50 Sexiest People in National TV News

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The gang over at Mediaite has come up with their list of the 50 Sexiest in national TV News.

50?!

That's a lot of people and Mediaite sorts the list by alphabetical order, which, let's admit it, is a bit of a cop out. This also puts Robin Meade at No. 35 on the list, which is borderline sacrilegious. 

Since the list is so long, basically anyone you can think of in national news is on the list. Well, except for Wolf Blitzer. 

And there are a bunch of people we never even herd of on the list. Lik, who the hell is Leland Vittert?

Maybe, one day, FTVLive will do a list that is a bit more concise and doesn't cop out with the alphabetical order. 

Until then, here's the list from Mediaite. 

 

LA Reporter Out on an Island with Report

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KTLA Anchor Glen Walker broke a big story involving the city of Los Angeles and the NFL.

Walker reported that the NFL will announce in AUGUST That the St. Louis Rams will return to Los Angeles.

But many people are saying that Walker's report is wrong. 

Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times did it more generally, with this tweet: “You might hear some reports that the NFL has already decided the LA site/team(s). There is a scientific word for reports like these: Bogus."

There is no doubt that the NFL i

NBC Sports writes that even if the Rams will eventually be returning to L.A., the NFL surely won’t be announcing that in August. As of August, the Rams would still have a full season to play in St. Louis. After the mess than unfolded in Cleveland when the Browns announced in November a plan to move to Baltimore, the NFL learned that these issues can’t come to a head when a team still has games left to play in its current town.

Besides, the NFL is committed to its formal relocation process. The window to apply for relocation won’t open until late in the 2015 season, at the earliest. Then, the application must be considered and approved, before a move can be announced.

None of that will happen by August. Which means that there’s no way the NFL will announce that the Rams or anyone will be moving to Los Angeles in August.

Stay tuned.... 

Anchor Gets Drunk on the Company's Dime

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WSHV Anchor Channing Frampton did the old let's get drunk and see how the over-the-counter breathalyzers work. 

In his "exclusive" report, Frampton gets baked on a bottle of wine and then heads on over to the police department, where the cops slap the cuffs on him and throw him in the back of a patrol car.

Obviously the cuffs and car part were staged and he wasn't really arrested, but Frampton never said that in his report.

It is good, corny small market TV at its finest.

Pushed Out in Palm Springs

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Sources tell FTVLive that KMIR GM Craig Marrs caught the blade yesterday and is out the door.

Marrs joined the station in February 2012 from KTEN in Sherman/Denison, Texas where he was General Manager. 

And before Marrs chair even got cold in the corner office, the station named Gene Steinberg who used to work for the ABC/FOX, etc. in Columbia, Missouri as his replacement. 

Marrs bio is still on the station's website.

That is until someone at the station wakes up this morning and reads FTVLive. 

Out the Door in Connecticut

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Sources tell FTVLive that WVIT NBC Connecticut Reporter Amanda Raus is gone from the station.

Her bio remains on the station website, but our source says that yesterday was her last day at the station.

Raus joined WVIT in April 2007 as a General Assignment Reporter, coming from from WSHM in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Since April 2011, she has been working out of the station's New Haven studios covering stories in New Haven and along the shoreline.

Back in May of 2014, Raus got engaged to WVIT morning Anchor Todd Piro. The couple is supposed to get married next month. 

Why Can't Our Today Show Be Like That?

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It sure seems like the Today Show in Australia is much more interesting to watch then the one over here.  

While American viewers can watch Matt Lauer ride a bike, Australian viewers were getting a double douse of news. 

While reporting on a controversy surrounding the suspension of Queensland police officers, Australia’s Today reporter Aislin Kriukelis became the foreground to a dramatic arrest going on behind her. 

It was two news stories for the price of one.

Let's go to the video:

While reporting on a controversy surrounding the suspension of Queensland police officers, Australia's Today reporter Aislin Kriukelis became the foreground to a dramatic arrest. Although the unidentified arrestee was already in custody before appearing on-screen, he began shouting wildly into the camera, forcing the two officers to struggle to restrain him.

Sweeping Up in Orlando

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WFTV in Orlando came out the big winner in the May book.

The Orlando Sentinel writes that WFTV’s dominance was evident across the board and reflected the success of its news coverage and promotion. WFTV was way out in front in early morning, at noon, in early evening and at 11 p.m.

WFTV said it drew 47 percent of the 25-to-54 audience for all newscasts to WESH’s 24 percent, WKMG-Channel 6’s 16 percent and WOFL-Channel 35’s 13 percent.

At 6 p.m. WFTV averaged 34,891 viewers to WESH’s 18,808, WKMG’s 9,127 and WOFL’s 6,380. (The Sentinel has a content-sharing agreement with WOFL.)

WFTV had major help from ABC, whose “Dancing With the Stars,” “Scandal” and “Modern Family” helped make the network first in prime time locally across all counts. The CBS lineup on WKMG was a close second in total viewers.

At 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday, WFTV averaged 33,000 viewers to NBC affiliate WESH’s 21,244 and WKMG’s 15,324. With a Monday-Friday 11 p.m. news, Fox-owned WOFL averaged 9,514.

The best news for WOFL was its first-place finish at 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday. WOFL averaged 11,274 viewers in the age group. The half-hour WESH news on sister station WKCF-Channel 18 brought in 9,830. The hour WFTV news on sister station WRDQ-Channel 27 averaged 9,786, but in the 10 p.m. half-hour, WRDQ actually edged WOFL.  

Megyn Kelly Grills Donald Trump

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Every Presidential Election, Donald Trump likes to make some noise like he is going to run for President.

He will not.

But, he knows the media likes to fall for his charade every time and it gets his orange face on camera, which is all Trump wants.

Trump stopped by Fox News and talked to Megyn Kelly about his fictional run for office.

He told Kelly that he will make an announcement in June about his plans. He told Kelly she might be surprised at what he has to say. 

"I will only be surprised if you announce that you ARE running," Kelly told Trump. 

Kelly cited numbers from Bloomberg poll from April showing that 62 percent of Republicans and independents would "never consider" voting for Trump if he were to run. 

"That's because they don't think I'm running," Trump replied.

And he's not. 

But that won't stop the media for falling for his act just like they have in the past. 

Wow! CBS Didn't Even Wait for the Body to get Cold

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If you want an example of how cold the broadcast business can be....check this out.

ust hours after David Letterman said farewell after 33 years on late-night TV, Ed Sullivan Theater crews hauled off blocks of blue stage and hacked up pieces of the iconic New York City bridges that made up the set of the “Late Sho.”

Fans and passers-by gathered around a police barricade cordoning off the Ed Sullivan to watch workers unceremoniously chuck red theater chairs into an overflowing Dumpster and ake reciprocating saws to his miniature Brooklyn Bridge.

“It’s an end of an era,” commented onlooker Alex Lafreniere, 24, a fan visiting from Oklahoma.

The complete breakdown of the set is expected to take about a week.

The eorge ashington Bridge appeared to be one of the few relics spared; it was carefully loaded into a van intact.

“I was literally sitting in one of those seats last night,” said Stephanie Strausz, of Manhattan, who score second-row icket t Wednesday’s star-studded finale.

“I can’t believe they’re just demolishing the whole thing. It’s shocking,” she said.

As stagehands stamped pieces of set into debris, the Letterman lover was able to snatch a bit of dilapidated bridge.

It belongs in the Smithsonian, not the dump, Strausz said.

Obviously CBS has never heard of Ebay....they could have made a small fortune. 

H/T NY Post

Dave Signs Off

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David Letterman closed his 33-year late-night TV career Wednesday with a star-studded, emotional episode of “Late Show” that featured Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Tina Fey and a musical performance by the Foo Fighters.

The episode opened with a video clip from former Gerald Ford’s inaugural address: “Our long national nightmare is over,” Ford said. George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and President Obama followed in pre-taped appearances to repeat Ford’s statement.

“Our long national nightmare is over – Letterman is retiring,” President Obama said. Letterman appeared next to him. “You’re just kidding, right?” Letterman said.

As to what he plans to do now that he's retired? " I hope to become the new face of Scientology,” Letterman quipped. 

Here's video of his final entrance onto the Late Show stage if you missed it:

Dave takes the stage for the last time.

BriWi Taps Out on Gig Honoring Veterans

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NBC’s lying Brian Williams has withdrawn from hosting a broadcast honoring those who support U.S. veterans and military families.

Williams was set to host the inaugural Lincoln Awards, which are scheduled to air Friday on PBS. The concert was filmed in January, Williams asked to be removed from the PBS broadcast because he didn’t want to be a distraction.

Although, it would have been a great chance for him to talk about getting shot down in Iraq again, he decided against it. 

 First lady Michelle Obama is stepping in to film an introduction instead.

H/T Page Six