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Katie Couric Scores First Interview with Hudson River Hero Pilot

Take that Matt Lauer! Less than a month after her former “Today” show co-anchor was scheduled to do a live interview with Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who guided U.S. Airways Flight 1549 to that safe Hudson River landing, Katie Couric has swooped in and scored a huge coup. Score one for CBS. According to network execs, Couric plans to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina tomorrow to interview Sullenberger and his crew, who by the way, just appeared live at the Super Bowl in Tampa. Sullenberger, his co-pilot and two female flight attendants stood on the field at Raymond James … Continue reading →

Is CBS Cutting Couric?

Even if that were their plan they certainly wouldn’t spin it that way. Instead, the brass at the eye network would make it appear to viewers that Katie Couric herself made the decision to leave her cushy anchor job for greener pastures. Enter the Wall Street Journal. The paper recently ran an article in which it quotes CBS News executives and a select group of Couric’s inner circle saying what insiders predicted was bound to happen sooner rather than later: The former “Today” show host is expected to leave her post at CBS Evening News shortly after the January 2009 … Continue reading →

Battle of the Network Morning Shows: Mother of Octuplets vs. Hero Pilot

In this corner, we have a single mother with 14 children under the age of eight, who set the Internet on fire with her decision to have as many children at one time as humanly possible. And in this corner, we have a hero pilot, who glided a jet into the Hudson River and saved more than 150 lives, in what can only be described as a miracle. On Monday morning the two go head-to-head in a battle of the network morning shows. NBC’s Ann Curry landed the first interview with Nadya Suleman, the California woman who gave birth to … Continue reading →

Anchors Unite

You may have thought you were in the middle of a bad commercial if you tuned into the network morning shows yesterday. In a rare moment of unity the main anchors from all three network evening newscasts—NBC’s Brian Williams, CBS’ Katie Couric, and ABC’s Charlie Gibson—gathered on air to promote a fundraiser for cancer research. “Stand Up to Cancer” will air simultaneously on all three major networks on September 5th. The telethon will run commercial-free for an hour during primetime and will feature a host of musical performances and celebrity appeals. The rare simultaneous broadcast is reminiscent of the benefits … Continue reading →

Katie Wars

When I last posted about the Katie Couric drama brewing at CBS News things weren’t looking too good for the perky anchor. Ratings for the former “Today” star have been the worst in CBS News history and practically every newspaper and news website around has Couric bolting from the eye network to CNN where she will reportedly take over for the retiring Larry King. Well, now the tide might be changing at CBS (though, I highly doubt it since new reports indicate that CBS wants CNN’s hunky anchor Anderson Cooper to replace Couric) given a recent surprise visit to the … Continue reading →

D.C.’s Newest Family-Friendly Educational Destination

There is no question Washington, D.C. is one of the foremost educational vacation destinations in the world. And now families have yet another attraction to add to their list of must-see sites in the area. D.C.’s Newseum is a massive, multi-million dollar complex that celebrates newsgathering and teaches visitors “news is necessary to a functioning democracy.” The $450 million, 643,000-square-foot translucent structure held its grand opening ceremony today. The Newseum sits on Pennsylvania Avenue a few blocks from the Capitol near the National Mall and is preparing to host more than a million visitors in its first year. For $20 … Continue reading →