Was Curry the Source Behind Book that Slams Lauer?

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Was Curry the Source Behind Book that Slams Lauer?

Was Ann Curry the secret source behind the book that slams both NBC and their star Matt Lauer?​

Radar Online says that there is no revenge like a woman – or TV anchor — scorned, and  NBC executives suspect that former TODAY co-host Ann Curry may have secretly cooperated with author Brian Stelter on his shocking expose.

Stelter’s book, Top Of The Morning: Inside The World Of Cutthroat World of Morning TV, portrays Matt Lauer as the evil villain who was determined to get Ann fired from the show.

More on why they think Curry is the source after the hop.  ​

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Rob Morrison Goes Off on Newspaper

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Rob Morrison Goes Off on Newspaper

Rob Morrison and his potty mouth called the local paper and went off on them. 

Former CBS News anchor Rob Morrison called the Darien Times Tuesday, using a slew of insults and profanities to express his frustration that The Times published a story that he said was “bullshit” and “completely inaccurate.”

After insulting the Times and claiming its sources “suck,” the jobless news anchor also said this newspaper was “shi***,” and was not doing its due diligence.

Morrison was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, April 30. However, the office of his attorney, Robert Skovgaard, told The Times the case was continued until May 21.

 MOre from the potty mouth former anchor after the jump. 

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CNN Names New Morning Show

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CNN has finally come up with a name of their new morning show.​

It will be called "New Day"...until they blow up that show and start over. 

"New Day" will be hosted by Jeff Zucker hand picked anchor team of Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan, with Michaela Pereira as news reader.

The start date for "NewDay" is Monday, June 10th. The show will broadcast live from CNN’s studios in New York City and air weekdays from 6-9 am ET.

As was previously announced, Jim Murphy is the senior executive producer and Matt Frucci is the executive producer of “New Day.” CNN’s John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin will continue to anchor “Early Start” from 5-6 am ET.

Court Says Former Anchor Can't Drive with His Son in Car

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Former WCBS Anchor Rob Morrison's case is headed back to court this morning. ​

Morrison was arrested and then fired....errr... resigned after police ​arrested him for choking his wife (CBS Marketwatch Anchor Ashley Morrison).

Sincehis arrest, the court has allowed Morrison to talk to Ashley, but he is not allowed to operate a vehicle with his young son in the car.

Initially Morrison was ordered to have no contact with his wife, but court records indicated he can email, text message or call her. He cannot, however, initiate more than one call per day, according to the judge’s decision.

​If convicted, he faces more than six years in prison and fines of over $7,000.

H/T Darien Times

She's Back...

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She's Back...

Over a month ago FTVLive wrote:​

"Maria Shriver did not leave NBC News with the words "I'll Be Back..." But it looks like she is working on making that happen."

And as we pointed out, Shriver, who left NBC News when her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger became the Governor of California (and boy toy to his maid) has been slowly wiggling her way back to the Peacock.

Word is now Shriver is going to become a "Special Anchor" for NBC News.​

What exactly ​does a "Special Anchor" do?

Find out and what she has to say about her new job after the leap.  ​

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Philly Anchor Bolting CBS O&O

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Philly Anchor Bolting CBS O&O

Viewers are shocked to learn that KYW CBS 3 (Philly) Anchor Susan Barnett is leaving the station.​

Barnett grew up in the Philly area and also said that anchoring the news in Philadelphia was a dream of hers.​

Now, she's leaving.​ Her contract expired at the end of March and she hasn't been seen on the air.

After the jump see what she says about her leaving and what her co-anchor posted on his Facebook page about the move. ​

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Which Female Network Anchor is Scared to Poop in Public?

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Which Female Network Anchor is Scared to Poop in Public?

t's looks like websites are also stuck in the May Sweeps mode. ​

Americans were shocked to discover that one of the women they trust to deliver their morning news has, for time unknown, been delivering something else, in secret: poops, to a toilet in a far flung part of her office where she thought no one would catch her.

On Monday, the internet shat itself with glee over a Daily Beast story  detailing the lengths women go to while pooping at work to trick people into thinking they’re not pooping at work. They flush prematurely to mask the deafening *PLOP* of a single, solid turd plunging into chilled toilet water. They lose years of their lives lingering in the bathroom, waiting for the other stalls to clear out that they might shit in peace. They embark on epic journeys to distant corners of the office, and lob their shadow poops into unfamiliar porcelain bowls.

A look at who it might be after the hop   ​

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Get the Zuck out of Here!

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Maybe he still thought he worked at NBC, or maybe he just wanted to poach ​some talent and realized MSNBC doesn't have any.

Page Six says that CNN chief Jeff Zucker was spotted arriving — and immediately leaving — the MSNBC party at the Italian Embassy in DC for the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Spies saw Zucker, who is close friends with MSNBC president  Phil Griffin, roll up to the event with his wife, Caryn, but the couple didn’t go inside, causing some onlookers to assume they were refused entry.

But other sources insisted Zucker was greeted at the entrance by a group of acquaintances who hadn’t been invited to the party. When the guests couldn’t talk their way inside, the source explained, Zucker bolted instead of trying to get them in.
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Sam Donaldson to Fight DUI Charge

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Sam Donaldson to Fight DUI Charge

Did anyone expect anything different?​

Former ABC News Correspondent Sam Donaldson who made a career of ​yelling at the Presidents, is going to fight his DUI charge in court.

Donaldson was arrested in December and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

He has pleaded not guilty and requested a nonjury trial in the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas, where a Georgetown attorney familiar with DUI cases will represent him.

Donaldson was stopped by Lewes police while driving back on December 1st.

More after the skip. 
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SoFlo Station Giving away $30,000 Wedding for Sweeps

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WPEC in West Palm Beach ​is giving away a $30,000 Wedding in their effort to get people to watch the morning show during the May book.

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The station says they "want to hear about the love of your life. Tell us why you deserve to win the Great Wedding Giveaway, a $30,000 Dream Wedding Package at PGA National Resort & Spa, by expressing your love in a love letter to your significant other.

Send us a photo and a short description of why you want to spend the rest of your life with your fiancé. Romance Counts!

They point out that viewers have until May 8 to send their essay and photo. Five finalists will be selected to appear live on CBS12 News this Morning to share their story, where our viewers will decide who wins the Great Wedding Giveaway!

We're guessing that WPEC will cover the couple's divorce in the November book. ​

He said, They Said... Glenn Beck Edition

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He said, They Said... Glenn Beck Edition

If you listen to Glenn beck tell the story, he got out of Fox News to save his soul.​

If you listen to Fox News, Beck left to save his ass.​

Beck who left (or was pushed out) Fox News told the student body ​at New York University that he had to get out of Fox News. "I remember feeling, ‘If you do not leave now, you won’t leave with your soul intact."

If Beck hasn't learned by now, you don't take a swipe at Fox News, without expecting to get hit back. ​

What FNC has to say about Beck after the leap  ​

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Matt Lauer Takes a Spin on His Yacht

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If you're looking for another reason to hate Today Show anchor Matt Lauer, here you go.​

Lauer was spotted  taking a long float down Sag Harbor Bay in his shiny Yacht.

Yes Matt Lauer has a Yacht and you don't.​

The Ann Curry executioner was spotted Saturday riding the luxury Hinckley T38 yacht, which costs about $1.5 Million bucks.

Lauer does show he has a sense of humor, the boat is named "Resilient."

The TV celeb got driving tips from two instructors who tagged along during the daylong jaunt. 

So just when you might be feeling sorry for Matt Lauer and all the bad press he's getting.​

Remember, he has a yacht. 

H/T NY Daily News

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Babs Agrees with FTVLive

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Babs Agrees with FTVLive

FTVLive told you about how we turned down and invitation to the White House Correspondents Dinner that was held this past Weekend in Washington.

We wrote "Anyone that has read FTVLive over the years has known how I feel about the WH Correspondents Dinner. It used to be great.... when you know it was for correspondents.

But as I have written, it has become about which organization can bring the biggest celebrities."

Well, it looks like that the Grand Dame herself agrees with little ​old us.

After the hop, how Barbra Walters and FTVLive are on the same page. ​

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