Media Decoder Blog: As Seacrest Makes Deals, a Potential Role on ‘Today’ Still Looms
In an interview, Ryan Seacrest wouldn't speculate about joining the show as a host should Matt Lauer leave when his contract expires at the end of the year: "Matt will have that post as long as Matt wants to have that post."
Media Decoder Blog: Seacrest Has Options, and One May Be ‘Today’ Show Anchor
Comcast and its NBCUniversal division are looking for ways to keep Ryan Seacrest at the company, and setting him up as a potential successor to Matt Lauer on “Today”’ is one possibility.
Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa Gives Matt Lauer An Awesome Painting Of The Duo On Today
Isaiah Mustafa, the actor better known as The Old Spice Guy in the company's ubiquitous commercials, surprised Matt Lauer today with a painting of the two of them...with a raccoon...and a giant gummi bear. The joke springs from a skit Lauer did for his "Where in the World?" trip in November, where he paid homage...
Toldja! WSJ Reports Ryan Seacrest In Talks To Replace Matt Lauer At TODAY
As we first reported back in August, NBC has its eye on Ryan Seacrest to replace morning show veteran Matt Lauer as host of Today. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Today show executive producer Jim Bell, NBC News president Steve Capus and Lauren Kapp, NBC News' senior...
On Today Show, Matt Lauer Asks Trump Whether GOP Debate Will Be ‘All About Donald Trump’
Monday morning, Today host Matt Lauer sat down with Donald Trump to discuss his upcoming gig moderating a GOP debate on December 27th.
Media Fails The Public By Allowing Michele Bachmann To Spread HPV Vaccine Misinformation
Within the past 24 hours, I have watched at least three different mainstream journalists allow Rep. Michele Bachmann to claim that the HPV vaccine is "dangerous," and that it might cause "mental retardation," without challenging her, or notifying their audiences (of millions) that the vaccine is safe. These journalists are failing their most important function,...
The Unedited Truth: Why MSNBC Re-Airs 9/11 Coverage
Isn’t it ghastly? Will we be accused us of capitalizing on the nation’s grief? Is it still too soon?Those were just some of the questions we faced when deciding whether to replay NBC’s 9/11 coverage when I was General Manager of MSNBC back in 2006. As I watched MSNBC air that coverage for...
Today Asks: ‘Was Hurricane Irene Overhyped?’
Now that news outlets are, for the most part, done with reported on Hurricane Irene itself, they have now taken to covering whether the coverage of the storm was "overhyped." As The Today Show sees it, that all depends on where you happened to be during the hurricane, and the degree to which you believe...
Laura Ingraham Complains About Today’s Vulgar Summer Concert Artists With Matt Lauer
Conservative commentator Laura Ingraham appeared on The Today Show and shared with Matt Lauer her disappointment with the state of culture in America today and apparently doesn't think that Lauer's show is helping. By featuring such singers in their Summer Concert Series like Cee Lo Green and Enrique Iglesias, with the songs...
Laura Ingraham Complains About Today’s Vulgar Summer Concert Artists With Matt Lauer
Conservative commentator Laura Ingraham appeared on The Today Show and shared with Matt Lauer her disappointment with the state of culture in America today and apparently doesn't think that Lauer's show is helping. By featuring such singers in their Summer Concert Series like Cee Lo Green and Enrique Iglesias, with the songs...
Laura Ingraham Complains About Today’s Vulgar Summer Concert Artists With Matt Lauer
Conservative commentator Laura Ingraham appeared on The Today Show and shared with Matt Lauer her disappointment with the state of culture in America today and apparently doesn't think that Lauer's show is helping. By featuring such singers in their Summer Concert Series like Cee Lo Green and Enrique Iglesias, with the songs...
