Fox News host and correspondent Clayton Morris and wife Natali Morris welcomed a mini-Morris into their family yesterday. Natali gave birth to a baby girl yesterday afternoon. “Fox & Friends First” host Ainsley Earhardt talked about the news on the program this morning.
Fox News campaign embed Joy Linspoke to Allure magazine about life on the campaign trail. it ain’t pretty or glamorous: “You’re just this traveling entity. The call time for an event could be as early as 6:30 AM and we might not get back to the hotel until 2AM. If I was lucky, I’d get six hours of sleep.”
The NBC “Today” anchors, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker and Natalie Morales, learned how to perform in a very…unusual…off-Broadway show called “Fuerza Bruta.” It made for a revealing segment.
“Fox & Friends” celebrated Brian Kilmeade‘s birthday with a cake on the show this morning. “We have no plans for my birthday,” Kilmeade told his co-hosts. “I just want to get through it.”
The “Power Player of the Week” on “Fox News Sunday” yesterday was “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek. “Yes, I have been thinking about retiring,” he told Chris Wallace. “But I’m torn, because I enjoy doing the show so much.”
Katie Couric‘s upcoming syndicated talk show has launched on Twitter and Facebook. Couric relaunched her Facebook fan page to be focused on the show, and her staff has launched a new Twitter account @KatieShow, for the talk program. So far the pages have shared a number of behind the scenes photos about the show’s prep work.
Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varneyis interviewed by luxury lifestyle magazineThe Robb Report. Varney, a Brit, talks about his love for his adopted country at his home in the Catskills: “Up there, I’ve got a gigantic American flag. Every Fourth of July, we winch it up the side of the house on pulleys so it covers the entire house, or at least the front and side of it—which is ironic, is it not, for an Englishman to be flying a gigantic American flag?”
C-SPAN is partnering with video social sharing service Tout for the channel’s tour of North Carolina May 3-8. The C-SPAN bus will be traveling across the state, and people can stop by the bus and share their thoughts on the election via Tout. Stops include UNC and Wake Forest.
Mark Joyella, a CNN digital producer for “Erin Burnett OutFront,” is returning to local television. Beginning in June, he will be the weekend morning anchor for WFTV in Orlando, TVSpy reports.
Fox Business Network’s Sandra Smithtells Alister & Paine how she keeps the audience interested. “Business anchors need to avoid jargon,” she said. “People don’t want to be talked down to.”
Bobby Brown gave his first interview since Whitney Houston‘s death to NBC’s Matt Lauer. “‘I’m not the reason she’s gone,” Brown tells Lauer. The interview airs Wednesday and Thursday on “Today.”
iReport wants to have its own Presidential debate. Starting now and running until May 4, the CNN user-generated content site will be seeking submissions on what issues are important to voters. The top 20 will then be put up to a vote, with users able to rank them on importance. iReporters will then be asked with defending or critiquing each side of the top 20 issues, with the end goal of having he candidates respond to the issues.
“Sanjay Gupta, MD” is getting a new timeslot on Saturdays. The program will move to 4:30 PM ET, with “CNN Saturday Morning” taking over its previous 7:30 AM timeslot. “Gupta MD” will remain in its 7:30 AM timeslot on Sundays.
Johns Hopkins University asked Wolf Blitzer who his “dream interview” would be with. Check out his response below.
Robert Frank joins CNBC next month as a correspondent covering American wealth. The Wall Street Journal veteran will provide in-depth features, reporting and analysis about the world of the wealthy.
Maria Bartiromo has been named Woman of the Year by the Financial Women’s Association. At the event Tuesday night, Bartiromo delivered an inspiring key note about how she overcame challenges to advance in her career.
All the women of CNBC get featured in Business Insider. It’s an update to a list BI created two years ago, as there have been a few arrivals and departures of late.
HBO has renewed “Real Time with Bill Maher” for two more years, bringing the show through 2014. “Bill Maher’s irreverent wit and fearless insights make him the perfect observer for these unpredictable times,” said programming chief Michael Lombardo. “I’m delighted that we can continue to offer an uncensored forum for his original and thoughtful humor.”
Did you know that FBN correspondent Peter Barnes writes children’s books in his spare time? He talks to Capitol File about the side-job, including how he uses the books to teach kids about history and government. “We’re not going to do a book about a cute puppy or kitty,” says Barnes. “It’s going to be something that fills a need, is a good keepsake, or can be used in the classroom.”
As we noted last week, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith MC’d an event honoring New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Smith sat down with Manning to talk about the Super Bowl and Ole Miss:
Bloomberg TV’s Sara Eisen talks to Wall Street Sector Selector about anchoring “Inside Track” from 6-8amET. “The goal is to talk about all the stories that you’re going to be hearing about all day long before they actually manifest themselves in the markets,” she says. “It’s a 6 to 8 am show so it’s just the perfect way to set up the day.”
After appearing on “The Tonight Show” two weeks ago, David Gregory turned the tables on Jay Leno for this week’s “Meet the Press” PRESS Pass. “There’s just so much more media now that you do,” Leno told Gregory on how his program has changed over the years. “You have to tweet out stuff, then you Instagram stuff, then you send out pictures. The show doesn’t just end anymore.”
Fox News’ Kelly Wright has been recognized by Morehouse College for his “Beyond the Dream” series. The school inducted him this year into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Sponsors. “What it means for me to recieve this award is just a fantastic feeling of appreciation, not only to Morehouse but to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Wright said.
President Obama will be making his first trip to NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” next week. The show will tape live from the University of North Carolina, with musical guest Dave Matthews. The booking is also a coup for Fallon, which becomes the first non-news program to book President Obama this election cycle, now that Mitt Romney is all but assured the GOP nomination. Fallon is soliciting questions for the President via Twitter, so ask away!
BBC America hosted its annual upfront party last night in New York, and it was more bacchanal than boring. Fire breathers, ring-dancers and men and women in fanciful and frightening costumes were abound. More details at our sister site FishbowlNY.
Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith will be returning to his alma mater Ole Miss. Smith will be emceeing a dinner in honor of Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who is also an Ole Miss alum, as well as a friend of Smith’s. The Ole Miss M-Club Alumni Chapter is organizing the event, which will also have Eli’s brother Peyton Manning and father Archie Manning in attendance.
MSNBC host Ed Schultz was named one of the “most influential” radio talk hosts in America by the leading radio trade magazine Talkers. Schultz is also the highest-ranked liberal on the list, which was topped by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Michael Savage. The full list can be viewed here.
Investigation Discovery anchor Paula Zahn is moderating a panel discussion on the Violence Against Women Act at the White House today. Vice President Biden will host the event, which will also be streamed live here starting at 11 AM.
CBS News’ “48 Hours Mystery” is teaming up with famed crime author Ann Rule to try and shed light on a 1998 murder. The death of Ronda Reynolds was originally ruled a suicide, but there appeared to be more to the story,. Rule ended up writing a book about the case. The story airs on “48 Hours Mystery” Saturday night at 10 PM.
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