Al Roker did something that he hasn't done in 39 years.
He overslept and missed his show "Wake up with Al" on the Weather Channel.
Roker is known for his punctuality and he never misses making it to the show.
Until this time. Al Twitter the news that the streak is over:
Matt Lauer is hoping that breaking bread will help break the Today Show's losing streak to Good Morning America.
Radar Online reports that the embattled Anchor is taking a top-down approach to the issues on the show he has helmed since 1996, taking show staffers out to lunch TWICE a week in an effort to boost morale and encourage a team atmosphere.
The “rallying of the troops” comes in the wake of Ann Curry‘s firing as the newsman’s co-anchor, the demise of nine staffers and routine losses in the ratings war to ABC’s Good Morning America.
During the past 12 months, 55-year-old Lauer “has gone out of his way to take staffers of the show out to lunch at least twice a week at his favorite midtown Manhattan hotel restaurant spot,” a source revealed.
“Matt wants to hear from producers and other staff about ideas for stories to cover, concerns they have — or any other issues. No one from the network told Matt to do this. This is something he wanted to do.
“The lunch group might be the cast one day, producers the next. No one wants the show to return to the glory days more than Matt and he’s fostering an open door approach and team atmosphere.”
Will it work?
Stay tuned...
News that Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million has people wondering what the "Amazon Guy" has planned for the paper.
It will be interesting, since back in 2012 Bezos said that he felt people won’t pay for news on the web and that print will be dead In 20 years.
Going by that logic, it doesn't seem like buying the WoPo was really in plane for Bezos.
In 2012, in an interview with the German paper, Berliner-Zeitung, Bezos said at the time that no one would bother paying for news online and print would be dead in 20 years.
“There is one thing I’m certain about: there won’t be printed newspapers in twenty years. Maybe as luxury items in some hotels that want to offer them as an extravagant service. Printed papers won’t be normal in twenty years.” said Bezos.
So what plans does Bezos have for WoPo and will he pressure his new newspaper to accelerate abandonment of their print version?
Time will tell and you can bet no one is more excited than Howie Kurtz.
H/T TechCrunch
When it comes to viewing, the Internet is expected to pass TV this year.
According to eMarketer average time spent with digital media per day will surpass TV viewing time for the first time this year in media consumption among US adults.
The average adult will spend over 5 hours per day online, on nonvoice mobile activities or with other digital media this year, eMarketer estimates, compared to 4 hours and 31 minutes watching television. Daily TV time will actually be down slightly this year, while digital media consumption will be up 15.8%.
The most significant growth area is on mobile. Adults will spend an average of 2 hours and 21 minutes per day on nonvoice mobile activities, including mobile internet usage on phones and tablets—longer than they will spend online on desktop and laptop computers, and nearly an hour more than they spent on mobile last year.
People are making a big deal that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million bucks.
Let me correct that, newspaper people are making a big deal that Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million bucks.
In case you have been living under a rock, newspapers are dying or in fact dead, depending on who you talk to.
The NY Times basically just gave away the Boston Globe because it was bleeding cash.
John Q. Public could care less that one of the last dinosaurs (i.e The Washington Post) was sold.
But Howie Kurtz is just about peeing himself with the news.
If Howie Kurtz kisses Bezos' ass any harder, Roger Ailes is going to get jealous.
Memo to Howie...no one outside the newspaper industry or under the age of 60 could give a hoot about this DC post deal.
Just saying....
Hey.... when it comes to typos and misspellings, FTVLive ranks up near the top. Then again we are pumping more content then anyone else and working 7 days a week.
I'm sure if we quit using voice recognition software to update out site, it might be better. But not nearly as cool or fun.
That said, even we had to shake our head when we saw this chyron from WGCL in Atlanta. The station must do countless stories per year from the Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.
You would think by now, they would know how to spell it. correctly.
Today, Deborah Turness started as the new President of NBC News.
And as with a new teacher, the kids at NBC News are a bit nervous. Turness did her best to calm the nerves with an memo to the class.
No word if everyone will get ice cream later.
Here's the internal memo:
Dear friends and colleagues,
As I take up my role as President of News I already owe you thanks for the warmest reception possible. I have received such warm messages from so many people from right across the company.
It is both an honour and a privilege to be asked to lead NBC News. The power of the brand, the scale of the legacy, the depth of the talent all make this organisation truly great.
I am here to work with you all at an exciting time. Together we will plan how NBC News will meet the challenges it faces now and in the future - on TV, online and on mobile.
My first job is to listen. To hear from you and to gain an intimate understanding of how you operate. So whatever your role, department or location, I am interested in what you can tell me. This week I plan to spend time in key editorial meetings and to be 'out and about'. So please don't be surprised if I turn up in your edit bay or at your desk. I want to know how you work!
I look forward to getting to know you and to getting started.
Deborah
The thugs in the Bay Area are getting more brazen with their thefts of camera gear.
Scores of news cars have been broken into and camera gear stolen. But now it has gotten really scary.
A KGO news crew was robbed at gunpoint of their gear while accompanied by a security guard in West Oakland in broad daylight.
The crew and security guard were held up shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday by three men, at least one of whom had a gun, police said.
The punks got away with the camera equipment.
Luckily none of the KGO news crew were injured.
So far, the station is not commenting.
When "To Catch a Predator" Reporter Chris Hanson had a reported affair with West Palm Beach Reporter Kristyn Caddell, it seemed to derail her career.
She claimed that she could not land another job and that she felt that if she can’t work because of their affair, then Hansen also should not be allowed to work either.
Well, it appears that Caddell is getting her wish.
NBC News says that Hansen's contract was not being renewed and he's out the door. "Chris has been a valued member of the team and we thank him for his many contributions to Dateline and NBC News over the last 20 years," the network said in a statement. They added "We wish him the best."
Karma my friend.... is a bitch.Word is that WFOR Weather Anchor David Bernard might be packing up his Doppler Radar and heading out the door.
Gossip Extra reports that Bernard is telling friends he rejected the CBS O&O's proposal for a new contract and has notified his bosses he’s leaving after hurricane season, in early November.
He is the station’s main forecaster and presents his reports weekdays at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Bernard is also the network’s official extreme weather specialist and is often seen discussing tornadoes and blizzards on CBS This Morning and CBS Evening News.
“I never comment about my personal work situation,” Bernard said when reached at his studio.
Neither station General Manager Adam Levy nor News Director Liz Roldan replied to emails seeking comments.
WFOR Spokesman Lee Zimmerman said: “We do not comment on personnel matters.”
Word is the new contract they presented Bernard would pay him less than his current one.
WFOR is going through a big time shake up. As FTVLive FIRST told you, the station has hired Rick Folbaum from Fox News. Folbaum is expected to takeover shows currently anchored by Eliott Rodriguez.
FTVLive also told you FIRST that the station parted ways with Anchor Shannon Hori. Her replacement is expected to be named in just days.
Now, it appears the CBS O&O might be searching for a new Weather Anchor.
Stay tuned as the shake up continues in SoFlo.
FTVLive told you on Friday that KTSM (El Paso) News Anchor Adrienne Alvarez had the cuffs clamped on when police busted her after an incident at her home.
Now we have some more details on her bust. Word is that police arrested Alvarez on domestic violence charges after they say she instigated a violent fight with her husband Hazael Dominguez.
The fight happened around midnight on Thursday at the couple's home.
Cops responded to a domestic disturbance call and police established that Alvarez had been the “primary aggressor” in the scrap.
The Anchor was arrested her on suspicion of battery against a member of a household and transported her to the Doña Ana County Detention Center.
She was released later on Thursday after posting a $1,000 bond.
Of course her station is not talking about their anchor's arrest.
Go figure....
The slide down the slippery slope continues. When Subway ads pop up behind the anchors on CBS network news, you have to wonder when it's going to stop?
Will the anchors soon start looking like NASCAR drivers with their clothes plastered with ads?
It wouldn't surprise me.
Tiger Woods won this weekend in record fashion and there were a number of golf fans not happy about it.
It wasn't that they didn't want to see Tiger win another PGA event. No...what pissed them off was they couldn't see Tiger win.
It's all because the money grab between Time Warner and CBS is still ongoing.
The pissing match is costing CBS almost half a million bucks a day and as customers get more and more frustrated, they are dropping Time Warner cable altogether.
“In the fight between CBS and Time Warner Cable, viewers, as usual, are the losers,” Public knowledge attorney said in a statement.
The longer the dispute drags on, the more it's going to hurt CBS and Time Warner. We'll have to wait and see if all the greed comes back to bite both companies in the ass.
Talk about having a lot on your plate.
KSNV (Las Vegas) co-anchors Jim Snyder and Jessica Moore are getting married to each other in less than two weeks.
The Anchors will get hitched on August 24th in California’s wine country and then honeymoon in Mexico.
When the new hubby and wife return to Sin City, they will launch a brand new 7PM newscast on KSNV.
That's one busy month.
WTVW Reporter Mike Pickett gives viewers a tour of the station's brand new Western Kentucky Bureau.
Although when we watch this we get the feeling that Pickett might have missed his calling as a used car salesman.
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