Kyra Phillips

Jay Johnson, Anchorman, Congressman, Goldline.com Presenter - Posted October 19, 2009
You may have seen the commercials for Goldline.com, advocating investments in gold. The spots are presented by Jay Johnson, a former local TV news anchorman, U.S. Congressman and, later, Director of the U.S. Mint. Johnson died Saturday night of a heart attack at his home outside Washington, DC. He was 66. After a... [TVNewser]

Jay Johnson, Anchorman, Congressman, Goldline.com Presenter - Posted October 19, 2009
You may have seen the commercials for Goldline.com, advocating investments in gold. The spots are presented by Jay Johnson, a former local TV news anchorman, U.S. Congressman and, later, Director of the U.S. Mint. Johnson died Saturday night of a heart attack at his home outside Washington, DC. He was 66. After a... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour Goes to the Presidential Way-Back Machine - Posted August 4, 2009
So, Helen Thomas was born on this day in 1920. Barack Obama was born on this day in 1961 (in Honolulu, Hawaii, in case you were wondering). Earlier this afternoon in the White House briefing room, the president surprised the press, in particular Thomas, by presenting her with cupcakes and a... [TVNewser]

President Obama Makes Surprise Appearance At White House Daily Briefing - Posted July 24, 2009
Fishbowl DC has video of President Obama's unscheduled appearance in the White House briefing room this afternoon. The President appeared at the start of today's daily briefing — apparently catching many reporters by surprise — to make a statement following his comments at Wednesday's prime time press conference about the... [TVNewser]

President Obama Makes Surprise Appearance At White House Daily Briefing - Posted July 24, 2009
Fishbowl DC has video of President Obama's unscheduled appearance in the White House briefing room this afternoon. The President appeared at the start of today's daily briefing — apparently catching many reporters by surprise — to make a statement following his comments at Wednesday's prime time press conference about the... [TVNewser]

CNN Covers The President's Swagga - Posted April 29, 2009
CNN's Kyra Phillips and T.J. Holmes discuss the President's swagga. Who knew cable TV anchors were so fly... Someone at HuffPost did not enjoy this segment at all. Check out Alex Leo's reaction here.... [FishBowlDC]

Swagga Like T.J. Holmes - Posted April 29, 2009
A tipster sent us this video of a discussion on CNN this afternoon about "swagga" and how Pres. Obama apparently has it. Kyra Phillips then complimented T.J. Holmes, in on his day off to discuss this and other presidential introspections, on his swagga. And listen closely for the soundtrack to the... [TVNewser]

Hijacked Crew Member Calls in to CNN - Posted April 8, 2009
Beginning with the morning shows and continuing on cable, the big news today has been the ongoing drama on the Indian Ocean - a U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by pirates. Around 2:40pm this afternoon, CNN anchor Kyra Phillips talked with a man who claimed to be a crew member of the Maersk Alabama... [TVNewser]

Hijacked Crew Member Calls in to CNN - Posted April 8, 2009
Beginning with the morning shows and continuing on cable, the big news today has been the ongoing drama on the Indian Ocean - a U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by pirates. Around 2:40pm this afternoon, CNN anchor Kyra Phillips talked with a man who claimed to be a crew member of the Maersk Alabama... [TVNewser]

Noon Reading List 04.03.09 - Posted April 3, 2009
Good afternoon FishbowlDC! Sorry for the delay... Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 74 covering the Obama administration and week nine for us. What we know and what we're reading this Friday... NEWSPAPERS |... [FishBowlDC]

Kyra Phillips Assures CNN Will Remember Martin Bartlett - Posted March 25, 2009
CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, who has had her issues with a hot mic in the past, was heard singing the praises of affiliate reporter Martin Bartlett of KVIA today during what she thought was a commercial break. "We need to remember Martin," she said. Well, it was memorable:... [TVNewser]

Chetry and Roberts Talk "Leveling the Playing Field," Twitter on the "Menu" - Posted March 17, 2009
This morning we took the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast to CNN's American Morning, and talked to co-anchors Kiran Chetry and John Roberts. The new Twitterers (@KiranChetryCNN and @JohnRobertsCNN) are part of CNN's week-long special "Road to Rescue" coverage about the economy. "There's been so much pessimism in the economic coverage that... [TVNewser]

The News About CNN Anchors John Roberts and Kyra Phillips - Posted March 16, 2009
If you noticed some on-air chemistry the last time John Roberts and Kyra Phillips anchored together, here's why: Sources close to the couple tell TVNewser the CNNers have been dating since December and the relationship is getting very serious. Phillips, who's been single going on three years ago, was in Toronto last weekend... [TVNewser]

The News About CNN Anchors John Roberts and Kyra Phillips - Posted March 16, 2009
If you noticed some on-air chemistry the last time John Roberts and Kyra Phillips anchored together, here's why: Sources close to the couple tell TVNewser the CNNers have been dating since December and the relationship is getting very serious. Phillips, who's been single going on three years ago, was in Toronto last weekend... [TVNewser]

The First Press Briefing: Plante, Thomas, Henry... - Posted January 22, 2009
The cable news networks all carried Robert Gibbs' first White House press briefing this afternoon. Among the new crop covering the Obama administration: Chuck Todd for NBC, Chip Reid for CBS, Jake Tapper for ABC. Helen Thomas, who's been covering presidents since Kennedy, asked Gibbs about torture...which he may soon be feeling... [TVNewser]

Kyra Phillips Re-Ups With CNN After Talking with CBS - Posted December 5, 2008
Insiders tell TVNewser 10-year CNN veteran Kyra Phillips is staying put at the network's Atlanta HQ. There had been speculation the mid-day anchor was heading to CBS to either take a position with CBS News or with their Los Angeles station, KCBS. Phillips joined CNN from KCBS in 1999. The talks with... [TVNewser]

Yo! CNN Raps - Posted October 28, 2008
CNN's Atlanta HQ was the venue for an encore performance by a group of sixth and seventh graders from Ron Clark Academy, whose political rap has become a web sensation. Kyra Phillips began the segment this afternoon by interviewing the students about their political leanings (most supported Sen. Barack Obama, but both... [TVNewser]

THIS is CNN - Posted October 24, 2008
CNN.com Live's Melissa Long anchors the Web-only show from a studio adjacent to the CNN.com newsroom. No trip to Atlanta would be complete without a stop at CNN. So this TVNewser, taking a couple days away from the blog, dropped in at the CNN Center for the grand tour. We were... [TVNewser]

Griffin: "In No Way Did I Intend To Misquote The National Review" - Posted October 23, 2008
As we heard earlier today, Drew Griffin appeared on CNN Newsroom just after 2pmET today to address the fallout from his interview with Gov. Sarah Palin. Griffin discussed the "issue" with the portion of the 25-minute interview, and also said, "Sarah Palin was delightful." As for what happened during the Q&A in question,... [TVNewser]

Dow Dives as House Votes - Posted September 29, 2008
Breaking: The cable news and business networks are covering the House vote on the $700 billion bailout bill. As the tally continued to an eventual "No" vote, the dow took a nose dive, at one point down 705 points. On MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and House producer/reporter Mike Viqueira discussed the rules... [TVNewser]

Dow Dives as House Votes - Posted September 29, 2008
Breaking: The cable news and business networks are covering the House vote on the $700 billion bailout bill. As the tally continued to an eventual "No" vote, the dow took a nose dive, at one point down 705 points. On MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and House producer/reporter Mike Viqueira discussed the rules... [TVNewser]

Changes to CNN Newsroom - Posted August 7, 2008
The Monday after the GOP convention (September 8) will bring a new daytime line-up for CNN Newsroom. TVNewser has obtained an email from Scott Matthews to the CNN Newsroom Staff. Matthews was named director of programming in January. Heidi Collins continues from 9-11amET, followed by Tony Harris 11am-1pmET. Kyra Phillips anchors from 1-3pmET... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.18.07 - Posted December 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. Don Rumsfeld resigned a year ago today and Brad Pitt, Keith Richards and Christina Aguilera all turn a year older today. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS You think it is harder... [FishBowlDC]