Hoax mastermind Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, posing as the mysterious Lennay Kekua, was the falsetto voice on the other end of the all-night phone calls with the Notre Dame star, the scammer’s lawyer said. The Heisman Trophy finalist “thought it was a female he was talking with,” lawyer Milton Grimes acknowledged to the Daily News. “It was [...]
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Jeff Zucker Takes Over at CNN
THIS IS a tremendous human asset for CNN, with Jeff Zucker the first person named that comes with the varied expertise to take on CNN’s programming problems. Zucker’s latest foray, “Katie,” helping launch Katie Couric’s daytime talk show, which I personally have found hard to watch, is still finding its footing. After having enormous programming [...]
Showbiz Beat: Anderson Cooper Daytime Canceled
IT’S TOUGH to succeed in daytime TV. Few have the charm and skill of Ellen DeGeneres. From Bill Carter: The Warner Brothers syndication unit issued a statement on Monday: “We are extremely proud of Anderson and the show that he and the entire production team have produced. While we made significant changes to the format, [...]
GMA versus ‘Today’ Pits Couric Against Palin
“What are you doing to prepare?” Lauer asked. “Are you reading some newspapers?” “Ohhh,” Palin said, sounding jokingly insulted. “Here we go.” – Huffington Post It’s the 21st century version of Queen for a Day. Katie Couric is filling in and guest hosting “Good Morning America” this week. Tomorrow, “The Today Show” is having Sarah [...]
Couric to Leave News, Targets Daytime
Katie Couric, the news anchor whose interview with Sarah Palin did more to characterize the first female on the Republican ticket than anything she did herself, is leaving her job after her $15 million a year contract expires June 4th. Oprah Winfrey made her mark by doing scads of victim shows, crazy tabloid titillation and [...]
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