Last month, New Agenda, a non-partisan women’s group, began trying to get Chris Matthews fired for sexist on-air behavior.
The group has now sent a letter to NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker asking for a “a meeting to discuss Matthews’ attitude toward women,” reports the LA Times.
When asked during a conference whether MSNBC was benefiting from its left wing bias, NBC President and CEO Jeff Zucker stated, “15 months ago, you wouldn’t have even asked me about MSNBC, so I think we’ve made great progress…clearly, it has struck a chord with the audience.”
MSNBC had previously removed Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchoring the RNC. So what does Jeff think of Keith?
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Only days after the sudden death of Tim Russert, NBC News now must find the person to replace him on Meet the Press, according to the New York Times.
“Nobody should even think about replacing Tim Russert,” Jeff Zucker tells the NY Times. “What someone will need to do is find the next way to do ‘Meet the Press’ and provide political analysis. Anybody who thinks they can replace Tim Russert is kidding themselves.”
The potential candidates for Meet the Press include Brian Williams, David Gregory, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough and Keith Olbermann.
NBC could smooth the transition by offering the post on a temporary basis to Tom Brokaw, who stepped down as the network’s anchor in 2004. Katie Couric’s name has also been thrown in the mix.
Thoughts?
