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MSNBC Removes Olbermann & Matthews From Election Anchor Duties - Posted September 7, 2008
With less than 60 days until the election, MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of prime time political coverage and replacing them with NBC White House correspondent David Gregory. For months the network has been criticized for allowing Olbermann to anchor election coverage while he continued to... [TVNewser]

MSNBC On Air Tension: Insider Predicts "Blow Up" While Griffin says "Don't Make More of This Than it Is" - Posted August 28, 2008
TVNewser has been tracking several on-air incidents among MSNBC anchors during the first couple of days of the DNC. (Read about them here, here and here.) Now MSNBC management is speaking out. MSNBC president Phil Griffin told Variety the Olbermann-Scarborough, Shuster-Scarborough, and Olbermann-Matthews clashes (some more tension-filled than others) have no significance. "Look,... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Brings Out the Crowd - Posted August 25, 2008
MSNBC's spot outside Union Station at the 2008 Democratic Conventions turned "The Place For Politics" into "The Place For People Without Convention Credentials." Although it sounds like the place has gotten a bit more rowdy than when we were there this afternoon, there was a crowd of about 40, mostly fans, who... [TVNewser]

Final Verdict: Maddow Replacing Abrams - Posted August 19, 2008
After speculation dating back to December, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will get her own show. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports Maddow will replace Dan Abrams and his show "Verdict," at 9pmET, beginning after the conventions. The move will take place on 9/8/08, one month after the Olympics began. Says MSNBC president Phil... [TVNewser]

Final Verdict: Maddow Replacing Abrams - Posted August 19, 2008
After speculation dating back to December, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will get her own show. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports Maddow will replace Dan Abrams and his show "Verdict," at 9pmET, beginning after the conventions. The move will take place on 9/8/08, one month after the Olympics began. Says MSNBC president Phil... [TVNewser]

Cable's Gain May Be Broadcasters' Loss - Posted August 3, 2008
The NYTimes has the numbers that show this election season has been particularly good for the cable news channels... in the first half of 2008 and the cable networks showed two dozen candidate debates, CNN had, on average, 32 percent more 25- to 54-year-old viewers than during the same period in 2004,... [TVNewser]

Cable's Gain May Be Broadcasters' Loss - Posted August 3, 2008
The NYTimes has the numbers that show this election season has been particularly good for the cable news channels... in the first half of 2008 and the cable networks showed two dozen candidate debates, CNN had, on average, 32 percent more 25- to 54-year-old viewers than during the same period in 2004,... [TVNewser]

Cable's Gain May Be Broadcasters' Loss - Posted August 3, 2008
The NYTimes has the numbers that show this election season has been particularly good for the cable news channels... in the first half of 2008 and the cable networks showed two dozen candidate debates, CNN had, on average, 32 percent more 25- to 54-year-old viewers than during the same period in 2004,... [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]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.08 - Posted July 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Above, Luke Russert and James Carville spearhead XM radio's coverage of the MLB All-Star Game. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got... [FishBowlDC]

MSNBC's Phil Griffin, "A Big Fan" of Fox News, Says It's "Our Time" - Posted July 17, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Phil Griffin to Chris Wallace: Kiss my Peacock. The newly-named president of MSNBC takes offense at Wallace's assertion this week that commentator Keith "Mr. Bush, Shut the Hell Up" Olbermann has no business anchoring election coverage, and that Fox News would never commit such a sin. "That raises little hairs... [TVNewser]

MSNBC's Phil Griffin, "A Big Fan" of Fox News, Says It's "Our Time" - Posted July 17, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Phil Griffin to Chris Wallace: Kiss my Peacock. The newly-named president of MSNBC takes offense at Wallace's assertion this week that commentator Keith "Mr. Bush, Shut the Hell Up" Olbermann has no business anchoring election coverage, and that Fox News would never commit such a sin. "That raises little hairs... [TVNewser]

Griffin Upped at MSNBC - Posted July 16, 2008
Phil Griffin has been named President of MSNBC, continuing to report to NBC News President Steve Capus. Griffin was named NBC News SVP in April 2005, and was given "executive-in-charge" status in June 2006, overseeing day-to-day management of the cable network. He has been with MSNBC since its launch in 1996, and... [TVNewser]

The "New Form" For MSNBC Mornings - Posted July 14, 2008
New York Magazine's Mark Binelli takes a look at Morning Joe, which was born from the firing of Don Imus last year. Binelli talks with its right-of-center host Joe Scarborough, who used to work the nightshift on MSNBC hosting Scarborough Country (no passport required). The former Republican congressman noted the change... [TVNewser]

The "New Form" For MSNBC Mornings - Posted July 14, 2008
New York Magazine's Mark Binelli takes a look at Morning Joe, which was born from the firing of Don Imus last year. Binelli talks with its right-of-center host Joe Scarborough, who used to work the nightshift on MSNBC hosting Scarborough Country (no passport required). The former Republican congressman noted the change... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 07.14.08 - Posted July 14, 2008
Good morning, Washington. Above, Adam Verdugo makes his television debut. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the... [FishBowlDC]

Imus Broadcasting Radio Show From MSNBC Studios - Posted April 12, 2007
Roughly 12 hours after MSNBC announced that it would cancel its simulcast of his show, MSNBC allowed Don Imus to broadcast his Imus in the Morning radio program this morning from its Secaucus, New Jersey studios today, the last broadcast before his two-week radio suspension begins. Imus was in a defiant mood... [FishBowlNY]

Imus Snipping Back At Sharpton? - Posted April 12, 2007
Barely 12 hours after being fired from MSNBC... 6:12 AM: On Imus' radio program (no longer simulcast on MSNBC) this morning, Chris Carlin, who covers sports for the program, discussed yesterday's dismissal of charges against the Duke lacrosse players. (rough transcript) DON IMUS: When will Al Sharpton be apologizing to them? (LAUGHTER) CARLIN: I'm unaware of... [FishBowlDC]

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