Many of us saw and held our breath as Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, conducted one of her first on-camera interviews following her nomination with Katie Couric a couple of months ago. There were several moments during the questioning that Palin was stumped and had a difficult time answering the questions. Couric talks for [...]
Tonight's questions to Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama:1. What do you think is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to this country?2. Who are the three people who are alive you would most like to have dinner with?Following is the transcript from tonight's broadcast.COURIC: What do you think is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to this country?MCCAIN: Obviously our
This video quickly became famous...mostly because it's histerical. That, and it makes our potential second in command look like the biggest retard since Radio.
Again, another funny one from SNL. I think Miss Teen North Carolina would sympathize with Palin in this week’s SNL open.
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Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey spoofing Palin's interview with Katie Couric - not so much a send up as a millimeter away from the actual interview.The word is that her performance in a mock VP debate was so awful that they stopped it halfway through.One senior McCain aide was quoted as saying, "What are we going to do?" The McCain people want to move this first debate to some later, undetermined d
Like some of my readers I am not listening to Fox at all for the most part. To get the NEWS I have had to sadly go back to CNN. CNN this week did not cut off McCain’s campaign speeches in the middle of them, as for that matter neither did MSNBC - as Fox [...]
I have only watched some of the Katie Couric/Sarah Palin interview.
And all I can is that Sarah Palin is not ready to be Vice President.
And conservative columnist Kathleen Parker agrees:It was fun while it lasted.
Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her Leagu
(Sept. 26, 2008) "Couric Diminishes Gov. Palin" Media elites are deliberately trying to hide Palin's experience by refusing to call her governor: Quote: CBS News anchor Katie Couric ordered staff to drop all references to "Governor" or "Gov." from her interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. When a staff member pointed out that in other venues, Couric and CBS News
Last evenings CBS news broadcast with Katie Couric featured two interviews; one with John McCain followed by an interview with Sarah Palin. In the first segment, Ms. Couric, on the current financial situation, asked John McCain if he agreed with Sarah Palin in her statement that the United States was heading for another depression. CBS Video HereLater during the Palin Interview, Couric first ask
Recently, Jesse Jackson was caught saying something not-so-amenable about Barack Obama; in the recent past, sitting and former Presidents, media personalities, beauty pageant contestants, and police officers have been 'caught' uttering thoughts aloud that the YouTube generation then feeds on with unfettered frenzy.We are all human, and we can expect mistakes. But though some gaffes simply illumin
Yesterday I got an email from CBS News wanting to know if I would like to cover a story that Katie Couric is doing on the American Economy. I don't really watch her show but this one looks interesting. Here is a snapshot of what can be expected.
The "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" is keeping an eye on the American economy and how it affects all Americans. In this week's installment of the o
Yesterday, CBS’ Katie Couric was honored by the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum at their Alice Award Luncheon Gala. She was recognized for “her remarkable career in news media, her ground breaking role as the first female solo anchor of a weekday network evening broadcast and her tireless advocacy for colorectal cancer screening, which has helped [...]
According to West Coast spies, TV producer Tom Werner is dating Alexandra von Furstenberg - the Miller sister who was married to Diane von Furstenberg’s son, Alexandre, until he left her for 19-year-old Ali Kay. If the new couple stay together, it could be the wealthy version of “The Brady Bunch,” as they both bring [...]
Katie Couric, the anchor of the CBS Evening News, really put former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan on the spot while interviewing him the other night about his new tell-all book about the Bush Administration.Couric brought up a past incident, of when she was working at NBC, where McClellan allegedly threatened to cut NBC's access to the War in Iraq off in a telephone to an NBC executi
Network news anchors Katie Couric, Charles Gibson and Brian Williams visit ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’s The Early Show, and NBC’s TODAY show to announce the launch of the Stand Up To Cancer campaign and promote the nationally televised fundraising event which will air on September 5, 2008. The hour-long prime time special will be [...]
It has been nearly two years since Katie Couric exited her Today Show post to embark on a new career as the first female CBS news anchor in prime time. She is pulling in a hefty $15 million a year and that may be about to end. Rumors have been running hot and heavy that the honeymoon is over and network executives are rethinking her 5 year contract that would have kept Popular: 2 days 12 hours
That was the buzz yesterday morning after NBC boss Jeff Zucker was spotted climbing out of his black SUV on a visit to Couric, who left the “Today” show to anchor “CBS Evening News,” at her East Side apartment. But don’t hold your breath. A friend of Couric told Page Six, “Jeff and Katie have [...]
I am just kidding, of course, but she did get Kimkins-like results. Check out the Katie Couric Photoshop Diet! Be sure to read the article so you can hear how she reacted when she found out this was done to her picture.
The softball questions are taking their toll on Larry King
Ancient Larry being replaced by Perky Katie?
That’s what the Wall Street Journal is saying.
Katie reacts to the pressure of CBS News
So it really sounds like Larry’s going to be riding off soon into the sunset.
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The softball questions are taking their toll on Larry KingAncient Larry being replaced by Perky Katie?That's what the Wall Street Journal is saying.Katie reacts to the pressure of CBS NewsLarry's being replaced sounds pretty set.Images: funnyhubDBKP.com - Bigger, Better!.Back to DBKP at Blogger Front Page
Katie Couric for Anderson Cooper? A blockbuster trade of TV superstars was floated Friday by TV insiders as a solution to CBS's Katie problem. Cooper, CNN's prematurely gray prince of cable TV, would replace Couric as the anchor of CBS' "Evening News." He already is a contributor to CBS' "60 Minutes," they said. Popular: 23 hours 16 minutes ago source: (www.nydailynews.com)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A melodrama of Shakespearian proportions is being
played out in the broadcasting world, centering on the intrigue surrounding –
who else? — Katie Couric, the $15 Million Broadcaster.
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal this past week, Couric is on her
way out of the ratings fiasco known as the “CBS Evening [...]
After the news broke that Katie Couric would be leaving CBS news after the presidential inauguration, the response from the media was very positive. Now it appears CBS may scoot Katie out the door in weeks rather than a long time. The New York Times reports today:
Though some people close to Ms. Couric, as well [...]
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric, said on Wednesday she could leave her job as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” well before her contract expires in 2011.
CBS and Couric both issued statements downplaying the Journal story while stopping short of an outright denial.
The report comes [...]
Originally posted Thursday April 10, 2008 01:15 PM EDT After a year and a half, America's former morning sweetheart, Katie Couric, has failed to lure viewers to her CBS Evening News broadcast, and late Wednesday came a report that the TV anchor may depart her news desk as early as right after next January's presidential inauguration.While media observers are pointing fingers of blame at various targets – from CBS head Les Moonves, who wooed Couric away from NBC's Today with a large paycheck, to network executives for even thinking they could get set-in-their-ways older news viewers to adapt to change – the question remains: What could be next for Katie?
Good bye CBS, hello Larry King Katie Couric Live?
That’s the chatter today in the WSJ that is reporting that Couric, despite a two year run, has been plagued by record low ratings as host of the CBS Evening News.
And now, even though her contract doesn’t expire till 2011, could be off to be Larry King [...]
I like Katie Couric. Really. Some find her saccharine personality to occasionally (i.e. always) border on the annoying. I on the other hand find her to be charming and delightful, while simultaeously plucky and determined. She's a scrappy orphan in...
If the reports in today's newspapers are any indication, it appears Katie Couric could be on her way out as anchor of the CBS Evening News, possibly as soon as right after the Presidential Inauguration.Couric, who took over for interim anchor Bob Schieffer, has had close to 2 million fewer viewers than Schieffer did at certain points, though she was supposed to be the savior of the program. CBS News took a serious hit when Dan Rather's credibility was called into question several years ago over several stories involving President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.CBS has also been in the midst of serious cutbacks in its news division, and dumping Couric's $15 million annual salary could help put the division back on track financially.
Originally posted Wednesday April 09, 2008 11:00 PM EDT Despite a contract due to run until 2011, Katie Couric is expected to end her anchor job at CBS Evening News possibly as soon as the January 2009 presidential inauguration, reports the Wall Street Journal, relying on information from CBS News executives and Couric's inner circle.The potential move comes as a result of continual low ratings for the nightly newscast, a high (estimated $15 million a year) salary for Couric and pressure at the network to slash costs and attract more viewers.For the last week in March, Couric's broadcast was watched by an average of 5.9 million viewers – compared to 8.3 million who tuned in NBC's Nightly News With Brian Williams and 8 million for ABC's World News With Charles Gibson.In a statement Wednes
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In this report:
* Olympic Protesters Cross Golden Gate Bridge
* Clinton Talks about Her Latest Stand on Iraq
* Tibetan Monks Storm China Media Tour
* Katie Couric is NOW concerned about the troops’ well-being
* Tech report
* Ship made of ice cream sticks tries to sail around world
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April 7 2008 7 pmIn this report:* Olympic Protesters Cross Golden Gate Bridge* Clinton Talks about Her Latest Stand on Iraq* Tibetan Monks Storm China Media Tour* Katie Couric is NOW concerned about the troops' well-being* Tech report* Ship made of ice cream sticks tries to sail around worldby MondorebSource: DBKP Video News Break: Katie Couric Discovers She is NOW Concerned about TroopsDBKP.com - Bigger, Better!.Back to DBKP at Blogger Front Page
THE crowd at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza on Saturday night was surprised to see Katie Couric rocking out to opening act Me Talk Pretty with her boyfriend, Brooks Perlin. “This woman seemed to really be happy to be there and nobody seemed to bug her,” said one witness. “I didn’t see any bodyguards or [...]
Couric's Candidate Questions: InfidelityExcerpt:"ETP received a partial transcript of the tonight's segment, and here are some excerpts (edited a bit for clarity). Fred Thompson is the only one who takes it back to radical Islam; Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are the only ones who mention their actual spouses (well, Giuliani refers to "mistakes"); Hillary Clinton draws a distinction between the public and the private; John Edwards seemed to feel the strongest about fidelity as an indicator of presidential worthiness, calling it "fundamental" and about "whether you keep what is your ultimate word, which is that you love your spouse, and you'll stay with them." Excerpts below:"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/19/courics-candidate-questi_n_77448.html
Falling viewership for CBS, falling ratings for CBS Evening News, the CBS News writers vote to strike and visions of poor Katie, shivering in the shadows: will it come to that?From Reuters CBS News Writers Authorize Union to Call Strike:CBS News writers, producers and editors voted to authorize their labor union to call a strike after working without a contract for two years. Meanwhile, some are saying this is a horrible time for a strike--especially for Katie Couric. From Bloomberg, "CBS Writers Authorize Negotiators to Call Strike:"``That couldn't come at a worse time,'' said Brad Adgate, research director at Horizon Media, an advertising agency in New York. ``Katie Couric has been struggling. CBS is in last place in the evening news. It's in last place in the early morning. This isn't going to help.'' The writers have been working somewhere around two years without a contract. It makes one wonder how long the news anchors would do that. So, lastly this from the LA Times, "CB
This is the first I have read by Greg Gutfeld but I can tell already that I like him. In this piece on Katie Couric he cuts right to the heart of what is wrong, not only with her and the media, but with liberalism in general. It is short but a good fun read. More to come I am sure. ~RJH Red Eye W/Greg Gutfeld article link Katie Couric, Elitist DefeatistFriday , September 28, 2007 By Greg GutfeldLast Tuesday, CBS anchor and lover of tri-athletes, Katie Couric, spoke critically of the war in Iraq at the National Press Club, accusing Bush of disbanding the Iraq military and upsetting 100,000 Sunni men. That's 100,000 men otherwise known as the Ba'ath Party who are basically Nazis, but poorly dressed.Initially, I was impressed by Katie's newfound war expertise. But, really, should you listen? I mean, I only used to go to Katie for tips on exercising while pregnant.Couric is what I call an "elitist defeatist." Their problem isn't why were fighting a war, but war itself and
“They watch The O.C.,” says their mother, 50. “They’re very excited about Gossip Girl. I don’t think they pay a lot of attention to the news right now. They’re 16 and 11.”
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Katie Couric is second-guessing her move to CBS. After her switch over to the evening news, ratings have plummeted as CBS has scrambled to try new things in order to get their position to a higher rating.
Sources say “Couric conducts fewer interviews, an outside opinion segment was scrapped and the anchor admits she’s even dressing down a little to give her critics less ammunition.”
“People are very unforgiving and very resistant to change,” Couric said in an interview with New York magazine. “The biggest mistake we made is we tried new things.”
If she had known that would happen, the job “would have been less appealing to me. It would have required a lot more thought.”
Now that she has been quoted saying her job sucks, and wishes she didn’t take it, I give her a few weeks before she gets canned or “quits” before getting fired. You can’t just go on the record saying CBS is a crappy company to work for. &l
Slaps out news editor for using the word in a story.
Katie Couric admits to slapping news editor Jerry Cipriano for using the word sputum in a story about tuberculous back in June. A word she really hates, and he knew it. A source at the scene said that Katie got angry with Jerry for using a word she detested, and the staff grew tense when she began slapping him 'over and over and over again' on
Katie babe lose the attitude, lose the bias and heres a toughie try not being so damned arrogant and hateful to the right, ok baby doll? A lot of those people out here you consider knuckle draggers were loyal CBS News viewers in years gone by. I know because I was one of them. At one time I actually enjoyed the CBS Evening News. I grew up watching Walter Cronkite and then later Dan Rather on 60 Minutes and the nightly news. Youre a cutie Katie but the inside has some pretty ugly lib stuff going on. Be a real journalist and at least try to be somewhat neutral with no agenda. If you need some advice talk to Cronkite or Rather oh wait . It will be interesting to see if CBS news decides to survive or continue on this self destructive path of political correctness. Maybe they will bite the bullet and put a real old school journalist in for a change. I'll bet the people in Peoria would love it. ~RJH Breitbart news article link Nielsens: Real Bad Week for Katie CouricMay 8 04:57
Okay, so Katie isn’t as successful as everyone thought she would be over at CBS News, but it looks like her personal life is doing much better. She has been dating 33 year old Brooks Perlin for the last six months. She first met him at a cancer fund raiser in Manhattan last September. Just who is this boy…er guy? He is the product of a rich family in Connecticut, attended Williams College, worked for New York City hedge funds, and now competes in triathlons. Hmmm. How long do you think this one will last?
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It looks as though CBS is up to their old tricks again, having plagiarized an article from the Wall Street Journal.
I have to give them some credit though, they seem to be trying to change their ways. They have gone from forging official United States documents to simple plagiarism, so they are slowly getting better. I think with a little more hard work and determination they will be able to totally rehabilitate themselves from their criminal activity.
At least this event was just a story about libraries that they stole.When they forged the documents it was a blatant attempt to lie to the people and bring down a sitting president all in the attempt to relive some of what they consider their glory days- Watergate.
In this interview Katie Couric second-guesses John Edward’s decision to stay in the presidential race because she believes that Edwards should put his family first and his work second:
PrezVID: Katie Couric Remix (Video)Excerpt:"Couric writes in her CBS News blog that she was surprised that some people viewed the interview “in a negative way.”"http://prezvid.com/2007/03/27/katie-couric-remix/Alex
Katie Couric has a little bit of terse advice for Sarah Palin if she wants to be seriously considered as a candidate in the next election. Although Katie is pretty nice about it, it basically amounts to, “Acquire some knowledge and be less dumb. Then people will take you seriously.” But the sentiment is wrapped in much more polite language....[ More on WhyFame.com ]
