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Ted Koppel on BBC Tonight - Posted October 12, 2009
•Contributing Analyst Ted Koppel joins Matt Frei on tonight's BBC World News America for a discussion on the state of security in Pakistan. After today's bombing, which killed at least 41 people, and a string of attacks including an assault by militants on army headquarters in Rawalpindi over the weekend, Koppel... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel on BBC Tonight - Posted October 12, 2009
•Contributing Analyst Ted Koppel joins Matt Frei on tonight's BBC World News America for a discussion on the state of security in Pakistan. After today's bombing, which killed at least 41 people, and a string of attacks including an assault by militants on army headquarters in Rawalpindi over the weekend, Koppel... [TVNewser]

Just As We Were Trying to Forget Last September, TV News is Here to Remind Us - Posted September 13, 2009
This month CNBC is taking a stroll down memory lane. You remember last September: when the stock market plummeted, housing prices took a nose dive, and the unemployment rate began setting its sights on 10%. Well, tonight at 10pmET, Maria Bartiromo anchors 1 Year Later: Reflections from the Street. Bartiromo sits down... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 10, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with former adviser to Pres. George W. Bush, Karen Hughes, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, Democratic Strategist Bob Shrum and Politico's Roger Simon CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and a... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker: Schieffer, Frei, Wilson... - Posted June 24, 2009
> Bob Schieffer's younger brother has officially kicked off his run for governor of Texas. Tom Schieffer, a Democrat and a former ambassador to Australia and Japan during the administration of President George W. Bush, announced his candidacy in Fort Worth this morning. > Tonight, BBC World News America begins... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Schieffer, Frei, Wilson... - Posted June 24, 2009
> Bob Schieffer's younger brother has officially kicked off his run for governor of Texas. Tom Schieffer, a Democrat and a former ambassador to Australia and Japan during the administration of President George W. Bush, announced his candidacy in Fort Worth this morning. > Tonight, BBC World News America begins... [TVNewser]

NPR Weekend Edition Host To Anchor BBC "World News America" Tonight - Posted June 22, 2009
NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon will guest anchor BBC "World News America" tonight, sitting in for Matt Frei. Frei is in Pakistan preparing reports for a special series later this week. (h/t TVNewser)... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker: Williams, Simon, Wapner... - Posted June 22, 2009
> "Welcome to the Nantucket Film Festival — where Jews come to be honored," cracked NBC's Brian Williams, as he emceed the annual Film Festival this weekend. The event honored actor/director Harold Ramis. "I never thought I'd say this but how do you follow Brian Williams?," joked Ramis. > NPR's... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Frei, Maddow, Diamond... - Posted June 12, 2009
> BBC World News America, anchored by Matt Frei, posted a .14 rating in the A25-54 demo on Monday, tying CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Last week the broadcast averaged a .10. > Food & Wine Magazine editor Kate Krader has dinner with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow for the... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Brokaw, Koppel, Maddow... - Posted June 4, 2009
> NBC's Tom Brokaw interviews President Barack Obama from Dresden, Germany tomorrow morning ahead of Saturday's 65th anniversary of D-Day. It airs tomorrow on Today and Nightly News. Brokaw also interviewed Pres. Bush on the 60th anniversary of D-Day from Normandy. > Ted Koppel gives his thoughts and analysis on Pres.... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Brokaw, Koppel, Maddow... - Posted June 4, 2009
> NBC's Tom Brokaw interviews President Barack Obama from Dresden, Germany tomorrow morning ahead of Saturday's 65th anniversary of D-Day. It airs tomorrow on Today and Nightly News. Brokaw also interviewed Pres. Bush on the 60th anniversary of D-Day from Normandy. > Ted Koppel gives his thoughts and analysis on Pres.... [TVNewser]

Times Columnist Carr Talks About Future Of Newspapers - Posted May 19, 2009
After writing about future of his own paper in his column yesterday, New York Times media columnist David Carr appeared on "BBC World News America" on BBC America last night to talk about the fate of daily newspapers. Carr told "BBC World News America" anchor Matt Frei, that he is more excited... [FishBowlNY]

Frei: From The "Stiff Upper Lip" To "A Quivering Lower Lip" - Posted April 9, 2009
BBC World News America anchor Matt Frei is a European in D.C. — and from this perspective he weighs in on the Emo-anchor rise in a column today on BBC's Website. "The traditional stiff upper lip of newscasters has morphed into a quivering lower lip," he writes. He brings up the usual suspects... [TVNewser]

Frei: From The "Stiff Upper Lip" To "A Quivering Lower Lip" - Posted April 9, 2009
BBC World News America anchor Matt Frei is a European in D.C. — and from this perspective he weighs in on the Emo-anchor rise in a column today on BBC's Website. "The traditional stiff upper lip of newscasters has morphed into a quivering lower lip," he writes. He brings up the usual suspects... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.08.09 - Posted April 8, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! 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 79 covering the Obama administration and week ten for us. Happy Birthday to NBC's chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd! Couldn't resist this... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, WaPo's Perry Bacon and CBS' Lara Logan ABC's This Week: US Ambassador to the UN Dr. Susan Rice and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter David Frum, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, CNBC's John Harwood, BBC's Katty Kay, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor Dr. Bill Rodgers CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, CNBC's John Harwood, BBC's Katty Kay, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor Dr. Bill Rodgers CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 3, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, WaPo's Perry Bacon and CBS' Lara Logan ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: President's Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) CNN's State... [FishBowlDC]

Ted Koppel To Contribute to BBC World News During G20 - Posted April 1, 2009
Ted Koppel will contribute to BBC World News America's coverage of the G20 Summit today and tomorrow, joining anchors Matt Frei and Mishal Husain. Frei anchors in D.C. and Husain in London. Katty Kay contributes to the broadcasts as well. BBC World News America airs at 7pmET on BBC America and BBC... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNN, FBN, BBC... - Posted March 19, 2009
> CNN's Ali Velshi interviews Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today during the network's "Road to Rescue" week. It airs during the 5pmET hour of The Situation Room, "Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull" and "Anderson Cooper 360." > Mediapost writes about a new weekend show coming to Fox Business Network (not... [TVNewser]

Inauguration Coverage: BBC and C-SPAN - Posted January 12, 2009
• BBC America and BBC World News begins convention coverage on Tuesday at 11:00amET. Huw Edwards of the BBC will anchor live from Capital Hill with Matt Frei. The newscast will air on BBC services around the world, reaching more than 280 million households. • C-SPAN will cover all major 2009 inaugural... [TVNewser]

BBC World News America Goes Outside, and Inside, the Box - Posted December 3, 2008
Tonight and tomorrow night, BBC World News America will broadcast live from Los Angeles and take a close look at international trade in a global economy. Anchor Matt Frei will broadcast portside as The BBC Box, a branded shipping container, arrives at the port of Los Angeles. The Box is criss-crossing the... [TVNewser]

Cabler Connections to the Mumbai Attacks - Posted November 27, 2008
As networks were looking for correspondents on the ground to cover the attacks in Mumbai Wednesday, FBN had someone to talk to — reporter Jeff Flock's daughter, Elizabeth Flock. Flock is in Mumbai working for Forbes Magazine, and called in with reports of the situation. At the end of the segment, anchor... [TVNewser]

BBC is no CNN. "At Some Point It's Almost Parody" - Posted November 1, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist If you're looking for bells and whistles on Election Night, the BBC is not your cuppa tea. "I don't think the BBC will ever be, or aspire to be, the bells-and-whistles network," says CBS exile Rome Hartman, executive producer of "BBC World News America." "Fundamentally, we're about great stories. Graphics help,... [TVNewser]

Election Night: PBS & BBC - Posted October 21, 2008
The big four broadcasters and cable news networks will keep us waiting a bit longer before they reveal what's in store on election night. As one insider told TVNewser last week, "you think we want to give our play book to the other guys?" "No," was our answer. Anyway, we do have... [TVNewser]

BBC World News America's New Set - Posted October 2, 2008
Marking its first anniversary, BBC World News America broadcast from its new state-of-the-art set last night. The set features eight new plasma screens, seven with graphics of diverse landscapes of the U.S. and one for images and during guest interviews. The program, airing at 7 and 10pmET, is anchored by Matt... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Biden edition): CBS, FNC, BBC... - Posted September 19, 2008
> Due to breaking economy news, Katie Couric's day-in-the-life report on Democratic VP nominee Sen. Joe Biden will be moved to Monday's Evening News broadcast. Couric followed Biden on the campaign trail. > FNC's hour-long special, "Joe Biden: A Personal Look" airs tomorrow night at 9pmET. Greta Van Susteren hosts.... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel Ready to "Let Loose" on the BBC - Posted July 9, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Scratch Ted Koppel from the list of possible "Meet the Press" successors to Tim Russert (R.I.P.) "That's the kind of thing that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me," says Koppel. "They need to find somebody younger than Tim, not older than Tim. He was 58. I'm 68.... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel Joins BBC World News America - Posted July 8, 2008
That Ted Koppel is a busy guy. Conan last night, the Today show and Morning Joe tomorrow, then back to Washington for a two-hour stint live on NPR, and beginning tomorrow night, four hours over the next four nights on the Discovery Channel. And now this: Koppel joins BBC World News America... [TVNewser]

BBC World News: LA's a Piece of the Puzzle - Posted July 10, 2007
BBC World News wants to expand into more US markets, and thus, invited a mob of bloggers/journalists to hear why at lunch. Washington correspondent Matt Frei and bureau chief Andrew Steele were on hand to explain why BBC's international news is so renowned, and it was a little like having the... [FishBowlLA]