Steve Capus

CBS, NBC Newsers Pick up Murrow Awards - Posted October 13, 2009
The ballroom at New York's Grand Hyatt was packed last night with local and national tvnewsers celebrating the best in the business as recognized by the RTNDA - Radio and TV News Directors Association. At the start of the event, Stacey Woelfel, the chairman of the organization, announced this would be the... [TVNewser]

CBS, NBC Newsers Pick up Murrow Awards - Posted October 13, 2009
The ballroom at New York's Grand Hyatt was packed last night with local and national tvnewsers celebrating the best in the business as recognized by the RTNDA - Radio and TV News Directors Association. At the start of the event, Stacey Woelfel, the chairman of the organization, announced this would be the... [TVNewser]

Capus to Speak at RTNDA Awards - Posted October 8, 2009
•NBC News president Steve Capus will speak at the RTNDA Dinner October 12th along with NBC's Richard Engel and CBS Radio News EP Charlie Kaye. A number of other newsers are on the presenter list.... [TVNewser]

Newsers Step Out for Byron Pitts Book Party - Posted September 30, 2009
After dropping in at the TVNewser party downtown, we headed uptown to the Plaza Hotel where friends, family and colleagues gathered to celebrate the publication of CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts' book "Step Out on Nothing: How Family and Faith Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges." The room was packed with CBS, ABC... [TVNewser]

Lisa Gersh Heads to NBC News Front Office - Posted September 23, 2009
Lisa Gersh, a one-time president and COO of Oxygen, facilitating its sale to NBCU in 2007, and who was later instrumental in NBCU's acquisition of the The Weather Channel, is joining NBC News managing the division's business development. In a memo to his staff, obtained by TVNewser, NBC News president Steve Capus... [TVNewser]

Lisa Gersh Heads to NBC News Front Office - Posted September 23, 2009
Lisa Gersh, a one-time president and COO of Oxygen, facilitating its sale to NBCU in 2007, and who was later instrumental in NBCU's acquisition of the The Weather Channel, is joining NBC News managing the division's business development. In a memo to his staff, obtained by TVNewser, NBC News president Steve Capus... [TVNewser]

Gathering for the Walter Cronkite Memorial Service - Posted September 9, 2009
Outside at Lincoln Center, prior to the Walter Cronkite memorial service.At this hour, a veritable who's who of journalists, political figures, and other newsmakers are either on their way to Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York — or have arrived there by now — for the public memorial... [TVNewser]

Gathering for the Walter Cronkite Memorial Service - Posted September 9, 2009
Outside at Lincoln Center, prior to the Walter Cronkite memorial service.At this hour, a veritable who's who of journalists, political figures, and other newsmakers are either on their way to Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York — or have arrived there by now — for the public memorial... [TVNewser]

Remembering Don Hewitt: "Don was Among the First to Realize: Television without Context Amounts to Pictures with Noise" - Posted August 19, 2009
Statements from TV news executives on the death of Don Hewitt: • CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves:"In the history of journalism, there have been few who were as creative, dynamic and versatile as Don Hewitt. The depth and breadth of his accomplishments are impossible to measure, because since the very beginnings of... [TVNewser]

NBC News Hires New Atlanta-Based Correspondent - Posted August 11, 2009
NBC News president Steve Capus announced the hiring of Thanh Truong to be a correspondent in NBC's Atlanta bureau. Truong joins NBC News from KUSA-TV in Denver, and before that was at WWL in New Orleans. Born in Can Tho in southern Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, Truong and his family... [TVNewser]

NBC News Hires New Atlanta-Based Correspondent - Posted August 11, 2009
NBC News president Steve Capus announced the hiring of Thanh Truong to be a correspondent in NBC's Atlanta bureau. Truong joins NBC News from KUSA-TV in Denver, and before that was at WWL in New Orleans. Born in Can Tho in southern Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, Truong and his family... [TVNewser]

Gathering for the Funeral of Walter Cronkite - Posted July 23, 2009
Les Moonves, Katie Couric and Sean McManus at St. Bartholomew church for the funeral for Walter Cronkite. We're keeping our eye on CBSNews.com and the funeral service for Walter Cronkite which will begin at 2pmET. Already at St. Bartholomew in Midtown Manhattan we've spotted Bill Plante, Bob Schieffer, Aaron Brown, Maggie Rodriguez... [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]

NBC Statements on the Death of Walter Cronkite - Posted July 17, 2009
• Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News "America has lost an icon, our industry has lost its living giant, and all those who learned about the world from Walter Cronkite have lost an exceptional teacher. He loved his country and had a profound effect on it. He told us... [TVNewser]

Former CBS News Boss Consulting for NBC - Posted June 23, 2009
The NYObserver's Felix Gillette reports former CBS News president Andy Heyward is now consulting for NBC News. According to an NBC News spokesperson, Mr. Heyward will be working with NBC News President Steve Capus and NBC News Senior Vice President Alexandra Wallace on several programming and news gathering initiatives. Not so long... [TVNewser]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

More RTCA Dets: CBS Pre-Parties, Maddow Guest Bartends At MSNBC After-Party, Gibbs To Play MC Rove - Posted June 18, 2009
Ok, we're kidding about Robert Gibbs playing this year's MC Rove, but we have learned of a few more legitimate details to share with you about tomorrow evening's RTCA dinner... • CBS News is hosting a pre-party on the second floor of the convention center. There will be a live band... [FishBowlDC]

More RTCA Dets: CBS Pre-Parties, Maddow Guest Bartends At MSNBC After-Party, Gibbs To Play MC Rove - Posted June 18, 2009
Ok, we're kidding about Robert Gibbs playing this year's MC Rove, but we have learned of a few more legitimate details to share with you about tomorrow evening's RTCA dinner... • CBS News is hosting a pre-party on the second floor of the convention center. There will be a live band... [FishBowlDC]

From SNL and YouTube to CBS and CNN: Peabody Awards Handed Out To 36 - Posted May 18, 2009
36 awards were handed out today in New York City at the 68th annual Peabody Awards. The master of ceremonies, NBC's Brian Williams (a previous winner himself), said the Peabody is "considered one of the most important awards," and the wide array of winners represented all sectors of entertainment. In the... [TVNewser]

From SNL and YouTube to CBS and CNN: Peabody Awards Handed Out To 36 - Posted May 18, 2009
36 awards were handed out today in New York City at the 68th annual Peabody Awards. The master of ceremonies, NBC's Brian Williams (a previous winner himself), said the Peabody is "considered one of the most important awards," and the wide array of winners represented all sectors of entertainment. In the... [TVNewser]

Celebrating The "Superior Species" - Posted April 27, 2009
Meredith Vieira is a BFOM: a "Big Fan of Matrix." The Today show anchor not only emceed this year's Matrix Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements by women in the communications industry, she is also a past winner. "This is a room full of such accomplished women, it's a little mind-boggling," Vieira told TVNewser... [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]

WRC Reporter Named NBC News Correspondent - Posted March 24, 2009
Local NBC4 WRC reporter Miguel Almaguer has just been named a national NBC News correspondent, contributing to Nightly News, the Today Show and MSNBC. NBC News President Steve Capus made this announcement today and Almaguer will start in Burbank April 2nd. Full announcement after the jump.... [FishBowlDC]

Time Warner Center Hosts Annual NLGJA Benefit - Posted March 20, 2009
More than 300 TVNewsers packed Time Warner Center's 10th floor event space last night for the 14th annual NLGJA Headlines and Headliners benefit and silent auction. CNN's Soledad O'Brien emceed the event which raised more than $130,000 for NLGJA's annual programs and scholarships. In attendance: Geraldo Rivera, Juliet Huddy, Mike Jerrick, Natalie... [TVNewser]

Is NBC Nightly News Going to One Hour? - Posted March 9, 2009
In his story about what the NBC News brands mean to NBCU's bottom line, the NYTimes' Bill Carter floats the idea that Nightly News may be expanded to an hour. But NBC's surge in the evening has been strong enough for the news division president, Steve Capus, to suggest that NBC is... [TVNewser]

Wendy Wilkinson Leaving NBC News - Posted February 3, 2009
FishbowlDC reports NBC's Washington D.C. Deputy Bureau chief Wendy Wilkinson is leaving the network. Wilkinson, who has been with NBC News for 30 years, will depart at the end of March. In an email to staff, Bureau Chief Mark Whitaker calls Wilkinson "the heart and soul of NBC News in Washington." It's... [TVNewser]

From Old Media to New, NBC News' Digital Guru Keeps A Foot in Both - Posted January 9, 2009
NBC News's VP of digital media Mark Lukasiewicz is an old media executive who's made the leap to new media. We wanted to know how he did it. We caught up with "Luk" this afternoon in NBC's massive CES booth, just after Nancy O'Dell had taped inserts for tonight's Access Hollywood,... [TVNewser]

Weather Plus, Minus Four More - Posted December 31, 2008
TVNewser has learned today is the last day on the job for most of the remaining on-air talent of the former NBC Weather Plus: Jackie Meretsky (pictured), Gary Achibald, Todd Santos and Britta Merwin. Meretsky, who provided forecasts for MSNBC mornings including "Morning Joe" is currently on maternity leave. Archibald, Santos... [TVNewser]

Capus on Matthews: "If He Were Running for Office, He Wouldn't Be on TV" - Posted December 22, 2008
B&C's Marisa Guthrie talked with NBC News president Steve Capus about the gains — and one giant loss — in 2008 and what's ahead in 2009. On the growth at MSNBC: I'd like to think it's because we have a strategy. I don't want to take anything away from what CNN did,... [TVNewser]

Chuck Todd's "No-Cut" Contract with NBC - Posted December 18, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Chuck Todd never saw it coming. NBC's fast-rising political director -- named today as chief White House correspondent -- was "shocked" when he was offered the plum late last week. "It came out of left field," says Todd, 36, who joined NBC in March 2007. "It's not a job I aspired... [TVNewser]

Chuck Todd Named Chief WH Correspondent - Posted December 18, 2008
NBC News has named Chuck Todd its new Chief White House correspondent. He will retain his title as NBC News political director as well. Todd is also being named contributing editor to "Meet the Press." Savannah Guthrie joins Todd as a White House correspondent. FishbowlDC reports Todd will be on MSNBC at the... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.09.08 - Posted December 9, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC street is this? Email us with your best guess and we'll include correct guessers in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Bob Epstein Takes Over at Nightly News - Posted December 8, 2008
Last week, THR reported that NBC Nightly News EP Alex Wallace would return to the front office. NBC announced today that Wallace will also have expanded duties: "Wallace's responsibilities will include overseeing 'Nightly News,' news production, staffing, and in partnership with NBC News VP David Verdi, newsgathering. At the same time,... [TVNewser]

On Day One, Moderator Meets the Press That Will Cover Him - Posted December 7, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist For a guy who has busted moves with Karl Rove and Mary J. Blige, David Gregory kept both feet on the ground today in his first interviews as moderator of NBC's venerable "Meet the Press." In fact, Gregory's stay-on-message answers were so vanilla, so predictable, they would have sparked a... [TVNewser]

Alex Wallace Returns To Front Office, Epstein To Take Over Nightly News - Posted December 4, 2008
THR's Paul J. Gough scoops that NBC Nightly News EP Alexandra Wallace is returning to the job she once held with NBC News — front office VP. Longtime Nightly News senior producer Bob Epstein will be named executive producer. Wallace stepped aside from the VP job, which was essentially #2 to news... [TVNewser]

A General as Conduit for Military Contractor and News Network - Posted November 30, 2008
The NYTimes' David Barstow continues his reporting into U.S. Generals-turned-TV analysts. He focuses on retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey and his work for military contractors while providing war analysis for the networks of NBC News. NBC News president Steve Capus told Barstow, McCaffrey was a man of honor and achievement who would... [TVNewser]

Names the Same, But A Date More Certain For Meet the Press Announcement - Posted November 25, 2008
Mark it on your calendars, newsies. It appears Dec. 7 may be the day we learn who the new moderator, or moderators, of Meet the Press will be. The LATimes' Matea Gold reports, "According to network sources, that may be Tom Brokaw's last day on the air as interim moderator of... [TVNewser]

Luke Russert on Youth, Bias, Meet and More - Posted October 29, 2008
NBC News correspondent Luke Russert has interviewed both presidential candidates, reported from the DNC and the RNC and from each general election debate. His reporting on youth issues has aired on NBC, MSNBC and on the web. But as this election winds down, seeing the name Russert in the chyron may... [TVNewser]

Luke Russert...On Life - Posted October 29, 2008
In an interview with mediabistro.com's Steve Krakauer, NBC's Luke Russert opens up about his UVA controversy ("it was an absolutely dumb comment"), what the MSM is missing ("they don't necessarily provide a forum for young kids to speak out themselves"), on what it felt like to be called a "rookie of... [FishBowlDC]

McCain To Meet Brokaw on NBC - Posted October 23, 2008
A week after Colin Powell sat across from Tom Brokaw and endorsed his opponent, Sen. John McCain will guest on Meet the Press this Sunday. This will be the first appearance by McCain on the NBC public affairs program since January 27, almost nine months ago. Since that time, the McCain campaign sent... [TVNewser]

Greenspan & Mitchell: The Non-Disclosure Disclosure - Posted October 13, 2008
The New York Times' Brian Stelter picks up on a recent Columbia Journalism Review article about how MSNBC afternoon anchor (and NBC's chief foreign affair correspondent) Andrea Mitchell covers the financial crisis given that Mitchell is married to former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan. Essentially, she doesn't. Stelter writes, "Greenspan's name has come... [TVNewser]

NBC, Affiliates Shuttering Weather Plus - Posted October 7, 2008
TVWeek's Michele Greppi breaks the news that NBC and its affiliates board have agreed to shut down the four-year old Weather Plus digital weather channel. Greppi writes, "NBC News President Steve Capus informed the on- and off-air Weather Plus staff headquartered at CNBC facilities in Englewood, N.J., Tuesday morning... [TVNewser]

Luke Russert on the Big "Get" and the New Job - Posted September 15, 2008
Just one correspondent interviewed both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama last week — and he's a few months out of college. NBC News' Luke Russert is profiled by the Associated Press' David Bauder, and discusses his interviews last week with the presidential candidates about service and the transition to his new... [TVNewser]

NBC's Capus Calls Luke Russert "Rookie of the Year" - Posted September 15, 2008
From AP: "He's one of the rookies of the year," said NBC News President Steve Capus. "Here's a man at the worst possible time in his life who stepped into the spotlight with great poise, strength and a sense of humor, with a love of politics and a love for NBC." Would a... [FishBowlDC]

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

McCain Campaign's Problem With Brokaw? - Posted September 2, 2008
Sen. John McCain's "love affair" with the media is over, but has the rift hit a new height? Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla writes about the recent uproar over Bristol Palin's pregnancy, media coverage campaign manager Steve Schmidt called "demeaning" yesterday. But in the wake of an angry letter delivered from the McCain campaign... [TVNewser]

NBC's Gustav Plans: Brian Williams to the Gulf, Tom Brokaw at the RNC - Posted August 31, 2008
This time, no one is taking any chances. With the potential of being as severe or even worse than Hurricane Katrina three years ago, Hurricane Gustav is challenging network executives like no story in recent memory. Just like RNC planners, themselves facing a scaled back gathering, news executives, too, have been... [TVNewser]

NBC's Gustav Plans: Brian Williams to the Gulf, Tom Brokaw at the RNC - Posted August 31, 2008
This time, no one is taking any chances. With the potential of being as severe or even worse than Hurricane Katrina three years ago, Hurricane Gustav is challenging network executives like no story in recent memory. Just like RNC planners, themselves facing a scaled back gathering, news executives, too, have been... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 07.30.08 - Posted July 30, 2008
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]

Whitaker's Long Distance Call-Up to the DC Bureau - Posted July 29, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist L'amour, toujours l'amour. Mark Whitaker was attending a cousin's wedding outside Provence, France, when NBC News boss Steve Capus called to offer him the Washington bureau chief job. "I didn't want him interrupting me at the church, so I called him back between the wedding and the reception," Whitaker says. "It... [TVNewser]

Whitaker To Washington - Posted July 28, 2008
First on TVNewser: Insiders tell TVNewser that NBC News senior VP Mark Whitaker will be named chief of the network's Washington bureau perhaps as early as today. The bureau chief position has been vacant since the death of Tim Russert June 13. Whitaker joined NBC News in May of 2007 from... [TVNewser]

Whitaker To Washington - Posted July 28, 2008
First on TVNewser: Insiders tell TVNewser that NBC News senior VP Mark Whitaker will be named chief of the network's Washington bureau perhaps as early as today. The bureau chief position has been vacant since the death of Tim Russert June 13. Whitaker joined NBC News in May of 2007 from... [TVNewser]

Protesters Disrupt Roker's Weather - Posted July 23, 2008
Activists from the American Jewish World Service organization drowned out Al Roker as we was trying to tell viewers about Hurricane Dolly this morning. According to a press release, the group is calling on NBC "to beef up its coverage of China's complicity with the Sudanese government's genocidal campaign in Darfur... [TVNewser]

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

NBC/MSNBC Announces TCA Panel - Posted July 17, 2008
Insiders at the Television Critics Association press tour tell TVNewser that NBC News president Steve Capus, political director Chuck Todd, and correspondents/anchors Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Joe Scarborough will make up the network's panel next week. The session is scheduled for 1:30pmET Monday.... [TVNewser]

NBC/MSNBC Announces TCA Panel - Posted July 17, 2008
Insiders at the Television Critics Association press tour tell TVNewser that NBC News president Steve Capus, political director Chuck Todd, and correspondents/anchors Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Joe Scarborough will make up the network's panel next week. The session is scheduled for 1:30pmET Monday.... [TVNewser]

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

Tony Snow's Death: Brian Williams Statement - Posted July 12, 2008
Statement from NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams: When I lost my own Sister to breast cancer, Tony was among the first to contact me to offer comfort. He faced his own struggle with the bravery of an infantryman. He was a rare combination of true believer and honest broker — and... [TVNewser]

Torch-Passing, TVNewser Style - Posted July 26, 2007
For a couple hours, the back room at Michael's was transformed into a television news executive bender, a happy hour in honor of our outgoing TVNewser, Brian Stelter [right], and incoming TVNewser, er, 'Newsers: Chris Ariens, Diane Clehane, Alissa Kinsky and Philadelphia Inquirer TV columnist and Katie Couric nemesis Gail Shister. Some... [FishBowlNY]

Peacock Productions Following Proud Tradition - Posted July 12, 2007
Is Ben Silverman influencing NBC News by some insidious mind control? Peacock Productions, which sounds like a soft-porn video company, is a new nonfiction provider for NBC, MSNBC, etc. NBC News president, Steve Capus says: There have been times in the past where the news category was viewed too narrowly. This is... [FishBowlLA]

'Killer' Coverage - Posted April 19, 2007
Media notes on the bizarre twist in the Va. Tech shooter case: NYT: The package sent by the killer to NBC forced the network to make "tough decisions," many orchestrated by NBC News prez Steve Capus. It arrived yesterday at NBC headquarters in New York and was almost immediately flagged as suspicious,... [FishBowlNY]

MSNBC Drops Imus: NBC Prez Plays Hardball - Posted April 11, 2007
Steve Capus on MSNBC's Hardball tonight: "I've received hundreds, if not thousands of emails, both internal and external, with people with very strong views about what should happen. I've listened to those people with their comments. And many of them are people who have worked at... [FishBowlNY]

MSNBC Drops Imus: NBC Prez Memo To Staff - Posted April 11, 2007
For the second time in a week, NBC president Steve Capus had to send an Imus memo to staffers — and this time it's to deliver the good-bad news: Over the course of the last week many of you have reached out to me and expressed your strong viewpoints on the Don... [FishBowlNY]

NBC News Prez' Imus Memo: 'I Take Imus At His Word' - Posted April 10, 2007
NBC News president Steve Capus sent this note to all NBC/MSNBC employees last night: This afternoon we took decisive action as it relates to the deplorable comments by Don Imus on his nationally broadcast radio program. We've suspended the Imus MSNBC simulcast for two weeks, beginning next Monday. We decided to start... [FishBowlNY]

NBC Memo: Imus to Take Meaningful Actions - Posted April 10, 2007
Tabloid Baby has the NBC memo from NBC News honcho Steve Capus and it's a little masterpiece of ass-covering. Capus believes that Imus will take serious, meaningful corrective actions. Whatever those are. The closing 'graph reads: I want all of us to be mindful of the diversity issues we have in our... [FishBowlLA]

Alex Wallace Named EP Of NBC Nightly News - Posted March 5, 2007
MEMO from Steve Capus President, NBC News Subject: Nighty News Executive Producer NBC News, today, begins a new era with an outstanding announcement. Alex Wallace has been named executive producer of the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. As you know, Alex has been my primary deputy in the front office, serving as a... [FishBowlNY]

Brian Williams: 'A Reporter, Not A Cowboy' - Posted March 5, 2007
Brian Williams is in Iraq. "The decision to come here was mine." Bono is apparently not with him. Good line from NBC News president Steve Capus, lifted from his exchange with "Howie" Kurtz on CNN's Reliable Sources over the weekend: KURTZ: Steve, did you have any reservations about sending your anchor into a... [FishBowlNY]