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The Today Show
In the early 1950s, when television networks did not broadcast regular programming before 11 a.m., radio and newspapers were the most popular and reliable ways for Americans to get their morning news. Then, Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, vice president of programming at NBC, pitched a bold new concept to the network: a two-hour early morning news show that would run Monday through Friday starting at 7 a.m. By developing Today, Weaver filled a programming void before viewers even realized there was one—and revolutionized the viewing habits of millions. In The Today Show: Transforming Morning Television, Cathleen M. Londino provides an entertaining and informative look at the first twenty-five years of NBC’s innovative program, from 1952 through 1977. Focusing on Today’s broadcast history, the personalities instrumental to the show’s success, and the show’s contributions to the entertainment industry, this account illustrates how the evolution of Today closely paralleled the development of the broadcast industry and rise of the major networks. In addition to chronicling the show’s history, the author profiles some of the key players both behind and in front of the camera, including Dave Garroway, Barbara Walters, Tom Brokaw, and Jane Pauley. The vision of morning news developed by Weaver more than sixty years ago endured far beyond his wildest expectation, establishing a model that would eventually be adopted not only by competing networks but also by television programmers around the globe. The Today Show: Transforming Morning Television is a fascinating account of the unprecedented success of this influential program and will appeal to anyone interested in television history
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Satire TV
Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industry economics and audience tastes have re-made television comedy, once considered a wasteland of escapist humor, into what is arguably the most popular source of political critique. From fake news and pundit shows to animated sitcoms and mash-up videos, satire has become an important avenue for processing politics in informative and entertaining ways, and satire TV is now its own thriving, viable television genre.Satire TV examines what happens when comedy becomes political, and politics become funny. A series of original essays focus on a range of programs, from The Daily Show to South Park, Da Ali G Show to The Colbert Report, The Boondocks to Saturday Night Live, Lil' Bush to Chappelle's Show, along with Internet D.I.Y. satire and essays on British and Canadian satire. They all offer insights into what today's class of satire tells us about the current state of politics, of television, of citizenship, all the while suggesting what satire adds to the political realm that news and documentaries cannot.
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THE DAWN PATROL
\"For most of the past fifty-three years, 'Today' has been the favored companion of morning viewers. It is the most profitable program on any network--its commercials earn about two hundred and fifty million dollars annually, about three times as much as ABC's 'Good Morning America' or CBS's 'The Early Show.'...While the networks have been rapidly losing viewers throughout the day--to cable, the Internet, and other distractions--the morning shows have gained them...\" (New Yorker). This behind-the-scenes look at the two top-rated network morning programs, \"Today\" and \"Good Morning America,\" charts \"[t]he curious rise of morning television, and [considers] the future of network news.\" \"Today\" co-anchors Katie Couric and Matt Lauer and \"Good Morning America\" co-anchors Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson are briefly profiled.
Magazine Article
At 10 O'Clock, It Just Doesn't Seem Like 'Today'
There is something inherently carnivalesque about these segments, which always seem to include the newly svelte guest holding up a pair of old XXXXL trousers for emphasis and co-anchor Hoda Kotb essentially asking, \"So how did it feel to be as big as a house?\" Beauty tips have included a segment in which viewers are told how they can combine two different products -- a moisturizer and a self-tanner, perhaps -- to create a third product, which sounds like an invitation for a nasty red rash all over one's face.
Newspaper Article
'Today' in town
[...]Wednesday, the scaled-back local broadcast was greeted not only by the expected cheesecake, deep-dish pizza and Luvabulls but also by a persistent Chicago-style rain soaking the crowd and adding a touch of drippy surrealism to the reflections of the city seen in Anish Kapoor's iconic sculpture.
Newspaper Article
Morning Vows, Before Millions of Viewers; In Event Orchestrated by the Today Show, Md. Couple Marry in Style on Kent Island
If this were a normal wedding, the guests would not be mingling outside over coffee and mini-muffins before the sun had even risen. Grim news from Iraq would not precede the notes of Pachelbel's Canon. Fireboats would not be shooting arcs of water into the Chesapeake Bay, 2,000 roses would not have filled the walk-in refrigerator, and country singer Trisha Yearwood most likely would not be belting out the lyrics \"How do I live without you\" to strangers in red crab hats. Normal it was not. It was the culmination of the Today Show's \"Hometown Wedding\" contest, which united Southern Maryland couple Mark Dale and Sarah Raley at the luxurious Chesapeake Bay Beach Club on Kent Island. And, as such, it raised several questions. First among them was offered by host Katie Couric, who turned to the crowd as camera booms swept overhead and asked: The details of yesterday's NBC wedding -- the four-tiered chocolate fondant wedding cake with pink accents designed to match the bodice of the bride's silk gown, the ring with the 26 round colorless diamonds and milgrain trim, the groom's three-button notch- lapel Red Sleeve tuxedo -- all came at the request of the viewing public.
Newspaper Article
SALT; the Brigade; Zimbabwe/Rhodesia; Libya; Northern Ireland; Argentina
Warren Christopher briefs on talks with West German defense minister Hans Apel about strategic arms limitation treaty ratification, British reluctance to request Zimbabwe Rhodesia end cross-border attacks into Mozambique, talk with Libyan foreign minister Ali Abdussalam Treki, and other topics.
Government Document
NBC's 'Today' skips 9/11 moment of silence
NBC's \"Today\" show had a public-relations disaster on its hands Tuesday when someone noticed that it did not air the annual moment of silence that's held Sept. 11 at 8:46 a.m., in New York and Washington, marking the time when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center's North Tower in 2001.
Newspaper Article
Couric plays coy when it comes to contract talks
In truth, the reason for the conference call is also the reason [Katie Couric] is in play between NBC boss Jeff Zucker, the former \"Today\" executive producer who doesn't want his reliable cash cow jeopardized, and CBS boss Leslie Moonves, who thinks bringing Couric to \"The CBS Evening News\" might throw some cash its way.
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