Friday, November 10, 2006
HLN 's Cover Girl
Headline News' Robin Meade graces the cover of this week's The Sunday Paper. The cover story features on how Meade got started in the news biz and about being at the helm of the weekday morning news program 'Meade and Company'. Below is an excerpt from the article:"The show must be doing something right. According to figures released by CNN, it resonates strongly with the coveted 18-to-34-year-old demographic; last month its ratings showed a 71 percent increase in viewership among that group versus the previous year. Out of Headline News' daytime shows, "Robin & Company" nets roughly 90 percent of all viewer response; of that feedback, 70 to 80 percent is positive, compared to an average of 45 to 55 percent for other Headline News anchors.
Meade and her executive producer, Susan Jalali, attribute that favorable response not just to Meade's seemingly effortless charm, but to the show's focus on delivering the news in a way that's morning-show inviting, yes, but also, to borrow a term from the competition, fair and balanced—a difficult feat in a polarized environment where biased reporting from "Faux News" and the "Communist News Network" is seen as a given.
"We do try very hard to make sure that we are fair politically, that we're fair diversity-wise, that we include all members," Meade says, "and I think the viewers must recognize it, because I'm happy to say that our e-mails about that will say, 'I don't really sense any bias on your guys' part.' And sometimes, yes, people will say, 'I like you because of your personality—and you do the news good, too,'" she laughs.
"For me, it's [all about] news," Jalali says. "I'm a news girl, and I've always done hard news shows." While she's happy that the show is unafraid to emphasize the warmth and likeability of its principals without descending into contrivance or shtick, the bottom line, she says, is never in doubt. "It's wonderful that there's other ways we can branch out, but [news is] the binding of the book; that's what holds us together."
"When you look at Anderson Cooper or Paula Zahn, those are news-based shows," Meade says. "I think that's where we fall. We have more license maybe than other news shows would have, but we're definitely a news show. If we didn't do the fundamentals as far as the news correctly and well, and make it a well-rounded show, the rest of the news shows throughout the day would suffer, because we're the first part of the news-gathering team.
"So we know where our bread and butter is, and that's information," she continues. "We just let the cream rise a little bit.""
# posted by ATN @ 10:31 PM 
Roberts to Replace Choi on Weekends on HLN
This from a tipster: "The HLN website says Thomas Roberts is the new anchor for HLN weekend overnights, replacing Sophia Choi."
# posted by ATN @ 1:55 PM
AC: Gray Hair Not His Choice
The Buffalo News has a short interview with Anderson Cooper who is scheduled to be apart of the Distinguished Speaker's program at the University of Buffalo on Saturday. Below is a portion of that article:Has anyone actually confused Anderson Cooper 360 with ESPN 360?
"There's like an Xbox 360 and I think ... there are a couple of 360s out there. I like to think we were the first. ... When the show started we were tossing around different ideas and someone suggested that, and I didn't have a better idea and we went with it."
Was "The Mole," the ABC reality show you hosted in 2000, a good or bad thing for your career?
"I had been doing news for like 10 years. I was working at ABC doing an overnight show and also worked at "20-20' and I really wanted a break from news. It was an interesting experience. Reality TV was in its infancy. But once 9/11 happened I wanted to get back into news and I was happy I was able to."
Many people consider you a celebrity anchor. Do you tire of the title?
"There are plenty of people in news who are far more well-known that I am. I have a nightly newscast. Beyond that, I don't know what it means."
Is the gray hair an asset in your business at your age?
"I find it odd that I have gray hair. ... It wouldn't be my choice."
Do you remember anything about being a child model?
"Not all that much. I remember wanting to do it because I was 11 years old and I wanted to earn money. And there are not many jobs an 11-year-old can get. So that was the job I was able to get."
Do you get tired at all of answering questions about your famous mother?
(He laughs.) "No. She's my mom, what can I do?"
# posted by ATN @ 8:48 AM
Thursday, November 09, 2006
CNN Dominates on Wednesday
CNN ranked #1 among all cable news yesterday in both TOTAL VIEWERS and the P25-54 demo (total day 3a-3a). CNN won nearly every hour from 10am to 3am.
This builds upon Tuesday’s first place ranking - CNN was #1 among ALL AD-SUPPORTED CABLE in the P25-54 demo on Election Night.
This builds upon Tuesday’s first place ranking - CNN was #1 among ALL AD-SUPPORTED CABLE in the P25-54 demo on Election Night.
# posted by ATN @ 10:33 PM
CNN's President on FNC, Diane Sawyer and Election Night Coverage
CNN President Jon Klein is featured in an interview with TV Guide. In the interview he speaks about FNC, Diane Sawyer and CNN's election night coverage. Below is an excerpt from the interview:TVGuide.com: This was your first election night at CNN. What do you think you did right?
Jon Klein: I think we chose the right people to anchor the coverage. We gave the right people the right thing to do. We showcased them the right way in our new set that can accommodate all of [their] different functions comfortably. We wanted to convey a lot of energy in their coverage. We wanted to convey the passion and excitement that we feel about covering big stories like this and the news in general.
TVGuide.com: It looked a lot more dynamic than recent election nights on the channel.
Klein: The people who work here have so much passion for what they're doing, and somehow that was being bled out. By the time it got on the air, the product was a little drab. We've worked hard to translate the excitement and energy we feel about covering the news onto the screen. I think we succeeded in doing that.... We were looking for a better way to expose all the material that we get on a daily basis to the audience. The audience today wants to see more. They can process multiple inputs.
TVGuide.com: When it comes to calling races, news organizations have been on probation since 2000. Take us into that moment when you were calling the House on Tuesday night. You were very cautious.
Klein: Our polling experts felt very confident at 10:15 that, based on their statistic probabilities, the Democrats were going to control the House. They felt confident as statisticians that they could make the call. But [CNN Worldwide president] Jim Walton and I felt a little funny about that because we hadn't yet called very many actual House races. So there weren't enough vote tallies in hand to give us that confidence. The typical model was based on the premise that all the likely Democratic holds — as opposed to gains — were going to remain Democratic. Well, who knows? We agreed for a while we weren't going to worry so much about being first. We just wanted to be right. We reconvened 25 minutes later, when there were more votes in and the statistical probabilities were coming even clearer. When we called 12 races at 11 pm, we said it was likely that the Democrats were going to control the House. We wanted to be as transparent as we could to the viewers. About 15 minutes later we were ready to call two more races. That's 14. They needed 15 to control the House. The statistical likelihood of getting the needed one gave us the confidence to project it for the Democrats. We felt it was the right thing to do.
Read the entire interview HERE.
# posted by ATN @ 2:30 PM
CNN to Honor American Troops on Multiple Platforms for Veterans Day
Source: CNN Press Release As a tribute to American troops on Veterans Day, CNN has prepared a full slate of military-related programming for the Veterans Day weekend, including a compilation of Lou Dobbs’ “Heroes” segments, two CNN Presents documentaries, a live edition of This Week at War in Baghdad and numerous special segments, including one in which Soledad O’Brien profiles a tank commander who lost parts of both of his legs in Iraq.
CNN’s special coverage begins on Friday, Nov. 10, as American Morning anchor O’Brien visits with Sgt. Brian Fountaine, a U.S. Army tank commander who lost part of both his legs after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded under his tank. O’Brien also interviews Ken Fisher, the chairman of the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that builds comfort homes for friends and families of wounded soldiers including the one in Bethesda , Md. , where Fountaine and his girlfriend have been staying as he undergoes treatment at nearby Walter Reed Army Medical Center . American Morning airs each weekday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. (ET)
For Saturday, Nov. 11, CNN compiles Lou Dobbs Tonight’s weekly “Heroes” tribute to U.S. servicemen and women for a one-hour special. During the special, Dobbs introduces viewers to veterans from all branches of service from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and displays their heroism in the field of battle. Dobbs interviews Ret. Gen. David Grange and Ret. Col. Thomas Hammes about the contributions of veterans to their country and Col. John Shero of Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio about the care they receive after returning from war.
The “Heroes” special will air on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and again on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. All times Eastern.
Senior national correspondent John Roberts will anchor a special live edition of This Week at War from Baghdad . This Week at War airs on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. (ET)
CNN also will air two military-related documentaries over the weekend as well, including the premiere of CNN Presents: Combat Hospital. Combat Hospital documents the story of five doctors, 14 nurses and 22 medics of the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad who treat casualties from U.S. and coalition forces, civilians and even insurgents in a building that Saddam Hussein once used for his own personal medical care. Filmed without narration or score, the graphic video and natural sound reflect the reality of the chaos and heroism in a wartime emergency room.
For CNN Presents: Wounded Warriors, CNN correspondent Alex Quade travels with MedEvac units from the battlefields of Fallujah, Ramadi and Babylon, where the first medical evaluations are made, and where patient transport can be as dangerous as the conflict in the hot zones. Quade takes viewers inside combat support hospitals, the critical care unit at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and finally to the Wounded Warriors Barracks at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina as the troops return to their often altered lives back home.
Wounded Warriors airs at 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11; Combat Hospital premieres on Veterans Day at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Wounded Warriors re-airs on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 6 a.m.; Combat Hospital re-airs on Sunday at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. All times Eastern.
Throughout Saturday, Nov. 11, CNN/U.S. also will provide live reports from Veterans Day tributes across the nation as well as segments at the top of every hour beginning at 7 a.m. (ET) focusing on veterans of the two World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and other conflicts. These reports will include live coverage of President George W. Bush laying a wreath at Arlington Cemetery, live reports from the World War II, Vietnam and Korea memorials in Washington, D.C. and interviews with numerous veterans, including former Sen. Max Cleland; Shoshana Johnson and Ron Young, two former prisoners-of-war; and actor Chuck Norris.
CNN’s Warrior One, an Iraq War Hummer refurbished by the crew of TLC’s Overhaulin’ program, will be on display at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi , Miss. , starting today and continuing through Veterans Day, when it will be a part of the Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade. The visit to Keesler marks the Hummer’s fourth stop on a tour of military bases and other sites across the country before it is auctioned off as a benefit for Fisher House.
Online, CNN.com continues to examine how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have changed the lives of the tens of thousands of men and women who have served there. Launched over Memorial Day Weekend and available at www.CNN.com/cominghome, “Coming Home: Families and War” explores how today’s experiences are different from previous conflicts and how that affects the social fabric including the higher number of women in uniform, the human effects of long deployments, the changes in the way troops keep in touch with loved ones and how medical advances are helping soldiers recover from injuries. Servicemen and women and their families can share their stories and how the experience of war has affected their lives.
Coverage focused on U.S. veterans continues into the following week as Anderson Cooper 360º takes an in-depth look at the medical, personal and political ramifications when U.S. troops return home after their military service in Iraq and Afghanistan . The one-hour special, “Coming Home,” airs on Monday, Nov. 13, at 11 p.m. (ET). Cooper profiles an Iraq War veteran who is currently homeless and another young man battling post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a tough reality for many men and women returning home.
In addition to Cooper’s reports “Coming Home” will feature segments from CNN senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about a new virtual reality treatment for PTSD, as well as the fascinating medical advances that are saving more lives at the frontlines than ever before. Correspondent Randi Kaye profiles a soldier returning home and explores the challenges he faces as he readjusts to life with his family and kids. Kaye also takes a look at what war does to marriages and how the military works to keep families together.
CNN’s special coverage begins on Friday, Nov. 10, as American Morning anchor O’Brien visits with Sgt. Brian Fountaine, a U.S. Army tank commander who lost part of both his legs after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded under his tank. O’Brien also interviews Ken Fisher, the chairman of the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that builds comfort homes for friends and families of wounded soldiers including the one in Bethesda , Md. , where Fountaine and his girlfriend have been staying as he undergoes treatment at nearby Walter Reed Army Medical Center . American Morning airs each weekday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. (ET)
For Saturday, Nov. 11, CNN compiles Lou Dobbs Tonight’s weekly “Heroes” tribute to U.S. servicemen and women for a one-hour special. During the special, Dobbs introduces viewers to veterans from all branches of service from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and displays their heroism in the field of battle. Dobbs interviews Ret. Gen. David Grange and Ret. Col. Thomas Hammes about the contributions of veterans to their country and Col. John Shero of Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio about the care they receive after returning from war.
The “Heroes” special will air on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and again on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. All times Eastern.
Senior national correspondent John Roberts will anchor a special live edition of This Week at War from Baghdad . This Week at War airs on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. (ET)
CNN also will air two military-related documentaries over the weekend as well, including the premiere of CNN Presents: Combat Hospital. Combat Hospital documents the story of five doctors, 14 nurses and 22 medics of the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad who treat casualties from U.S. and coalition forces, civilians and even insurgents in a building that Saddam Hussein once used for his own personal medical care. Filmed without narration or score, the graphic video and natural sound reflect the reality of the chaos and heroism in a wartime emergency room.
For CNN Presents: Wounded Warriors, CNN correspondent Alex Quade travels with MedEvac units from the battlefields of Fallujah, Ramadi and Babylon, where the first medical evaluations are made, and where patient transport can be as dangerous as the conflict in the hot zones. Quade takes viewers inside combat support hospitals, the critical care unit at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and finally to the Wounded Warriors Barracks at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina as the troops return to their often altered lives back home.
Wounded Warriors airs at 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11; Combat Hospital premieres on Veterans Day at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Wounded Warriors re-airs on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 6 a.m.; Combat Hospital re-airs on Sunday at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. All times Eastern.
Throughout Saturday, Nov. 11, CNN/U.S. also will provide live reports from Veterans Day tributes across the nation as well as segments at the top of every hour beginning at 7 a.m. (ET) focusing on veterans of the two World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and other conflicts. These reports will include live coverage of President George W. Bush laying a wreath at Arlington Cemetery, live reports from the World War II, Vietnam and Korea memorials in Washington, D.C. and interviews with numerous veterans, including former Sen. Max Cleland; Shoshana Johnson and Ron Young, two former prisoners-of-war; and actor Chuck Norris.
CNN’s Warrior One, an Iraq War Hummer refurbished by the crew of TLC’s Overhaulin’ program, will be on display at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi , Miss. , starting today and continuing through Veterans Day, when it will be a part of the Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade. The visit to Keesler marks the Hummer’s fourth stop on a tour of military bases and other sites across the country before it is auctioned off as a benefit for Fisher House.
Online, CNN.com continues to examine how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have changed the lives of the tens of thousands of men and women who have served there. Launched over Memorial Day Weekend and available at www.CNN.com/cominghome, “Coming Home: Families and War” explores how today’s experiences are different from previous conflicts and how that affects the social fabric including the higher number of women in uniform, the human effects of long deployments, the changes in the way troops keep in touch with loved ones and how medical advances are helping soldiers recover from injuries. Servicemen and women and their families can share their stories and how the experience of war has affected their lives.
Coverage focused on U.S. veterans continues into the following week as Anderson Cooper 360º takes an in-depth look at the medical, personal and political ramifications when U.S. troops return home after their military service in Iraq and Afghanistan . The one-hour special, “Coming Home,” airs on Monday, Nov. 13, at 11 p.m. (ET). Cooper profiles an Iraq War veteran who is currently homeless and another young man battling post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a tough reality for many men and women returning home.
In addition to Cooper’s reports “Coming Home” will feature segments from CNN senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about a new virtual reality treatment for PTSD, as well as the fascinating medical advances that are saving more lives at the frontlines than ever before. Correspondent Randi Kaye profiles a soldier returning home and explores the challenges he faces as he readjusts to life with his family and kids. Kaye also takes a look at what war does to marriages and how the military works to keep families together.
# posted by ATN @ 2:25 PM
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
CNN was No. 1 in Total Day and Prime Time P25-54 -- Plus Every Hour From 9p Through 2a Last Night; 133 Million Page Views for CNN.com
Prime (8-11p)
P2+ P25-54
CNN 2971k 1330k
FNC 3060 1253
MSNBC 1949 893
Total Day (6a-3a)
P2+ P25-54
CNN: 1357k 564k
FNC 1427 548
MSNBC: 805 375
CNN Won 7p-2a—from the moment that CNN America Votes 2006 began airing, we beat the competition handily.
7p-2a
P2+ P25-54
CNN 2541k 1171k
FNC 2391 989
MSNBC 1579 754
> Last night, CNN.com had 133,473,661 page views. Historically with elections, and early reports show today’s numbers will outpace Tuesday’s numbers. The recently launched CNN Political Ticker had 1.3 million page views.
P2+ P25-54
CNN 2971k 1330k
FNC 3060 1253
MSNBC 1949 893
Total Day (6a-3a)
P2+ P25-54
CNN: 1357k 564k
FNC 1427 548
MSNBC: 805 375
CNN Won 7p-2a—from the moment that CNN America Votes 2006 began airing, we beat the competition handily.
7p-2a
P2+ P25-54
CNN 2541k 1171k
FNC 2391 989
MSNBC 1579 754
> Last night, CNN.com had 133,473,661 page views. Historically with elections, and early reports show today’s numbers will outpace Tuesday’s numbers. The recently launched CNN Political Ticker had 1.3 million page views.
# posted by ATN @ 6:07 PM
Cable News Race Tight on Election Night: CNN Dominates the Midnight Hour
Source: Drudge
Primetime election night on cable:
FNC 3,050,000
CNN 2,963,000
MSNBC 1,926,000
Additional: ICN has posted the numbers for the midnight hour last night:
Midnight P2+
CNN - 2,375,000
FNC - 1,541,000
MSNBC - 1,397,000
Midnight P25-54
CNN - 1,164,000
MSNBC - 737,000
FNC - 676,000
Primetime election night on cable:
FNC 3,050,000
CNN 2,963,000
MSNBC 1,926,000
Additional: ICN has posted the numbers for the midnight hour last night:
Midnight P2+
CNN - 2,375,000
FNC - 1,541,000
MSNBC - 1,397,000
Midnight P25-54
CNN - 1,164,000
MSNBC - 737,000
FNC - 676,000
# posted by ATN @ 5:08 PM
Will a Victory For Democrats be a Victory for CNN?
CNN co-founder Reese Schonfeld says his theory of good news for Democrats, means good news for CNN's ratings, will now be put to the test due to the results of yesterday's elections:
"Now is the time to test my theory that some of FoxNews supremacy in the ratings is due to the political success of the Bush administration. For six years it’s been pretty much good news for Republicans. Last night was not good news for them. Will FoxNews ratings decline based on my theory that people tend to watch good news rather than bad as demonstrated by the post-boom decline of CNBC.
Last week (10/30 – 11/05) Fox destroyed CNN, beating them by more than two-to-one in prime time. To my knowledge that’s the first time it ever happened. In total day Fox had almost twice as many viewers as CNN, another low point.
CNN spent far too much time nattering away about political trivia, far too much opinion, far too many interviews with stale or unknown experts. Fox’s conservative agenda is accepted and appreciated by most of its audience. CNN, particularly Wolf Blitzer, in its fear as being branded as liberal, adopted an antagonistic attitude toward most Democrats and was, for most of the week, almost unwatchable so the viewers didn’t watch and Fox had its best week maybe ever.
But that was last week, this week the news is good for the Democrats, maybe the Democrats will enjoy watching it and spend more time at their television sets. Next week is the critical week for my theory. Will conservatives, saddened by their defeat, abandon Fox? Will liberals, with gloat in their hearts, spend more time on CNN and MSNBC? What about the week and the week after that? The ratings will tell and I’ll be watching. I hope I won’t be eating crow."
"Now is the time to test my theory that some of FoxNews supremacy in the ratings is due to the political success of the Bush administration. For six years it’s been pretty much good news for Republicans. Last night was not good news for them. Will FoxNews ratings decline based on my theory that people tend to watch good news rather than bad as demonstrated by the post-boom decline of CNBC.
Last week (10/30 – 11/05) Fox destroyed CNN, beating them by more than two-to-one in prime time. To my knowledge that’s the first time it ever happened. In total day Fox had almost twice as many viewers as CNN, another low point.
CNN spent far too much time nattering away about political trivia, far too much opinion, far too many interviews with stale or unknown experts. Fox’s conservative agenda is accepted and appreciated by most of its audience. CNN, particularly Wolf Blitzer, in its fear as being branded as liberal, adopted an antagonistic attitude toward most Democrats and was, for most of the week, almost unwatchable so the viewers didn’t watch and Fox had its best week maybe ever.
But that was last week, this week the news is good for the Democrats, maybe the Democrats will enjoy watching it and spend more time at their television sets. Next week is the critical week for my theory. Will conservatives, saddened by their defeat, abandon Fox? Will liberals, with gloat in their hearts, spend more time on CNN and MSNBC? What about the week and the week after that? The ratings will tell and I’ll be watching. I hope I won’t be eating crow."
# posted by ATN @ 4:36 PM
Warrior One Rolls On
Source: CNN Press Release CNN’s Warrior One, an Iraq War Hummer refurbished by the crew of TLC’s Overhaulin’ program, will be on display on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. (CT) at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi , Miss. The visit to Keesler marks the Hummer’s fourth stop on a tour of military bases and other sites across the country. The Hummer will be displayed near the Army and Air Force Exchange mini-mall on the base.This event is open Department of Defense card holders and to the news media.
CNN producers, video journalists and correspondents used the vehicle when they were embedded with the First Battalion, 7th Marines in the war in Iraq in 2003. The vehicle came under heavy fire near Baghdad in April 2003.
This summer, Overhaulin’ took the Hummer to the show’s workshop in Irvine, Calif. Crews overhauled the Hummer’s engine and body and installed an extensive entertainment system that includes a DVD player, four LCD monitors and a state-of-the-art sound system. Airbrush artists painted images of journalists and military men and women onto the vehicle as a tribute to those who served during the war in Iraq or covered the war.
After Warrior One’s tour of military bases and other sites across the country, the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co., a premiere classic car auction house, will auction the vehicle on Jan. 20, 2007 , at the auction company’s headquarters in Scottsdale , Ariz. Proceeds will go to the Fisher House Foundation (www.fisherhouse.org), an organization that builds “comfort homes” for families of hospitalized military personnel.
The Overhaulin’ episode featuring Warrior One is scheduled for 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, on TLC.
# posted by ATN @ 3:58 PM
Grace to Appear on "Jeopardy" Tonight
Source: New York Post Cable news queen Nancy Grace is the answer to the "Jeopardy" question: Who's the last person you expected to see on a game show?The hang-'em-high host matches wits with "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" star Carson Kressley and Regis Philbin tomorrow to kick off the latest edition of "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
Grace, best known for her take-no-prisoners on-air style, was true-to-form during the taping of the show.
She had all sorts of trouble selecting from the various categories of trivia, and kept offering her choice in the form of a question, according to reports from audience members who saw the taping a few weeks ago at Radio City Music Hall.
The contestants on the month-long tournament include comic Martin Short, soap star Susan Lucci, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and talk show host/cooking whiz Rachael Ray.
Tomorrow night's episode didn't go quite as smoothly at it will appear on TV, witnesses say. During the morning session, the show was plagued by technical glitches, and during a rehearsal game, Philbin (a two-time "Jeopardy!" veteran - he came in last both times), appeared to have difficulty figuring out how to work his buzzer, says an audience member.
By the end of the rehearsal, Kressley had clobbered Philbin and Grace.
When it was time to start the game for real, all three celebs were introduced, along with host Alex Trebek, but the taping was stopped a moment later because of technical difficulties with the screens on the contestants' podiums.
A few minutes later, when taping had commenced again, Trebek flubbed reading a clue and it had to be redone. Afterwards, Philbin protested that he would have known the answer had Trebek read the clue correctly.
# posted by ATN @ 3:21 PM
Hotel Chain Yanks CNN From Channel Lineup
Source: KXMA.com Guests at one local hotel who switch on the TV in search of the latest news no longer have CNN as an option.
The Stoney Creek Inn, 1100 Imperial Ave., in Rothschild, North Dakota, has dropped the 24-hour news channels CNN and CNN Headline News from its basic cable offerings.
Tony Magro, 76, of Barrington, Ill., stayed at the inn Monday night and said he was told by a receptionist that the hotel chain�s corporate office had issued a letter calling for the removal of the channels because CNN aids terrorists.
The Stoney Creek Inn, 1100 Imperial Ave., in Rothschild, North Dakota, has dropped the 24-hour news channels CNN and CNN Headline News from its basic cable offerings.
Tony Magro, 76, of Barrington, Ill., stayed at the inn Monday night and said he was told by a receptionist that the hotel chain�s corporate office had issued a letter calling for the removal of the channels because CNN aids terrorists.
# posted by ATN @ 11:07 AM
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Mid-term Election Night Coverage Pics
Below are a handful of pics from CNN's coverage of the mid-term elections.
# posted by ATN @ 11:11 PM
Monday, November 06, 2006
New Sets for CNN/I Atlanta
The new set for CNN/I in Atlanta debuted today. The set is nearly identical to the new London set which debuted a week or two ago. HERE's a video with John Clancey and Rosemary Church talking about the new set. The video shows the building process for the new set.
# posted by ATN @ 3:17 PM
