Matt Lauer stayed behind in New York today while his “Today” family was in Indianapolis ahead of the Super Bowl Sunday. Lauer will be at the White House this weekend for the annual live pre-game presidential interview. Bill O’Reilly did it last year on FOX. Katie Couric, then with CBS, conducted the pre-game interview in […]
Read moreEllen DeGeneres asked First Lady Michelle Obama who could do more push-ups, and the two ended up squaring off in a competition to see which lady had more upper body strength. Michelle Obama has devoted her bully pulpit to getting children into shape. (Source: StyleLite.com)
Read moreA couple of months after 80-year-old Regis Philbin exited “Live! With Regis and Kelly” and took his name in the title along with him, Kelly Ripa has been welcoming a succession of fill-in co-hosts. A number of them — no one’s saying just who — are auditioning on-the-air to land the job for keeps. It’s […]
Read moreThe Suze Orman-sponsored prepaid credit card has taken a lot of heat, so Orman appeared on ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ yesterday evening, where she defended the card and its fees. When Morgan brought up some of the criticism that’s been geared at the card, Orman’s method of fighting back was to invoke an “after this many […]
Read moreMeredith Vieira will make her debut appearance on “Rock Center with Brian Williams” at 9 p.m. on February 8 — and her first interview is with Mimi Alford, the author of a new book about her 18-month affair with President John F. Kennedy. Vieira stepped down as co-host of “Today” last June to spend more […]
Read moreIn an episode set to air on Thursday, Rosie O’Donnell got quite friendly with Dr. Oz during an appearance on his talk show. O’Donnell was discussing how she believes she has a “distended, large stomach” that is disproportional to the rest of her body. To drive her point home, she told Dr. Oz to “feel […]
Read moreNBC News correspondent Jeff Rossen is getting a promotion. He’s been named National Investigative Correspondent for the “Today” show. Rossen will lead the newly created investigative unit, “Rossen Reports,” for the morning program. Robert Powell will be the senior producer of the unit. Rossen and his team will also report investigative stories for “NBC Nightly […]
Read moreRegis Philbin is the star of a new Super Bowl commercial, where he helps torment a Coke Zero salesman who furtively tries to buy a bottle of Pepsi Max in a store. Instead of slipping away with his contraband, the guy winds up winning free Pepsi Max for life and being feted by Philbin, who […]
Read moreTelevision networks are going to extreme lengths to land an interview with the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister, Pippa Middleton. Middleton splashed onto the international scene in April 2011 when she served as the maid of honor to her sister, Kate, when she wed Prince William. Since then, she has been the subject of significant press […]
Read moreDuring an awkward exchange on CNN’s Early Start, Ashleigh Banfield grilled Louisiana Senator David Vitter over his prostitution scandal, and compared his affairs to those of Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich. “I want you to weigh in on Newt Gingrich and what it’s like for a politician having serious baggage trying to be elected,” she asked. […]
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