And that CG anchor, Dev Null....was played by Leo Laporte, podcaster extraordinary.
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been a fan of Ms. O'Brien ever since that cruddy show about > technology she had to host when MSNBC first went on the air. I recall > the disdain on her face when she'd have to interact with "the world's > first CG anchor." Ugh... that must have been hell. Frankly, I think > she is above morning news, but then again I think anyone with more > than six active brain cells is above morning news. > > On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:10 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-prepares-morning-show-refresh_b94783 > > > > What we first reported in September, is about to happen at CNN. Soledad > > O’Brien who has been CNN’s lead documentary correspondent, will return to > > anchoring mornings. O’Brien anchored “American Morning” from 2003 to > 2007. > > > > The morning shuffle, which could be announced this week, will come > nearly a > > year after the last permanent anchor team split. John Roberts moved to > > Atlanta and Fox News in January. Kiran Chetry left CNN in July. > > > > CNN is expected to break up the mornings into two two-hour shows: 5-7amET > > and 7am-9amET, both produced from New York. O’Brien is expected to lead > the > > 7am while Ashleigh Banfield, who anchored on MSNBC, CourtTV and most > > recently has been working for ABC News, is expected to co-anchor the 5am, > > likely alongside Zoraida Sambolin who, according to TimeOut Chicago is > > joining CNN from NBC station WMAQ. > > > > The new shows are not expected to hit the airwaves until after the New > Year. > > O’Brien is finishing up a new “Black in America” series for November > and, as > > she told us last month, she plans to take a few weeks off after what’s > been > > a busy 2011. Banfield’s contract with ABC runs through the end of the > year. > > > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
