Jim Lehrer back on PBS Newshour where he's been MIA since April. NYTFour out of five cable TV viewers agree: "It's almost a disappointment when the chute opens." Fox News Geraldo Rivera on skydiving with the Army's elite Golden Knights. Fayetteville, NC Observer
Tom Brokaw's jumping into his temporary "Meet The Press" role with all the gusto (and ego) he can muster. “With typical anchorman humility, I thought I was probably the right person to do it, I’m the senior guy around there and I’m not going to do it for the long haul.” Boston Herald The 68-year-old travels to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where he'll press the meat with Arnold Schwarzenegger - among others - attending the Western governors' meeting there. How convenient that "Uncle Tom" (that's what Luke Russert calls Brokaw) is at his "cabin" in Montana a spittoon's distance from Wyoming.
Uncle Tom tells TV Newser's Gail Shister he's looking forward to his next challenges: "I still haven't done the test pattern. I haven't done 'Gladiators' or 'Fear Factor' or 'Deal or No Deal.' I still have something to aim for." In today's Tee Vee news world, "Fear Factor" is a lofty aspiration...
While American grunts worry about filling up their gas tanks, on CNBC's new show-and tell "Untold Wealth," devoted to obscenely rich people debuting Thursday night, one guy spends $22,000 on a new tire after he ran over a nail.
Gay money guru Suze Orman's show goes weeknights on CNBC starting early July. TV Newser
3 comments:
They should make a brand new show just for Tom. Maybe, "Weird Wired Wonderful World of Pronouncing W's".
In today's Tee Vee world, "Fear Factor" would be a non-entity. It was cancelled several years ago. Brokaw really needs to keep up with his reality TV.
Yeah, Jim, he could co-anchor with Barbara Walters...
Oh. My dear Everett I also thought "Fear Factor" was still on. Whoops!
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