The Ticker: Cooper, Carlson, Wallace…

> Someone was staring at Anderson Cooper a little too closely when the CNN anchor was in Crawford, Texas last week — and then they caught this on camera…

> A Gawker reader calls Tucker Carlson’s chat line. (It’s 1-877-TCARLSON, by the way…)

> “Wait, wait, who’s interviewing here?” Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace tossed a few questions to Jon Stewart on last night’s Daily Show, via TV Squad…

> “News Corp. is making a bold online media bet.” CNN/Money wonders: “Is it too little too late?”

> Interesting anonymous tip about yesterday’s American Morning new-set post: “Don’t be surprised if AM stays there. They have yet to give final approval on the costs of lighting and set and from the approval it will take twelve weeks minimum to do all the work…which may mean January.”

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