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It sounds like the flu was going around the Super Bowl. One of the highlighted comments for me on Instagram on Lester’s flu pic was Jim Rosenfield. He came down with it when he got back. It makes sense people from all over the country and world coming to Minneapolis. And this was at the time when they were running endless flu stories. With Dylan Dreyer getting it right as she arrives in PyeongChang sounds like she caught it at the Super Bowl. According to the CDC the typical incubation period is 1-4 Days (average of 2), a person can transmit the virus one day before they develop symptoms and upto a week after they recover. So it sounds like Dylan caught it at the Super Bowl and got sick in PyeongChang but was quarantined. I heard of other people getting sick at the Olympics. It’s not that surprising as everyone’s working and living in close quarters. Back in Rio the media people from station groups all share an apartment or two per group and I imagine it’s the same in PyeongChang. Of course I expect stars like Lester to have his own room or hotel. In the media village where space is at a premium people are practically stacked on top of each other it wouldn’t be surprising if it was filled with germs. The primary way of transmitting the virus is through coughing and sneezing - causing large particle droplets - which travel around a meter. So imagine your at one of those long desks at the IBC and someone sneezes everyone immediately next to, across or catty corner to them is at risk. But enough about being the transmission of the flu. Here’s Lester and his puppy, soup from Dateline colleagues and tamiflu recovering. Hopes to be back tomorrow. [MEDIA=instagram]BfeEkbcHBCs[/MEDIA]

It's B.S. to think that everyone's required to have 2 days off each week. Heck, even at the local level, I've seen sports and weather anchors work 10+ days straight.

Here’s some WFMY for you all

It's not American, but old military news programs are among the highlights of any YouTube collection of news specials simply because the material is so rare:

KVIA material in 1993:

What I mean is if WCBS, WABC or even WNYW wanted to jump on the 4am wagon now might be a good time. People who watch WNBC for the news at 4am may see it's not on and jump ship to one of the other stations if they had news on

This would be a good time for the others to start at 4am. They could use it as a good marketing opportunity

I have to agree. However I do miss Greg Kelly. One thing I wish they'd stop doing is that "panel" with all of them at 9am on Fridays. I like that they bring them all together but it feels too much like the view.

Been there, done that, literally only 7 & 8 posts ago.

Actually, Sam Champion is the weekend fill-in. http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/sam-champion-filling-in-on-gma-while-ginger-zee-is-on-maternity-leave/356477

I hadn't thought about that, but wasn't she last seen filling in on NBC? Kinda odd that she'd be flipping back and forth.