David Letterman had Rachel Maddow on the Late Show last night and he came out swinging against the “nonsense” he sees on the part of those who are still opposing gay marriage. He found a willing partner in Maddow, who agreed with his impassioned assessment and filled him in on the latest news in the […]
Read moreCNN’s Piers Morgan tonight was fired up both about Congress’ continued inability to deal with gun control and President Obama engaging in “pointless exercise[s}” to lessen the blow of sequestration instead of doing something meaningful like cutting his pricey vacations. Morgan first observed that as passionate as Obama is about doing something on gun control, […]
Read moreIt’s official: Jimmy Fallon will take over “The Tonight Show” from Jay Leno. The transition is set for 2014. On Wednesday, NBC finally confirmed the poorly kept secret. As part of the switch, “The Tonight Show” will return to New York after four decades in Los Angeles. Fallon declared, “I’m really excited to host a […]
Read moreDonald Trump is done beating his chest … at least for now … TMZ has learned The Donald has withdrawn the $5 million lawsuit he filed against Bill Maher for calling him monkey spawn. Trump sued Maher in February, claiming Maher skipped out on a promise to donate $5 mil to charity if Trump could […]
Read moreToday is April 1, the worst news day of the year? Why? Because hundreds of news organizations play “tricks” on their viewers and readers, and inevitably some fall through the cracks and are taken seriously. The network morning shows are no exception. NBC’s “Today” opted not to trick viewers, and instead had a surprise flash […]
Read moreThe Catholic League would like Bill Maher‘s bosses at Time Warner to have a “serious talk” with him about the “vile and obscene” ways he speaks about the Catholic church. Pointing to his history of “anti-Catholicism,” a letter from the League says they’ve had enough of it. The letter, signed by the organization’s president Bill […]
Read moreBarbara Walters is set to retire from broadcasting in May 2014, a person familiar with her plans told The Huffington Post. There will be a years’ worth of specials about Walters’ storied broadcasting career before then. The news followed a report in Deadline that said Walters would announce her retirement this May. Walters is 83 […]
Read moreAnderson Cooper is being eyed as a possible replacement for Matt Lauer as “Today Show” host, according to multiple reports. The CNN anchor, whose own daytime talk show is ending this year, has reportedly been approached by NBC to discuss potentially taking over for Lauer, although the exact timetable and specifics have not been made […]
Read moreHollywood mega-agent Ari Emanuel and his brothers Rahm Emanuel (the Mayor of Chicago) and Zeke Emanuel (a doctor and bioethicist) were interviewed on “Rock Center.” The segment itself was pretty innocuous, and the three brothers come out of it looking great. Ari, however, didn’t think so. According to the New York Post, Emanuel sent a […]
Read moreNew York magazine’s Joe Hagan files an impressively reported story on the trials and tribulations of NBC’s “Today” for this week’s cover. The PDF of the story was forwarded throughout the NBC News offices, studios and newsrooms yesterday in advance of its release online. “It hit like a ton of bricks,” one NBC News staffer […]
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