Tamron Hall

T.J. Holmes, Melissa Harris-Perry Named to 'TheGrio's 100' List - Posted January 31, 2012
"TheGrio's 100" list was unveiled on "Today" this morning. The list, organized by NBC's TheGrio.com, honors Black History Month, which begins tomorrow, by spotlighting 100 individuals from various fields that are "the next generation of African-American histor... [TVNewser]

A Comedian, a Governor and a Network Morning Anchor Walk Into a Bar To Toast a Cable News Host... - Posted November 2, 2011
Last night at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City, MSNBC threw a party for "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, whose book Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero was released yesterday. Despite the chill outside, the rooftop t... [TVNewser]

TVNewsers Wear Purple To Show Their 'Spirit' - Posted October 20, 2011
People across the country today participated in "Spirit Day," wearing purple as a sign of support for LGBT youth. The movement, started by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, counted several visible people as champions of the anti-bullying cause: morning anchors, evening anchors and cable anchors on several networks were... [FishbowlNY]

TVNewsers Wear Purple To Show Their 'Spirit' - Posted October 20, 2011
People across the country today participated in "Spirit Day," wearing purple as a sign of support for LGBT youth. The movement, started by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, counted several visible people as champions of the anti-bullying cause: morning anchors, evening anchors and cable anchors on several networks were... [TVNewser]

Tamron Hall on MSNBC's Primetime: 'I have great admiration for them. But it's not something I am interested in' - Posted October 11, 2011
MSNBC's Tamron Hall tells Atlantic Wire what makes her show -- during MSNBC's mid-afternoons -- different than what MSNBC primetime is all about: ... [TVNewser]

A Number of Newsers Make Root 100 List, Despite Odd Absences - Posted October 5, 2011
The Root has released its 2011 list of the most influential African Americans, and many TV news personalities are present. Leading the way are CNN anchors Soledad O'Brien... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Expanding 'Lean Forward' Campaign to Dayside Anchors - Posted September 8, 2011
MSNBC is preparing to expand its "Lean Forward" branding campaign to its dayside anchors. The channel is beginning work on ads featuring its dayside news team, with "Daily Rundown" anchor Chuck Todd starring in the first of the new ads: ... [TVNewser]

Cablers Plan Extended Weekend Coverage for Hurricane Irene - Posted August 26, 2011
It's all hands on deck for the cable news networks, even though many of those hands will be in the path of Hurricane Irene (satellite image above from 2:17pmET.) Fox News is planning to preempt the business block tomorrow from 10am-NoonET as well as "Huckabee," and Jeanin... [TVNewser]

Hurricane Irene Could Change Coverage Plans for Dedication of MLK Jr. Memorial - Posted August 25, 2011
The cable networks are planning special coverage Sunday morning for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. But Hurricane Irene could scrap some of the outdoor anchor positions the nets had been planning. And while the event will go on rain or shine, the ceremony... [TVNewser]

Cuffed | Art Appreciation | Return of The Butt-Knockers - Posted July 22, 2011
TVNewser: A Florida man has been arrested for stalking MSNBC's Tamron Hall. UnBeige: Turns out peo... [FishbowlNY]

FL Man Arrested for Stalking MSNBC's Tamron Hall - Posted July 22, 2011
A Florida man was arrested and charged with stalking MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall this week after allegedly lurking at her apartment building on two separate occasions, The New York Post ... [TVNewser]

Obama and Atlantis Compete for Cable Time - Posted July 8, 2011
President Obama appeared in the Rose Garden this morning to talk about the ailing economy amid the meager jobs report and rise in the unemployment rate. Obama's statement comes as the final countdown is on for the final shuttle launch. At this hour, Atlantis is still set to lift off at 11:26amET.... [TVNewser]

Networks, Cablers Plan Coverage of the Final Launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program - Posted July 7, 2011
Tomorrow at 11:25 AM ET, the Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch, the final launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which first sent craft into orbit in 1981. There is a strong chance that weather could delay the launch, but that isn't stopping the broadcast networks and cable news organizations... [TVNewser]

Howard Stern Heckler Benjy Bronk Disrupts Rep. Weiner Resignation Announcement - Posted June 16, 2011
You knew this wasn't going to end smoothly. With dozens of cameras broadcasting live on more than a half dozen networks Rep. Anthony Weiner announced he was leaving his seat in Congress following a sexting scandal. Midway through his announcement -- hard to call it a n... [TVNewser]

Couches, Cobi and Comcast at the Cable Show - Posted June 16, 2011
The 2011 Cable Show is in full gear in Chicago, and as usual a number of high-profile TV news personalities are in attendance to moderate panels, host shows and sign autographs. Fox News Channel's Steve Doocy made an appearance at the Fox ... [TVNewser]

Coverage Plans for Pres. Obama's Ground Zero Visit - Posted May 4, 2011
[caption id="attachment_64752" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Obama and McCain visit Ground Zero in 2008"][/caption] President Obama will be in New York tomorrow to visit Ground Zero. His first visit to the site since being elected President, and a symbolic one since the death of Osama Bin laden on Sunday. The big three... [TVNewser]

Speaking Words of Wisdom - Posted May 1, 2011
'Tis the graduation season once again. And that means numerous commencement speeches from TV journos and analysts. Here now, then, is TVNewser's fourth annual list of who's-speaking-where-and-when (in alphabetical order): CNBC's Maria Bartirom... [TVNewser]

A Young David Gregory Shows off Red Hair and Freckles - Posted April 11, 2011
NBC's "Today" Show played an embarrassing game of show and tell on Friday by showing school pictures of the hosts. "My little girl who is at school now, she will not smile, not even on the retakes, she refuses," NBC "Meet the Press" host D... [FishbowlDC]

Class of 2011 Revealed for TheGrio's 100: History Makers in the Making - Posted February 1, 2011
TheGrio kicked off Black History Month by revealing the 2011 class of TheGrio's 100: History Makers in the Making... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Maria Bartiromo, Chris Matthews, Tamron Hall to Broadcast Live from CES for NBC Universal - Posted January 3, 2011
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show will open its doors later this week, and NBC Universal is back as its "official broadcast partner" for the fourth straight year. A number of anchors from CNBC and MSNBC will be broadcasting live from the show including ... [TVNewser]

Former WNBC Reporter Carol Anne Riddell Faces Backlash to Scandalous Wedding Announcement - Posted December 20, 2010
The New York Times wedding announcement for former WNBC reporter-anchor Carol Anne Riddell is causing a stir online with commenters criticizing Riddell's marriage... [TVSpy]

Willie Geist's 'Freak Show' Party - Posted November 1, 2010
TVNewser went to Willie Geist's party Friday night to celebrate his book, "American Freak Show." Geist is the Co-Host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and host of "Way to Early with Willie Geist." Some of the notable guests were the au... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Asks Guests to 'Lean Forward' at Launch Party - Posted October 29, 2010
Last night MSNBC held a launch party for its "Lean Forward" branding campaign at 7 World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. Held on the 49th floor of the building, the room had floor to ceiling windows that offered a beautiful unobstructed view of the midtown skyline and a more sobering one... [TVNewser]

Hoda Kotb Book Party: Matt Lauer, Suze Orman, the Giffords & Jeff Zucker on his future: 'Relax and wait for the next endeavor.' - Posted October 12, 2010
TVNewser dropped in on Hoda Kotb's book party at Donny Deutsch's townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side last night. The longtime NBC News correspondent and co-host of the 4th h... [TVNewser]

2pm MSNBC slot has a name: 'News Nation wth Tamron Hall' - Posted October 11, 2010
The 2pmET timeslot on MSNBC now has a name: "News Nation with Tamron Hall" debuted today. This is the show Donald Trump hinted at last month when he wa... [TVNewser]

Cami McCormick to Accept CBS Award an Annual Murrow Dinner - Posted October 2, 2010
CBS's Harry Smith, CNN's John Roberts, ABC's Jim Sciutto, NBC's Ann Curry, and MSNBC's Tamron Hal... [TVNewser]

Newsers Make 'Most Stylish New Yorkers' List - Posted September 16, 2010
•I know you all have been waiting for the US Weekly "25 Most Stylish New Yorkers" List. Well, here it is. Three tvnewsers have made the list, and none of them is Anderson Cooper. ... [TVNewser]

Donald Trump to Tamron Hall: 'I Hear You're Getting a New Show' - Posted September 9, 2010
It started out as just another routine, cross-promotional interview. Donald Trump appeared on MSNBC this morning to discuss the upcoming season of NBC's The Apprentice, which will feature out-of-work contestants. ... [TVNewser]

NBC Newsers Take Part in Miss Universe Pageant - Posted August 24, 2010
In case you missed it, NBC's "Today" show anchor Natalie Morales was the co-host of last night's Miss Universe pageant, along with "Celebrity Apprentice" winner Bret Michaels. Miss Mexico took home the crown during the te... [TVNewser]

MSNBC and Ebony Partner Up - Posted August 8, 2010
This week, MSNBC begins a partnership with Ebony magazine focusing on the challenges facing the public education system. Beginning tomorrow, the newschannel will present twice-daily segments culminating in a two-hour special, "Making The Grade," one week from today at NoonET. MSNBC's ... [TVNewser]

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner? - Posted July 28, 2010
WaPo's Sally Quinn is out of the wedding writing business. And it looks as though she won't get a chance to revive the genre anytime soon. This morning Quinn told MSNBC's dayside anchor Tamron Hall that she and her hub... [FishbowlDC]

Willie Geist Fills in for Matt Lauer on 'Today' - Posted June 30, 2010
MSNBC's "Way Too Early" host Willie Geist made his debut as Matt Lauer's fill-in on the "Today" show today, increasing his visibility 25 fold, from a couple hundred thousand v... [TVNewser]

Jay Leno Sets Up Kevin Eubanks with Tamron Hall - Posted May 27, 2010
Jay Leno had a surprise for band leader Kevin Eubanks last night: MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall. The long-time band leader is leaving the "Tonight" show soon and Leno brought in Hall to meet him. Video: ... [TVNewser]

Tamron Hall & Ed Schultz to Host 'Debating the Black Agenda' - Posted April 17, 2010
MSNBC is shaking up its afternoon schedule tomorrow as it carries a live panel discussion from Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York. From Noon-2pmET, MSNBC anchors Tamron Hall and Ed Schultz will host a forum that will air live on MSNBC. The program will delve into issues including politics,... [TVNewser]

ABC Considering Midday Newscast? - Posted March 16, 2010
The NY Observer's Felix Gillette reports that ABC News execs have been considering a "midday news and lifestyle program that would be one part 'Good Morning America,' one part 'The View.'" From the NYO: How ABC stations would fit the new show into their daytime line-up re... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Dayside Changes: Return to Single-Anchor Shows; Themed Hours Go Away - Posted January 26, 2010
MSNBC is streamlining its dayside schedule and doing away with the themed hours focused on the economy and politics. It's a back-to-basics approach for the network's daytime news hours which slipped to fifth place in December, behind FNC, CNN, HLN and CNBC between 9am-4pm. TVNewser has learned that eff... [TVNewser]

'You're Cooking So Good the Lights Went Out!' - Posted December 26, 2009
Okay, seriously, what's with the lights at NBC? First, the lights went out Tuesday night during a "Nightly News" live shot. Then Wednesday morning, the studio lights went out during Dylan Ratigan's MSNBC show, and Thursday on the "Today" show, MSNBC's ... [TVNewser]

Chuck and Savannah's "Daily Rundown" Coming to MSNBC Morning - Posted December 14, 2009
They blog, they tweet, they're on Facebook, all as they report for "Today," "Nightly" and MSNBC on the biggest beat in Washington. And now, NBC White House correspodents Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie will ring in the new year with a new show on MSNBC. "Daily Rundown" will take over the 9am hour... [FishbowlDC]

Dylan Ratigan Moving to 4 PM on MSNBC - Posted December 14, 2009
With the announcement that Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie will be getting their ... [TVNewser]

With George Stephanopoulos Nearly Locked In, What About the Rest of 'Good Morning America?' - Posted December 4, 2009
With George Stephanopoulos offered the job of co-hosting "Good Morning America," a game of musical anchor chairs is about to play out at ABC News. In addition to filling his seat at ABC's "This Week," which last week was ... [TVNewser]

Santa Lives in Boston? Who Knew? - Posted November 18, 2009
On MSNBC today, Tamron Hall interviewed Kris Kringle (good get). He's concerned that too many kids are going to be getting H1N1 in their stockings this year. Coming from a 550+ year-old man, that says something. This Santa was actually speaking for all mall Santas, advocating that the H1N1 vaccine be... [TVNewser]

Looks Like Luke Russert Just Got 'Defriended' by Tamron Hall - Posted November 17, 2009
This afternoon MSNBC's Tamron Hall and David Shuster reported on the news that "Unfriend" is the ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Control Room Fail - Posted October 9, 2009
If you were watching MSNBC this afternoon, you may have noticed a lot of promos. TVNewser has learned there have been control room technical issues all afternoon. At 1:55pmET today Andrea Mitchell finished her show, but ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Cancels Carlos Watson at 11am - Posted September 5, 2009
Anchor Carlos Watson has been removed from the 11amET hour of MSNBC's dayside programming effective immediately. Mediaite's Rachel Sklar confirmed the new... [TVNewser]

NBC-WRC Wins DC Media Softball Championship, Shuster's Really Proud - Posted July 13, 2009
Shuster modestly shows off the MMSL championship trophy on MSNBC this afternoon. David Shuster's anchoring MSNBC now, but this weekend he was leading NBC's softball t... [FishbowlDC]

Can You Say That on TV? - Posted July 13, 2009
Here's why we follow @HowardKurtz on Twitter - when we don't have the volume up, he does: MSNBC guest just talked about "investigating Bill Clinton for a blowjob." Didn't know you could say that on TV. Shuster grimaced, apologized Here's what happened -- around 3:49pmET a guest was m... [TVNewser]

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 and... [FishbowlDC]

Anchor Defends Limbaugh : "Do Not Try to Call Out This Network for Doing Our Job" - Posted June 5, 2009
MSNBC's Tamron Hall got fired up yesterday when one of her guests, GOP strategist Alex Conant, pointed out how much time the network spends talking about Rush Limbaugh. Hall defended MSNBC, saying her question relating to Limbaugh's interview with... [TVNewser]

Patti Blago is a Celebrity, Get Her On MSNBC - Posted May 28, 2009
While her husband hogged the spotlight a few months ago, finally it's Patti Blagojevich's time to shine. The censors ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC's Dayside Anchors Debate Carrie Prejean : "Can I Vomit Right Now?" - Posted May 12, 2009
After the wall-to-wall coverage of the Donald Trump/Carrie Prejean news conference, MSNBC's dayside anchor team of ... [TVNewser]

"One of the Last of the News-icans" Appears on Colbert - Posted April 29, 2009
NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel appeared last night on The Colbert Report. Engel, described by Stephen Colbert as "one of the last of the news-icans," talked about why... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.22.09 - Posted April 22, 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 93 covering the Obama administration and ... [FishbowlDC]

The Ticker: CBS, FNC, MSNBC... - Posted April 21, 2009
> 48 Hours Mystery was Saturday night's #1 program in households (5.0 rating / 9 share) and Total Viewers (7.26m). Compared to the same week last year, the CBS News magazine is up 25% in households. The show featured the unsolved murder of Air Force Col. Philip Michael Shue. > Part... [TVNewser]

O'Donnell on Page Six: "That Report Belongs in the Diaper Champ" - Posted April 3, 2009
We're calling BS on part of a Page Six item from this morning that claimed, because of anchor changes at MSNBC, Washington-based anchor Norah O'Donnell was left out in the cold. An "insider" told the Post: And poor Norah. What's she going to do now? She's been cryi... [TVNewser]

Changes At MSNBC - Posted April 1, 2009
Ed Schultz will now host MSNBC's 6pm hour, David Shuster with Tamron Hall will take over 3-5pm and Norah O'Donnell will move to the morning-- more details on that... [FishbowlDC]

Blitzer: We Have "Some New Technology." Cooper: "Is This A Hologram?" - Posted January 17, 2009
The cable nets are filling time today leading up to the big day on Tuesday. Several correspondents are standing on a empty, cold National Mall. Here are some other notes: • Two of the three weekday Fox & Friends were in this morning (Doocy & Kilmeade); Neil Cavuto... [TVNewser]

"If Someone Referred To Me As 'Tamron Hall, the Magic Negro Anchor Lady,' I Would Never See It As Anything Funny" - Posted December 30, 2008
MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall had a lively exchange yesterday with Kate Obenshain, former chair of the Virginia Republican party, over a CD distributed by RNC party chairman candidate ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Loses Power Temporarily - Posted November 21, 2008
MSNBC lost power twice for approximately 20 seconds in the last couple hours. First, around 11:20amET during a report on the condition of Attorney General Michael Mukasey... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.22.08 - Posted October 22, 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]

Daytime Changes For MSNBC - Posted October 19, 2008
MSNBC will be moving to a three-anchor daytime line-up beginning tomorrow, featuring Tamron Hall, Contessa Brewer and ... [TVNewser]

The End of an Update - Posted August 22, 2008
Did you see that? Today marks the final airing of MSNBC's Olympic Update, which aired for two weeks from 5-7pmET. While enjoying strong ratings from an Olympic coverage lead-in, it amassed largely negative ... [TVNewser]

The Place For.... - Posted August 11, 2008
For the next two weeks MSNBC is calling itself The Place for the Olympics. With as many as 12 hours a day of events then a two-hour wrap up show, politics will take a back seat, relegated to Hardball at 7pmET and Countdown at 8. And while it may take war... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Adds Daily Olympic Wrap Up Show - Posted August 7, 2008
MSNBC will produce a two-hour, post Olympics wrap up show which will air weekdays from 5pm-7pmET beginning Monday. Insiders tell us Tamron Hall will anchor from New York and Tiki Barber... [TVNewser]

NYT/MSNBC Campaign Edition Discusses McCain Op-Ed (or Lack Thereof) - Posted July 22, 2008
Today's New York Times Campaign Edition on MSNBC (Tuesday's at 2pmET) tackled the simmering controversy of The New York Times deciding not to run an op-ed from John McCain. About five minutes into the show, anchor ... [TVNewser]

Police, Then Dog, Chase Suspect. Cablers Cover - Posted July 14, 2008
MSNBC and FNC covered a police pursuit (via their affiliates KNBC and KTTV) this morning in Downey, California. But this was no ordinary chase. After a pursuit on the 110 freeway, the two suspects and driver jumped out on a side street. The TV choppers followed one of them as he jumped... [TVNewser]

Dateline Thinks You Might Be Rich - Posted July 8, 2008
In what NBC calls "a different kind of 'Dateline NBC,'" three NBC News personnel will cross the country with an Ed McMahon-esque goal of giving away more than a million dollars. From the press release: "Tiki Barber leads a team of 'on-air detectives,' including NBC News' Peter Alexander and ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.28.07 - Posted December 28, 2007
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS None of your friends and family members ... [FishbowlDC]

Tucker...Out At 4p.m.?!? - Posted June 25, 2007
From TVNewser: Sources tell TVNewser that Tucker Carlson's 4pm ET show will be going away. The program change could happen as early as July 9. Carlson will keep the "Hardball" sandwich timeslot of 6pm ET. Expect to see another hour of MSNBC live at 4pm. >Will incoming anchor Tamron Hall anchor the 4pm? ... [FishbowlDC]