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Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Campbell Brown 'redefining broadcast careers'

Dec 17, 08 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - The world of television news can be a journalistic proving ground during tumultuous times, and three women have bubbled to the top of the white-guy-dominated realm. Vogue takes a look at one veteran and two up-and-comers who have caught the mag's eye:
  • Katie Couric—After months of ridicule and
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Katie Couric • MSNBC • Vogue • CNN • Election 2008 • news anchor • CBS Evening News • Rachel Maddow • Campbell Brown

Who's That
Guy on the
Local News?

TV stations replace veteran anchors with cheaper rookies

Dec 1, 08 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Across the country, star local news anchors are signing off for good, the New York Times reports, as local network affiliates look for ways to cut costs, and find big anchor salaries tempting targets. Newscasters with more than 20 years behind the desk have been dropped in Chicago, Houston,... More »

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local news • economy • news anchor

DNA Led Cops to Pressly Murder Suspect

Officials say forensics tie man to anchor's murder, teacher's rape

Nov 29, 08 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Police in Little Rock say forensic evidence led them to a suspect in the murder of news anchor Anne Pressly, reports KATV. A DNA sample from Pressly's home matched DNA found at the scene of an unsolved rape in Marianna, 90 miles away. Marianna police pointed investigators to rape suspect... More »

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Arkansas • murder • rape • forensics • Little Rock, Arkansas • DNA evidence • news anchor • Anne Pressly

Suspect Arrested in Murder of Ark. News Anchor

No clear motive in brutal home invasion

Nov 27, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Police in Little Rock have arrested a suspect in the murder of Anne Pressly, reports KATV, where the popular anchorwoman worked. Curtis Lavell Vance, 28, was apprehended late last night, shortly after police named him as the suspect in the October slaying, and charged with capital murder. The police chief... More »

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crime • police • Arkansas • murder • Little Rock, Arkansas • news anchor • criminal charges • Anne Pressly

Ex-Anchor Gets 6 Months for Hacking Colleague's Email

Mendte apologizes for leaking gossip that got co-anchor fired

Nov 25, 08 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A former Philadelphia news anchor has been sentenced to 6 months' house arrest for hacking into a colleague's email, reports the Inquirer. Larry Mendte admitted he logged in to co-anchor Alycia Lane's email hundreds of times and leaked information about her to gossip publications. He apologized yesterday to Lane, who... More »

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hacker • hacking • Alycia Lane • news anchor • Larry Mendte

Four More Years:
O'Reilly Re-Ups

O'Reilly Factor host to dodge 'slings and arrows' and stay on

Oct 22, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill O'Reilly has signed up for 4 more years of controversy at Fox News, the New York Daily News reports. The outspoken host of top-rated cable news show The O'Reilly Factor says he’s staying on because "the good outweighed the bad"—despite the security entourage he must... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • Fox News • Fox • talk-show host • news anchor

MSNBC Boots Olbermann, Matthews From Anchor Chairs

David Gregory will host election coverage

Sep 8, 08 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - After months of criticism and pointed derision at the Republican convention, MSNBC will yank Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from the anchor seats during this fall's debates and election. NBC News correspondent David Gregory will host election coverage, while Olbermann and Matthews remain as commentators. Ratings at the struggling network... More »

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MSNBC • Chris Matthews • Keith Olbermann • news anchor • David Gregory

 MSNBC Anchors
 in DNC Slugfest

Gets personal and political on-air at the DNC

Aug 27, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Infighting between MSNBC anchors is turning the Democratic National Convention into a partisan catfight. Joe Scarborough, who once served as Republican representative, got touchy when David Shuster yesterday referred to “your party, the Republican Party” and Scarborough and Tom Brokaw are miffed at the channel’s decision to increase... More »

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MSNBC • Democratic National Convention • American media • David Shuster • media coverage • Joe Scarborough • news anchor • Tom Brokaw

 Lopez Lands Extra Anchor Slot

Will be solo emcee of the entertainment show

Jul 29, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mario Lopez will become the solo anchor for Extra when the entertainment news show’s 15th season kicks off in September, Variety reports. The former weekend co-host, best known for his stints on Dancing With the Stars and the teen sitcom Saved By the Bell, replaces Dayna Devon and Mark... More »

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reality TV • celebrity • gossip • entertainment industry • anchor • news anchor • Mario Lopez • Extra

CNBC Focuses on Fresh Face
of Biz News

Erin Burnett's network tests new formula
for creating a star

Jul 20, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since Jim Cramer and Maria Bartiromo became breakout stars for CNBC, the network has been trying to cultivate more of the sort of talent that draws a devoted viewership. Erin Burnett, 32, has enjoyed one of those carefully crafted career trajectories, moving from writer to co-anchor in just weeks. The... More »

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business • star • CNBC • news anchor • Erin Burnett

Brian Williams
to Step Into Russert's Shoes

Nightly News anchor will host this week's Meet the Press

Jun 20, 08 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams will be filling in for Tim Russert on this Sunday's Meet the Press, E! Online reports. NBC is still seeking a permanent replacement for the mighty newsman who died a week ago. Reporters David Gregory and Andrea Mitchell have been mentioned as possible candidates,... More »

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NBC • Tim Russert • Brian Williams • Meet the Press • news anchor

Opinion

So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You

Couric traded perky for automaton, but needed 'Michael Moore's DNA'

May 20, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric’s unhappy tenure as CBS Evening News anchor will soon end, and not a moment too soon for Nancy Franklin of the New Yorker. Couric seemed likely to succeed at the start, but she wound up ditching the qualities people liked in her and becoming a... More »

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media • Katie Couric • Leslie Moonves • network television • news anchor • television news • CBS Evening News

 Couric Gets Vote of Confidence 

Anchor's not going anywhere, CBS boss Moonves tells news staffers

Apr 18, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric will anchor the CBS Evening News for a long time to come, the network's CEO told staffers today, TVNewser reports. Les Moonves dropped in on the daily news meeting to dispel recent rumors that Couric is not long for the newscast, which sits at the bottom of the... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • TV ratings • news anchor • CBS Evening News • network news

 CBS May Dump Couric Early 

'Evening News' anchor has brought all-time low ratings

Apr 9, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS may part ways with "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric as soon as the January 2009 inauguration, and long before her contract expires in 2011, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources from both camps. Network executives are tired of all-time low ratings that began with the switch... More »

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television • media • Katie Couric • CBS • Dan Rather • Larry King • Nielsen Ratings • TV ratings • contract • news anchor • television news • CBS Evening News

CNN Anchor Cooper Has
Skin Cancer

He has growth removed and says
he's doing fine

Mar 19, 08 7:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN's Anderson Cooper returned to the air today after a two-day absence during which he had a cancerous mole removed from his face, E! News reports. Anderson wrote on his blog that he's fine and that the surgery went well, and a spokesman said doctors don't think the cancer has... More »

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skin cancer • CNN • moles • Anderson Cooper • Charlie Rose • cancerous growth • Anderson Cooper 360 • news anchor

'Bikini Anchor' May Sue NYC Over Cop Tussle

Fired newscaster lays groundwork for claim
of 'economic injuries'

Mar 14, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former Philadelphia news anchor who allegedly punched a New York cop may be preparing to sue the city, the police department, and several individual officers—including the one she was originally charged with hitting. Alycia Lane's lawyer tells the Daily News the move allows her “to keep her... More »

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NYPD • New York • Manhattan • felony • Philadelphia • lawsuit • assault • Alycia Lane • Rich Eisen • bikini • Bikini Anchor • news anchor

MSNBC Cans 'Tucker' for Rising Star

David Gregory will
helm new evening political show

Mar 10, 08 7:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC today picked rising star David Gregory to helm a new political show in place of Tucker Carlson's low-rated "Tucker", TVNewser reports. Gregory's "Race for the White House" will air at 6 p.m. weekdays while he continues to report on the White House for NBC News and... More »

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television • media • cable TV • MSNBC • Tucker Carlson • NBC News • network television • news anchor

TV Anchor Suspended After 'Lynch Tiger' Quip

Comment sparks uproar, call for firing

Jan 10, 08 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A golf commentator's quip that the only way young challengers could defeat super pro Tiger Woods would be to "lynch him" has earned her a two-week suspension and sparked a furor. The Golf Channel's lead anchor Kelly Tilghman made the comments in response to an on-air analyst's jokey suggestion... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Al Sharpton • racism • lynching • Kelly Tilghman • Golf Channel • news anchor

Bikini Anchor Fired After Arrest

Alleged assault on NY cop costs job

Jan 8, 08 2:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A Philadelphia television news anchor embroiled in a road rage incident with undercover New York police officers has been fired, the Philadelphia  Daily News reports. Alycia Lane, 35, was arrested last month for allegedly shoving a female officer and using a sexual slur after a slow-moving unmarked police car delayed... More »

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NFL • NYPD • Alycia Lane • Rich Eisen • KYW TV • CBS3 • news anchor

'Bikini' TV Anchor Charged With Punching NY Cop

Confrontation sparked by road rage incident

Dec 17, 07 4:34 AM CST
(Newser) - An Emmy-winning news anchorwoman was arrested in Manhattan after allegedly punching a female plainclothes police officer during a road-rage altercation with three cops, the New York Post reports. Alycia Lane, anchor with Philadelphia's KWY-TV, is said to have called one of the officers "a dyke bitch"—then struck... More »

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NYPD • Alycia Lane • KWY TV • Rich Eisen • Chris Wragge • Chris Booker • news anchor

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