Martha MacCallum
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November '09 Elections: Cable Coverage Plans - Posted November 2, 2009
Tomorrow, polls will open following an off-year election season that's included closely followed races in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York. Here is a rundown of special coverage on the cable networks:
Wolf Blitzer will be in D.C. anchoring coverage of the returns for CNN's "Election Night in America." Campbell Brown,... [TVNewser]
Shep's Surprise: A New Web Page - Posted October 26, 2009
Shepard Smith teased yesterday that "something crazy" was going to happen.
During "Live Desk" today, FNC's Martha MacCallum was over in the office with Smith and asked, "You promised something very exciting today, what is it?" Smith said, "It's the website. That is our new page."
Foxnews.com/shep, Smith's new talent page, is... [TVNewser]
Shep's Surprise: A New Web Page - Posted October 26, 2009
Shepard Smith teased yesterday that "something crazy" was going to happen.
During "Live Desk" today, FNC's Martha MacCallum was over in the office with Smith and asked, "You promised something very exciting today, what is it?" Smith said, "It's the website. That is our new page."
Foxnews.com/shep, Smith's new talent page, is... [TVNewser]
John Stossel's First Day with FOX - Posted October 19, 2009
John Stossel made his first appearance as a FOX News employee today on The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum and Trace Gallagher.
Gallagher asked Stossel why he joined the FOX family: "The health care story is one of the reasons," Stossel said. While still with ABC News Stossel said he'd produced... [TVNewser]
John Stossel's First Day with FOX - Posted October 19, 2009
John Stossel made his first appearance as a FOX News employee today on The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum and Trace Gallagher.
Gallagher asked Stossel why he joined the FOX family: "The health care story is one of the reasons," Stossel said. While still with ABC News Stossel said he'd produced... [TVNewser]
Bill O'Reilly: "Ms. Dunn is Seeing the World through the Prism of the other Media, like NBC News and CNN" - Posted October 12, 2009
The Fox News coverage on Fox News continued this evening as Brit Hume appeared on his former show "Special Report" to deliver a commentary on the White House offensive against the network. Then it was Bill O'Reilly's turn.
In his Talking Points Commentary O'Reilly credited his "hard news" colleagues including Carl... [TVNewser]
Bill O'Reilly: "Ms. Dunn is Seeing the World through the Prism of the other Media, like NBC News and CNN" - Posted October 12, 2009
The Fox News coverage on Fox News continued this evening as Brit Hume appeared on his former show "Special Report" to deliver a commentary on the White House offensive against the network. Then it was Bill O'Reilly's turn.
In his Talking Points Commentary O'Reilly credited his "hard news" colleagues including Carl... [TVNewser]
Kennedy Coverage on TV Tonight and Tomorrow - Posted August 28, 2009
Tonight a "Celebration of Life Memorial Service" will be held for Senator Ted Kennedy at the JFK Library in Boston. Saturday, the Senator's funeral services will be held in Boston and in Arlington National Cemetery. Here's how it will be covered (via TVNewser):
CNN: Beginning at 7pmET, Campbell Brown and Wolf Blitzer... [FishBowlDC]
Kennedy Funeral Coverage: Cable Network Plans - Posted August 28, 2009
Saturday, Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral services will be held in Boston and in Arlington National Cemetery. Here are some of the early details about how those events will be covered by the cable networks:
Fox News will have "Fox & Friends" at 7amET with Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson, and Brian Kilmeade until... [TVNewser]
Kennedy: Cable Coverage Skeds - Posted August 27, 2009
CNN
On Friday, Aug. 28, starting at 7 p.m., Wolf Blitzer and Campbell Brown will anchor coverage of the Celebration of Life Memorial Service, taking place at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Dorchester, Mass.
Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will... [FishBowlDC]
Kennedy: Cable Coverage Skeds - Posted August 27, 2009
CNN
On Friday, Aug. 28, starting at 7 p.m., Wolf Blitzer and Campbell Brown will anchor coverage of the Celebration of Life Memorial Service, taking place at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Dorchester, Mass.
Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will... [FishBowlDC]
Recapping the Jackson Coverage Around the Media - Posted July 8, 2009
Katie Couric interviewing Stevie Wonder during CBS News coverage
After yesterday's incredible Jackson extravaganza (the likes of which we may not see again in our lifetime), it's time to take a look at some analysis of the coverage.
B&C reports on how the news media struggled to strike the right balance in Jackson's... [TVNewser]
Fox News Plans for Michael Jackson Memorial - Posted July 3, 2009
Fox News Channel is sticking with regular programming on Tuesday for the Jackson memorial which starts at 1pmET/10amPT. Adam Housley and Casey Stegall will be on-site in Los Angeles for live reports. Trace Gallagher and Martha MacCallum will be in New York anchoring Live Desk during the service.
Greta Van Susteren will... [TVNewser]
Fox News Plans for Michael Jackson Memorial - Posted July 3, 2009
Fox News Channel is sticking with regular programming on Tuesday for the Jackson memorial which starts at 1pmET/10amPT. Adam Housley and Casey Stegall will be on-site in Los Angeles for live reports. Trace Gallagher and Martha MacCallum will be in New York anchoring Live Desk during the service.
Greta Van Susteren will... [TVNewser]
Fox News Plans for Michael Jackson Memorial - Posted July 3, 2009
Fox News Channel is sticking with regular programming on Tuesday for the Jackson memorial which starts at 1pmET/10amPT. Adam Housley and Casey Stegall will be on-site in Los Angeles for live reports. Trace Gallagher and Martha MacCallum will be in New York anchoring Live Desk during the service.
Greta Van Susteren will... [TVNewser]
Greta, George Interview Sec. of State Clinton - Posted June 4, 2009
Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren continues her reporting from Egypt (she rode a camel yesterday) with an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning. The interview will air tonight on "On the Record."
We hear Van Susteren is heading back to the U.S. later today on the State Dept.... [TVNewser]
Greta, George Interview Sec. of State Clinton - Posted June 4, 2009
Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren continues her reporting from Egypt (she rode a camel yesterday) with an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning. The interview will air tonight on "On the Record."
We hear Van Susteren is heading back to the U.S. later today on the State Dept.... [TVNewser]
Greta, George Interview Sec. of State Clinton - Posted June 4, 2009
Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren continues her reporting from Egypt (she rode a camel yesterday) with an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning. The interview will air tonight on "On the Record."
We hear Van Susteren is heading back to the U.S. later today on the State Dept.... [TVNewser]
"Live Desk" Goes Long With "Studio B" Delay - Posted May 15, 2009
Audio problems in one of Fox News Channel's new control rooms kept FNC's Trace Gallagher and Martha MacCallum on the air an extra 15 minutes this afternoon, delaying the start of "Studio B" with Shepard Smith.
Smith explained it when he finally went on the air around 3:16pmET.
"We have 8 or... [TVNewser]
Networks Cover Final Bush News Conference - Posted January 12, 2009
President George W. Bush held his final news conference as President this morning, and all the networks and cablers covered the nearly hour-long event. The Associated Press called it a "nostalgic last appearance," while Chris Matthews, anchoring on MSNBC, described it as "one historic press conference." Bush took more than a... [TVNewser]
The Ticker: MSNBC, CNN, FNC... - Posted December 10, 2008
> With Obama headed for the White House, Bill Ayers is ready for some Hardball. Chris Matthews interviews him live tonight at 5pmET. > CNN's Betty Nguyen conducted an exclusive interview with First Lady Laura Bush this morning about the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Portions... [TVNewser]
Sean Hannity Doesn't Wear Suit Pants, And Other Things We Learned From Facebook - Posted November 17, 2008
Fox News promoted their redesigned Facebook page throughout The Live Desk this afternoon which now includes several new features, including a series of Fun Facts about some of their high profile anchors.
Some tidbits of info revealed on the site:
• Alan Colmes is "a gym rat" and "a former comedian"
• Sean Hannity... [TVNewser]
"It's Not TV" — It's The Strategy Room - Posted November 3, 2008
The "studio" is an open room with a table and a couple cameras at the end of a long hallway on the Foxnews.com floor. The "control room" is essentially a person sitting at an audio board. Amid the wires and audio equipment is an XBOX, where guests from Shepard Smith to... [TVNewser]
CNN, FNC Report Ohio Congresswoman Had Died, When She Hasn't - Posted August 20, 2008
Just after 2pmET CNN and Fox News reported the death of Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. But less than a half hour later, the networks carried a news conference which reported Tubbs Jones was still alive.
CNN was the first of the cable networks to report the death at 2:03pmET, sourcing... [TVNewser]



