CNN wasn't happy with boring just the people here in the U.S. they have decided to go international.
CNN has announced that the network will begin simulcasting the 1PM hour of Wolf Blitzer's show on CNNi.
Which means Blitzer's show will hit the air at 6pm in London, 7pm in Paris.
This promises to cure insomnia cases plaguing many in Europe.
Like watching paint dry.
FTVLive told you that ESPN's Bill Simmons went off on his podcast calling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a lair in a in profanity-laced tirade.
Simmons challenged ESPN to suspend him for his remarks and the network did. He's off the air for 3 weeks.
But if you're tuning into ESPN to see more on the story, good luck. ESPN has told it's employees not to say anything about Simmon’s suspension.
According to TMZ, ESPN’s on air talent were told explicitly not to discuss the issue: “On a corporate level, they told us not to talk about it."
So far, it seems the warning is working, at least on Twitter. ThinkProgress examined the Twitter accounts of over 100 ESPN employees checking for tweets about the Simmons suspensions between the time the story broke on Wednesday night and the time of this writing. No one at the network has discussed the suspension on twitter. Two ESPN employees, Howard Bryant and Jemelle Hill, have mentioned the incident in passing on twitter, responding to tweets that accused ESPN of unjustly suspending Simmons and protecting the NFL. Both employees defended ESPN’s actions.
There has been speculation that the suspension was driven by ESPN’s close relationship with the NFL.
In other words, ESPN is so scared of the NFL they are telling their reporters to quit reporting.
H/T Think Progress
Former KTVA Reporter Charlo Greene is still soaking up her 15 minutes of fame with an appearance on Fox News.
In an interview with FNC, Greene discussed legalizing marijuana in Alaska and whether or not the decision to quit on the air was beneficial.
Regarding the reason for cursing on air, Greene stated, “That was just off the cuff. As a journalist, you’re not supposed to take a stand on an issue either for or against it regardless of what you actually feel. You can’t voice your opinion. I was stepping away from that career. For the first time in my life, I was going to be able to start speaking my opinion. In that moment, that was my truth – “F” it.”
When asked whether she did this just to get her “15 minutes of fame,” she replied, “Absolutely not. We’re talking about marijuana reform aren’t we?””
KTVA said that they fired Greene after she quit (huh?), but FTVLive has learned it is not the first station she was sacked from.
Sources tell FTVLive that Greene was fired from WOWK in Charleston, WV for falsifying her time sheets and other problems.
Greene has professed her love for pot and continues to work to make it legal in Alaska.
Her former employer KTVA is still trying to recover from the embarrassment the former Reporter caused the station.
We know that many of the guys over at Fox News haven't been happy ever since women were allowed out of the kitchen, but their latest jokes crossed the line.
Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri made history when she became the first female pilot in the United Arab Emirates' Air Force.
On Monday night, she was reportedly a team leader in the airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. But a segment celebrating her feat on Fox News Channel's "The Five" quickly devolved into sexist jokes.
"Hey ISIS, you were bombed by a woman," co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle said, starting the segment off on a positive note. "Oh yeah, hell came down on ISIS in Syria because -- guess what -- the first female pilot, piloting for the UAE, leading the strikes. Dropped the bombs on ISIS on Monday night."
"I'll take a woman doing this any day to them," Guilfoyle added. "I hope that hurt extra bad because in some Arab countries, women can't even drive."
"After she bombed it, she couldn’t park it," Greg Gutfeld (pictured left) quickly cracked.
"Would that be considered boobs on the ground or no?" Eric Bolling asked.
Boiling did apologize for his remarks the next day. “I made a joke and when I got home, I got the look,” Bolling said, referring to what happened after his comments aired on Wednesday. “I said sorry to my wife and I apologize to you all and want to make that very clear.”
After saying sorry to his wife, we're assuming Mrs. Bolling went back barefoot to the kitchen to make Eric's dinner.
Just saying....
H/T HuffPo
The San Francisco Giants clinched a spot in the playoffs and Comcast Sports Network Bay Area was on the story.
The station was in the locker-room as the team came into celebrate.
It was then that maybe they should have switched over to a 7 second delay:
Fox News weakest link, Howard Kurtz is finally getting around to the Fareed Zakaria story.
Zakaria is the serial plagiarist that works at CNN.
Kurtz does a very awkward appearance on FNC's Special Report with Bret Baier.
Howie's reporting is so weak, but we wondered how he was going to work in his usual shot a President Obama on this story? Yet somehow this idiot was able to get a dig in at Obama even on a story of a CNN Anchor.
If you ask me, CNN needs to fire Zakaria and Fox News needs to fire Howard Kurtz.
Both are useless and give journalism a bad name.
Here's the video:
After just 2 years, WNCT (Greenville, N.C.) Anchor Jeff Varner is out as the anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts.
The former 'Survivor' contestant replaced popular Anchor Allan Hoffman, who is retired after more than two decades at the station.
Insiders at the station tell FTVLive that Varner is leaving to take care of his mother who is suffering from breast cancer.
The search for a replacement is on.
The Weather Channel has green-lighted two new excuses to not show the weather.
TWC is adding two more “reality” shows that will leave less time to show the actual weather.
The two latest shows seem more like what you would see on the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. First is Brainstormers, a reality series starring three men, “a father, a son, and their friend” who are constantly on the hunt for practical applications for bad weather—like going outside to play in the rain, so Daddy and his friend can have five goddamn minutes of peace. Then there’s How Weather Created A Monster, a show that redefines the word “monster” by following explorer Sean Duggan as he searches for rare and exotic (but decidedly non-imaginary) animals shaped by the extraordinary climates in which they live.
In a statement, The Weather Channel president David Clark says, “With these two new series, The Weather Channel delves far beyond the usual weather stories to show just how pervasive weather’s impact is."
If you want actual weather coverage?
Use your phone, because you ain't going to get it from The Weather Channel.
Just saying....
H/T AV Club
Al Sharpton is taking time away from his low rated MSNBC show to help find the United States next Attorney General.
Or so he says.
With the resignation of US Attorney General Eric Holder, Sharpton claims he is in direct contact with the White House in finding Holder’s successor.
"We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on their deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder," Sharpton said in a statement.
If Al Sharpton is in charge of finding the next AG, I'm moving to Canada.
Just saying....
WCBS Reporter John Slattery has passed away.
He was a member of the WCBS news team for 30 years. Slattery died of a massive heart attack.
Slattery filed a number of stories for the station, but maybe his best and most important work was on 9/11/2001. He was one of the first reporters to arrive on the chaotic and terrifying scene, having witnessed the second plane strike the World Trade Center while emergency vehicles were still trying to make their way to the disaster.
He was plainspoken.
He was unflappable.
“We are saddened by the unexpected passing of our friend and colleague John Slattery,” said Peter Dunn, President of CBS Television Stations. “During his nearly 30-year career at WCBS, he was great at reporting the news and was someone we counted on to cover big stories for us, both here in New York and around the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with John’s wife, Suzie, and their children and grandchildren.”
Slattery was 63 years old.
Former KTVA Reporter Charlo Green was interviewed on HuffPo Live when she decided to smoke a joint.
“Just because I choose to spark up doesn’t make me a criminal. I don’t deserve to go to jail because of this joint, do I?” Greene asked, pulling out a joint. “I could spark this up, right here, right now with you, and I would still be talking at the same level. I’d be just as lucid.”
“Are you waiting until the interview’s over to spark it up?” Minkovski questioned.
“No, I’ll spark it up right now,” Greene replied. “It is what it is. I’m in the privacy of my own home.” And then she did.
Here's the video:
H/T Mediaite
Some news management changes are going down in the Buckeye state. Sources tell FTVLive that Sonya Thompson - the News Director at WJW in Cleveland is being promoted up the Tribune food chain.
Sources say that WJW Assistant ND Andy Fishman is being bumped up to the ND job and that evening Producer Marc Singer has been promoted to the Deuce.
Down the road in Columbus, word is that Jamie Justice has been named the ND at Sinclair’s WSYX, replacing Mitch Jacob who was promoted to ND at WJLA in DC.
Well, here's a couple of Anchors that will soon be looking for a job (or at least should be).
On Yesterday's News 12 the Bronx morning newscast, an open mic caught Amy Yensi and Matt Pieper talking about school crossing guards in certain areas, when they made the following comments on air:
Pieper: And Dave wants you to also mention that parents do their fucking jobs and walk their little kids to school on their own and not rely on everyone else kind of like people rely on government assistance for their entire lives. And bye Felicia. I actually added the part about government assistance but it’s true. I mean, how old are these kids?
Yensi: I think I qualify for government assistance (laughs)
Pieper: Just check that box, girl
Yensi: #EBT.
Here's the video:
News 12 released this statement on their Facebook page after the incident:
Yesterday, FTVLive told you about ESPN Host Bill Simmons and his calling out of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Simmons went off on his podcast calling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a lair in a in profanity-laced tirade, calling Goodell's story "fucking bullshit."
He then challenged ESPN to punish him for his take on Goodell.
“I really hope somebody calls me or emails me and says I’m in trouble for anything I say about Roger Goodell, because if one person says that to me, I’m going public. You leave me alone. The commissioner’s a liar and I get to talk about that on my podcast. Thank you.”
It appears that ESPN accepted the challenge and has suspended Simmons for 3 weeks.
You see, ESPN is scared to death of the NFL and they know how important football is to the viability of the network.
The irony of the entire thing?
ESPN suspended Simmons for 3 weeks, which is actually longer than the NFL had originally suspended Ray Rice after punching out his wife in an elevator. Rice's original suspension was just two weeks.
Fucking bullshit indeed.
Just saying....
When KTVA Reporter Charlo Greene decided to say "fuck it, I quit" a number of people that it was so cool of her.
Others thought she was a complete moron.
We're guessing you can add her mom to the second camp. Greene's mom who lives in Nigeria wasn't impressed with her daughters stunt.
"People over there were telling her she should be proud of what I did," Greene tells People. "But she was pissed. She gave me a really stern talking to."
Greene admits that covering her business in a news report was a conflict of interest. But she's not worried that her actions burned any bridges, career-wise.
"I realize there's a likelihood that I may not end up at a job I have my degree in, but this is going to open me up to other opportunities," says Greene, who plans on crusading for pot legalization in the weeks leading up to Alaska's November ballot.
So what tips does she have for anyone out there yearning to leave a job in a blaze of glory? "How do you quit like a boss?" Greene says, laughing. "For starters, make no apologies. Make sure you don't stutter or stumble, and you do it with power and presence. Just go in with confidence. And if you're going to do it, do it big."
We're guessing you won't be seeing Greene speaking at the Poynter Institute anytime soon.
Just saying....
In the October issue of Washingtonian magazine, WRC Anchor Jim Vance says that local TV news is in a "sorry state" and he points the blame squarely at the TV consultants.
"There's something to be said for journalists being allowed to make judgments based on their training and on their familiarity with the subject matter and their audience - not some dude from Omaha, Nebraska, who takes computer numbers and 20 people in a focus group and from that determines what you need to do." Vance says.
"You can't bullshit people," Vanced adds.
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