Roger Ailes

'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 its own martyrdom than Fox News. To all the usual journalistic instincts it adds its grand narrative of... [TVNewser]

'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 its own martyrdom than Fox News. To all the usual journalistic instincts it adds its grand narrative 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 that made Fox News a huge success -- and a huge target for liberal critics. Frank... [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]

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 | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS How's M. E. Sprengelmeyer doing at... [FishBowlDC]

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 | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS How's M. E. Sprengelmeyer doing at... [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 and could be entertaining ideas of leaving CNN and moving Fox Business Network: Mr. Dobbs, an administration critic who calls himself an independent, met for dinner with Roger E. Ailes, the chairman of Fox News,... [TVNewser]

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 and could be entertaining ideas of leaving CNN and moving Fox Business Network: Mr. Dobbs, an administration critic who calls himself an independent, met for dinner with Roger E. Ailes, the chairman of Fox News,... [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 Christina Bellantoni's new office at TPM. Ken Hanner is the only FBDC reader to guess it correctly. Today we have Uncle... [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 relationship between the organizations. An FNC spokesperson tells POLITICO that Ailes and Axelrod... [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 at the network and to receive guidance from experts in the field. Past... [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 at the network and to receive guidance from experts in the field. Past... [TVNewser]

'Morning Joe' Discusses Why Obama Skipped FOX - Posted September 21, 2009
This morning, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, and Mike Barnicle discussed the president's Sunday show rounds and the absence of FOX from his schedule. After showing the clip of Chris Wallace calling the White House "cry babies," the conversation moved to a discussion about the president's decision. Here's an... [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's founder and chairman, but we digress] - he never... [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 expected to signed a multi-year deal with Fox which... [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 can't for the life of me understand why he's... [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 on that other network, the... [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 on that other network, the... [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, first reported by TVNewser, between FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes and GE chairman... [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, first reported by TVNewser, between FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes and GE chairman... [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 NYTimes report... [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 NYTimes report... [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 NYTimes report... [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 2008 and directly involved two network executives who once worked together at NBC - Roger Ailes and Jeff Zucker. We've also... [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 2008 and directly involved two network executives who once worked together at NBC - Roger Ailes and Jeff Zucker. We've also... [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 first to report, CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein sent a memo to the Dobbs staff addressing the "birthers" coverage, writing "It seems... [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]

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]

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 base loves her, and middle... [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: No Question: Why not? Murdoch: Because we're going to enjoy the competition. We have to get wider distribution and that takes time. We are further ahead with... [TVNewser]

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: No Question: Why not? Murdoch: Because we're going to enjoy the competition. We have to get wider distribution and that takes time. We are further ahead with... [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, and other members of the Church of Scientology. That's the claim Friedman is expected to... [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, and other members of the Church of Scientology. That's the claim Friedman is expected to... [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 Ailes, who "was a production assistant for him" in 1962. "He was a terrific television producer and a terrific human... [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 Ailes, who "was a production assistant for him" in 1962. "He was a terrific television producer and a terrific human... [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]

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 currently running the NBC... [TVNewser]

"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 Jeff Zucker, MSNBC's Phil Griffin and CNBC's Mark Hoffman as well: "It's increasingly impossible to separate the... [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 week ten for us. What we know and what we're reading this Friday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV |... [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, Roger Friedman. A column by Friedman, which has since been removed, seemed to endorse watching pirated DVDs in the wake of the "Wolverine" leak this week. According to Finke, Friedman wrote he had watched the upcoming movie by downloading it illegally, adding,... [TVNewser]

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, Roger Friedman. A column by Friedman, which has since been removed, seemed to endorse watching pirated DVDs in the wake of the "Wolverine" leak this week. According to Finke, Friedman wrote he had watched the upcoming movie by downloading it illegally, adding,... [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-hosts Mika Brzezinski asked, "What the hell was that?" while Joe Scarborough couldn't stop laughing hysterically (he later blamed it... [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 Anne Schroeder Mullins writes about the first question from Marvin Kalb to Klein, about the "single most... [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 Courtney Friel's joke about him in her SoupCans Q&A. Friel was asked how she got her FNC job, and she responded: "Well...I went on a date with Roger Ailes...OMG - I'm joking!! Actually - the... [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 Paul Bedard after Courtney Friel's joke about him in her SoupCans Q&A. Friel was asked how she got her FNC job, and she responded: "Well...I went on a date with Roger Ailes...OMG — I'm joking!! Actually — the... [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 meaningful Christmases of my life, just after the U.S. elections, during a real period of... [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 meaningful Christmases of my life, just after the U.S. elections, during a real period of... [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, because you're going to be on TV and across the country." Beck is also... [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, because you're going to be on TV and across the country." Beck is also... [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 Roger Ailes: Fox News boss Roger Ailes "would kill anybody" says our source. "He's the Dick Cheney of News Corp." In the past, he's said if he were... [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 unquestioned authority of the anchor's desk: 'That's dead, thankfully,' he says, and he knows, because he helped kill it," writes Junod. Now... [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 unquestioned authority of the anchor's desk: 'That's dead, thankfully,' he says, and he knows, because he helped kill it," writes Junod. Now... [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 Brit Hume. It's in honor of his "tremendous career in broadcasting." As of January 1 Hume becomes FNC's senior political analyst. He'll work 100 days a year contributing to... [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 fill-in. Hume's final "Special Report" airs tonight at 6pmET. Baier is currently chief White House correspondent for Fox News. Prior... [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 the 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 with the host in this week's Time Magazine. Beck talks about his time at CNN. "I liked... [TVNewser]

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

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. We've got... [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 good friend who is wired into the media business, and the first thing he asked me when we... [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 the future," says... [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 Los Angeles Times reported. That means we're in for five more years of such pleasant closeted lefties as Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Great Van Sustern and... [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. Confused? The Washington Post's Tom Shales saw the... [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 the jump...... [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. Guthrie poses this question: "Will the news side of Fox News face an apathetic audience, compounded by being on the losing end of a national election?" "There may be... [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 it was a great success.... [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 Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren to lay off the President-elect - at least for a while. "We're not going... [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 George W. Bush's military records. The New York Observer's Felix Gillette is digging through the "emails, internal memos and transcripts" and found one that stuck out. It was a list of... [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. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [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 jump...... [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. Sean Hannity co-chaired the event which was emceed by Megyn Kelly. Other FoxNewsers on hand, Bill O'Reilly, Jon Scott, Bill Hemmer and FBN's David Asman, Jenna... [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 election," this year is the year of the women. Specifically, Katie Couric, Campbell Brown and Rachel Maddow. Traister cites the historic runs by women on the political side as a contributing factor. "Call it historical accident or... [TVNewser]

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

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 in his... [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: • Marisa Guthrie describes FNC CEO Roger... [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' Scott Collins writes Cramer has ignored the ads taken by FOX in the wake of his Today show pronouncement. "I have not seen any of the Fox... [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. Said... [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 Roger Ailes were "breaking bread" in New... [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: enthusiasm. "This stuff exhausts me as much as it excites... [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 an opinion piece for for TechNewsWrold about FNC's and CNN's attempts at live Webcasting. On FNC, The Strategy Room; on CNN, the AC360 Webcast. San Miguel... [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 bad advice regarding Wachovia that Cramer apologized for and his dire warnings about the market on the Today show earlier this week. "The last... [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 sent a note to... [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 earned $19.9 million in the last 12 months — nearly double the amount he earned the year before." What did he do to earn that? Primarily, he ran Fox News, which is... [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 further today is the place it all started — MSNBC's Hardball. Today Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews, and his guests, Pat Buchanan and Joan Walsh, all agreed Bill O'Reilly was not getting talking points from the Bush... [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 further today is the place it all started — MSNBC's Hardball. Today Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews, and his guests, Pat Buchanan and Joan Walsh, all agreed Bill O'Reilly was not getting talking points from the Bush... [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 return to the networks in "late July or early August." Cavuto anchors... [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 also after the jump... In response to the growing storm over what Jesse... [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 Bret Baier, who is the main... [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 was announced today as host the 18th annual awards dinner on October 21 in New York. Others to be honored... [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 was announced today as host the 18th annual awards dinner on October 21 in New York. Others to be honored... [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 New York Times' Brian Stelter reports Ailes bought his local newspaper, the Putnam County News and Recorder, last month, and the paper announced the sale... [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, so much that he bought it. (One can only hope that in the coming months Michael Bloomberg will suffer the same affliction).... [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 knew of him. And I always thought he was a great communicator and what people don't know about Tony is that he was a genuine intellectual.... [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]

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 & Cable.... [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 navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA |... [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 reports, "Frontline narrator Will Lyman often lends his smooth baritone to other programs besides the PBS documentary series he’s narrated since 1982. But Frontline’s producers... [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 Romenesko) has a memo written by the then-young Ailes titled... [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 2007, announced Rupert Murdoch,... [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 reported... [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 Bob Woodruff... [FishBowlNY]