Nightline Prime" on August 19th (at 10pm) for a four episode run. Another ABC News series, "Boston Med," will wrap up its own primetime run in that timeslot... [TVNewser]

ABC's 'Nightline' Marks 30th Anniversary - Posted March 24, 2010
Tonight, ABC's "Nightline" celebrates the 30 years since its launch on March 24, 1980. "This is a proud day for 'Nightline,'" EP James Goldston tells TVNewser. "We enter our fourth decade from a position of strength and very much look forward to bringing distinctive, quality journalism to the American people... [TVNewser]

'Nightline' Ready for Leno Return - Posted February 22, 2010
B&C's Marisa Guthrie looks at what's ahead for ABC's "Nightline," the network's 11:35pm news program that's been holding its own against the broadcast comedy competition of late. Guthrie also talks to "Nightline... [TVNewser]

Brian Ross: 'We Got a Rare Insight into a Chapter of American History' - Posted October 1, 2009
TVNewser dropped by ABC News investigative correspondent Brian Ross' book party last night at ABC's Times Square studios. "The Madoff Chronicles" hit store shelves this week and many of Ross' colleagues were on hand to congratulate him last night. ABC "World News" anch... [TVNewser]

Nightline EP Goldston Talks Post-Leno Ratings Race: "It Will Become Very Tight" - Posted May 27, 2009
Now that The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien premiere is just days away, the questions about who will take over first place in late night have gotten louder. The New York Post's Michael Starr takes a look at the impending ratings battle,... [TVNewser]

What The Upfronts Mean For News, Comedy News - Posted May 20, 2009
The broadcast and cable networks are holding their Upfronts this month - most this week - hoping to get their piece of the $9 billion advertising pie. One of the most talked about stories today is the remarks from ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel at ABC's upfront yesterday.... [TVNewser]

"I Hope What We're Seeing is a New Kind of Heyday for Nightline" - Posted April 2, 2009
On TV's endangered list as recently as last fall, ABC's Nightline is now solidly in second place on the late night schedule. For the just completed first quarter, "Nightline" topped CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" among Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It's the first time in six years "Nightline" has... [TVNewser]

Nightline EP Relieved by Leno News - Posted December 10, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough talks with Nightline EP James Goldston about the renewed outlook for the show, now that Jay Leno is staying with NBC. "I don't think we viewed what was going on a... [TVNewser]

What Will Nightline's Scoops & Growth Mean For the Newscast? - Posted August 11, 2008
The LATimes' Meg James writes about the latest Nightline scoop and what it might mean as ABC considers wooing Jay Leno. "The company will make the decision based on what'... [TVNewser]

The "Cruel Irony" That Might Await Nightline, As Leno Admits "I Am Definitely Done With NBC" - Posted July 18, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough talks with ABC News president David Westin as well as Nightline co-anchors Cynthia McFadden and ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.15.07 - Posted November 15, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you don't count religious services as a regular activity. An ABC release announces, "On Tuesday, November 20, ABC News' Charles Gibson will conduct an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with President George Bush... [FishbowlDC]

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