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Studio changes are coming to 30 Rock.
WNBC/Channel 4 is going downstairs from its studio on the 7th floor to studio 3C, the home of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
A WNBC spokesman confirms to FishbowlNY that 3C should be ready for the conversion from network to local by year’s end.
“Nightly News” stays on the 3rd Floor, calling the larger 3B its new home, which will include a set for Williams’ new newsmagazine Rock Center, debuting October 31.
ABC News' Christiane Amanpour
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, on the job since 2004, was selected yesterday as one of the Giants of Broadcasting at a ceremony in Manhattan.
Williams, who grew up in Middletown, New Jersey, worked at WCBS/Channel 2 earlier in his career.
Charles Osgood was honored as part of CBS’ Sunday Morning program. Osgood has hosted the iconic broadcast since 1994 when Charles Kuralt stepped down.
“We had an hour and a half, which is time enough to cover a lot of territory and you can devote a little time to things that otherwise you wouldn’t have time for,” Osgood says.
Rick Buckley, who ran WOR Radio as part of his privately-held chain of stations, was honored posthumously. His wife, Connie spoke emotionally about Buckley, who died in July.
ABC’s This Week host Christiane Amanpour (above), the longtime CNN correspondent, was among the inductees.
TVNewser has more from Friday’s event.
We have photos from the luncheon after the jump.
Anyone tuning to WOR 710 recently thinking they’re hearing an influx of NBC-related programming would be right!
NBC News and WOR Radio have joined forces in a broadcasting partnership. NBC News will be the dominant provider of international and national news for the talk radio station.
As part of the arrangement, WOR will simulcast Meet the Press in its entirety every Sunday morning at 9.
Additionally, starting this week WOR began airing NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams live each day at 6:30 p.m.
WOR has already been using the NBC News Radio resources for several years to provide updates throughout the day. The signature NBC chimes will be played before each “NBC News Radio” update as well as the tagline “WOR powered by the world wide resources of NBC News.” Westwood One is official radio partner of NBC News.
Thirteen individuals with a rich history in the business have been selected as this year’s Giants of Broadcasting. The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation puts the event together each year.
Among the stellar list:
Bill Baker, WNET president emeritus will serve as master of ceremonies. The awards ceremony takes place on October 14 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan.
Though he’s virtually unknown to today’s younger generation, during a four-decade span, nobody was smoother at spinning records on New York radio than the incomparable William B. Williams (right).
Williams was synonymous with hosting the Make Believe Ballroom on WNEW 1130, which he started in 1957. He is credited with giving Frank Sinatra his famous title “Chairman of the Board.”
Williams was honored for his iconic role in radio with a spot in the National Association of Broadcasters and the National Radio Halls of Fame.
Fittingly, Williams was to be enshrined last month in the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
Williams, sadly, died before receiving any of the well-deserved accolades.
Veteran WNYW/Channel 5 anchorman Ernie Anastos was emcee for the New York Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame ceremonies Monday night on Lake George.
The next morning, Regis Philbin, a member of this year’s Hall class, showed several pictures from the event on Live with Regis and Kelly. One photo had Philbin displaying his trophy, alongside NBC Nightly News anchor and Broadcaster of the Year, Brian Williams, and the 2007 inductee Anastos.
Of his Philbin said Anastos “was terrific.”
In addition to Philbin, among those being inducted in the NYSBA’s Hall of Fame were the late but legendary air personality William B. Williams and Rick Buckley, the head of Buckley Broadcasting and WOR.
— DIANE CLEHANE
It’s been hard enough to keep track of the steady stream of A-listers that pour into Michael’s on any given Wednesday, but this afternoon really kept me hopping. While the usual roster of boldface names traded air kisses and table hopped in the front room, the garden room was filled to the brim for a luncheon hosted by Patricia Duff to celebrate The Gray Zone, the first novel from her longtime pal, producer and screenwriter Daphna Ziman. Perched at the bar with my friend, designer David Biscaye who will soon be off to London and Torino, Italy in search of treasures for his clients, I nabbed Daphna for a quick chat before she could join her guests that included author Naomi Wolf, Debbie Bancroft, Patty Raynes, artist Mark Kostabi and actress Beverly Todd. (You might recall Beverly’s scene stealing performance in Crash as a drug addicted mother devastated by the death of her son.)
Daphna told me she got the idea for the book two years ago in the midst of watching her marriage implode. She found it “empowering” to write about a heroine who flees an abusive household and becomes involved in a personal crusade to stop human trafficking. “I was stuck in the horrific reality of a divorce but I was able to live in another world through my character,” said the author. While the novel is a work of fiction, Daphna knows her subject matter well. She is founder of CUN (Children Uniting Nations) and the chairperson of ABC LOVE (Adoption Brings Children Love). An adoptive mother of two, she is passionate about stopping the trafficking of children and will be speaking out on the subject during her book tour that includes a spot on tonight’s broadcast of NBC’s Nightly News.
Here’s a rundown on today’s crowd:
1. David Poltrack of CBS presiding over a table full of business types
2. Peter Brown
3. Producer Jean Doumanian, Barbara Lieberman and Vidicom’s Christy Ferer
4. Mike Ovitz with a well-heeled gent we didn’t get to meet
American Idol was, once again, the number one show of the week in New York. The Wednesday night performance show got an estimated 1.9 million viewers with a 9.5 rating on Fox 5/WNYW, according to the Nielsen Company. The elimation show settled in at number three for the week (1.6 million/8.2).
Dancing With The Stars held the second (1.7 million/8.4), fourth (1.3 million/6.4), and seventh (866,000/4.3) positions on WABC.
60 Minutes, just hours before news broke about the death of Osama Bin Laden, was fifth (921,000/4.6).
As for Bin Laden, NBC News’ breaking news Sunday night, anchored by Brian Williams, reached number six (895,000/4.4). Coverage on ABC, also from 10:45 p.m. to midnight, was 15th for the week (693,000/3.4).
The breaking news on CNN in the 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. time slot was tied for 24th (556,000/2.8).
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