Jonathan Wald

A Look Into The Future At a Potential George Zimmerman Trial - Posted April 16, 2012
The New York Times' Brian Stelter writes about a potential trial in the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Mar... [TVNewser]

Melissa Francis Writing Her Memoir - Posted April 5, 2012
TVGuide's Stephen Battaglio chats with FBN's Melissa Francis whose penning a memoir due out later this year. Francis, who went from child star, to Harv... [TVNewser]

Harvey Weinstein Leads the Movie Mogul Charge - Posted March 28, 2012
Any Michael's regular worth his or her weight in Cobb salad knows that on any given Wednesday you can find the who's who of media in the dining room. Today we spotted a talking head (Andrew Ross Sorkin) and bestselling authors (... [FishbowlLA]

Harvey Weinstein Leads the Movie Mogul Charge - Posted March 28, 2012
Any Michael's regular worth his or her weight in Cobb salad knows that on any given Wednesday you can find the who's who of media in the dining room. Today we spotted a talking head (Andrew Ross Sorkin) and bestselling authors (... [FishbowlNY]

A Party for Emily Blunt & Ewan McGregor; Katie Couric Holds Court - Posted March 7, 2012
It's been a pretty wild winter at Michael's. Far from suffering from the seasonal doldrums, the place has been operating on full tilt every Wednesday with a fresh array of A-listers that always make for some pretty good people watching. Today was no exception. Besides the jam packed dining room filled with... [FishbowlLA]

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]

Piers Morgan Plans to Get 'More Opinionated' In Year Two of 'Piers Morgan Tonight' - Posted January 13, 2012
Sitting at a long table at the Landmarc restaurant in New York's Time Warner Center, CNN host Piers Morgan looks quite relaxed. He says he feels it, too, having survived one year of his 9 PM program, a year that included earthquakes, tsuna... [TVNewser]

Could a Guest-Hosting Gig on CNN Be In Chelsea Handler's Future? - Posted December 12, 2011
CNN "Piers Morgan Tonight" EP Jonathan Wald speaks to B&C's Andrea Morabito about the program, as well ... [TVNewser]

Real Housewife Melissa Gorga Dishes on Her Sister-in-Law From Hell - Posted November 30, 2011
Slow moving holiday tourists and presidential motorcades be damned. Nothing could keep the faithful away from Michael's today. With the place decked out in its holiday finery, the mood was like a swanky office party on steroids. While the usual suspects and a cool visitor from California (producer/composer ... [FishbowlLA]

MSNBC's 'Audience Split' - Posted October 13, 2011
MSNBC is seeing an opportunity for some of its left-leaning talent in the coverage of Occupy Wall Street, writes Reuters' Paul Thomasch. "Big events turn careers, we've seen that th... [TVNewser]

CNN Continues to Milk Christine O'Donnell Walkout - Posted August 19, 2011
Former Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell walked out on CNN host Piers Morgan Wednesday night, and the channel is still talking about it two days later. CNN will replay the interview on "Piers Morgan Tonight" this evening, as seen on p... [TVNewser]

How Piers Morgan Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Live TV - Posted May 31, 2011
When CNN prepared to launch "Piers Morgan Tonight," host Morgan and EP Jonathan Wald made a point of highlighting the fact that they... [TVNewser]

CNBC Anchor Mark Haines Passes Away - Posted May 25, 2011
CNBC's Mark Haines died last night. His death was announced at 9:53amET during the show that he would normally be anchoring, "Squawk on the Street," by anchor Carl Quintanilla... [TVNewser]

Tom Brokaw, Trudie Styler, Joan Rivers & Happy Birthday, Jon Meacham! - Posted May 18, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE If you were wondering why the streets of midtown seemed a bit quiet today it was because everyone -- well, almost everyone -- was at Michael's today. I could barely keep up as the A-listers filed in one after another (Tom Brokaw... [AllTwitter]

Jeremy Pink leaving CNBC; Nik Deogun promoted to Senior Vice President - Posted May 6, 2011
So it really is "Good-Bye Friday." CNBC SVP Jeremy Pink is leaving the network. Writes CNBC president Mark Hoffman in an email to staff obtained by TVNewser, "After hi... [TVNewser]

Sinbad & Family Dish on Their New Reality Show - Posted April 6, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE It would have been hard to beat the head-spinning scene that I witnessed at Michael's last Wednesday, but this week came close. A camera crew from WNBC-TV's LX-TV was on hand filming a segment on celebrity lunch spots as the masters of the universe (... [semanticweb.com]

Jeff Rossen and Andrea Canning talk about their Charlie Sheen Week - Posted March 6, 2011
Charlie Sheen is news. That much is clear. And now the TV news interviewers who spent time with the troubled sitcom star this week, are talking about how newsworthy he is. NBC's ... [FishbowlNY]

Adam Carolla on Piers Morgan: 'We have chubby guy in his 50's who we have never heard of fever!' - Posted February 27, 2011
Comedian Adam Carolla appeared on Los Angeles station KTLA last Thursday, and talked to the hosts about CNN's Piers Morgan's interview with Larry King. "Who is Piers Morgan by the way and who decided in advance we are all in love with this limey?.... [TVNewser]

Piers Morgan to his First Live Studio Audience: 'You are the best looking studio audience we've had' - Posted February 10, 2011
TVNewser was there as CNN's Piers Morgan experimented with a live studio audience for his show last night. "We're always trying new things," EP Jonathan Wald... [TVNewser]

Piers Morgan Hires Away Barbara Walters' Booker - Posted February 1, 2011
Katie Nelson Thomson has left ABC News and joins CNN as senior broadcast producer of "Piers Morgan Tonight." Thomson spent 15 years at ABC News, working primarily with Barbara Walters... [TVNewser]

CNN's Piers Morgan Reveals his First Week of Guests on 'Piers Tonight' - Posted January 10, 2011
CNN's Piers Morgan announced his first week of guests this morning. The show premieres one week from tonight. We knew his first guest was going to be ... [TVNewser]

Oh To Be a Fly On That Wall... - Posted December 15, 2010
From the official Twitter feed for media hangout Michaels Restaurant here in New York City: Yes, "Parker Spitzer" co-host Eliot Spitzer and former "CBS Evening ... [TVNewser]

Who Gets Credit for 'Today' Show's 15-year Win Streak? - Posted December 11, 2010
It's a major TV milestone, that will be celebrated in a low-key way. Today NBC's "Today" show celebrates 15 years as the nation's #1 morning show. Look for a promo to air Monday during the show which will thank viewers for sticking with the program all these years. So who gets the credit... [TVNewser]

Ben Sherwood: 'An insider and outsider there, and that's what ABC was looking for' - Posted December 4, 2010
While most industry types were surprised by yesterday's announcement of Ben Sherwood as ABC News president, ... [TVNewser]

Mediate Senior Editor, Former TVNewser Editor Steve Krakauer Named Digital Producer for CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight - Posted November 15, 2010
Mediaite senior editor and former TVNewser editor ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Krakauer Leaves Mediaite for CNN - Posted November 15, 2010
Steve Krakauer, senior editor of Mediaite.com, has been named digital producer of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," set to debut in January 2011. Executive Producer Jonathan Wald announced the news today. Krakauer was previously an editor for TVNewser. > Update: Krakauer remarked to FishbowlDC: ... [FishbowlDC]

Steve Krakauer Joins CNN - Posted November 15, 2010
Our former colleague at TVNewser has got himself a gig at CNN. We're so proud! Congrats, Steve! We will be hitting you up for a loan ... [FishbowlLA]

Soledad O'Brien Book Party at Russell Simmons Pad - Posted November 14, 2010
TVNewser stopped by the book party for CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien Friday night at Russ... [TVNewser]

Jonathan Wald on Piers Morgan: "He's great. He's terrific." But can they beat Fox News? - Posted November 1, 2010
Jonathan Wald, who was named EP of "Piers Morgan Tonight" today, says that ... [TVNewser]

Jonathan Wald Named EP of 'Piers Morgan Tonight' - Posted November 1, 2010
TVNewser has learned Jonathan Wald, former SVP at CNBC, has been named executive producer of Piers Morgan's new CNN show. The announcement was made by CNN EVP Ken Jautz in his morning editorial meeting, insiders tell us. ... [TVNewser]

Mogul Mania with Jack Welch & David Geffen - Posted September 29, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It was SRO at Michael's today with moguls Jack Welch and David Geffen holding court at their respective tables while the celebrity du ... [FishbowlNY]

David Carey, Linda Wells & The Power Lunch Diehards - Posted August 11, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE A little birdie told us we missed Wyclef Jean by a day. Then, on Monday night, we hear the joint was jumping at Miramax's party for The Tillman Story with ... [FishbowlNY]

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: James Cameron's Oscar Campaign Comes to Michael's - Posted February 17, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It was Hollywood on the Hudson at Michael's today as Peggy Siegal hosted one of her legendary lunches right smack in the middle of the dining room. Today's guest of honor was ... [FishbowlNY]

Cable News as a Breeding Ground, and Stopover, For Once and Future Politicians - Posted February 15, 2010
MSNBC calls itself The Place for Politics, but the NBC news channel as well as Fox News, CNN, and CNBC are under the microscope for paying politicians to be analysts, who are out of office now, but may not be for long. Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Chris Mat... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Warren Buffett Dines & Dashes - Posted November 11, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE How about a side order of sound investment advice with that salmon? When none other than Warren Buffett showed up at Michael's today, every head in the dining room turned his way. Even if he is... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: A Smiling Anna Wintour, Hungry Brian Williams, & A Tasty Mogul Stew - Posted October 21, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE They were dishing like it was 1999 today at Michael's where it was SRO at the bar and in the lounge and filled with movers and shakers of every stripe in the dining room. I got a serious case of whiplash trying to keep track of it all. Between... [FishbowlNY]

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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Power Blondes Rule! Katie Couric, Tina Brown and Barbara Walters Hold Court - Posted July 22, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE Today at Michael's, they were dishing like it was 2007. As if the head-spinning assortment of media alpha gals (Katie! Tina! Barbara!) wasn't enough to keep us busy, the dining room, bar and lounge was jam-packed with mavens and moguls of all stripes who barely made time to peck... [FishbowlNY]

CNBC Asia's Jeremy Pink Named New SVP - Posted May 13, 2009
First on TVNewser: CNBC Asia president Jeremy Pink has been named the new CNBC SVP, effective June 8. Jonathan Wald left the position at ... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Ben Bradlee -- Fewer Newspapers May Not Be 'Such A Bad Thing' - Posted April 1, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It was truly a head-spinning afternoon at Michael's today. The joint was jumping with so many movers and shakers we could barely keep up with all the goings on, but we did a few laps around the dining room to catch up with the boldface names and those media... [FishbowlNY]

CNBC Toasts Jonathan Wald - Posted March 31, 2009
Nothing like a little Veuve Clicquot to round out a 16-year career with NBC. This was Jonathan Wald's last day on the job as CNBC SVP. At 4pm, co-workers gathered in the CNBC boardroom for a goodbye toast. In attendance, CNBC president ... [TVNewser]

Who's Going to Take Over For Jonathan Wald at CNBC? - Posted March 27, 2009
"It was packed," says a source about outgoing CNBC SVP Jonathan Wald's going away party they other night at New York's Beacon restaurant. Wald, who runs the CNBC newsroom and longform units, announced last month he'd be leaving the network. He joined CNBC in 2004 and he's be... [TVNewser]

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]

Weeks After Daily Show Takedown #1, CNBC Still Has People Talking - Posted March 23, 2009
On March 4, Jon Stewart's eight-minute CNBC rant began a discussion of the financial news leader that continues nearly three weeks later. S... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Dishing on the Oscars & Obama - Posted February 25, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE As I've been reporting for weeks, it was SRO at Michael's today as the movers and shakers, undeterred by the unsettling economic news, were out in full force plotting their next big move -- or looking for a safe place to land. On the menu today: plenty of talk... [FishbowlNY]

Hawkins on "New Black Overclass" Doc: "This is in Line With What We Do at CNBC" - Posted February 25, 2009
Where can you see basketball star LeBron James, hip-hop artist Baby and controversial NFL receiver Terrell Owens di... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Andre Leon Talley -- Media Star! - Posted February 11, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE We missed Blythe Danner by a day. Too bad, I would have loved to have asked her what she thinks of her daughter's goofy -- but strangely compelling -- Web site, ... [FishbowlNY]

What Jon Wald's Departure Means to All Media - Posted February 9, 2009
Marketwatch.com's Jon Friedman thinks Jonathan Wald's pending departure from CNBC, announced last week, sends a message that goes beyond CNBC... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Tina Brown & Barbara Walters Break Bread; Jonathan Wald Works The Room - Posted February 4, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It's a little disconcerting these days when no matter where you go in the city, the streets seem quieter than usual, and there are 10 cabs lined up outside Grand Central any time we need one. But we've observed an interesting phenomenon: The worse the economic news, the busier... [FishbowlNY]

With Up Not An Option, Wald Moves Out - Posted February 4, 2009
With the news yesterday that Jonathan Wald was leaving CNBC, media writers looked deeper into the move, and Wald's career: • Marketwatch's ... [TVNewser]

Breaking: Jonathan Wald Leaving CNBC - Posted February 3, 2009
First on TVNewser: TVNewser has obtained an internal memo from CNBC president Mark Hoffman to staff, announcing that SVP Jonathan Wald is leaving the network: After mo... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Special Post-Inauguration Edition - Posted January 21, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The mood was festive at Michael's today, with plenty of Obama buttons on display and lots of talk about the president's stirring inaugural address. Jack Kliger told me, "I thought the whole thing ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Musical Chairs With Sir Paul McCartney - Posted January 14, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE So you think you've got problems? Paul McCartney (that's Sir Paul to you) arrived at Michael's today shortly before noon to scope out a table for a quiet lunch with ... [FishbowlNY]

Networks Brand the Crisis - Posted December 12, 2008
The New York Times' Brian Stelter writes about the way cablers have been branding the financial crisis. "The news always feels the need to name everything," says SVP for business news at CNBC, Jonathan Wald. "If it's not brand... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Carl Bernstein: Bush 'Straight Talk' Book Would Sell - Posted December 3, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE Reports of the death of the power lunch are, by the looks of things at Michael's today, most definitely premature. It will be a sure sign of the apocalypse when the regulars at 55th & Fifth stop showing up to cook up their next big move over burgers and... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Portfolio's Breakfast Panel - Posted November 20, 2008
This morning, Conde Nast Portfolio magazine hosted a swank Panel/Breakfast at the 21 Club. The topic: The Market's Future: What's Next for the Economy. Speakers: John Cassidy, Contributing Editor, Matt Cooper, Washington Editor, ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Barry Diller, Jeff Zucker & The Magazine Mob - Posted November 19, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What recession? The usual power quotient found on any given Wednesday at Michael's went into overdrive today as the gals at the front desk had so many media moguls, magazine mavens and talking heads lining up to dine and dish today, they had to shoehorn in extra tables all... [FishbowlNY]

CNBC Puts Economy First For Election Night - Posted November 4, 2008
We stopped in to CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ this afternoon as crews prepare to cover tonight's election returns. We chatted with CNBC anchor Erin Burnett as she prepped for Street Signs. Correspondent ... [TVNewser]

Is Maria Bartiromo-Erin Burnett Supposed Rivalry "A Male-Fantasy Thing"? - Posted September 29, 2008
So just who's fueling those rumors of a rivalry between CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett? Vanity Fair's Suzanna Andrews... [TVNewser]

Bailout is Good Business for CNBC - Posted September 28, 2008
The NYTimes' Brian Stelter writes about how the economic crisis has been very, very good to CNBC. "The week of Sept. 14," Stelter writes, "was the highest-rated one in CNBC's 19-year history, with 502,000 viewers during the business day (counted as the 5 a.m. to 7 p.... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams to Anchor From "Business and Economics Division" of NBC News - Posted September 15, 2008
NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams will be making the trip to Englewood Cliffs, NJ tonight, to anchor the program from CNBC's HQ. In what is turning into a historic ... [TVNewser]

Biz Profiling: Burnett and Joshi - Posted September 9, 2008
• CNBC's Erin Burnett is profiled in the Berkshire Eagle (MA). "The network's decision to give Burnett such a sizable chunk of live airt... [TVNewser]

Burnett This Year's Biz News Hot List-er - Posted July 21, 2008
Another year, another business news anchor making The Hot List. CNBC anchor Erin Burnett continues to make media headlines,... [TVNewser]

CNBC's Erin Burnett Signs On For Three More Years, Adds NBC Duties - Posted July 19, 2008
The NYTimes' Brian Stelter talks with "rising star" Erin Burnett of CNBC about her new deal with the business channel, signed his past week, that... [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: 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]

Lunch: The British Are Coming — Tomorrow! - Posted March 19, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE We're still exhausted from hob nobbing with last week's overflow of A-listers, so we were almost glad things were a bit more subdued at 55th & Fifth today. It gave us a cha... [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... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch At Michael's: Paging George Clooney! Fern Mallis is Saving You a Seat at Fashion Week! - Posted January 23, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What recession? The dining room at 55th & Fifth was buzzing with the usual assemblage of bold face names, social swans and television types that tucked into their Cobb salads with gusto while digesting some of the week's harrowing headlines. Hollywood figured heavily into many... [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... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch At Michael's: Lance Armstrong — For Governor? - Posted November 28, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE Remember a few weeks back when I promised Lunch readers a full report on the off chance we had our own encounter Lance Armstrong... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch At Michael's: The Dog Days Are Here! - Posted August 8, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE The morning monsoon that shut down the city for several hours kept all but the true diehards away today at 55th & Fifth. Even general manager Steve Millington was kept from his post due to a weather-related nanny nightmare (we can relate). Others, like our pal... [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 Inq... [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'... [FishbowlNY]

CNBC's New Mornings: Squawk On The Street Expands To Two Hours - Posted July 19, 2007
It didn't take long for CNBC to fill in the blanks. In the wake of Liz Claman's departure from Englewood Cliffs, CNBC is expanding the Erin Burnett, Mark Haines-hosted show, Squawk On The Street to t... [TVNewser]

Lunch at Michael's: Tina Brown's Bathroom Promise - Posted May 16, 2007
We were expecting a celeb sighting or two since it's Upfront time — the week the networks trot out their overpaid and underfed stars to shill for their supper — but alas, there were no signs of McDreamy or Matthew Fox anywhere. (Thankfully, we d... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Ralph Lauren Is Into Leather - Posted May 2, 2007
Fashion designers are a strange bunch. These arbiters of style often appear in some head-scratching ensembles that, if they were mere mortals, would land them squarely in "What were they thinking?" territory. We're always on the lookout for the sartorially splendid during o... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: 'We're Off To Prison' - Posted April 18, 2007
For the boldface names and media mavens who flock to 55th & Fifth on a regular basis, the dining room is like a high school cafeteria without the adolescent angst. The richest and coolest kids in the class spend lots of time table hopping and there's plenty of gossip on... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Post-Hasselhoff, All Business - Posted March 21, 2007
We're guessing many of our favorite media celebrity regulars have headed south with their families for spring break or to rev up from the endless winter doldrums that have left us feeling a bit grumpy. Today, the tables were packed with a cross section of Prada and Gucci ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Valentine's Hangover - Posted February 15, 2007
It's the calm after the storm. The biggest — and only — snow storm of the season couldn't keep the movers and shakers away yesterday. On Valentine's Day the bustling dining room was host to a "low-key" birthday celebration hosted by Sherry Westin... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Al Roker, Katie Joel and A Special Birthday Celebration - Posted February 8, 2007
No doubt by attending the Michael's Media Jamboree on a Thursday — due to flu and flood, a day later than mediabistro.com's customary weekly report on the media bigwigs who lunch — things were bound to be a little off-kilter. But as the slightly-less-than-packed c... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Ex-CBS News Prez Says Give Katie A Chance - Posted January 31, 2007
As much as we've come to enjoy our perch at the bar with its bird's eye view, we were thrilled when one of our favorite television titans, Andrew Heyward, invited us to join him and his guests for lunch. Today's lunchtime chronicler, Diane Clehane... [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 Ga... [FishbowlNY]