Jeffrey Schneider

It's Spin City for Moguls & Machers at Michael's - Posted September 30, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The flacks were certainly out in full force today at Michael's. It seemed anyone who was (or represents) anyone was out and about with something to spin. Well, at least it's a sign that life goes on in Manhattan no matter how bleak New York magazine says our financial... [FishBowlNY]

Stossel on Story Bump: "I Hate It That ABC Didn't Run My Piece" - Posted July 2, 2009
On his ABCNews.com blog Monday, John Stossel wrote, "I am sick of the coverage of Michael Jackson." Turns out he's sick of the coverage due in part because a 5-minute piece he had produced on the health care plan was bumped from Friday's "20/20." In it's place: another story on... [TVNewser]

ABC's Health Care Special: Reviews - Posted June 26, 2009
Excerpts from two reviews of Wednesday night's ABC News special "Questions for the President: Prescription for America": • The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz says that, despite being criticized "as an Obama 'infomercial' before a single moment had aired...it was a pretty good look at a complicated issue." But Kurtz does have his "quibbles.... [TVNewser]

ABC's Health Care Special: Reviews - Posted June 26, 2009
Excerpts from two reviews of Wednesday night's ABC News special "Questions for the President: Prescription for America": • The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz says that, despite being criticized "as an Obama 'infomercial' before a single moment had aired...it was a pretty good look at a complicated issue." But Kurtz does have his "quibbles.... [TVNewser]

Terry Moran Explains "Stupid" Comments About Farrah Fawcett - Posted June 25, 2009
Comments made by ABC News "Nightline" anchor Terry Moran have drawn the outrage of some of his co-workers. In the hours after the death of Farrah Fawcett, Moran added his thoughts to an email thread that was making its way around ABC News -- a common practice when a big news... [TVNewser]

What Recession? Anderson Cooper Nearly Doubles in Price - Posted February 27, 2009
Last night in Times Square, Bailey House had its annual auction which featured several tvnewsers as items up for bid, including Meet & Greets and studio tours with Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams, and Rachel Maddow as well as VIP tickets for the Today show and GMA Summer concert series.... [TVNewser]

Meet the Anchors - Posted February 24, 2009
Want to have a meet-and-greet with Brian Williams, or Katie Couric or Charlie Gibson? How about grabbing lunch with Anderson Cooper? You can, if you bid on those and other items at the 21st annual Bailey House Auction and Party. The event, co-chaired by ABC's PR guru Jeffrey Schneider, is happening this... [TVNewser]

Meet the Anchors - Posted February 24, 2009
Want to have a meet-and-greet with Brian Williams, or Katie Couric or Charlie Gibson? How about grabbing lunch with Anderson Cooper? You can, if you bid on those and other items at the 21st annual Bailey House Auction and Party. The event, co-chaired by ABC's PR guru Jeffrey Schneider, is happening this... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.17.08 - Posted December 17, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC cafeteria 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]

What Does Jay Carney's Move Mean For ABC's Claire Shipman? - Posted December 16, 2008
The news that Time's Washington bureau chief Jay Carney is leaving the magazine to become Vice President-elect Joe Biden's communications director will also have an impact on Carney's wife, ABC News national correspondent Claire Shipman. ABC News SVP of communications Jeffrey Schneider tells TVNewser, "It's something we've obviously given a lot of... [TVNewser]

Networks To Call Them as They See Them - Posted November 4, 2008
Sheldon Gawiser has been calling elections for NBC for 40 years — his first as polling director at Cleveland's WKYC in 1968. After the debacle of 2000 (where Gawiser appeared on-air with Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert to explain what went wrong) to the data problems of the 2004 race, Gawiser... [TVNewser]

Charges Against ABC News Producer Dropped - Posted October 16, 2008
Criminal trespass charges filed against ABC News producer Asa Eslocker during the DNC will be dropped by the Denver City Attorney. Denver Police arrested Eslocker as he was attempting to take pictures of senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting. "We are enormously gratified that the Denver city attorney has agreed... [TVNewser]

ABC News Brought Up During O.J. Trial - Posted September 23, 2008
A key witness in the O.J. Simpson trial, auctioneer Thomas Riccio, said during questioning yesterday that he was paid $15,000 by ABC News (and even more from Entertainment Tonight, TMZ.com and the Howard Stern Show) for audio recordings of the alleged robbery at the Palace Station casino last summer. Riccio testified that... [TVNewser]

New Yorker Column Short on Facts, Long on Attacks of ABC News - Posted September 15, 2008
The New Yorker's Steve Coll spends a column today blasting ABC News over a variety of issues relating to Charlie Gibson's interview with Gov. Sarah Palin. But the overriding theme — that ABC attempted to turn the interview into an entertainment event — appears factually incorrect. Describing ABC's promo of the sit-down... [TVNewser]

Charles Gibson's Palin Interview: The Timing - Posted September 11, 2008
As the news nets cover the memorial services for the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ABC's Charlie Gibson is across the country getting ready for the first of three separate sit-down interviews with GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin. The first interview is expected to happen before today's deployment ceremony for... [TVNewser]

Martin Bashir "Bitterly Regrets" "Asian Babes" Remark - Posted August 1, 2008
ABC's Martin Bashir is apologizing for "a tasteless remark" he made while keynoting an event at the the Unity conference in Chicago last week. Bashir was invited to speak at the banquet of the Asian American Journalists Association. According to the StarTribune's Neal Justin, shortly after he began, Bashir remarked about how... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 04.08.08 - Posted April 8, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Kofi Annan and Chuck Todd! And, on this day in 1986, Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. And TVNewser gives us an update on Tucker Carlson's TV show. Speaking of TV, ruin your morning TV folks by finding out how your salary... [FishBowlDC]

Jeff Schneider to Lifetime - Posted October 10, 2007
Jeffrey Schneider becomes Lifetime's SVP/Business Affairs/Deputy General Counsel, thus supervising all business affairs for the network's programming. He's a vet of both veteran of Fox and MTV. Based in Los Angeles, he'll will work closely with Susanne Daniels, President/Entertainment and Linda Rein, SVP/Business Affairs and General Counsel. ... [FishBowlLA]

Did ABC Not Find Sitting, D.C. Madam-Frequenting U.S. Senator Newsworthy? - Posted July 10, 2007
ABC's Brian Ross, after viewing the so-called D.C. Madam's client list, quoted in May: "[The Palfrey clients'] names won't mean anything to our audience," Ross said in an interview. "They just weren't newsworthy enough." Today: Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Gay Talese, John Huey and The Guys - Posted January 17, 2007
The scene at 55th and Fifth resembled something of a men's club today where the power suits -- and ties -- ruled. Media machers including Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief John Huey, ad man Jerry Della Femina and the sartorially splendid Gay Talese (who got our attention when he removed his coat and... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Gay Talese, John Huey and The Guys - Posted January 17, 2007
The scene at 55th and Fifth resembled something of a men's club today where the power suits -- and ties -- ruled. Media machers including Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief John Huey, ad man Jerry Della Femina and the sartorially splendid Gay Talese (who got our attention when he removed his coat and... [FishBowlNY]