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Oliver North Keynotes Military Families Fundraiser

Chris Ariens — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:20:14 +0000

Fox News’s Oliver North gave the keynote address at the first ever gala of USA Cares, a group founded five years ago to serve U.S. military families.

Tonight’s event at the Seelbach hotel in Louisville raised more than $100,000 from sponsorships, donations and pledges. The money is used to aid families with quality of life issues caused by a loved one’s service.

The president of USA Cares, Maj. Gen. John Tindall commented, “since we don’t send people to Disney World, we don’t always get the glamorous press that some other organizations get”. Well, Maj. Gen. Tindall, I hope we’ll do.

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CNBC “Emerged Stronger From The Competition”

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:05:55 +0000

Fortune Magazine’s Jessi Hempel writes a 2,500-word article about CNBC and its impact on viewers as the market fluctuates.

Hempel quotes CNBC President Mark Hoffman, who says, “We’re always looking for qualitative combat on the air. Most of these conversations live somewhere between fear on one end and greed on the other. One person wants to unload something, and another person wants to pick it up.”

A major focus of the article is also on the new competition for CNBC, Fox Business. GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt said in the article, “They’ll continue to get better, and we have to get better as well.”

The piece also delved deep into the numbers.

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The Situation with Dobbs from Friday’s Situation Room

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:13:17 +0000

The Huffington Post caught a Lou Dobbs slip-up from Friday’s Situation Room, when the CNN anchor almost used the term “cotton-picker” when referring to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.

Dobbs was commenting on what Rice had said regarding the “birth defect” of race in America. Dobbs disagreed with Rice, and brought in Sen. Barack Obama as well. “The reality is, this is the most socially, ethnically, religiously, racially diverse society on the face of the earth,” he said.

Then, he began another thought. “Not a single one of these cotton…these just ridiculous politicians should be the moderator on the issue of race,” he said toward the end of the soundbite.

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Count Up or Countdown?

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:58:19 +0000

A special edition of MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann aired last night on the mothership at NBC. The hour-long network special, broadcast at 7pm, finished fourth in the time period in Total Viewers according to fast-national ratings.

Olbermann’s first network special in August finished third in Total Viewers, but last night’s special eclipsed the rating figure by about 10%.

Olbermann competed with the end of the Kansas-Davidson NCAA Tournament game and the beginning of 60 Minutes on CBS (14,730,000 viewers), America’s Funniest Home Videos on ABC (8,270,000) and King of the Hill and American Dad on FOX (3,770,000). Countdown finished with 3,370,000 viewers.

Also, compared to Dateline last week at 7pmET, NBC was down 43%. Still, the program brought in more than triple what Countdown averages in Total Viewers on MSNBC, which is averaging 1,038,000 viewers in the first quarter of 2008.

An NBC insider tells TVNewser, “We’re thrilled with the additional exposure Countdown has received on the network.”

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The Scoreboard: Friday, Mar. 28

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:21:05 +0000

25-54 demographic: (L +SD)

Total day: FNC: 190 | CNN: 152 | MSNBC: 100 | HLN: 100

Prime: FNC: 272 | CNN: 234 | MSNBC: 160 | HLN: 88


	5p:	6p:	7p:	8p:	9p:	10p:	11p:

FNC	ElectionHQ:	Hume:	Shep:	O’Reilly:	H&C:	Greta:	O’Reilly:
	201	284	244	318	282	215	276

CNN	Blitzer:	Blitzer:	Dobbs:	Spec.Invest.:	King:	Cooper:	Cooper:
	144	154	248	287	226	188	226

MSNBC	Hardball:	Gregory:	Hardball:	Countdown:	Verdict:	Countdown:	Investig.:
	117	113	129	224	146	112	154

HLN	Prime:	Prime:	Beck:	Grace:	Beck:	Grace:	Showbiz:
	118	103	98	148	50	75	117

Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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Gasparino: “When You Do Live TV, Sparks Fly”

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:18:35 +0000

Broadcasting & Cable’s Marisa Guthrie writes a profile today of CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino. Gasparino has been quiet lately after some recent outburts (vacation will do that).

He talked with Guthrie about one of those “verbal scuffles,” with CNBC media and technology editor Dennis Kneale, a couple weeks ago.

“When you do live TV, sparks fly. That’s what’s good about it. It’s impromptu and we’re both big enough boys to forget about it when it happens,” he said.

Gasparino also said he was recently hired by HarperCollins to write his third book, “The Sellout,” about the collapse of Bear Stearns. “They want me to do it tomorrow but Ive got a day job, so I’m going to do it in a year,” he said.

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Henneberg Announces “Breaking News”

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:35:54 +0000

As she ended her interview with FNC’s newest bride, correspondent Molly Henneberg announced some breaking news: she’s engaged. Following a rundown of how the possible 2008 presidential match-ups, America’s Newsroom co-anchor Megyn Kelly said, “You have some breaking news on a personal match-up, I understand.”

“I do. I got engaged over the weekend. I’m so excited,” said Henneberg, as she flashed the bling.

Henneberg announced that, “The lucky, lucky man,” as Kelly described him, is Chris Nagle. Will it be a summer wedding? “Party to continue in July,” said Kelly at the end of the conversation.

“And we’ve got a new lead story!” said co-anchor Bill Hemmer.

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Lou Dobbs Featured in Movie Trailer…Sort Of

Chris Ariens — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:03:52 +0000

Uh oh. Lou Dobbs fight club might have a new member, or three. A trailer for the Fox Searchlight film Under the Same Moon includes quotes from three reviewers who all reference Lou Dobbs’s anti-illegal immigrant stance, even one from a fellow Time-Warner property.

A Fox Searchlight spokesperson confirms the quotes are authentic and that all three publications (Time, CSM, and Entertainment Weekly) cited Dobbs.

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Rendell: “Fox Has Done the Fairest Job”

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:57:12 +0000

Pennsylvania governor and former DNC chairman Ed Rendell appeared this morning on Fox & Friends, and complimented the network for its “very balanced” coverage.

“Fox has done the fairest job, has remained most objective of all the cable networks — you hate both our candidates,” Rendell said. “No, I’m only kidding, but you actually have done a very balanced job of reporting the news.”

Rendell, who is a supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, also mentioned how FNC has not gotten “caught up with Senator Obama” (maybe he didn’t mind those “two hours of Obama bashing” a couple weeks ago).

F&F co-anchor Steve Doocy was so excited by the compliment, apparently things reached a Chris Matthews level.

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Robin Meade: Connecting with Viewers & Pitches

Chris Ariens — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:35:08 +0000

Robin Meade getting some batting tips from Indians outfielder Dave Dellucci.

Cleveland Indians fan and HLN anchor Robin Meade isn’t playing around. The Morning Express anchor got some on-the-field time during the Braves-Indians exhibition game Saturday at Turner field. She even kept Indians pitching coach Carl Willis running. “[A]fter throwing to all the guys to try to let off a little bit, I lost it. She’s an intimidating figure at the plate.”

She also got some tips from Dave Dellucci. “David was a really great coach,” Meade said. “I don’t do any sports, so I thought I was going to make a complete fool of myself doing this. But I connected on a lot of them.”

The visit to the ballpark will be featured in an upcoming Morning Express podcast.

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Covering The King Anniversary

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:25:52 +0000

This Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and networks are set to mark the occasion in a variety of ways.

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien anchors the special “Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination” at 9pmET on Thursday. The special is the first in CNN’s Black in America series.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal highlights some of the coverage taking place in the area.

The Appeal notes that “news teams from around the world,” are converging on Memphis, with CBS producer Mary Lou Teel and CBS Capital Hill correspondent Chip Reid there last weekend. Also, slated to originate from Memphis will be live broadcasts of the NBC Nightly News, reports from Today show hosts Ann Curry and Al Roker and a live cut-in from CNN’s Larry King Live on Friday. BBC World News is also in town, among other international news organizations.

The week after the anniversary, MSNBC revisits the issue of race in America with the special “Meeting David Wilson,” airing at 9pmET on April 11, hosted by Tiki Barber. A 90-minute live discussion, anchored by Brian Williams, follows the special.

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Dateline Has Biggest Audience in 17 Months

Chris Ariens — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:55:37 +0000

Dateline’s two-hour special Friday night featuring the mistaken identity story of the Van Ryn and Cerak families helped give the newsmagazine its best numbers in almost 17 months (Oct. 20, 2006). 10.5M Total Viewers (Nielsen fast affiliate/live +SD) watched the show. Additionally, the Matt Lauer special averaged a 3.2 rating/10 share in A18-49; the best since December 1, 2006.

The second hour of the special is poised to win the time period in Total Viewers and the key demos, beating CBS’s coverage of the NCAA tournament and ABC’s 20/20. Final numbers will be released this afternoon.

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It’s A Girl For Today‘s Giada DeLaurentiis

Alissa Krinsky — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:46:05 +0000

Today contributor Giada De Laurentiis is a first-time mom: Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson was born on Saturday afternoon, weighing 5 lbs, 13 oz. She arrived five days ahead of her due date.

De Laurentiis, a professional chef and Food Network fixture, is married to clothing designer Todd Thompson. She had announced her pregnancy on-air last fall, telling Today viewers that Thompson was excited but “freaked out”, too.

In addition to her mom, Baby Jade has another famous family member: her great-grandfather is film producer Dino De Laurentiis.

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ABC’s Water Webcasts

SteveK — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:17:45 +0000

Beginning today at 3pmET, ABC’s World News webcast will feature reports on the world’s water supplies every day this week. The reports will take place from five different regions around the globe.

Today’s report by Dana Hughes, comes from Ethiopia, and is based around the efforts being made to better manage water resources. Later this week reports will focus on the United Arab Emirates, India and the United States.

The reports will be part of the daily webcast, anchored by Charles Gibson, that airs live online every day at 3pmET. It can be viewed on the ABC News web site, ABC News NOW and is available on iTunes, RSS feeds and mobile phones.

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“Making Room” for Kathie Lee

Gail Shister — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:15:28 +0000

It’s official. Starting next Monday, Kathie Lee Gifford joins Hoda Kotb to anchor the fourth hour of the Today show. “I’m eight years older, ten pounds heavier and a half inch shorter, and just in time for HD television,” said Gifford on the increasingly expanding Today show couch. When Meredith Vieira asked what convinced her to return to morning TV, Gifford said, in a word, “Hoda.” The two had lunch at the Rainbow Room and immediately hit it off.

The fourth hour launched Sept. 10 with Kotb, Ann Curry and Natalie Morales as co-anchors. Matt Lauer sorted out the anchor details going forward, “Ann and Natalie are going to be spending more time with us on this show” (in fact, by 8am, Curry was off to join Sen. Barack Obama on the campaign trail, so Morales read the news update.) To Curry and Morales, Gifford added, “you guys must be relieved a little bit, too…so thank you for making room for me.”

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