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FNC 10 Years @ #1: Bill Shine, Shep Smith and the Meetings in Roger Ailes' Office - Posted February 2, 2012
As Fox News marks ten years as the cable news ratings leader, we're learning more about the inner workings of the network. Politico's Mike Al... [TVNewser]

Manhattan's A-List Turns Out for Harvey Weinstein's Giants Pep Rally - Posted February 1, 2012
I've been covering Wednesday's at Michael's for five years and have never seen anything like the head-spinning scene that unfolded there today. Harvey Weinstein and Stev... [FishbowlLA]

Katie Couric, Roger Ailes, Piers Morgan and Matt Lauer Walk Into a Super Bowl Pep Rally... - Posted February 1, 2012
If it seemed like TV news was particularly quiet this afternoon, it was likely because New York's Michaels restaurant hosted a pre-Super Bowl "Pep Rally," and just about everyone was there. Don't believe us? Among the attendees were Fox News CEO ... [TVNewser]

Neil Cavuto: 'I almost relish it when they dismiss us, when they say we're going nowhere.' - Posted February 1, 2012
Neil Cavuto, meet Kevin Costner. "I think of it as like a 'Field of Dreams' thing," says Cavuto as he prepares to anchor his fourth night of live political coverage (five if you count The State of the Union) this month. "If people see yo... [FishbowlNY]

Operation 'Butter Up FNC' in Full Force by Politico - Posted February 1, 2012
Politico has been working diligently to defrost its icy relationship with Fox News as of late. And it appears to be paying off, or at least moving in a cozier direction. FishbowlDC has learned that FNC's media relations department has been for... [FishbowlDC]

Fox News #1 for 10 Years - Posted January 31, 2012
Ten years ago this week, Fox News celebrated a milestone. Just a few months after the 9/11 attacks as the U.S. military began the fight in Afghanistan, the 5-year-old Fox News Channel, for the first time, won the ratings month in Total Viewers and the ad-friendly, A25-54 demo. Fox News overtook CNN... [TVNewser]

Shep Explains Over-Weight Loss: 'I've lost too much' - Posted January 30, 2012
The days of Twinkies and double cheeseburgers are over for Shepard Smith. The Daily News' Richard Huff ... [FishbowlNY]

Judge Andrew Napolitano to Jon Stewart: Roger Ailes Loves You! - Posted January 11, 2012
Last night on "The Daily Show," Fox Business Network host Andrew Napolitano was a guest, and in addition to a discussion about libertarian and Republican politics, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes came up: "Roger is a great man who has a great deal of respect for our host," Napolitano said to ... [TVNewser]

Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes and 'A Devil's Bargain' - Posted January 6, 2012
[caption id="attachment_105529" align="alignright" width="319" caption="Roger Ailes and James Murdoch, along with Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer (March 2010)."][/caption] In the January ... [TVNewser]

NewsPro Names '10 Most Powerful in Television News' - Posted December 19, 2011
TVWeek's NewsPro magazine has announced its "10 Most Powerful in Television News," and the 2011 list features executives from all the broadcast and cable networks. Fox News CEO ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Chatter - Posted December 15, 2011
Quotes of the Day "I'm probably going to drunk dial Wolf Blitzer. It's going to be a Situation Room." -- Comedian Kathy Griffin on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night, describing what she was going to do while hosting New Year's Eve on CNN with Anderson Cooper. Incidentall... [FishbowlDC]

Is Roger Ailes Penning an Autobiography? Fox News Responds - Posted December 12, 2011
New York's Gabriel Sherman writes today that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is working ... [TVNewser]

New York Times Reporter Backstage at Fox News, 'Latest Example' of a 'Course Correction' - Posted December 5, 2011
The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg went behind the scenes at Fox News Channel Saturday night as six GOP candidates took part in a presidential forum -- much to th... [TVNewser]

NY Mag: Roger Ailes Nearly Iced Sarah Palin Due To Presidential Announcement - Posted November 22, 2011
According to the well-sourced Gabriel Sherman in New York magazine, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes ... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel, Al Gore Argue For Independent and Focused Media, Criticize Cable News in the Process - Posted November 21, 2011
In celebration of its 80th anniversary, Broadcasting & Cable magazine asked a number of high-profile TV executives and personalities to weigh in on the business. In addition CBS CEO Les Moonves, NFL commentator ... [TVNewser]

CNN Chief: Programming Should Have a Point of View, But Remain Non-Ideological - Posted November 7, 2011
In the latest issue of Broadcasting & Cable, Andrea Morabito has a wide-ranging interview with CNN/U.S. executive VP ... [TVNewser]

Chris Matthews on His Friendship With Roger Ailes, and Whether He Would Work at Fox News - Posted November 2, 2011
Forbes' Jeff Bercovici chatted with MSNBC host Chris Matthews... [TVNewser]

New Class of Ailes Apprentices Graduates - Posted October 30, 2011
Another class -- the seventh -- of the Ailes Apprentice Program has commenced. On Wednesday, Bryan Llenas, ... [TVNewser]

Meacham's Own Personal Groundhog Day - Posted October 27, 2011
This is starting to border on the bizarre. Jon Meacham, Executive Veep and Editor at Random House Publishing and formerly the Editor of Newsweek, spends more time at Michael's Restaurant in Manhattan than he does anywhere. If we... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes, Barry Diller & The Squawk Box Super Heroes - Posted October 26, 2011
Hail! Hail! The Wednesday gang is all here. The lunch scene at Michael's was firing on all cylinders today as moguls (Barry Diller! Roger Ailes!), high-profile edito... [FishbowlNY]

Fox Business Exec to Staff: Stop Being Fox News Lite - Posted October 18, 2011
Reuters columnist Peter Lauria has an internal memo from Fox News executive VP Kevin Magee to staff at ... [TVNewser]

Incest Desk: Examiner in Bed with FNC - Posted October 18, 2011
This morning we present a very special "Incest Desk" to unveil the ongoing love affair between the Washington Examiner and Fox News. It's not only the Yeas & Nays gossip column that's guilty of having makeout sessions with FNC all over town, it's now the editorial page, which has an even deeper... [FishbowlDC]

Bob Beckel, Eric Bolling and the Lunch That Changed Everything - Posted October 14, 2011
At the beginning of yesterday's "The Five" -- intended to be a segment on jobs -- Bob Beckel, prompted by the other hosts, recounted the story of how he choked at a kickoff lunch for the show yesterday afternoon. "You just can't make these things up," the Fox News Channel host said.... [TVNewser]

Fox News (Officially) Turns 15 - Posted October 7, 2011
After weeks of celebrating across the country, today Fox News Channel officially turns 15 years old. The cable network launched on October 7, 1996 and has spent the last 10 years as the top-rated cable news channel on television. As this clip that aired on "Fox & Friends" show... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes: If 'somebody offers me a job in June of '13, I may just take it' - Posted October 5, 2011
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes continues his media blitz in honor of FNC's 15th anniversary. Speaking to the AP's Frazier ... [TVNewser]

How Much Would You Pay to Watch Fox News? - Posted October 3, 2011
In addition to an interview with Fox News chairman Roger Ailes looking back at the network's 15 years, AdWeek also ... [TVNewser]

Fox News Channel's 'The Five' Notches Permanent Spot at 5 PM - Posted October 3, 2011
Fox News Channel's Summer replacement series "The Five" is no longer a Summer replacement. FNC has announced that the program will become the permanent 5 PM show going forward. "The Five" lau... [TVNewser]

FNC's Roger Ailes On Success in Cable News: 'You Have to Love to Win and Hate to Lose' - Posted October 3, 2011
Fox News Channel's 15th birthday celebration continues this week with live specials across America -- Neil Cavuto will host h... [TVNewser]

Juan Williams to Keynote Journalism Conference; New Job for Ellen Weiss - Posted September 21, 2011
Juan Williams will speak at this year's New York Press Club Journalism conference next Saturday. This year's theme is "Crisis and Change." Williams will talk ab... [TVNewser]

FNC's Henry: 'I have a Sincerity You Can't Make Up' - Posted September 13, 2011
FNC's newest White House correspondent Ed Henry has no apparent self-esteem issues. When AdWeek asked him about his style for a recent interview, he spoke of his own sincerity. It's also adorable that he's already comfortably on a first-nam... [FishbowlDC]

A Newsman in the Making: Bret Baier's Son - Posted August 10, 2011
We're on a vicious crusade to get FNC's Bret Baier's seriously cute son, Paul, to moderate Thursday's debate in Ames, Iowa. We know Bret's on deck to do it. We also know Paul may not exactly be qualified -- a... [FishbowlDC]

5 Things You Need to Know This Week (NSFW) - Posted July 26, 2011
Hello there! In this week's episode of "5 Things You Need to Know This Week," we read a letter from Roger Ailes, discuss unwanted sexual advances, talk some football (J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!), and see Skittles in a totally different light. Oh, and be sure to check out our brand-new video... [FishbowlNY]

Gawker Suing Chris Christie Over Fox News Probe - Posted July 25, 2011
Gawker is bringing Governor Chris Christie to court, alleging that he and Roger Ailes have exchanged emails that go beyond the typical LOLCat forward. ... [FishbowlNY]

Gawker Filing Suit to Obtain Ailes-Christie Communications - Posted July 25, 2011
Gossip blog Gawker and the American Civil Liberties Union plan to file a civil suit against the Governor of New Jersey, Chr... [TVNewser]

Charlie Gasparino to Face Off with Arianna Huffington on ABC's 'This Week' - Posted July 22, 2011
Brace yourself, because it looks like ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour" may have quite the roundtable on Sunday. The Huffington Post founder ... [TVNewser]

Gabriel Sherman: Roger Ailes May Benefit as a Result of Hacking Scandal - Posted July 13, 2011
New York's Gabriel Sherman writes about the hacking scandal and how it may affect Fox News CEO Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Pulls Fast One on Juan Williams - Posted July 11, 2011
In his new book, "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate," our later this month, Fox News contributor Juan Williams writes about his firing last Octo... [TVNewser]

Glenn Beck: 'I Hope I Have Earned Some Level of Your Trust' - Posted June 30, 2011
The final broadcast of "The Glenn Beck Show" was a little bit of everything: a look back, a glimpse into the future and a frank assessment of the reasons behind Beck's Fox News Channel departure. Beck, who ad-lib... [TVNewser]

It's Not Just Glenn Beck. Here's What Else Comes to an End Today - Posted June 30, 2011
Today marks the end of ColorofChange.org's campaign against Glenn Beck. It was almost two years ago when Beck went on "Fox & Friends" and said that Pres. Obama had "a deep-seeded hatred for white people." ... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes: Fox News CEO, Chris Christie Confidential Adviser? - Posted June 17, 2011
Gawker's John Cook reports on an unusual decision handed down by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's office. Cook filed an Open Records Act request to see any corres... [FishbowlNY]

New Life for 'America's Most Wanted' on Fox News? - Posted June 16, 2011
This weekend marks the season finale of "America's Most Wanted." But crime crusader host John Walsh hopes it's the not the series finale. In an interview with the AP Walsh ... [FishbowlNY]

Maria Bartiromo becomes first female journalist inducted into Cable Hall of Fame - Posted June 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_71510" align="alignright" width="333" caption="CNBC's Maria Bartiromo presented the Cable Hall of Fame award by Larry Satkowiak, CEO of The Cable Center. (Photo: Oscar Einzig)"][/caption] The Cable Show, the trade show for the National Cable Television Association, is underway this week in Chicago. And last nig... [TVNewser]

Kyra Phillips returns to CNN after birth of twins - Posted June 7, 2011
Three months after giving birth to twins, CNN's Kyra Phillips is back on the air. Phillips, who anchors CNN's 9-11am hours and partner, Fox News correspondent John Roberts, gave birth to twins Kellen and Sage on March 15. ... [TVNewser]

Fox News Launches its iPad App - Posted June 1, 2011
If 24 hours a day of Fox News coverage of the world isn't enough for you, Mashable reports that conservatives' favorite news network is now launching its very own iPad app, promised to be as fair and balanced ... [FishbowlNY]

What you didn't know about Roger Ailes... and some of the things you already do - Posted May 31, 2011
There's a lot of rehash in the 10,000 word hash about Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes in next week's i... [TVNewser]

Cable News Channels, Anchors and Reporters Pay Tribute to CNBC's Mark Haines - Posted May 25, 2011
The news of CNBC anchor Mark Haines' death has been reverberating through the TV news business, and a number of other cable news channels took time out of their programming to pay tribute. ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Discusses Roger Ailes' Influence - Posted May 23, 2011
On his 6pm MSNBC show Cenk Uyger discussed Roger Ailes' influence on GOP politics, using this week's New York magazine piece as the jumping off point. Hardly fair & balanced -- the three guests were progressives -- the segment did inspire Uyger to declare, "I think Roger Ailes is perhaps the... [TVNewser]

About that Sarah Palin 'idiot' comment: 'When Roger figures out who that is, I guarantee you he or she will no longer be 'close to Ailes' - Posted May 23, 2011
FNC EVP Bill... [TVNewser]

Who advised the White House adviser on the fight with Fox News? - Posted May 22, 2011
Where to begin? There's a lot in Gabriel Sherman's 6,000-word New York magazine cover story on Fox News, specifically its chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. There's what led up to Glenn Beck's departure; the dinner Ailes hos... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes responds to Chris Matthews' 'Pathetic' comment about Sarah Palin - Posted May 20, 2011
Fox News Chairman & CEO ... [TVNewser]

LGBT Community's First 'DropFox' Target: Orbitz - Posted May 16, 2011
Travel sites and LGBT issues seem to be recurring themes on the site today. Anyhow, non-profit organization Media Matters is calling on Orbitz to pull its ads from what it deems the "anti-LGBT" Fox News network, which of course already experienced a huge loss in advertisers during the whole ... [AgencySpy]

Dan Abrams Lashes Back After Greta Van Susteren Blasts Mediaite - Posted May 16, 2011
Another Monday, another weekend media feud to report. This time it's between Fox News' Greta Van Susteren and blogul Dan Abrams... [FishbowlNY]

Fishbowl5 With HuffPost and Dennis Kucinich Lover Russell Simmons - Posted May 11, 2011
What do you get when you cross a rabbi with a, a Muslim leader, a Fox News host and a possible presidential hopeful? Besides a bad joke, you get Def Jam Co-founder Russell Simmons to the rescue. After Fox News' ... [FishbowlDC]

Harris Faulkner to anchor weekend 'FOX Report' - Posted April 25, 2011
Fox News' Harris Faulkner has been named anchor of FOX Report weekends. Faulkner has been subbing on the show for several weeks since the departure of Julie Banderas, who is now correspo... [TVNewser]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted April 22, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Former Newsweek President Explains Magazine's "Disaster" First Quarter Ad Sales, April 18 ... [FishbowlLA]

Roger Ailes Allegedly Caught Spying on Newspaper Reporters - Posted April 18, 2011
Gawker is reporting that Roger Ailes was caught spying on staffers who worked for his upstate New York newspaper, the Putnam County News and Recorder. Ailes owns the paper, and according to Gawker, he was having security personnel from... [FishbowlNY]

From Christopher Hitchens to Kim Kardashian: TIME's List of Most Influential - Posted April 4, 2011
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Which TV News People Should make The 'Time 100'? - Posted April 4, 2011
Time magazine has opened the polling for its 2011 "Time 100," letting readers vote on who the 100 most influential people are this year. Right now there are 203 candidates on the list, and only ... [TVNewser]

Time Announces Reader's Choice Poll - Posted April 4, 2011
Time magazine has just launched their annual Time 100 Reader's Choice Poll, inviting the public to vote on one person (or group of people) to be included in its Time 100 issue. From now until April 14th, ... [FishbowlNY]

Rachel Uchitel Creates A Stir at Michael's - Posted March 30, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE Having covered the scene at Michael's for some time now, I've been witness to plenty of Fellini-esque tableaus where the head-spinning mix of stars and strivers, masters of the universe, and alien-like actors never ceases to amuse and occasionally amaze me, but today was off the charts. What started... [FishbowlLA]

Who Called Glenn Beck a 'biological android' and Fox News 'alternative media for old people'? - Posted March 28, 2011
In a wide-ranging feature story this week, New York magazine profiles professional conspiracy-theorist Alex Jones. Jones, who hosts a radio show and manages a number of websites, is an outspo... [TVNewser]

Former VP nominee, CNN Host, Fox News contributor Geraldine Ferraro dies - Posted March 26, 2011
1984 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Geraldine Ferraro has died. Ferraro had been battling multiple myeloma for 12 years. She was 75. MSNBC reported on Ferraro's death, with a pre-produced obituary reported by NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, at 12:09pmET. ... [FishbowlNY]

Fox Business Network to become Full Service Client of Nielsen - Posted March 23, 2011
Breaking: Beginning Monday, Fox Business Network will become a full service client of Nielsen Media Research. This means the network's ratings will be accessible to all subscribing Nielsen clients on a next-day basis for the first time since launch. FBN went ... [TVNewser]

A Round Up of Media Mogul Salaries: The Rich Get Richer - Posted March 22, 2011
For those of you worried about the fortunes of the very rich, breathe a sigh of relief. After hobbling along with depleted salaries during the economic recession, The Wrap is reporting ... [FishbowlNY]

Roger Ailes Unhappy with Sarah Palin - Posted March 14, 2011
According to Gabriel Sherman, Roger Ailes advised Sarah Palin not to comment on the tradgedy involving Gabrielle Giffords, and when she did anyway, e... [FishbowlNY]

Report: Sarah Palin Sought Advice from Fox News CEO Roger Ailes Following Tucson Shooting - Posted March 14, 2011
According to New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman, former Alaska governor and Republican Vice presidential candidate and current Fox News Channel contributor Sarah Palin ... [TVNewser]

The Atlantic: Ailes 'Shows about the way discourse will be conducted in the coming journalistic era' - Posted March 9, 2011
The Atlantic has a long piece about the current state of journalism from James Fallows. ... [TVNewser]

February Ratings ... and more Glenn Beck news - Posted March 1, 2011
The Financial Times picks up on the current Glenn Beck meme -- how "Prominent US conservatives have begun to distance themselves" fro... [TVNewser]

More on Roger Ailes Indictment Rumor - Posted February 28, 2011
Yesterday morning FishbowlNY picked up on a rumor that Roger Ailes was going to be indicted this week, possibly even today. The rumor was sparked by a blog post by Barry Ritholtz, in which he cited a source telling him that Ailes was in serious, ... [FishbowlNY]

Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes Revealed in Documents in Judith Regan News Corp. Lawsuit - Posted February 24, 2011
Judith Regan's four-year-old wrongful termination lawsuit against News Co... [FishbowlNY]

Roger Ailes Accused of Making Former Employee Lie to Feds - Posted February 24, 2011
Can't wait to see how Fox News spins this: Judith Regan, formerly with Harper Collins, supposedly has a recording of Roger Ailes telling her to ... [FishbowlNY]

Russell Simmons: 'It's Unbelievable That the News Gets Away with Sensationalizing' - Posted February 1, 2011
After reading the Global Grind interview between Russell Simmons and his friend ... [FishbowlNY]

Letters to WSJ: 'I do not support this misguided campaign against Fox News' - Posted February 1, 2011
In the News Corp.-owned The Wall Street Journal this morning, there are two letters to the editor written by two leading Jewish American voices, in opposition to the ad taken out last week by a group of rabbis which condemned ... [TVNewser]

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes: 'Nobody's ever going to run me out of any place that I don't want to leave' - Posted January 25, 2011
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes has been unpredictably open to the media lately -- doing interviews with ... [TVNewser]

Bret Baier: Fox News Anchor, Charity Golfer, Rapper? - Posted January 24, 2011
Fox News' Bret Baier attended the 52nd annual Bob Hope Classic in California, but it wasn't his golf swing that had his fellow golfers talking. Baier performed Sugarhill Gang's classic "Rapper's Delight" on Friday night. The "Special Report" host mig... [TVNewser]

How Roger Ailes Got Fox News A Democratic Primary Debate Leading Up To The 2004 Election - Posted January 21, 2011
As part of its cover story on Fox News CEO Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

MSNBC President Phil Griffin Praises Roger Ailes in Esquire Profile - Posted January 18, 2011
Among the many quotes in the Esquire profile of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, one stood out: MSNBC president ... [TVNewser]

Esquire Profiles Roger Ailes - Posted January 18, 2011
People either love or hate Roger Ailes. He's either a hero or a villain. That's wha... [FishbowlNY]

What Would Roger Do? Esquire's 'Exclusive and unbiased investigation into the highly paid operative of a foreign-born tycoon' - Posted January 18, 2011
Somewhere in the 8,500 word profile of Fox News Chairman and co-founder Roger Ailes in the February Esquire, you start to feel sympathy for the 70-year media mogul. ... [TVNewser]

Getting By on Looks | Good Luck | Freinds Forever - Posted January 13, 2011
FishbowlDC: Greta Van Susteren has a new puppy, a... [FishbowlNY]

Russell Simmons on Roger Ailes: 'That's my man. I love him. I talk to him all the time' - Posted January 13, 2011
Earlier this week Russell Simmons talked with Fox News chairman and co-founder Roger Ailes on Simmons' GlobalGrind.com. The two talked about the shootings in Arizona and about whether... [TVNewser]

The Tucson Shootings: Media on Media Crime - Posted January 11, 2011
The cable opinion shows all came out last night, after Saturday's events in Tucson, and put the blame for the shooting spree squarely on Jared Lee Loughner -- but some also pointed fingers at each other for inflaming harsh political rhetoric that has become the bread and butter of cable news. ... [TVNewser]

TV News Bosses Discuss Media Criticism Following Tucson Shooting - Posted January 11, 2011
Following comments from... [TVNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 11, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Silence in Washington...for a change "The sound of silence is quite rare in Washington where talk is currency." Toby Zakaria... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes: 'I Told All Of Our Guys, Shut Up, Tone It Down, Make Your Argument Intellectually' - Posted January 10, 2011
Fox News Channel CEO Roger Ailes has weighed in on the talk of toning down political rhetoric in the wake of the tragedy in Tucson. Ailes spoke to hip hop legend Russell Simmons... [TVNewser]

Anderson Cooper Daytime Show to Air on FOX Stations - Posted November 29, 2010
Anderson Cooper's syndicated daytime show has been sold in four of the nation's top markets, B&C's Paige Albiniak reports. FOX owned and operated stations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston will ... [TVNewser]

O'Reilly: 'Simpsons' are 'Pinheads' for Fox News Jab - Posted November 23, 2010
Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly did not take too kindly to the light jabbing by "The Simpsons" on corporate sibling Fox. As we wrote yesterday, Sunday's episode featured two jokes about the top-rated news channel, as well as some jokes about NBC and its outgoing CEO ... [TVNewser]

Fox News' Megyn Kelly in GQ: 'You may have heard that we're number one' - Posted November 19, 2010
TVNewser learns that "America Live" anchor Megyn Kelly is in the 2010 GQ Men of the Year issue, which hit newsstands this week. Kelly is the... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Apologizes to ADL for Calling NPR Officials Nazis: 'In My Considered Opinion, 'Nasty, Inflexible Bigot' Would Have Worked Better' - Posted November 18, 2010
Fox News chairman & CEO Roger Ailes has sent a letter to the Anti Defamation League, apologizing for comments he made to The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz. As we ... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes to Howard Kurtz about NPR: 'They are, of course, Nazis' - Posted November 18, 2010
In part two of "The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz features part II of his interview with Fox News ... [TVNewser]

So, NPR is Just Like the Nazis? - Posted November 18, 2010
Here's one of those statements that really deserves a follow-up question: ... [FishbowlLA]

Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Speaks Out About Glenn Beck, Political Donations - Posted November 17, 2010
In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz, Fox News Channel CEO Roger Ailes we... [TVNewser]

Arianna Huffington thinks Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful people in media - Posted November 13, 2010
Arianna Huffington told Forbes magazine what her idea of being powerful ... [TVNewser]

Lou Dobbs Joins FBN. 'I can't wait to make whatever contribution I can to Fox Business' - Posted November 10, 2010
A year after a surprising, mid-week departure from CNN, Lou Dobbs has landed a new on-air role, at Fox Business Network. Beginning early next year Dobbs will host his own daily program at time... [TVNewser]

Laura Ingraham Re-Ups with Fox News Channel - Posted November 4, 2010
First on TVNewser: Fox News Channel has signed conservative commentator Laura Ingraham to a multi-year contract extension. Ingraham serves as a fill-in host and contributor to the network, and serves as the primary guest host for ... [TVNewser]

FBN's Gerri Willis Celebrates 100 Shows - Posted October 22, 2010
FBN's "The Willis Report" anchored by Gerri Willis celebrates its 100th episode today at 5pmET. TVNewser hears it's one of the best performing shows on the network, and she is FBN's top female anchor. This morning TVNewser got a ch... [TVNewser]

Juan Williams Signs New Multi-Year Deal with Fox News Channel - Posted October 21, 2010
Less than 24 hours after he was let go from his news analyst job at NPR, Juan Williams has signed a multi-year contract extension with Fox News Ch... [TVNewser]

ADL Honors Murdoch, News Corp. Chairman & CEO - Posted October 16, 2010
K. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, was honored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Wednesday night at a Waldorf Astoria dinner. The organization honored Murdoch for "his charitable endeavors and his creative vision of the... [TVNewser]

FNC Launches Fox News Latino & Honors the 2010 Ailes Apprentice Program Graduates - Posted October 14, 2010
FNC launched Fox News Latino, a new website, whilst honoring the 2010 Ailes Apprentice Program graduates Tuesday night at the Water Club in Manhattan. Fox News CEO/chair and founder of the program, ... [TVNewser]

Who Else Does Rick Sanchez think is a Bigot? - Posted October 1, 2010
The TV news blog-buzz of the day is about CNN anchor Rick Sanchez and comments he made on Pete Dominick's satellite radio show yesterday. Mediaite has the audio and transcript of the interview in which Sanchez called ... [TVNewser]

How is the Relationship Between Glenn Beck and Fox News? - Posted September 29, 2010
In a lengthy cover story in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Mark Leibovitch profiles Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck. ... [TVNewser]

CNN Shift: Roger Ailes on Jon Klein - Posted September 25, 2010
Among those commenting on the dismissal yesterday of CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein, Fox News Channel founder and chairman Roger Ailes: "Jon is a respected journalist and an expert in the digital ... [TVNewser]

Bret Baier Steps Up - Posted September 11, 2010
The Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik profiles Fox News Channel's Bret Baier who will be FNC's main political anchor for the mid-terms, taking over for longti... [TVNewser]

What David Westin's ABC Departure says about the Future of TV News - Posted September 7, 2010
In the wake of David Westin's announcement this week that he's stepping down after 13 years as president of ABC News, networks should initiate informal five-year term limits on news division chiefs. ... [TVNewser]

Media Executives Make The Vanity Fair 100 - Posted September 5, 2010
Vanity Fair has released its Vanity Fair 100 list, which purports to count down the 100 most influential people of the information age. Not surprisingly, plenty of boldface media names make the cut. Among them: #4: News Corp. CEO ... [TVNewser]

Bret Baier's With Roger Ailes: Major Garrett Never Got Addicted to TV - Posted August 27, 2010
WMAL's "Grandy Group Show" featured FNC's anchor of "Special Report" Bret Baier on the show today. Baier spoke on a variety of topics, including why Major Garrett left FNC for National Journal. Baier ... [FishbowlDC]

CJR: Bill O'Reilly May Have Cost Local News Anchor His Job - Posted August 16, 2010
The Columbia Journalism Review has an interesting article on Barry Nolan, a former anchor on CN8 in Massachusetts. CN8 is a regional cable news channel owned by Comcast. In 2008, Nol... [TVNewser]

Variety's Lowry on Fox News: 'If It Scares, It Airs" - Posted August 10, 2010
Variety television critic Brian Lowry has his sights set on Fox News for his latest column, "Fox's Summer of Fear.' Lowry is no stranger to TV news criticism, and has ... [TVNewser]

Do Not Mess with Roger Ailes or Sean Hannity - Posted August 6, 2010
The NYPD recently released a list of individuals that have permits to carry a concealed weapon, and a handful of well-known news personalities are among them. Yahoo! News' John Cook went through the list and high... [TVNewser]

Fox News SVP Disagrees with Account of Beck Meeting - Posted August 3, 2010
A senior Fox News executive is refuting the account we posted earlier today of a meeting between Roger Ailes and Si... [TVNewser]

Fox News Execs Meet Following Beck Holocaust Comments - Posted August 3, 2010
Yahoo! News' Michael Calderone writes of a July 26 meeting involving Fox News chairman and founder Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

More Journolist Bleeding - Posted July 21, 2010
Things are getting really ugly. The Daily Caller has released the Day 3 (if you include the ex-WaPo Dave Weigel debacle) installment of Journolist e-mails. Today's big hit goes to radio Producer ... [FishbowlDC]

ABC News' Brian Ross Investigating Glenn Beck Advertiser - Posted July 19, 2010
ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross is setting his sights on Fox News Channel host ... [TVNewser]

Mike Huckabee Entering Syndication Arena - Posted June 30, 2010
Fox News Channel host and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is taking his show to broadcast syndication. According to TVNewsCheck, Twentieth television is rolling out a six... [TVNewser]

Scarborough Calls Fox News 'The Only Organizing Institution for the GOP' - Posted June 21, 2010
•In a discussion about Mike Huckabee this morning (more here), MSNBC's Joe Scarborough got onto ... [TVNewser]

Greta Van Susteren on ABC's 'This Week' - Posted June 17, 2010
Another familiar Fox News Channel face will be appearing on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. Greta Van Susteren, who just re-upped with the FNC this week, will join ... [TVNewser]

Jeff Goldblatt Exits Chicago's Fox Station - Posted May 28, 2010
Former Fox News Channel correspondent Jeff Goldblatt — who's been the 9pm main anchor at Chicago's Fox O&O WFLD-TV since August of 2008 ... [TVNewser]

Fox Business Goes Into Review Mode - Posted May 25, 2010
It has been an interesting few weeks for Fox Business Network. A number of shows have been canceled, including the afternoon program "Happy Hour." The network has also ordered a few new shows, like a weekend program with ... [TVNewser]

DOJ Watches Fox News - Posted May 5, 2010
The TV's in the Justice Department briefing room yesterday were tuned to FNC. USA Today, NYT, WaPo and Newsday all ran photographs showing FNC was the only network on during the DOJ briefing yesterday. Way to go Roger Ailes! ... [FishbowlDC]

Phil Griffin: MSNBC Does Not "Have Quite the Passionate Support That Fox Does" - Posted May 3, 2010
MSNBC president Phil Griffin talks with the Chicago Tribune's Phil Rosenthal... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes: 'I don't do politics, I do the news' - Posted April 27, 2010
The Naples News covered the remarks of Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes at the Ave Maria School of Law speakers series Monday. Media and politics dominated the talk & Q&A at the Ritz-Carlton Naples. His opening comments jabbed at cable news rivals CNN and MSNB... [TVNewser]

Backstory on Sarah Palin's $1 Million a Year FNC Contract - Posted April 26, 2010
NY Mag has new details about high-profile Fox News contributor Sarah Palin and the three-year deal she signed with the network in January, which is reportedly worth $1 million a year.... [TVNewser]

Howard Stern Asks Megyn Kelly About Hot FNC Women, Salary, Breasts, Ailes's Penis and More... - Posted April 20, 2010
Sirius's Howard Stern and sidekick Robin Quivers grilled the hell out of FNC's Megyn Kelly (formerly of the Washington D.C. bureau) on his show today. They hit many, many topics including which women at FNC Kelly thinks are hot, her breasts (her husband calls them "Killer Bees"), she ... [FishbowlDC]

TV News Top 10: Roger Ailes #1; Three NBC Execs Share #2 - Posted April 14, 2010
In concert with the NAB/RTDNA conference going on this week in Las Vegas, TVWeek has unveiled its annual Top 10 list of The Most Powerful in TV News. Fox News chairman and co-founder Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

The Most Powerful People in TV News - Posted April 13, 2010
TVWeek has released their "10 Most Powerful in TV News" list today. Who else but Fox News President Roger Ailes (who has long been called the "most powerful name" in news) tops the list. For as much as cable and national news channels squabble amongst themselves, all vying to be on... [FishbowlDC]

'Everyone gets together and we're the narcissistic freaks that we are' - Posted March 27, 2010
FishbowlDC's Betsy Rothstein caught up with Fox News anchor Shepard Smith at last week's RTCA dinner in Washington. FNC's Shepard Smith operates best in the here and now. To wit: Will he be at FNC forever? "I don't ... [TVNewser]

Forget the 5 W's; bring on the 4 B's - Posted March 26, 2010
FNC's Shepard Smith operates best in the here and now. To wit: Will he be at FNC forever? "I don't want to be anywhere forever. I'll stay around as long as Roger will have me," he says. By Roger he means, of course, FNC President ... [FishbowlDC]

FBN's Elizabeth MacDonald on Transitioning from Print - Posted March 24, 2010
•Elizabeth MacDonald is the stocks editor at Fox Business Network, but before that she was a senior editor at Forbes and a WSJ reporter. "It was hard because essentially I had to start caring about hair and makeup," she tells Talking Biz News about the transition. "But it has ... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes: 'Fox Has Taken More Incoming; We Have a Bigger Bull's-Eye on Us Than Anybody' - Posted March 24, 2010
Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes is interviewed by the Chicago Tribune's ... [TVNewser]

Elisabeth Murdoch: Husband Matthew Freud Had 'Gone Rogue' With Fox News Assault - Posted March 22, 2010
This past January, the "PR shot heard around the world," in media circles, at least, was Matthew Freud ... [PRNewser]

FNC Party Draws Animated Mix of Journos, Pols, Bigwigs And a String Quartet - Posted March 18, 2010
If you're a political star gazer, the FNC pre-party to the Radio & TV Correspondent's Dinner was the place to be Wednesday night as famous faces filled the room adorned in spring. As guests poured in and the party reached comfortable capacity, partygoers were greeted by a giant red Fox News... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes and James Murdoch Break Bread at RTCA Dinner - Posted March 18, 2010
Rumors of a feud between Fox News chairman Roger Ailes and the children of Rupert Murdoch seemed to be... [TVNewser]

Ailes to the DC Staff: No More Shooting Inside the Tent - Posted March 17, 2010
Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes dropped in to the Washington Bureau this afternoon for an impromptu talk to the troops ahead of tonight's RTCA dinner. Sources inside the packed newsroom tell TVNewser Ailes started by telling staffers what a great job they're doing.... [TVNewser]

CNN's Gerri Willis Signs with Fox Business - Posted March 15, 2010
CNN's Gerri Willis has signed a multi-year deal with Fox Business Network, EVP of FBN Kevin Magee announced. As ... [TVNewser]

Rove to Brokaw: FNC's 'News Side' Has Been Fair to Pres. Obama - Posted March 14, 2010
This morning on "Meet the Press", Tom Brokaw subbing for David Gregory, asked his guest, former adviser to Pres. Bush, about FNC's coverage of Pres. Obama. BROKAW: You're now at Fox News. Do you think that Fox News is fair to President Obama? ROVE: I think they-- on the news side, absolutely. I... [TVNewser]

Former NYT Editor Takes Shot at Fox News, FNC Fires Back - Posted March 12, 2010
Writing in today's Washington Post, former New York Times executive editor Howell Raines argues that "honest journalists" should take on Roger Ailes and Fox News Channel for, in his words, "using the network to conduct ... [TVNewser]

Diane Sawyer's Endorsement of Cable News - Posted February 25, 2010
"ABC World News" anchor Diane Sawyer sat down with Parade magazine for a cover story running in print this Sunday. In the interview, she discusses... [TVNewser]

Fox News 'A Lesson in How to Build and Maintain a Television Brand' - Posted February 8, 2010
Broadcasting & Cable's editor-in-chief Ben Grossman has some thoughts about Fox News Channel: Say what you want about hosts like [Bill] O'Reilly, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, but their brand of television is entertaining and dra... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Ratings: Jan. 31 - Posted February 4, 2010
NBC's "Meet the Press" was the most-watched Sunday show this week, drawing the programs largest audience since last March (last May in the demo). David Axelrod and Rep. John Boehner were... [TVNewser]

100 Months at #1 for 'FOX Report,' 'Special Report' - Posted February 3, 2010
As of January 2010's close, Fox News' "Special Report" and "FOX Report" both hit 100 consecutive months as the top rated cable news programs in their time slots. Shepard Smith, who has been anchoring "FOX Report" for ... [TVNewser]

Fishbowl5 With Bret Baier: The Unwrinkled Anchor - Posted February 3, 2010
A year ago January FNC anchor Bret Baier replaced Brit Hume, now a senior political analyst. Baier's show, "Special Report", marks 100 months at #1 in its respective cable time slot. We chatted with Ba... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted February 3, 2010
"Roger Ailes to a group of kids standing outside the studio: "Watch Fox News kids!" -- Courtney Cohen, a D.C.-based production coordinator for ABC's "This Week", recently tweeted these words of wisdom from Fox News Prez Roger Ailes to schoolchildren. Ailes appeared on "This Week's" round table on Sunday. This is a Yellow... [FishbowlDC]

How HuffPost Editor Blogs on Arianna - Posted February 1, 2010
Some might see it as a conflict of interest: live blogging about your boss. Jason Linkins, editor of HuffPost's "Eat the Press", live blogs the Sunday morning talk shows. This Sunday was more coverage of the usual characters, except this time, his boss, ... [FishbowlDC]

Fox News Takes Out Ad Touting 'Most Trusted Name in News' - Posted February 1, 2010
Fox News took out a full-page ad in yesterday's Washington Post emblazoned with the title "The Most Trusted Name in News," a slogan long used by rival network CNN. The ad cites a Public Policy Polling study as a source (the results can be found after the jump.) It... [TVNewser]

Capus Dicusses NBC News' Success Amid Network's Primetime Woes - Posted February 1, 2010
HuffPost's Danny Shea takes a look at the strong run NBC News had throughout 2009 -- "Nightly News," "Today," and, for the most part, "Meet the Press" all topped their competition -- and talks with NBC News president ... [TVNewser]

Krauthammer and Ailes on 'Underpants' Politics - Posted February 1, 2010
Here's the scenario: you're going on a Sunday morning talk show and among a variety of topics, you'll discuss the guy who had bomb material sewn into his underwear for a Christmas Day flight. So what terminology do you use? On Sunday columnist Cha... [FishbowlDC]

Walters, Brown, Ailes, and Huffington: Notable Moments From 'This Week' - Posted January 31, 2010
Barbara Walters filled in as guest anchor today on ABC's This Week. The program featured Walters' interview of Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown, as well as a roundtable discu... [TVNewser]

Barbara Walters to Interview Sen.-Elect Scott Brown - Posted January 26, 2010
In addition to a roundtable that includes Roger Ailes and Arianna Huffington, TVNewser has learned substitute host of ABC's "This Week" ... [TVNewser]

And on the 7th Day, Barbara Walters Moderated 'This Week' - Posted January 25, 2010
As ABC News continues the search for a moderator for "This Week," the network continues to go to its bench for fill-ins -- the most surprising announced yesterday. ... [TVNewser]

Walters to Guest Anchor "This Week" - Posted January 25, 2010
Over the weekend, ABC News announced that Barbara Walters is next in the line of musical guest anchors for "This Week" since George Stephanopoulos moved on to "Goo... [FishbowlDC]

Barbara Walters to Host 'This Week' Next Week; Roger Ailes, Arianna Huffington Guest - Posted January 24, 2010
Well here's some must-see TV. Next Sunday, ABC's Barbara Walters will guest anchor "This Week" from its studio at the Newseum. Guests on the round table include Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

Critics Respond To Times' Pay Wall Plans - Posted January 20, 2010
How long have we been living under the looming shadow that is the threat of a New York Times' pay wall? The answer most likely is since TimesSelect's fall ... [FishbowlNY]

New Book Reveals Inner Workings Of WSJ Takeover - Posted January 19, 2010
Be careful what you write about Rupert Murdoch or his various entities: not only will you inevitably suffer the full backlash from The New York Post... [FishbowlNY]

FNC Uses Skype, Executive to Report on JFK Security Breach - Posted January 16, 2010
Amid the news from Haiti today, there was another airport security breach, this time at JFK in New York. CNN and MSNBC, which was in live coverage this afternoon, covered the story. But only FNC had live pictures from Terminal 8, home to American Airlines. The video came from ... [TVNewser]

'Why God Created Roger Ailes,' by Howard Fineman - Posted January 16, 2010
Newsweek's Howard Fineman thinks he knows who the de facto head of the GOP is: it's Roger Ailes. Fineman, an MSNBC political anaylst, knows Ailes. Ailes "counseled" him before he signed up with M... [TVNewser]

Ailes Bites Back: Freud 'Needs to See a Psychiatrist' - Posted January 14, 2010
Fox News Founder and Chairman Roger Ailes has shot back at PR executive ... [PRNewser]

Ailes' Job Is Safe, News Corp. Says - Posted January 14, 2010
Reacting to Sunday's New York Times profile, and subsequent opinion... [FishbowlNY]

Ailes to Freud: He 'Needs to See a Psychiatrist' - Posted January 14, 2010
Sunday's front-page New York Times profile of FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes continues to be diss... [TVNewser]

No Matter How Murdoch Feels, Fox News' Roger Ailes Makes Bank - Posted January 11, 2010
A profile of Roger Ailes in The New York Times yesterday highlighted the tension between the Fox News... [FishbowlNY]

Matthew Freud on Roger Ailes: "Ashamed and Sickened" By Disregard of Journalistic Standards - Posted January 11, 2010
The New York Times published a front page profile piece on Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes over the weekend. After serving as a communications consultant earlier in his career, Ailes ran CNBC before t... [PRNewser]

Ailes Lands Favorable Profile in NYT - Posted January 9, 2010
Fox News President Roger Ailes received a most favorable profile in the NYT Saturday, a newspaper long accused of being too liberal for Republicans in Congress to even read. Ailes reasons his credo, "God, country, family," have led to the success of ... [FishbowlDC]

Carville on Ailes: 'In Terms of the News Business... There is Him and Then There is Everybody Else' - Posted January 9, 2010
A great read in tomorrow's New York Times is online now. David Carr and Tim Arango profile Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes, and the power he wi... [TVNewser]

Last Minute Gift Ideas|Rushfield Leaves Gawker|Another List For 2009|Thoughts On Leaving NYT, Set To Verse - Posted December 22, 2009
TVNewser: Last minute ... [FishbowlNY]

Would Geraldo Rivera Really Quit if FOX Hires Lou Dobbs? - Posted December 21, 2009
Over the weekend, the Daily News reported that Fox News host Geraldo Rivera has told Fox News f... [TVNewser]

Caption Contest: Rachel Maddow and Roger Ailes at Last Night's White House Christmas Party - Posted December 16, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Fox News chairman Roger Ailes were among the guests at last night's holiday party for tvnewsers at the White House. Leave your captions to the pricele... [TVNewser]

Radio and TV Reporters Party at White House - Posted December 16, 2009
Politico's Patrick Gavin reports on last night's White House Party for TV and Radio reporters. See the roster, everyone from NBC's ... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes, Les Moonves and a Host of TVNewsers on 5th Ave. - Posted December 9, 2009
Seen at Georgette Mosbacher's annual Christmas party tonight at her Fifth Ave. apartment: Fox's Roger Ailes, CBS's Les Moonves and Julie Chen, from CNBC ... [TVNewser]

As Jeff Immelt was trying to Broker MSNBC-FNC Feud, He Was Meeting to Sell Control of NBCU - Posted December 4, 2009
Around the time GE's Jeffrey Immelt decided it was the right time to sell a controlling interest in NBCU, he was also meeting with Fox News chairman Roger Ailes trying to broker... [TVNewser]

Lou Dobbs "Surprised, Flattered" by O'Reilly Offer - Posted November 17, 2009
Lou Dobbs "would be delighted" to join Bill O'Reilly as a semi-regular contributor, Dobbs says. Dobbs, who resigned from CNN on the air last week, was "surprised and very flattered" when O'Re... [TVNewser]

Who Will Be TIME Person of the Year? - Posted November 13, 2009
FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst has the picks from last night's TIME magazine Person of the Year panel. Barbara Walters, ... [TVNewser]

Will Twitter Be Time's Person Of The Year? - Posted November 13, 2009
Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravesnthal, Barbara Walters and Tom Colicchio. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time Inc. Last night, Time magazine managing editor Richard Ste... [FishbowlNY]

Philly Publisher Still Bankrupt | iPhone app Could Put Your Art in Times Square | Fox and White House Play Nice | NYU Students Still Pissed Off - Posted October 28, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

'Feeding Fox a Slice of Raw Denunciation was Like Dumping Gasoline into a Fire' - Posted October 28, 2009
In the News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal, columnist Thomas Frank opines about the White House's feud with the News Corp.-owned Fox News Channel. ...no journalistic operation is better prepared to sing the tragedy of... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes for President? - Posted October 23, 2009
Politico's Mike Allen reports that Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes is bring urged by friends to run for President of the United States in 2012: Ailes, 69, has an aggressive, winning personality th... [TVNewser]

Fox Business @ 2 - Posted October 21, 2009
The Observer's Felix Gillette writes about the mix of old and the new that make up the Fox Business Network -- a channel that for two years has been trying to reach a business audience in the midst of a recession: This crowd, predominantly female, was full of fresh-faced, forward-looking optimism, and... [TVNewser]

That Must Have Been an Interesting Lunch - Posted October 14, 2009
•NY Post sighting Tuesday afternoon: "FOX News chief Roger Ailes at a prominent table at Michael's for lunch with his CNN counterpart, Jon Klein . . ." ... [TVNewser]

CNN Alters Promo Audio to Make It Sound Less Left-Leaning - Posted October 12, 2009
Time's Michael Scherer opened a can of worms yesterday when he wrote about a promo he'd seen for CNN's AC360. In the promo a woman says "I'm a lifelong Democrat ... and that's why I watch Anderson Cooper." The voice goes on to say that Cooper is the person she can... [TVNewser]

Today's Reading List 10.12.09 - Posted October 12, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video Hope you're enjoying a three-day Columbus Day weekend. Happy Birthday to Chris Wallace (h/t Playbook). And now, hopefully, everything you need to know in DC media today in one post... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AW... [FishbowlDC]

Will Lou Dobbs Head to Fox Business? - Posted October 12, 2009
NY Times' Brian Stelter reports that CNN anchor Lou Dobbs recently met with FNC/FBN chairman Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 10.07.09 - Posted October 7, 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. Yesterday's featured desk was ... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes, David Axelrod Have A 'Cordial Conversation' in Manhattan - Posted October 6, 2009
Politico reports White House senior adviser David Axelrod met with Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes when Pres. Obama was in New York during the UN General Assembly two weeks ago. The two discussed news coverage and the relati... [TVNewser]

FNC Graduates Next Batch of Apprentices - Posted September 23, 2009
Today, the 5th class of The Roger Ailes Apprenticeship Program graduated after a year of mentoring within Fox News. CEO Ailes created the program to provide minorities getting into media the opportunity to gain special experience while working a... [TVNewser]

'Morning Joe' Discusses Why Obama Skipped FOX - Posted September 21, 2009
This morning, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, and ... [TVNewser]

Glenn Beck v. Rush Limbaugh - Posted September 17, 2009
If you're not Beck-ed out, here's Michael Calderone's take on the one man who may fear Beck even more than Pres. Obama -- Rush Limbaugh. While Limbaugh once had a television show - produced by Roger Ailes, now Fox News president [actually, he'... [TVNewser]

John Stossel Leaving ABC For Fox - Posted September 10, 2009
First on TVNewser: John Stossel, the longtime ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of "20/20," is leaving ABC to join Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. TVNewser has learned Stossel will host a weekly, one-hour program for the 2-year-old business channel. He's e... [TVNewser]

TVNewser Newsstand: Rather, Imus, O'Reilly... - Posted August 17, 2009
• The LATimes' Matea Gold writes about the high price Dan Rather is paying in his ongoing lawsuit against CBS. Says "60 Minutes" EP Jeff Fager: "It's like he is in some paranoid nightmare where everybody is out to get him. I ... [TVNewser]

And as for That Other Feud - Dobbs on Olbermann: "He's Not Man Enough to Take Me On" - Posted August 8, 2009
Lou Dobbs went off on Keith Olbermann again on his radio show Friday, after saying earlier in the week he was done talking about the MSNBC host. "He is desperately in need of a recalibration of his medication," said Dobbs of Olbermann. And, like Bill O'Reilly... [TVNewser]

Was Olbermann Ready to Quit if a Truce Was Called? - Posted August 7, 2009
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz fills in more of the gaps about the FNC/MSNBC agreement to tone down personal attacks on the cable networks' hosts and their parent companies' executives. Kurtz provides more details on the discussions, ... [TVNewser]

Bill O'Reilly Goes After GE and NBC News - Posted August 5, 2009
Well, if there is a cease-fire between News Corp. and GE or FNC and MSNBC it has now collapsed. In his talking points tonight, Bill O'Reilly went after General Electric Chairman Jeff Immelt as well as NBC News. It is O'Reilly's first mention of GE and NBC since Friday's ... [TVNewser]

FNC vs. MSNBC: Immelt and Ailes Meet; Agree to End Personal Attacks. Source: "Zucker Prolonged the Assault on Immelt for Another Year" - Posted August 3, 2009
Exclusive: TVNewser has learned talks of a cease-fire between Fox News and MSNBC, reported in both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times Friday afternoon, actually began in early 200... [TVNewser]

What's Dobbs' Standing at CNN? - Posted August 3, 2009
The AP recap of the Lou Dobbs controversy surrounding the "birther" movement asks the simple question many of you have asked: "How does Lou Dobbs keep his job?" As we were ... [TVNewser]

Network Statements On The Death Of Walter Cronkite - Posted July 19, 2009
ABC News Anchor Charles Gibson: "Walter Cronkite was and always will be the gold standard. His objectivity, his even-handedness, his news judgment are all great examples. He, as much as anyone, is responsible for developing network television news. He set the standard. He told it 'the way it is' and all... [FishbowlDC]

FNC's Roger Ailes Statement on the Death of Walter Cronkite - Posted July 18, 2009
"Everybody who's in the news business today was influenced in a positive way by Walter Cronkite. He had ability, humility and integrity, a rare combination." -Roger Ailes, Chairman & CEO, FOX News ... [TVNewser]

Is There More TV In Sarah Palin's Future? - Posted July 6, 2009
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mused it just may be a possibility that we'll see Sarah Palin on Fox News. From the newly launched Mediaite, an excerpt from yesterday's "Morning Joe": Scarborough: I do know this though: Roger Ailes is a smart guy. Roger Ailes understands that the conservative b... [FishbowlDC]

Rupert Murdoch On CNBC's On-Air Talent: "We Don't Think They're All That Good" - Posted July 3, 2009
In an interview with TheStreet.com, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is asked about Fox Business Network rival CNBC: Question: Are you annoyed you don't own CNBC? Murdoch... [TVNewser]

Roger Friedman To File Wrongful Termination Suit Against News Corp. - Posted June 14, 2009
Fired FoxNews.com entertainment columnist Roger Friedman says it wasn't watching a pirated copy of the 20th Century Fox film "Wolverine" - and then writing about it - that got him fired, it was actress Kelly Preston... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes, Other TVNewsers Pay Tribute to Jack Reilly - Posted May 28, 2009
On-air tributes poured in yesterday for legendary producer Jack Reilly, who passed away yesterday morning. FNC's FOX Report featured a package about Reilly's life and included an interview with FNC Chairman Roger A... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Addresses FNC and FBN Staffs - Posted May 20, 2009
A TVNewser tipster writes about an "employee address" given by FNC/FBN chairman Roger Ailes this morning, something Ailes does periodically. One key point of the 45 minute address to the staffs of both Fox News and Fox Business was the reach of the 19-month old Fox Business Network. Ailes says FBN is... [TVNewser]

The "Other" CNBC 20th Anniversary Party - Posted May 16, 2009
Former NBCU Chairman Bob Wright and former CNBC anchor Felicia Taylor at a CNBC Anniversary party coordinated by some of the channel's original employees. This afternoon about 200 CNBC originals gathered in Times Square for their own 20th Anniversary party - one that did not include the people... [TVNewser]

Fox News and MySpace Team Up For uReport Community - Posted April 20, 2009
MySpace and Fox News Channel announced today an "exclusive partnership" for the launch of a MySpace uReport community. The Website will build on Fox News' already launched uReport system, where anyone around the world can contribute content as citizen journalists. The photos and videos created "could be featured in relevant programming... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

"NBC News Team" Tops TV Week's "10 Most Powerful" - Posted April 20, 2009
For the 2nd year in a row, NBC News president Steve Capus occupies the #1 spot in TV Week's "10 Most Powerful in TV News" list. This time he's joined at the top by ... [TVNewser]

FNC's John Moody Moves to News Corp., Michael Clemente to Oversee Editorial - Posted April 14, 2009
Breaking: TVNewser has learned John Moody, the executive VP of News-editorial for Fox News Channel is leaving the network for a position with FNC-parent News Corp. Moody, known for sending out a daily editorial note to the staff, made the announcement in that note thi... [TVNewser]

Chris Wallace Compares Ailes to Arledge - Posted April 13, 2009
FOX News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace is profiled in this week's Broadcasting & Cable. Of former ABC News president Roone Arledge: "[Roone] understood why people watch TV and what attracts an audienc... [TVNewser]

What Did Roger Ailes Just Buy? - Posted April 10, 2009
FishbowlNY has the story about FNC/FBN Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes' recent media purchase...... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.10.09 - Posted April 10, 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 81 covering the Obama administration and ... [FishbowlDC]

FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman Fired For "Promoting" Piracy - Posted April 5, 2009
DeadlineHollywoodDaily's Nikki Finke reports FOX has fired FoxNews.com entertainment writer, ... [TVNewser]

Morning Joe Talks Glenn Beck: "Roger Ailes is the Genius" - Posted March 31, 2009
The Morning Joe team explored the Glenn Beck phenomenon today, as Willie Geist put together a collection of some of the most emotional clips of the FNC host. Immediately following the video, co-h... [TVNewser]

CNN's Klein Jokes About Ailes, Talks "Food Fight Du Jour" - Posted March 26, 2009
CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein appeared on a Kalb Report panel at the National Press Club on Monday in a lengthy Q&A about the state of the media. A full transcript can be found here. Politico's ... [TVNewser]

Ailes Responds to Friel's "Date" Joke - Posted March 19, 2009
From TVNewser: FNC president Roger Ailes has responded to U.S. News and World Report's Paul Bedard after ... [FishbowlDC]

Ailes Responds to Friel's "Date" Joke - Posted March 19, 2009
FNC Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes has responded to U.S. News and World Report's ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Kagan, Kaplan, Friel... - Posted March 18, 2009
> In addition to a new role contributing to Oprah Radio, Daryn Kagan writes this week for U.S. News and World Report about her recent trip to Africa. "Off I went for one of the most ... [TVNewser]

Glenn Beck, A Ratings Hit for Fox, Takes His Show to the People - Posted March 6, 2009
The Glenn Beck Program, an out-of-the gate ratings sensation for Fox News, announced today that next Friday's show will air before a live audience, outside. "I hope it's not too chilly for you," said Beck. "Bundle up, baby... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes: "The Dick Cheney of News Corp."? - Posted February 25, 2009
Nicholas Carlson of The Business Insider previews a potential brawl brewing at News Corp. A "News Corp. insider" had this to say about FNC/FBN president ... [TVNewser]

"Anti-Anchor" Shep Smith Moves to HD "Playroom" - Posted February 10, 2009
FNC anchor Shepard Smith is the centerpiece in an in-depth, revealing profile by Tom Junod in this month's Esquire magazine. "The old idea of the godlike anchor dispensing facts from the u... [TVNewser]

A Banner Christmas Eve - Posted December 24, 2008
It's not often a cable news network uses a prefix in their lower third banners to identify people. Usually, it's simply Obama, Bush, or Cheney. But we noticed on FNC this afternoon, that they're referring to the Pres.-elect as "Mr." Is this a trickle down of Roger Ailes' "treat him with... [TVNewser]

Murdoch & Ailes Throw a Party for Brit Hume - Posted December 24, 2008
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and Fox News/Fox Business chairman & CEO Roger Ailes are hosting a party for outgoing Fox News anchor ... [TVNewser]

Bret Baier to be Named Host of "Special Report" - Posted December 23, 2008
Breaking: Fox News will name Bret Baier as the new anchor of "Special Report," TVNewser has learned. Baier becomes anchor of the show after the New Year. He had been Brit Hume's primary ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Oz, Ifill, Ailes... - Posted December 15, 2008
> Dr. Mehmet Oz was surprised this morning on Good Morning America by a man he helped after a traffic crash in Virginia Beach last week. "I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart," said Stanley Tatum to Oz by phone. "You don't just talk... [TVNewser]

Beck: "The Media Everywhere Misses The Bigger Picture" - Posted December 11, 2008
"Glenn Beck is not known for his compassion. As host of the third highest rated radio talk show and a new program soon to debut on Fox News, Beck courts controversy regularly," begins a Q&a... [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, ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.21.08 - Posted November 21, 2008
Good morning Washington. What DC restaurant is featured above? Think you know? Then email us with your guess. 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. ... [FishbowlDC]

So, What's All This About Roger Ailes Leaving Fox? - Posted November 20, 2008
Today's announcement that Roger Ailes has signed a new deal with News Corp. rips to shreds this Huffington Post post. Back in June, Charles Warner wrote: I had lunch last week with a ... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Signs New 5-Year Deal with News Corp. - Posted November 20, 2008
Roger Ailes has signed a new deal that keeps him at News Corp. for at least another five years. "I'm pleased to continue to work for News Corporation. It is a strong and extremely well positioned company. I look forward to carrying out Mr. Murdoch's legendary vision in th... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes, The Conservative Maestro Behind Fox News, Signs For 5 More Arduous Years - Posted November 20, 2008
Roger Ailes, whom Rupert Murdoch brought in to weave his Republican-istic web around Fox News, has signed on for a five-year extension to his contract, the ... [FishbowlLA]

FNC Looks Back At Last Democratic President - Posted November 15, 2008
Fox News Channel airs the fifth episode in the periodic series, "Television & the Presidency," tonight at 9pmET, looking at the years 1997-2000 and President Bill Clinton. The series began in 1984, and it has been eight years since the last original episode aired... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.13.08 - Posted November 13, 2008
Good morning Washington. 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 t... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes Can Go Home Again - Posted November 12, 2008
A nostalgic Roger Ailes returned to his hometown of Warren, Ohio yesterday speaking at the dedication of a new World War II memorial in the town. Ailes put up an "unspecified gift" which made the bronze statue possible. Ailes told the crowd, "In my travels over the years, I've always taken Ohio... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Expects "Dip" in Audience With "Big Return" in January - Posted November 10, 2008
B&C's Marisa Guthrie spent some time at Fox News Channel on election night talking with FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes, among others. Guthri... [TVNewser]

FNC's Jay Wallace: "People Tuned in to Us for the First Time and They Liked What They Saw" - Posted November 7, 2008
Tuesday at 11pmET was the culmination of almost two years of Election 2008 coverage, and now the news networks move on to covering the advent of an Obama administration. In an interview with TVNewser, FNC VP of news editorial Jay Wallace reflects on election night: "I thought... [TVNewser]

FNC Easing Up On Pres.-Elect Obama? - Posted November 7, 2008
The New York Daily News says so: Fox News boss Roger Ailes doesn't want to spoil Barack Obama's political honeymoon, we hear. A source says Ailes has told prime-time hosts ... [TVNewser]

Was Roger Ailes Considered For CBS Panel? - Posted November 7, 2008
The newest development in the Dan Rather case relates to CBS' independent panel investigation into Rather's 60 Minutes II report on President... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.03.08 - Posted November 3, 2008
(Thanks NY Post) Good morning Washington. 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. ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.31.08 - Posted October 31, 2008
Good morning Washington. 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]

Roger Ailes Honored by Navy SEALs - Posted October 30, 2008
FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes was honored by the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund last night during a dinner and ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria. ... [TVNewser]

The Year of the Women? - Posted October 30, 2008
From today's mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed: Salon's Rebecca Traister writes, if 2004 was "Jon Stewart's career-making elec... [TVNewser]

Shepard Smith to Anchor FOX - 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 ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Ailes, MSNBC, Bloomberg... - Posted October 22, 2008
> Broadcasting & Cable honored the 2008 Hall of Famers last night, including FNC Chairman Roger Ailes. "People always ask me what's the key to success. Well here it is: It's not enough to hire good people. You must also take credit for everything they do," joked Ailes ... [TVNewser]

Ailes, Lauer, 60 Minutes Set For Hall of Fame - Posted October 20, 2008
10 new members to the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame will be inducted tomorrow night, spanning the tube from Showtime to ESPN. A few will be from the TV news world as well, and each of the inductees are profiled on the B&C site: • ... [TVNewser]

Cramer Talks Ailes, More in Monday Profiles - Posted October 20, 2008
CNBC's Jim Cramer, who has found himself at the center of the CNBC-FBN battle recently, is profiled on both coasts today. The Los Angeles Times' ... [TVNewser]

Glenn Beck To Join Fox News Channel - Posted October 16, 2008
It's official. Glenn Beck is bringing his TV program to Fox News Channel in the Spring of 2009. The program currently airs at 7pmET and 9pmET on Headline News and will occupy the 5pmET slot on FNC. Beck will continue his daily radio show The Glenn Beck Program as well... [TVNewser]

Beck Headed to Fox News? - Posted October 16, 2008
The Drudge Report has posted a "developing" item about a potential network switch for Headline News' Glenn Beck: "Glenn Beck close to deal with FOX NEWS CHANNEL for 5pm show." We're looking into it, but here's what we know. In March, Beck and FNC CEO ... [TVNewser]

Brit Hume Reflective As He Approaches His Fox News Exit - Posted October 15, 2008
He's been covering presidential campaigns since Ford-Carter '76. And as he gears up to anchor tonight's final presidential debate — anchoring his final debate — FNC's Washington managing editor Brit Hume is telling TVNewser why he's walking away. In a word... [TVNewser]

Webcasting: Where The Cablers Go Unscripted...For Better or Worse - Posted October 11, 2008
Former CNBC and Headline News anchor Renay San Miguel has found life after TV news, and it includes writing about TV News. San Miguel writes ... [TVNewser]

FOX Wonders "How Bad is Jim Cramer?" - Posted October 10, 2008
Continuing the recent aggressive marketing campaign of FBN, the network has put out promos and print ads about the dangers of CNBC's Jim Cramer. The promo focuses on ... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes' Birthday Memo to the FNC Staff - Posted October 7, 2008
Twelve years ago today Fox News Channel went on the air. [Hard to imagine a cable news network debuting a month before a presidential election, but Clinton v. Dole certainly isn't McCain v. Obama.] Anyway, on the occasion of their anniversary, FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes... [TVNewser]

The MSNBC Anchor Shake-Up: Reactions - Posted September 8, 2008
Some reaction to the Olbermann/Matthews/Gregory news: • Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici predicts ... [TVNewser]

Ailes on Obama Meeting: "Neither of Us Was Overly Aggressive But Neither of Us Blinked" - Posted September 3, 2008
Following up on Michael Wolff's lengthy book excerpt about News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdo... [TVNewser]

Ailes and Obama Called Truce? - Posted September 2, 2008
Michael Wolff's nearly 4,000-word feature profile of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch for the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair is not exactly a glowing profile: "For the first three months of our inte... [TVNewser]

Why is This Man Smiling? - Posted August 20, 2008
Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes nearly doubled his salary last year. Silicon Alley insider's Peter Kafka, reports, "Ailes ... [TVNewser]

Bringing the Talking Points Story Full Circle - Posted July 29, 2008
The logical next stop in the Scott McClellan-talking points story that has developed ... [TVNewser]

Cavuto Recovering From MS-Related Surgery - Posted July 18, 2008
Breaking: TVNewser has learned Fox News Channel/Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto is recovering from surgery related to his Multiple Sclerosis. Cavuto has been off the air since June 24. Insiders tell us Cavuto is doing well and is expected to retu... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes Tries to Quiet The Jesse Jackson Rumormill - Posted July 16, 2008
>Update: TVNewser has learned Ailes' letter was in response to one his office received earlier in the day from Hughes. We're trying to get our hands on the letter... >Update, Update: The Hughes letter to Ailes is ... [TVNewser]

After Brit Hume: Who Will Be the 6pm Host? - Posted July 16, 2008
With yesterday's news that longtime FNC anchor Brit Hume would be stepping away from the anchor desk, we got to thinking: who should be the next host of Special Report, or whatever show will be on at 6pmET on Fox News? The easy choice is Bre... [TVNewser]

CBS' Couric To Host B&C Gala - Posted July 14, 2008
When Today show anchor Matt Lauer is inducted into Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame in October, his longtime former co-anchor will be on hand as host. CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric... [TVNewser]

We Report (On Putnam County), You Decide - Posted July 14, 2008
FNC CEO Roger Ailes recently took a page from his boss Rupert Murdoch and bought a New York newspaper. Don't worry Posties — no competition here. The ... [TVNewser]

Forget Cable! Roger Ailes to Own Local Paper - Posted July 14, 2008
Here's one way to support your local news. Roger Ailes, chairman of Fox News, reportedly liked his local paper The Putnam County News and Recorder circulation 3,000... [FishbowlNY]

Tony Snow's Death: Ailes and Greta - Posted July 12, 2008
More from Roger Ailes appearance this morning on Fox & Friends: Well, I'd known Tony before. So I'd met him in Washington years ago and I ... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes On Tony Snow's Final Days - Posted July 12, 2008
Fox News Channel chairman Roger Ailes phoned in to Fox & Friends this morning to discuss his longtime friendship with Tony Snow and Snow's final months. We had word it wasn't going well. I saw Tony — he came by to see me six months ago. We sat and talked for an... [TVNewser]

VF Can Play at That Game - Posted July 10, 2008
Vanity Fair adds its two cents (three days later) to the NYT-FNC row. The Power & Politics blog does ... [TVNewser]

60 Minutes, Ailes Added to B&C Hall of Fame - Posted July 7, 2008
TVNewser hears that CBS's 60 Minutes will be the program inducted at this year's Broadcasting & Cable Hall of fame. Other inductees include FNC & FBN Chairman Roger Ailes and NBC's Matt Lauer. The announcement will be in this week's issue of Broadcasting & Cabl... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 01.17.08 - Posted January 17, 2008
Good morning, Washington. Did you forget to shave this morning? I certainly didn't...just didn't have the will power of Mr. Cillizza, no matter how unattractive my versions of the Chuck Todd goatee or Jeffrey Birnbaum mustache looked . Quickly navi... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.09.07 - Posted October 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. Ron Paul is your GOP candidate of choice. Is that because he is fun to cover, or because you dream of having President Paul? B&C ... [FishbowlDC]

What Ails Roger - Posted July 12, 2007
Machiavellian Fox News exec Roger Ailes, who once refused to give up a reserved seat for Calvin Klein at Michaels, knew, even as far back as 1970, about the mysteries of that fabled cool medium: television. The Smoking Gun (link via R... [FishbowlNY]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishbowlNY]

Imus Snubs Larry King Party - Posted April 18, 2007
One of the more intriguing questions about tonight's Larry King 50th anniversary party in New York has already been answered. Beleaguered radio host Don Imus, a longtime friend of King's, was on the invitee list for tonight's bash, but don't expect to see him. "He's not coming," our inside source says. Here's who... [FishbowlNY]

It's Official: Harold Ford, Jr. To FNC - Posted March 14, 2007
The Politico reported this earlier and today Fox made it official (from the release): Former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. has joined FOX News as a political contributor to the network's news programming, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX News. He will be under contract with FOX News to... [FishbowlDC]

Fox Finally Announces Biz News Channel - Posted February 8, 2007
In an interview earlier today, Rupert Murdoch wouldn't give details about the forthcoming business channel launch because "everything we do, CNBC will copy." Here are some: NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2007 — News Corporation will launch a business cable network scheduled to debut in the fourth quarter of 20... [FishbowlNY]

Fox v. Obama - Posted January 31, 2007
"The Sleuth" reports today on the cold relationship between Sen. Barack Obama and Fox News, following that whole madrassah thing. Sources tell The Sleuth that the Obama camp has "frozen out" Fox News reporters and producers in the wake of the network's major screw-up in running with the erroneous Obama-the-jihadist story rep... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Ailes To Be Honored For His Contributions To Press Freedom, First Amendment - Posted January 10, 2007
Well, here's some news the left-wing media will have a field day with. The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation is set to honor Fox News chief Roger Ailes along with Philip Balboni of New England Cable News and a pair of journalists — Kimberly Dozier of CBS News and ... [FishbowlNY]

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