Matea Gold

One Deadline Pushed Back, As Another Moves Up - Posted March 30, 2009
Congratulations to LATimes media reporter Matea Gold and her husband Jonathan on their arrival of their first child. Matea gave birth to Sophia Eleanor Lenzner last Saturday. 7-pound, 4-ounce Sophia arrived a week early, thwarting her mother's efforts to make one last deadline. Gold tells us she finished and filed two features... [TVNewser]

One Deadline Pushed Back, As Another Moves Up - Posted March 30, 2009
Congratulations to LATimes media reporter Matea Gold and her husband Jonathan on their arrival of their first child. Matea gave birth to Sophia Eleanor Lenzner last Saturday. 7-pound, 4-ounce Sophia arrived a week early, thwarting her mother's efforts to make one last deadline. Gold tells us she finished and filed two features... [TVNewser]

Cramer vs. Stewart Goes Corporate, Cramer To Appear on Daily Show - Posted March 11, 2009
In last night's obligatory Daily Show segment about CNBC, Jon Stewart upped the ongoing beef by taking it to the corporate level. Noting Jim Cramer had gone on NBC's Today show and MSNBC's Morning Joe to defend himself after the previous night's rant, Stewart delivered a sketch inserting himself in programs... [TVNewser]

Cheney's "Favorite Channel" Doing Just Fine in Obama Admin - Posted March 5, 2009
LATimes' Matea Gold profiles Glenn Beck in tomorrow's paper. Some DC highlights below and check out the entire piece here. So much for the predictions that Fox News, reportedly the favorite channel of former Vice President Dick Cheney, wouldn't fare well in an Obama administration. "I read some Internet postings that we... [FishBowlDC]

Cheney's "Favorite Channel" Doing Just Fine in Obama Admin - Posted March 5, 2009
LATimes' Matea Gold profiles Glenn Beck in tomorrow's paper. Some DC highlights below and check out the entire piece here. So much for the predictions that Fox News, reportedly the favorite channel of former Vice President Dick Cheney, wouldn't fare well in an Obama administration. "I read some Internet postings that we... [FishBowlDC]

Weigh-In: Seder vs. The Young Turks - Posted February 19, 2009
The LAT ran a story about an open programming slot on MSNBC (we'd argue it's the entire weekend line-up - hello Locked Up? - but no one asked us). From Matea Gold's piece: The grass-roots campaigns were triggered by the news that the cable channel is contemplating creating a new show for... [FishBowlLA]

Weigh-In: Seder vs. The Young Turks - Posted February 19, 2009
The LAT ran a story about an open programming slot on MSNBC (we'd argue it's the entire weekend line-up - hello Locked Up? - but no one asked us). From Matea Gold's piece: The grass-roots campaigns were triggered by the news that the cable channel is contemplating creating a new show for... [FishBowlLA]

Sawyer's "Hidden America" — and ABC Contract - Posted February 11, 2009
ABC's Diane Sawyer hosts "Hidden America: Children of the Mountains," her latest prime time special, Friday night at 10pm. The New York Daily News' Richard Huff talks to Sawyer. "All you have to do is look at these kids and how alive their dreams are," she says. "They don't have people encouraging... [TVNewser]

Sawyer's "Hidden America" — and ABC Contract - Posted February 11, 2009
ABC's Diane Sawyer hosts "Hidden America: Children of the Mountains," her latest prime time special, Friday night at 10pm. The New York Daily News' Richard Huff talks to Sawyer. "All you have to do is look at these kids and how alive their dreams are," she says. "They don't have people encouraging... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Inauguration Notes: Who (Olbermann and Matthews) and Where (Movie Theaters) - Posted January 13, 2009
Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were removed from anchoring political coverage in September, and designated as "hosts" in November. On Inauguration Day in a week, they will "lead" coverage. The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold talks to MSNBC president Phil Griffin about the new new role for the duo. He says he's... [TVNewser]

Sinise Special Airs on FNC This Weekend - Posted January 9, 2009
Gary Sinise moves from "CSI: NY" to Iraq, with a special on Fox News premiering at 9pmET Saturday, following the actor on a visit to the region last year. It is Sinise's fourth trip to Iraq since 9/11. The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold writes that Sinise "agreed to let his friend... [TVNewser]

2008 Ratings: CNN Wins Demo At 5pm and 10pmET - Posted December 31, 2008
CNN had averaged a higher Total Viewer and A25-54 demo rating during 2008 in prime time than any other year in its history. It also topped FNC at 5pmET (The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer) and at 10pmET (Anderson Cooper 360) in the demo. On HLN, Nancy Grace had her best ratings ever... [TVNewser]

With Layoffs Abound, CBS Finds Time to Celebrate - Posted December 11, 2008
TVNewser attended one of the few holiday parties still on the calendar. Producers, anchors and executives from CBS News and CBS Radio, and those of us who cover them, packed the 35th floor of CBS's Black Rock headquarters last night. We talked with The Early Show's Julie Chen as she arrived,... [TVNewser]

Ailes: "We Have Some Obligation In a New Presidency Not To Attempt To Destabilize It" - Posted November 21, 2008
Following the news Roger Ailes has signed a new five-year contract with News Corporation, he talks to the Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold. "I've got to build the business channel into a competitive force," he says of FBN. "And at some point the advertising will come back on the station side. There's... [TVNewser]

Networks Vow Election Night Restraint - Posted November 4, 2008
In a story that we don't believe for a second, the Associated Press and network execs tell Matea Gold that until one candidate reaches 270 electoral votes, TV reporters will not call the election: "If Sen. Barack Obama racks up victories in key Eastern and Midwestern states tonight, television viewers will probably... [FishBowlLA]

Shepard Smith to Anchor FOX Coverage - Posted October 28, 2008
Shepard Smith will anchor election night coverage on the FOX broadcast network on Tuesday, just as he did four years ago. But TV Week's Michele Greppi reports it "will be quite different from the other Election Night programs being produced simultaneously from Fox News headquarters." Smith tells Greppi he hopes to include... [TVNewser]

Lauer Roasted At Friar's Club - Posted October 25, 2008
Today show anchor Matt Lauer was the butt of many jokes during his roast at the Friar's Club, as were many others in attendance. From the TV news crowd, joining Lauer were Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, Diane Sawyer, Al Roker, Jeff Zucker and more. The Los Angeles Times'... [TVNewser]

"Freewheeling" Fox & Friends Continues Ratings Dominance - Posted October 21, 2008
"It was just after 7 a.m. on the set of 'Fox & Friends,' but the studio already looked like the scene of a college all-nighter." This is how the Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold opens a lengthy profile of the Fox News morning program, which continues to average more Total Viewers than... [TVNewser]

60 Minutes Wins Three Emmys, PBS Wins 10 - Posted September 23, 2008
CBS' 60 Minutes won more awards than any other program last night at the 29th annual News and Documentary Emmys ceremony. The network with the most awards was PBS, which won 10. CBS won five total awards — CBS Sunday Morning won the other two. ABC won four awards, with two going... [TVNewser]

Election '08: Cable vs. Networks - Posted September 12, 2008
Who are the big winners during the 2008 election season — the cablers or the networks? Matea Gold writes about the debate for the Los Angeles Times. The arguments are shaped by two quoted throughout the piece, CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein and CBS Evening News EP (and former CNN president) Rick Kaplan.... [TVNewser]

Bell: "I'm an Olympics Geek, What Can I Tell You?" - Posted August 4, 2008
The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold takes a look at the upcoming Today show coverage of the Olympics. Anchor Matt Lauer says the network will cover the good and the bad. "We're going to cover every single aspect of it," he said. "And I don't think we're going to be shy about... [TVNewser]

Bell: "I'm an Olympics Geek, What Can I Tell You?" - Posted August 4, 2008
The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold takes a look at the upcoming Today show coverage of the Olympics. Anchor Matt Lauer says the network will cover the good and the bad. "We're going to cover every single aspect of it," he said. "And I don't think we're going to be shy about... [TVNewser]

"It Would Make it More Interesting if Bill Was on And Did It Live" - Posted July 21, 2008
It was MSNBC's turn at the TCA today, which has become a hot spot for media stories the past couple of weeks. Matea Gold of the Los Angeles Times writes about NBC News president Steve Capus' response to questions about the dual role of MSNBC's primary team of Chris Matthews and Keith... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric: "No Plans to Part Company Any Time Soon" - Posted July 18, 2008
The LATimes' Matea Gold has the scoop from CBS's presentation in front of the TCA, during which Katie Couric's future with the network came up. "We have no plans to part company any time soon," Couric said. "And there were a lot of speculative pieces that I think got, quite frankly, spun... [TVNewser]

LAT In 90 Seconds -- Afternoon Edition - Posted July 10, 2008
Nuts! Matea Gold has the goods on the Jesse Jackson/Barack Obama balls brawl. No, it doesn't give us any pleasure to say "balls brawl." OK. We're lying. But it doesn't give us a lot of pleasure. Daunt-ing Task: Tina Daunt, once again, goes behind the scene to get the great story... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted February 26, 2008
Who's Her Daddy? Britney Spears' father, James Spears, and her attorney John Eardley are fighting over who has the right to control her "finances and life" while the pop star's estate is in conservatorship. If we were either one of these guys, we'd quietly step aside and let the other schmuck... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted February 4, 2008
Don't Blame It On The Writers: Reporter Scott Collins says the glut of stupid reality fare on TV has less to do with the strike than it does stingy networks looking to cash in on low-cost (and low-rent) TV fare. Speaking Of The Writers' Strike: Notice how more networks seem engaged in... [FishBowlLA]