‘Meet the Press’ crisis as David Gregory’s producer quits
David Gregory’s tenure at “Meet the Press” has suffered another blow after the show’s long-standing producer, Chris Donovan, quit after 12 years and defected to work for ABC rival George Stephanopoulos at “This Week.”
Donovan, who started at ABC last week, was fed up with embattled Gregory and the direction of “Meet the Press,” sources tell Page Six, which has sunk to third place in the ratings, behind CBS’ “Face the Nation” and ABC’s “This Week.”
One source said, “There is a tense atmosphere at ‘Meet the Press.’ Gregory is dismissive of the staff, and is often hard to reach or approach.
“He is famously the only host on Sunday morning TV who won’t pick up the phone to seal the deal to get a big guest. There’s nobody else on TV, and certainly on Sunday mornings, who thinks they are too important to do that. It is tough on the producers.”
http://pagesix.com/2014/05/01/another-setback-for-meet-the-press-after-vet-defects-to-abc/
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. . . who is "Will.I.Am?" And how dare he interrupt the Gramps McCain Show.
Anyway.. I read later that he's going to be part of the panel.. not as a separate guest like I imagined.
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will be guests on NBC's "Meet the Press" at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. The panel will be pop singer will.i.am; NBC's Chuck Todd; Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker; Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; and Anita Dunn, former communications director in the Obama White House.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/blogs/tv-guy/os-al-franken-william-on-sunday-programs-20140502,0,4523730.post
I don't know how mtp is going to survive without McCain on again this Sunday.. maybe some producer suggested that's why their ratings are in the toilet?
Yes We Can! Glad you're getting to see it Now. 
How DARE an upstart pretend to be an 'intercontinental' such as himself 
although I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually replaced him with Shmuck Toad. 
but his sudden death put the kibosh on Chuckie getting the big job..he was too new. I think he would be their first choice.
The ONLY one qualified to do that show is Rachel Maddow, but they would never give it to her, because most guests would be too afraid to show up
and putting 'Egor-y after Scumborough in Toad's 9:00 slot or perhaps rotate them. They would need some sort of face-saving gesture though.... perhaps even considering going back to the show's original format and actually bringing in a panel of ahem... "press".
And yeah, Rachael is too driven and intellectual for them since her stories aren't made up of sound-bite talking points as "journalism". In fact, she does the opposite - deconstructs nonsensical soundbites and reconstructs the actual background and history of the topic to produce meaningful reporting of a story.
Gregory is a lizard lipped bastard who never credits the Pres, nor the Dem Party even when the facts show they are correct. Instead, he allows his neocrap teabaggin guest to lie through their teeth without calling them out.
Shame on him!
Sadly, he passed away earlier this year. 
Media Millionaires
Journalism by and for the 0.01 Percent
Fairness & Accuracy In Media
EXCERPT...
The media business outstrips other industries in generously compensating its top executives (New York Times, 5/5/13), and those resources could of course be put to better use by hiring reporters. But that’s not the way the system works. And it’s not just the bosses getting rich. Indeed, many high-profile members of the media elite live a rather charmed life. The journalism business looks to be in a disastrous state—but the view from the top is just fine.
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David Gregory
As host of NBC’s Meet the Press, David Gregory is paid to quiz politicians on the tough issues of the day. But he offers his own opinions on the show, too; he’s encouraged the Obama White House to propose “big spending cuts” in order to confuse Republicans (1/27/13; FAIR Blog, 1/29/13). He thinks the White House should have done more to have a “moment in the Rose Garden” with a few corporate CEOs (11/11/12; FAIR Blog, 11/13/12), and demanded to hear more from the White House about the “hard choices” Americans must make to get by with less (1/29/12). He worried about the problem of Occupy activists “demonizing Wall Street” (10/10/11). He expressed concern that the more people criticize big banks, “the closer you get to wiping out the shareholder completely”—a person “who is not just a fat cat” (2/22/09).
In that sense, Gregory is reflecting what passes for conventional wisdom in corporate media—but also among people in Gregory’s economic class. His salary is not disclosed, but his predecessor, Tim Russert, reportedly made more than $5 million a year (Washington Post, 5/23/04). As Politico reported (3/15/12), Gregory was seeking membership in the exclusive Chevy Chase Club, which requires an $80,000 “initiation fee.” Gregory was sponsored by a couple of Washington-area real estate moguls.
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In 2013, Gregory made gossipy news in Washington after apparently becoming incensed about a parking situation near his home (Washington Post, 4/10/13). Visitors to the D.C. Design House, an architectural showcase to benefit the Children’s National Medical Center, were evidently clogging up the streets near Gregory’s home. According to one of the designers, Gregory came to the house to very loudly complain on the front lawn. Witnesses claimed that Gregory yelled something about knowing “all the politicians in town,” which the anchor denied.
CONTINUED with Links and professional profiles on the likes of Thomas Friedman, Fareed Zakariah, Chris Matthews, Bill O'Reilly...
http://fair.org/slider/cover-story-media-millionaires/
Rove's dance partner is a big part of the Problem.
Nice job!
- Me and the internets! Merci.
