Denver Station Shows the Ease of Buying Guns

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Denver Station Shows the Ease of Buying Guns

KDVR in Denver is breaking with sweeps tradition and doing some actual reporting.

Instead of doing some stunt on where their former anchors are or swimming around in the ocean, the station is looking at the gun laws.​

Reporter Josh Bernstein went undercover to a Babies “R” Us parking lot to buy a very adult toy: an Uzi.

“I mean the beauty of this gun is it’s pretty well-balanced when you’re holding it with two hands,” the unidentified seller told Bernstein.

In just hours, Bernstein was able to obtain several high-powered guns from private sellers in Denver-area parking lots...

 More on the story, plus video of the report after the skip. 

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May Sweeps Car Chase

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May Sweeps Car Chase

The News Gods looked down from the heavens and gave the LA stations what they crave for the ratings book.​

A car chase.​

Some "rocket scientist" ​thought that he would be able to outrun the LAPD in a van. The LA stations were all over the coverage with their news choppers.

The cops threw down some spike strips and the van's tires were ruined. The suspect bailed and started to run of foot.

He was running pretty ​damn fast until he hit a wet spot, slipped and the cops were all over him. 

Listen to the anchors as they cover the chase. It's a car chase in LA, even they can't get excited anymore.

The video after the bounce. ​

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Producer #2 Job Open

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WCTI in New Bern, NC has a job opening for a Producer #2

We're not sure what a Producer #2 does, but from reading the job description, it sounds very much like what a regular news producer does. 

WCTI says in the description ​"Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): building newscast rundowns, writing stories with accuracy and clarity and editing video.Qualified candidates will have creative writing skills, strong attention to detail and be able to stay calm under pressure."

No mention if with hard work you can move up to Producer # 1. Also, no word if Producer # 1 is your boss. 

We have no clue what a Producer # 2 is...but let's hope it doesn't have anything to do with this.​

Here's a link to the job ad if you want to apply. ​

NBC Begs Viewers to Dump the DVR

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NBC Begs Viewers to Dump the DVR

NBC wants viewers to watch their favorite NBC shows (if anyone has a favorite NBC show anymore) live and not to record it on their DVR. 

At least for the May Sweeps. ​

The NY Daily News writes that for the past week, the Peacock Network has been promoting its shows with the puzzling tag line “Watch it live!”

At first it seemed like NBC was living on the edge, preparing to broadcast parts of its prime-time schedule the way it did during TV’s golden age more than 60 years ago — live from the studio.

Such was not the case, although for strictly selfish reasons... Find out those reasons after the leap. 

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CNN Sees Ratings Rise in Prime Time....But....

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With the April ratings CNN was up 80 percent in Prime Time.​

Sounds like it is making huge gains, but then you remember that the Boston Marathon bombings happened in April and you can figure out why the Prime Time climb.​

Fox ​News also got a bump in Prime Time (although just 9%) and to no ones surprise they won the April ratings averaging 2 million viewers.

CNN came in with 920,000 and MSNBC with 686,000.

MSNBC was the only cable net to fall in Prime Time. The network that has no real journalists on staff during the Prime Time hours, lost their way during the bombing coverage. Their PT numbers fell 10 percent.

The O'Reilly Factor was once again the king of cable news setting the pace with 3.1 million viewers.

LA Station Makes 5 Hires

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You may remember a couple of days ago, FTVLive told you that Jillian Barberie was about land a new gig.​

Now we know where.

It's KTLA and Barberie wasn't the only hire the station made.​

KTLA News Director Jason Ball announced that along with Barbeire, the station has also hired former Fox Anchor Courtney Friel,  Steve Kuzj and Kimberly Cheng who both worked at KNVX News in Phoenix.  Also, Olsen Ebright who was with NBC Southern California.

That's a lot of hires and all in one day. ​

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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