The Ticker: Ford, Bush, McDowell/Kagan…

> A tipster says: “Today on DaySide, Democratic Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. joked that he ‘won’t pay his hotel bill’ unless they have Fox News in the room…”

> Larry King will talk to Laura Bush on CNN tonight…

> Back by popular demand?: MSNBC.com has re-introduced the “fly-out headline menu.” Jennifer Sizemore explains…

> At 3:10pm, Shep Smith introduced Fox’s Dagan McDowell as Daryn Kagan. McDowell was about to do a business report, an e-mailer says. > Update: 3:37pm: “McDowell said to Shep, ‘that’s the second time!’ So it’s happened before. It’s a compliment to McDowell, and you can tell she wasn’t mad.”

Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews.