How's this for fair and balanced?
Roger Ailes thinks President Obama is “lazy.”
And that Vice President Biden is “dumb as an ashtray.”
Ailes says he has “a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he’s dumb as an ashtray.”
More on Roger Raw after the Hop
WPEC (West Palm Beach) Sports Anchor Pat Murphy, who signed a new contract in December 2011, admitted that “some of the fun had left the job” as cutbacks reduced staff and travel.
And the days of the “eight- or nine-minute blocks” of time for sports that Murphy remembers once being part of local telecasts are long gone.
“I’ve gotten a little disenchanted,” Murphy admitted. “I’ve seen good people forced out the door or not have their contacts renewed.”
So Murphy has decided to Retire.
More after the Bounce
Read MoreIndianapolis sources tell FTVLive that WXIN News Director Lee Rosenthal left work early on Monday and called in "sick" to work on Tuesday.
It was not a good day to call in sick with a major winter storm moved into Central Indiana. Then again, if you're sick, you're sick.
But word is that Rosenthal was spotted at a Left Coast station interviewing for a job.
Looks like the "spies" that Spotted Rosenthal on the west coast need to get their eyes checked. Rosenthal sent this email to FTVLive:
"I've been in bed since Monday at 4pm and just had a flu swab at the doctor's office stuck up my nose, confirming I have the dreaded flu. Type A to be exact. Proud of my team for their great winter storm coverage with me so sick - I think they all know I was in town the last few days and in bed as we talked and emailed often about our coverage. Never hesitate to call or contact me about any questions - I always try to answer them as honestly as possible! Best, Lee"
On a Cold Winter's night back in January, Jeff Zucker sat in a New York restaurant and ordered his meal.
Sitting across the table from him was Chris Cuomo from ABC.
As they ate dinner and chatted, Zucker was doing his best to woo Cuomo to leave ABC and come to CNN.
More on how Erin Burnett went from in to out to back in as the Morning Anchor Candidate at CNN after the Jump
Read MoreFor almost 14 years, Jacqueline London was the anchor at WKMG in Orlando.
Then in 2010 the station decided they needed to make some cuts. London was bounced from the station.
But she is about to land in a much bigger market than Orlando.
See which station she's headed to after the Jump
Read MoreMany have been wondering who will replace fired....ummmm...."resigned" WCBS Anchor Rob Morrison?
The NY Post says the odds on favorite to get the job is Cindy Hsu.
The Post says that veteran Hsu seems to be in the lead to replace andy anchorman Rob Morrison, who was forced to quit Ch. 2 two weeks ago in a domestic abuse scandal.
More after the Hop
Read MoreRockford's WREX has a new news boss.
Josh Morgan started Monday as news director at WREX.
He most recently was executive producer of the morning show at WPSD in Paducah, Ky.
Morgan replaces Mike Costello, who left the post in December to take a job with the Rockford Park District.
For 3 1/2 years, Morgan was sports producer at WLUK in Green Bay, Wis. He holds a bachelor’s degree in media and mass communications from Alma College in Alma, Mich.
The lawyer for former TV news anchor Michael Scott accused an alleged domestic violence victim of making up her injuries.
Omaha lawyer James Martin Davis told the jury that when Brandi Sadler talked to police last November, she showed officers her nails, which she said were broken while trying to stop Scott from leaving her.
The photos of bruises on her stomach, taken by a friend four days after the alleged attack; her claim that Scott tried to strangle her three times -- none of it was shared with police, Davis said.
More after the Jump
Lance Armstrong felt he needed to come clean, he just didn't know who to do it with.
He picked Oprah, but he also thought about NBC's Tom Brolaw, or just going online with a confession.
The NY Times reports that the disgraced athlete spoke with Sports Illustrated's Michael McCann, at length last month, but only on the condition that he not be quoted directly.
Armstrong said he almost sat down with Tom Brokaw, the former “NBC Nightly News” anchor, instead of Ms. Winfrey.
More after the Hop
Read MoreWhen you hit 70 years old, no matter how great and actor you are, the offers slow down.
We're guessing that why you will see Harrison Ford in the Movie Anchorman 2.
The NY Daily News reports that the 70-year-old actor was photographed Monday on the Atlanta set of “Anchorman: The Legend Continues,” confirming reports that he’s joined the cast of the sequel to the hit 2004 Will Ferrell comedy.
Some would say that the ratings for CBS Evening have been so low, that the only direction they can go is up.
Well they did go up in the February to levels that haven't been in 6 years.
CBS is producing a good newscast and people are slowly starting to find it.
The Evening news posted its best February sweep deliveries in both viewers and households since 2007, according to Nielsen.
Compared to last February, Pelley's newscast is up in viewers (7.23m from 6.67m, +8%) and households (4.9/07 from 4.5/08, +9%).
I get what they were trying to do here. But someone had to see that it wasn't going to work out as planned. Just saying...
We Got some really bad News from Jon Stewart fans.
Jon Stewart is going away from the Daily Show for 3 months.
Deadline reports that Stewart is taking a 12-week hiatus from the Daily Show to make his feature directing debut this summer.
More after the Hop
Read MoreKTVX in Salt Lake City has been looking for a new News DIrector ever since they parted ways with Larry Perret.
No announcements have been made as to who they are going to hire, but we know who is one of the favorites for the gig.
Find out who as the inside track after the Bounce
When Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson signed off at WBBM in Chicago, the station scripted a farewell send off for the two.
What the station didn't say, is they pushed the two Anchor legends out the door.
More on the booting of two of Chicago's best know Anchors after the Jump
Read MoreTo the gun nuts, Piers Morgan is enemy number one.
Morgan finds himself adored by millions of fans of his CNN show and simultaneously loathed by millions of others for his outspoken views on gun control.
The presenter’s attack on the US second amendment – the right to bear arms – after the Sandy Hook primary school massacre has even led to him getting death threats.
“It’s been pretty threatening and fairly menacing at times – you just have to read my Twitter to see I’ve had death threats every day.
More after the Hop
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