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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Eisner

Michael Eisner stories: 5 news summaries

In Recession, NBC Page Gig Loses Luster

Once, $10/hour job launched careers; now, breeds bitterness

Mar 18, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stop by NBC’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters for a tour, and you’ll be shown around by cheerful 20-somethings, cheerfully working 50-hour weeks for $10 an hour. Why? Because this is the NBC page program! Michael Eisner started as a page, as did Steve Allen, Willard Scott and others. But... More »

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television • NBC • recession • Michael Eisner

 After Disney, 
 Eisner Thrives Online 

Eisner believes internet programming is entertainment's future

Nov 23, 08 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Eisner was once at the top of the heap as CEO of Disney, where he flourished. But after he was squeezed out by what some thought was poor company performance, he got creative in new media—and “I’m much happier now,” he tells the New York ... More »

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Internet • online media • online videos • Disney • Michael Eisner


 NBC Pages 
 Seek Bigtime 
 on $10/Hour 

Ted Koppel, Regis Philbin alums of yearlong program

Oct 13, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Screaming girls, predawn starts, and 6-day weeks are a lot to handle on $10 an hour—but NBC pages see success at the end of the tunnel, the New York Times reports. They know that hours of smiling schlep work—think photocopies and coffee—have led luminaries like Regis Philbin... More »

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NBC • broadcasting • Regis Philbin • Michael Eisner • Rockefeller Center • job • college graduates • Ted Koppel • page • Jack McBrayer

 Biden Attracts West Wing Love

Richard Schiff, who played White House insider, is candidate's Hollywood connection

Aug 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - He probably wouldn’t merit a Washington appointment, but Joe Biden’s biggest Tinseltown fan has small-screen political experience, the Los Angeles Times reports. Richard Schiff, who won an Emmy for his role as White House communications director on West Wing, is stumping for his “real deal” candidate this... More »

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Joe Biden • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Cher • Jeffrey Katzenberg • celebrity • Michael Eisner • Barry Diller • political endorsement • Election 2008 • Richard Schiff • Barry Manilow

Disney Park Launches $1B Redo

Mouse to make California Adventure more like Disneyland

Oct 18, 07 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney is launching a $1.1 billion overhaul of its California Adventure theme park in a bid to boost smaller-than-predicted earnings and make the park more like big brother Disneyland. The Anaheim park, opened in 2001, drew 6 million visitors last year—a million less than predicted and far fewer... More »

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Pixar • Disney • Anaheim • Michael Eisner • Bob Iger

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