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Via NY Daily News
By RICHARD HUFF and CORKY SIEMASZKO
Insiders suggest Katie Couric for Anderson Cooper trade
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’s “Evening News.” He already is a contributor to CBS’s “60 Minutes,” they said.

And CNN will eventually need to replace the iconic Larry King, who is 74.

Why not Couric, who remains a marquee talent despite being a $75 million flop for CBS, the insiders said.

“Take Katie off the ‘Evening News,’ let her to do Larry King, and then let Cooper anchor,” one network source said.

Couric, 51, has said only that she was “working hard and having fun” since word broke this week that she was heading for a humiliating exit after just 18 months as anchor.

During her tenure, CBS was mired in third place in the ratings and, as a result, cost the network millions in lost revenue.
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Via Hispanic PR Wire
Geraldo Rivera To Deliver Keynote Address at Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference
Investigative journalist and Fox News Channel host speaks at only industry conference dedicated to Hispanic radio

Geraldo Rivera — investigative journalist, author and host of Fox News Channel’s Geraldo at Large — will deliver the keynote address at Radio Ink’s Hispanic Radio Conference on May 19. The conference is set for May 19-20 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables-Miami, Florida.
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Via Turner Pressroom

John King to Anchor Special Coverage Live from Election Express

Chief national correspondent John King will anchor a live one-hour special election program at 10 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, April 12, and Sunday, April 13, from the CNN Election Express in Pennsylvania. King has traveled with the bus across Pennsylvania this week connecting with that state’s voters, volunteers and campaigns.

The special programming, called “Route 2008,” will feature CNN’s multi-touch wall which can provide in-depth analysis into the demographics of Pennsylvanians and what drives their vote. Saturday’s program will air live from the Pittsburgh area. Sunday’s program will originate from the CNN Election Express, which will be stationed at Messiah College near Harrisburg, Pa., the location of The Compassion Forum. The program will air immediately following CNN’s broadcast of The Compassion Forum and will feature analysis from commentators across the faith and ideological spectrum.
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Via Huffington Post
By Rachel Sklar
Ouch! The Daily Show’s Eviscerating “Documentary” About Fox News

The Daily Show’s John Oliver put togther a stunning smackdown of Fox News on last night’s show, punctuated by some damning clips showing egregious comments from some anchors (John Gibson, natch) and some — gasp! — flip-flopping on certain positions (like, say, executive privilege). Watch as Oliver tries to sneak into Fox HQ dressed as the Statue of Liberty, hosts a pundit shoutfest, and waves many flags. Featuring Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto, Chris Wallace, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Bill Hemmer, Megyn Kelly, Jim Pinkerton, Peter Hart, Newt Gingrich and the super-chipper Gretchen Carlson.

>Video avaiable at the Huffington post.

Via MediaPost
Chip Off Block: ‘Colbert Report’ Covers PA Primary
by David Goetzl

COMEDY CENTRAL’S “COLBERT REPORT” IS going on location for the first time and taking election-season sponsor Doritos with it. The show will emanate from Philadelphia in advance of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary next week, with a slight pun-filled re-brand linked to the spicy chips.

“The Colbert Report: Dorito’s Spicy Sweet Pennsylvania Primary Coverage From Chili-Delphia–The City of Brotherly Crunch!” will be taped at the University of Pennsylvania and air Monday through Thursday.

Guests scheduled are Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter, MSNBC commentator and ex-city resident Chris Matthews and state governor Ed Rendell.

The nightly show at 11:30 follows “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”

>Multichannel News also has a write up.

Via Boston Herald
By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa
Barry Nolan pleads: Give Bill the boot!

CN8’s Barry Nolan says Fox News bigfoot Bill O’Reilly is “a mental case,” and Nolan’s crazy mad that the local Emmy Awards will honor Mr. No Spin Zone at their 31st annual back-slapfest next month.

“I am appalled, just appalled,” Nolan told the Track. “He inflates and constantly mangles the truth . . . and his frequent target is the ‘left-leaning’ media - the ones who do report the news fairly. And those are the same people who will be sitting in the room honoring him.”

Nolan, citing an Indiana University study that claims O’Reilly - a former Channel 7 anchor - calls a person or group a derogatory name once every 6.8 seconds on average, has been busy ringing up local TV types to get their support for his “Rescind O’Reilly” effort. He claims former WBZ anchor Liz Walker is on board.

“I hope people will express their displeasure to the board of governors and they’ll rescind their decision,” he said. “It’s morally unacceptable.”

That’s not happening, said Boston/New England Emmy Awards cheese Tim Egan.

The local awards gurus think O’Reilly’s career is something to be celebrated since he came from the Boston market then made a name for himself nationally with “Inside Edition” and the FOX News Channel.
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