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NBC: David Gregory is not out at Meet The Press
- Thread starter KeithE4
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David Gregory was always a terrible choice to replace Tim Russert. No one could really replace Russert, but Gregory was a very weak choice.
Russert was your typical northeastern liberal Democrat and was quite biased. But he would also hold Democrats' feet to the fire when he felt they weren't being honest or owning up to mistakes. His grilling of candidates was rightly considered a "primary" contest by many.
He knew how to cross-examine a witness well.
Gregory is your typical northeastern liberal Democrat and is quite biased. He rarely holds Democrats feet to the fire for anything and frequently parrots the talking points from the DNC. His grilling of candidates is not remarkable for any reason. In fact, he can't seem to do much more than lob softballs at Democrats and DNC talking points at Republicans - who are usually well-prepared to respond. It's bland, boring and bad journalism.
Gregory has had some well-advertised behavior problems off camera (or on radio) and just seems to be a bratty kid who whined and got the job he wanted but didn't deserve.
I don't know who NBC should get for this job, but Gregory is not the answer. They really should see if Brokaw would just do the job.
Russert was your typical northeastern liberal Democrat and was quite biased. But he would also hold Democrats' feet to the fire when he felt they weren't being honest or owning up to mistakes. His grilling of candidates was rightly considered a "primary" contest by many.
He knew how to cross-examine a witness well.
Gregory is your typical northeastern liberal Democrat and is quite biased. He rarely holds Democrats feet to the fire for anything and frequently parrots the talking points from the DNC. His grilling of candidates is not remarkable for any reason. In fact, he can't seem to do much more than lob softballs at Democrats and DNC talking points at Republicans - who are usually well-prepared to respond. It's bland, boring and bad journalism.
Gregory has had some well-advertised behavior problems off camera (or on radio) and just seems to be a bratty kid who whined and got the job he wanted but didn't deserve.
I don't know who NBC should get for this job, but Gregory is not the answer. They really should see if Brokaw would just do the job.
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Mario500
Guest
^Were you referring to Tom Brokaw near the end of your post?
Mario-500 said:
Maybe it was Phil Brokaw (Danny Williams' agent).
And as far as a replacement host--
F. Chuck Todd?
Russert Jr.? (Maybe not.)
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searadiofreak
Guest
Yeah, the fact that this has become media "talk", does not bode well for Gregory. Perhaps he will surprise us all, but unlikely at this point.
Oh no. Did he get axed? :'( :'( :'(1069_KIFR said:
Considering how Ann Curry was treated it comes as no surprise if NBC brass are considering replacing David Gregory as host of Meet the Press; especially if ratings are starting to tank.
NBC is notorious for screwing things up when it comes to hosts of their shows.
Leno-Letterman
Leno-Conan
Ann Curry
NBC is notorious for screwing things up when it comes to hosts of their shows.
Leno-Letterman
Leno-Conan
Ann Curry
Mark_Giardina said:
I'm with you on Letterman and Conan but Ann Curry was never a ratings draw and NBC knew it. They remember when she was the 4th hour co- host with Hotl Kotb (sorry, don't watch enough to know her name) and the ratings were almost nonexistent until they replaced her with Kathie Lee. Ann's interviews were notable for how many times the guest would make a revealing statement that was never followed up on...Ann would always stick to the pre-written questions without follow-thru, unlike a Diane Sawyer who would pursue it and makes something newsworthy out of it. I always felt she was in over her head, really working that (scripted) empathy and that very affected insincere type of anchor acting.
I woiuldn't have her host an interview show. Maybe host a 48 Hours/20-20 type show?
...two inaccuracies there -- Chancellor was succeeded by a tandem of Brokaw and Roger Mudd (it wasn't until 17 months later that Brokaw became the sole anchor at NBC); and Garroway was succeeded by Chancellor, who stayed with Today for over a year before getting an early release from his contract and NBC gave Downs both Today and Concentration so that Johnny Carson could fit Ed McMahon into the announcer position on The Tonight Show...1069_KIFR said:
I don't quite get the reference to Downs re Carson-McMahon, unless
you're referring to the fact that Downs was Jack Paar's announcer-sidekick
(he once said the most awkward spot he was ever in was when he had to
take over the show the night Paar walked off over the "WC" joke). McMahon
had been Carson's sidekick on "Who Do You Trust?" on ABC.
"Concentration" announcer Bob Clayton was Downs' choice to take over that
show when Downs decided in 1969 that doing two shows was wearing him down.
NBC wanted the better-known McMahon, whose "Snap Judgment" had just been
canceled, and he tried hosting "Concentration" for a few months but was never
comfortable with the game; Clayton, who had briefly emceed before NBC put
McMahon on, came back and hosted the show until the end of the original run
in 1973.
you're referring to the fact that Downs was Jack Paar's announcer-sidekick
(he once said the most awkward spot he was ever in was when he had to
take over the show the night Paar walked off over the "WC" joke). McMahon
had been Carson's sidekick on "Who Do You Trust?" on ABC.
"Concentration" announcer Bob Clayton was Downs' choice to take over that
show when Downs decided in 1969 that doing two shows was wearing him down.
NBC wanted the better-known McMahon, whose "Snap Judgment" had just been
canceled, and he tried hosting "Concentration" for a few months but was never
comfortable with the game; Clayton, who had briefly emceed before NBC put
McMahon on, came back and hosted the show until the end of the original run
in 1973.
...Downs had hoped to hold onto his Tonight Show position when Paar moved to prime time, but Carson insisted on bringing McMahon over from Who Do You Trust?; Downs' moving to Concentration (and being replaced on The Tonight Show by Ed Herlihy until McMahon and Carson were free of their contract with Don Fedderson and ABC) roughly coincided with Chancellor's requesting and obtaining his early release from Today, and Downs was shoehorned into Chancellor's Today position as well. Significantly, Garroway, Downs, McMahon and Gene Rayburn (Steve Allen's announcer on the original Tonight) were all also "communicators" on NBC Radio's Monitor...bpatrick said:
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