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Kathy and Hoda
In an effort to battle better-rated morning fare The View and Rachael Ray, NBC may bring in Kathie Gifford for the fourth hour of NBC’s Today show.
No deal has been finalized, but there’s speculation aswirl that the former Regis Philbin co-host is set to join the estrogen-friendly fourth hour of Today, 60 minutes rife with fashion and shopping topics. Gifford could share the couch with Hoda Kotb, current co-anchor of the program’s fourth hour. Ann Curry and Natalie Morales would continue to be showcased mainly in the first three hours, according to a source quoted in the New York Times.
Despite a strong showing in the first two hours (#1 with 6.1 million viewers) of the show, Today has struggled to establish an audience in its fourth hour, when it usually faces The View and Rachael Ray. The fourth hour of Today loses to The Price Is Right in Los Angeles.
In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington and the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, Clear Channel has 38 local stations nationwide collaborating on a radiothon on Thursday, Aug. 28.
The radiothon, in conjunction with the Washington,…
The popular evangelical pastor Rick Warren - author of The Purpose-Driven Life - is said to be in talks with Reader’s Digest Association about a magazine, possibly called Purpose.
Of the magazine, editor Joe Treen, former editor at People and…
Google and Verizon Wireless are reportedly on the verge of a deal that will make Google the official search engine for all Verizon-powered cell phones.
The deal gives Google and its advertisers 68 million wireless customers who would see Google…
The broadcast nets will finish the summer up from last year in terms of ratings, with the Big Four up a total of 17 percent in total viewers, and up 10 percent in 18-49s, mostly thanks to NBC’s airing of…
The Onion has launched a local site that will provide event listings and restaurant information for Chicago - in essence, a competitor to CitySearch.
More cities will be unveiled in coming months, writes TechCrunch.
The site, Decider, is a “straight” site, without…
The paper catalog is still the largest revenue generator - nearly 50% of sales in both 2007 and 2008 - among all channels used by companies that sell goods to consumers and businesses from a remote location, though web sales…
