Dance Party at CNN Grill - Posted August 28, 2008
The CNN grill has been a hotbed of activity during the Democratic National Convention. Jamie Foxx and Ashley Judd caused a stir when they stopped by last night, and Spike Lee took up an afternoon seat outside. Even non-CNN tvnewsers frequent the Grill — we've spotted CBS' Jeff Greenfield multiple times. And last... [TVNewser]

Couric Tosses to Curry Schieffer - Posted August 25, 2008
In a Today show flashback, tonight on the CBS Evening News Katie Couric was wrapping up a Q&A with Jeff Greenfield and turned to Bob Schieffer, who is, once again, working the podium for CBS News. But just a few feet away was NBC's Ann Curry, wrapping up a live report... [TVNewser]

CBS Announces Convention Plans - Posted July 28, 2008
CBS News announced its plans for the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions today. The usual political broadcast team of Katie Couric leading coverage, with Bob Schieffer and Jeff Greenfield contributing, continues at the conventions. Some notes: • CBS will air three hours of prime time programming, Tuesday-Thursday at 10pm, at each convention. • Harry... [TVNewser]

CBS Announces Convention Plans - Posted July 28, 2008
CBS News announced its plans for the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions today. The usual political broadcast team of Katie Couric leading coverage, with Bob Schieffer and Jeff Greenfield contributing, continues at the conventions. Some notes: • CBS will air three hours of prime time programming, Tuesday-Thursday at 10pm, at each convention. • Harry... [TVNewser]

Terry Moran Gets Obama In Baghdad - Posted July 21, 2008
A day after CBS's Lara Logan got an interview with Barack Obama in Afghanistan, ABC's Terry Moran gets the sit-down interview with Obama in Baghdad. It will be Obama's only television interview from Iraq. Portions will air on World News with the entire interview on Nightline. Moran also got the first sit-down... [TVNewser]

Couric, McManus Get the TCA Treatment, Via Satellite - Posted July 18, 2008
CBS News president Sean McManus, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, chief Washington correspondent and moderator of Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer, and senior political analyst, Jeff Greenfield, will make up the network's panel at Television Critics Association press tour. But, while the critics will be in Beverly Hills, the CBSers... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Jeff Greenfield on Obama Cover: 'Too Clever By Half' - Posted July 16, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What a difference a day makes. If only we'd come by yesterday we could have gotten in on the party for Peggy Siegal who was being feted for her birthday by gal pals Barbara Walters, Liz Smith, Rita Wilson (one of the most pleasant celebrities I've ever interviewed on... [FishBowlNY]

Examining the Cult of Absurdity - Posted July 14, 2008
TV critic Howard Rosenberg takes a lengthy look in the Los Angeles Times at the "absurd" cult of personality in television news, and specifically the evolution of public opinion for CBS' Katie Couric. While essentially defending Couric, Rosenberg takes some shots at cable news. "The flagship newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS... [TVNewser]

Examining the Cult of Absurdity - Posted July 14, 2008
TV critic Howard Rosenberg takes a lengthy look in the Los Angeles Times at the "absurd" cult of personality in television news, and specifically the evolution of public opinion for CBS' Katie Couric. While essentially defending Couric, Rosenberg takes some shots at cable news. "The flagship newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Football, Fashionistas & Laila Ali - Posted June 11, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE It was a tasty tossed summer salad of movers, shakers — and football players at Michael's today. Now that the power set has to cram in five days of plotting into a truncated work week — Why miss out on a Friday afternoon in the Hamptons if you don't... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Captain Picard, I Presume? - Posted February 20, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE Between the heinous weather that has us nursing what must be walking pneumonia, a deadly dull award season (Does anybody really care about the Oscars without the parties?) and some mind-numbingly bad television we've been forced to endure (What the hell happened to Nip/Tuck?), we were yearning for some... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch At Michael's: Judy Collins Stops By - Posted December 12, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE Last week we developed some serious whiplash craning around to keep up with the A-listers that table hopped at lunch. Today's crowd was much more low key with a smattering of regulars dotting a somewhat unfamiliar landscape consisting of business types and the occasional captain of industry who might... [FishBowlNY]

It's Like Katie Couric's Version of Tim Russert's White Board - Posted October 16, 2007
FishbowlDC has obtained this screen grab of "Primary Chaos," a game to be played by Jeff Greenfield and Katie Couric on tonight's "Evening News." >UPDATE: Writers a tipster, "On the 'Primary Chaos' board, why are the arrows going backward in time?"... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch At Michael's: Barry Diller, Bob Iger & The Literary Lioness Club - Posted September 19, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE For those who like their cobb salads served up with a side order of adrenaline, 55th & Fifth was the place to be today. Media moguls and literary lionesses convened their cliques for some lively conversation that kept the dining room buzzing. Esther Newberg and Anna Quindlen... [FishBowlNY]

Torch-Passing, TVNewser Style - Posted July 26, 2007
For a couple hours, the back room at Michael's was transformed into a television news executive bender, a happy hour in honor of our outgoing TVNewser, Brian Stelter [right], and incoming TVNewser, er, 'Newsers: Chris Ariens, Diane Clehane, Alissa Kinsky and Philadelphia Inquirer TV columnist and Katie Couric nemesis Gail Shister. Some... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Ken Sunshine: Lindsay's Woes Are 'Beyond PR Issues' - Posted July 25, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE We've truly hit the dog days of summer when there isn't one Fiji water sipping-celeb in sight come high noon at 55th & Fifth. Luckily, that didn't mean there was a shortage of Tinseltown talk in the dining room. The topic du jour — what else? — Lindsay Lohan's... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Joan Rivers, Deepak Chopra & The Today Gang - Posted July 11, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE The scene at 55th & Fifth was more subdued than usual today with most of the regulars nowhere to be seen. With an unusually high number of "civilians" milling about, it seemed unlikely we'd get our weekly boldfaced name fix this go round. Imagine our delight when Joan Rivers... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 05.21.07 - Posted May 21, 2007
Good morning Washington. PEJ Talk Show Index for the week of May 6-11 shows, "The Fort Dix terror plot, the Attorney General's Congressional appearance, French presidential elections, and the Iraq debate all seized top space in the universe of talk media last week." PR Newswire reports, "300 World Leaders Call for Peace... [FishBowlDC]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Hands Out Tower Awards - Posted April 18, 2007
If you can't win an Ellie, make your own Last night, Hearst celebrated its first year in the Hearst Tower by handing out fourteen crystal statuettes of the 46-story, 856,000-square-foot glassy outcropping to honor the work of its own magazines — a really expensive version of what most companies call an "e-mail." Cathie... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 04.11.07 - Posted April 11, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think journalists like Tim Russert, Jeff Greenfield, etc. should not continue to appear on Don Imus' radio program. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" "was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the week of April 2. Averaging 8.08 million... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.04.07 - Posted April 4, 2007
Good morning Washington. It's close, but most of you would not encourage your kids to go into journalism. See the First Quarter Program Rankings. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" "averaged 7.93 million Total Viewers and a 2.0/9 among Adults 25-54, placing first in the key demo rating for the... [FishBowlDC]