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Michelle Beadle Bolting ESPN For NBC - Posted May 11, 2012
ESPN "SportsNation" co-anchor Michelle Beadle is reportedly leaving the Worldwide Leader in Sports for greener pastures at NBCUniversal. Jim Miller... [TVNewser]

Rowing and Rollercoastering in the Name of May Sweeps - Posted May 10, 2012
Where in the World is Matt Lauer, you ask? New Jersey, we answer. As part of a sweeps get-out-of-the-studio series called "Today Takes On...", Matt, Ann, Al and Natalie, and some unlucky NBC pages, took on the Princeton crew. After some stretching, jumping jacks and instructions, the "Today" team hit the water and... [TVNewser]

Ann Curry, Tyra Banks, Peggy Noonan Receive 2012 Matrix Awards - Posted April 23, 2012
Eight influential women were honored this afternoon at the New York Women in Communications 2012 Matrix Awards. The event was held at the Waldorf-Astoria and emceed by NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan. ... [FishbowlNY]

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 ... [FishbowlNY]

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]

'Good Morning America' Expanding to the Afternoon - Posted April 11, 2012
ABC's "The Revolution" is being canceled and replaced by an extra hour of "Good Morning America," in the afternoon. The hour will broadcast live at 2pmET/1pmCT and will be hosted by members of the GMA team. TVNewser hears Josh Elliott and ... [TVNewser]

Sarah Palin Joins Lamestream Media, At Least For an Hour - Posted April 3, 2012
At 7am Sarah Palin sat patiently on the "Today" show couch -- with a stack of newspapers, a running gag going back to the 2008 Katie Couric interview when she... [TVNewser]

WLNY Takeover a 'Once in a Lifetime Experience' For CBS - Posted April 2, 2012
CBS has officially taken ownership of WLNY and launched a three-phase transition that will result in new newscasts and high definition programming at Long Island station. As part of the... [TVSpy]

Josh Elliott, ABC News Win GLAAD Award for 'Battle Against Bullying' - Posted March 31, 2012
ABC News anchor Josh Elliott accepted the GLAAD Media Award earlier this week for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment for "Battle Against Bullying," a report about a gay teenager who committed suicide last September.... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric to Co-Anchor 'Good Morning America' Next Week - Posted March 28, 2012
Nearly six years after she signed off from the "Today" show, Katie Couric is making a return to the mornings filling in next week for ... [FishbowlNY]

Katie Couric to Co-Anchor 'Good Morning America' Next Week - Posted March 28, 2012
Nearly six years after she signed off from the "Today" show, Katie Couric is making a return to the mornings filling in next week for ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Zakaria, Elliott, Obama... - Posted March 13, 2012
CNN/TIME's Fareed Zakaria is known for taking on issues of foreign policy. But for the next several months he'll host specials focusing on pressing domestic issues, including health care, immigration, jobs, and energy. The first special, "Global Lessons: The GPS Road Map for Saving Health Care," will debut Sunday at 8pmET/PT.... [FishbowlNY]

The Ticker: Zakaria, Elliott, Obama... - Posted March 13, 2012
CNN/TIME's Fareed Zakaria is known for taking on issues of foreign policy. But for the next several months he'll host specials focusing on pressing domestic issues, including health care, immigration, jobs, and energy. The first special, "Global Lessons: The GPS Road Map for Saving Health Care," will debut Sunday at 8pmET/PT.... [TVNewser]

Silence on the Set of 'Good Morning America' - Posted February 22, 2012
The "Good Morning America" crew is really getting into this Oscars thing. With the Awards show on ABC Sunday night, the GMA team took a page from Oscar-nominated "The Artist" this morning, producing its own silent movie. We think it's George Stephanopoulos' best performance since "War Room." GMA staffer Hana Karar... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Super Bowl Edition): MTP, Wragge, Elliott - Posted February 4, 2012
The mayor of New York and the governor of Massachusetts will be on "Meet the Press" tomorrow, ahead of the Super Bowl. Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick will be joined by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on site at Lucas... [TVNewser]

Jim Rome Joins CBS Sports, Will He Contribute to CBS News Too? - Posted January 11, 2012
This morning CBS Sports confirmed that longtime ESPN host Jim Rome would be joining CBS, as a contributor to CBS Sports programming, the CBS Sports Networks and Showtime Sports. Rome will host an eponymous weekday program on CBS Sports Network, as ... [TVNewser]

Royals, Rockers On Halloween Morning Shows - Posted October 31, 2011
Today is Halloween, which means that on the network morning shows, the anchors were forced to wear silly costumes in an effort to entertain viewers... and each other. On NBC's "Today," the crew dressed up as the Royal Family following the Royal Wedding, with Matt Lauer as Prince William, Ann Curry as... [TVNewser]

ABC News Stars Assemble for Photo Shoot - Posted October 26, 2011
Just about anybody who is on ABC News was in a photo studio on Manhattan's West Side this morning for what ABC News president Ben Sherwood calls a one-of-a-kind photo shoot. "Never in the history of the industry has ther... [TVNewser]

Elizabeth Vargas: Anchor, Reporter, Field Producer - Posted October 5, 2011
Josh Elliott and Elizabeth Vargas are back from Italy where they covered the acquittal of Amanda Knox. And this morning on GMA -- wi... [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]

The NFL Has A Special Place In Josh Elliott's Heart - Posted August 17, 2011
Former Sports Illustrated writer Josh Elliott successfully made the transition from print to broadcast in 2005 when he was hired by ESPN as the host of Classic Now (RIP). Following a successfully stint on Sports... [SportsNewser]

ABC's Josh Elliott: In Order To Beat 'Today,' GMA Has To 'Develop Exactly Who We Are' - Posted August 17, 2011
Today on mediabistro.com, we ask "Good Morning America" newsreader Josh Elliott -- who joined ABC from ESPN in May -- ... [TVNewser]

Pre-Dawn, Cable and Broadcast Nets Cover the Final Space Shuttle Landing - Posted July 21, 2011
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Network Special Reports for Lift-off of Shuttle Atlantis -- the Final Mission - Posted July 8, 2011
Shuttle Atlantis and its four-person crew -- the smallest since 1983 -- lifted off from Kennedy Space Center this morning just a couple minutes behind schedule. CBS News sent "Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley to Cape Canaveral for cover... [TVNewser]

Networks, Cablers Plan Coverage of the Final Launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program - Posted July 7, 2011
Tomorrow at 11:25 AM ET, the Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch, the final launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which first sent craft into orbit in 1981. There is a strong chance that weather could delay the launch, but that isn't stopping the broadcast networks and cable news organizations... [TVNewser]

The Morning Shows, in Print - Posted June 27, 2011
Two new books about morning TV will soon hit stores. New York Times media scribe Brian Stelter, who is the founder of this blog, is penning a book tentatively titled The Top Of The Morning. "Media reporters, myself included, don't pay enoug... [TVNewser]

Morning Shows Zipline into Summer Concert Season - Posted May 27, 2011
[caption id="attachment_68632" align="alignnone" width="537" caption=""Good Morning America" anchors introduce the last of five songs Lady Gaga performed during the first of show's summer concerts in Central Park."][/caption] It's dawn for morning TV's Summer concerts once again, with Lady Gaga in Central Park for "Good ... [FishbowlNY]

'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]

Video: Josh Elliott Says Goodbye To SportsCenter - Posted April 23, 2011
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Juju Chang says so long to GMA: 'I look forward to the next chapter of my adventure' - Posted April 20, 2011
Juju Chang has a few more days left with "GMA", but the anchor team said their good-byes this morning just after 8:30am. "Our loss is 'Nightline's' gain," said Robin Roberts. "It's not fa... [TVNewser]

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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Hannah Storm Signs Multi-Year Extension With ESPN - Posted January 26, 2011
ESPN anchor Hannah Storm will expand her role with the network after signing a multi-year extension. ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

How a New York Weather Guy Made it in to the Rose Bowl Parade - Posted January 3, 2011
ESPN's Hannah Storm and Josh Elliott, who normally co-host SportsCenter's morning edition, got up even earlier on New Year's Day and were co-hosting ABC's coverage of the... [TVSpy]