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She also anchored a great version of CNN Tonight 10p-12a in a round-table format similar to the current CNN NewsNight. Her husband died in July, and she has children to care for in addition to grieving herself. She also wrote a memoir, Combat Love, which is being adapted for screen.

A good agent, strict contract, and seniority.

Comcast is spinning off its cable networks into a new and separate company. Interestingly, Comcast will retain NBC and NBC News but intends to spin off MSNBC as part of the new and separate entity. It is unclear what implications this will have for MSNBC but may included loss of shared newsgathering and talent with NBC as well as a rebrand.

I understand the questions raised regarding Marza. I think there is a youthfulness in his voice which is a contrast to the deeper tone (and impression of gravitas) that Ritter and Torres have. Marza is certainly qualified, though, and if station leadership felt it was a problem they could've either recruited someone else or had him work with a voice coach, but they obviously don't see an issue. Regarding Michelle -- though the assumption has been that she doesn't want the job, she said publicly during a live stream on her Facebook after Lori's departure that she did want the job.

Surprised CBS picked up Rob Marciano after the widely-reported personnel issue at ABC.

ABC O&O websites received a small facelift that brightens them a bit. More white. Blues are more royal than navy.

Am I the only one who watched the interview? Tony didn't suggest that Palestinians shouldn't exist; that's a ridiculous thing to post. There was no disrespect from Tony. His questions were certainly direct but were asked with a calm voice and a clear invitation for Coates to respond openly. Have any of you lobbing criticism at Tony actually read Coates' book? Coates explained that he wrote about the Israel-Gaza conflict exclusively through the lens of the plight of the Palestinians and did not at all discuss the Israeli perspective or the violence they've endured because he felt the Israeli perspective was widely covered elsewhere in media. So of course it's fair game for a journalist to ask why he chose to do that and the potential implications of that. If you write controversial or one-sided points of view in a book and go on a hard news network's morning show to discuss it, you should expect pointed questions about those views. This is the network of 60 Minutes; not People Magazine.

Because co-anchoring the most important show on the network would pay way, way more than hosting a show on the streaming service and elevate him one of the most important anchors at the network. In any case, expect to see a rotation of talent auditioning for the role. It's one of, if not the, most important roles at the network given how much revenue TODAY generates for NBC, so it will be thoughtful and highly unlike to be someone from outside the NBC family. Familiarity to viewers is critical.

Per Puck, Kotb was making more than $20 million a year and would have had to accept a pay cut had she stayed.

Per Dylan Byers at Puck, Jeff Glor is among those being cut in the latest round of Paramount layoffs.

Sade did a great job. (Funny to see from that 9 minute clip reel, though, how little the anchors are really doing over the course of the two hour show. Definitely not Charlie and Diane's GMA -- but that's nothing new.) It's certainly no coincidence that a WABC anchor was tapped to fill in on GMA -- where plenty of network correspondents would be happy for a chance to fill in -- after Debra O'Connell took over ABC News.

He is returning as Chief Media Analyst. Won't be hosting a show but will be providing analysis and running the Reliable Sources newsletter he started. His return follows Oliver Darcy's departure.

WNT senior EP Almin Karamehmedovic appointed President of ABC News, filling the position left open by Kim Godwin's departure. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/almin-karamehmedovic-president-abc-news-1236110648/

The talk shows (Live, Tamron, The View) are all moving in time for the start of the fall season, but as was previously mentioned, I agree that spring is likely for the the rest of the news division. Election programming makes extensive, atypical use of studio space requiring months of planning, and it's unlikely they'd want to try that all out in a brand new location this close to a presidential election. Not yet clear when WABC will move.

Several network correspondents have left their jobs for anchor roles at local stations in major markets. The pay is comparable or in most cases better, hours are predictable, and there’s no travel required. For plenty of people, especially those with families, all of those things can be more important that just having a national profile. Bill Ritter, Liz Cho, and Rob Nelson all did this, leaving ABC News to join WABC as anchors. Before returning to ABC News, Whit Johnson had left CBS News for an anchor/reporter role at KNBC. There are countless other examples.