After three years as president of entertainment at Black Entertainment Television, Reginald Hudlin is leaving his post.
“Reggie accomplished a lot and launched a lot of great show franchises,” said Debra L. Lee, chief executive of BET Networks. “He has accomplished what he intended to do, and we’re hoping that his programming strategy continues.”
You’ve seen the in-fighting at MSNBC covered here on CoverAwards and it seems that we are only glimpsing in public the struggles that are happening internally at the network.
“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico. But is anyone in danger of being fired?
Click here to see the moving tribute to Tim Russert on Meet the Press.
Check out the L.A. Times recap of Tom Brokaw’s tribute to Tim Russert on Sunday’s Meet the Press, where he said, “It’s going to be our mantra for this morning…It says, ‘Thou shall not whine.’ And if I can add, I think, anything to that, ‘Thou shall not weep or cry this morning.’ This is a celebration, a time to remember.”
Also check out David Carr’s moving piece in today’s New York Times.
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Bob Schieffer vied with Russert for Sunday morning viewers as host of Face The Nation and described him Friday as a close friend. “He asked the best questions and then he listened for the answer,” Schieffer said.
“He delighted in scooping me and I felt the same way when I scooped him. When you slipped one past ol’ Russert, you felt as though you had hit a home run off the best pitcher in the league. I just loved Tim and I will miss him more than I can say.”
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Looks like the celebrity weekly editors can relax for now. It doesn’t look like Bonnie Fuller will be staying in the category.
According to industry insiders, Bonnie’s Fuller’s next gig WILL be in television.
Stay tuned for more details.
