Basically, they spent the money to put a hold on her to take over Today in a couple of years, and put her on election coverage. Whatever her mid-morning show does is gravy.
On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 4:55 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't believe they're spending this much money on her and don't have > a solid plan already. > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 12:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Update from TVNewser, which says Today's Senior Vice President told third > > and fourth hour staffers that when Megyn starts up, she'll be in either > the > > 9a or 10a ET slot. If she goes to 10am, then KLG and Hoda move to 9. In > > layman's terms, the current third hour of "Today" ("Today's Take") will > be > > no more ... > > > > > http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/megyn-kellys-nbc-morning-show-takes-shape/318929 > > > > > > On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 1:43:36 PM UTC-5, Bob Jersey wrote: > >> > >> > >> PGage, in part, last Wed. (18): > >>> > >>> I'm sure other no talent hacks have said it as well, but Kelly said > that > >>> the reason she took the NBC offer, over other cable and broadcast > offers, > >>> and an offer to re-up at Fox for more money, was that NBC did not > pitch a > >>> particular kind of role or slot to her, and basically said "we will > let you > >>> do whatever you want". She has young school age children, so at this > point > >>> she says her preference is a morning show that allows her to get her > kids > >>> off to school, and be home when school is over (that sounds more like a > >>> 10:00 am slot at the latest than a 9:00 am slot, unless she is going > to role > >>> like Jackie Gleason and show up 30 minutes before the show starts every > >>> day). > >>> > >>> The theory here is that NBC gives MK a post-Today morning slot, both to > >>> let her spend that time with her kids and to allow NBC viewers fall in > love > >>> with her. Then, at some undetermined time in the future (maybe a year > or > >>> two, certainly before the next presidential election) they slide her > in to > >>> the Today Co-host role. > >>> > >>> > >> A source tells Variety (link) that while no decision has yet been made, > >> there is enough focus on the 9:00 and 10:00 hours; while being at 9 will > >> have at least some impact on Al and Tamron, going to 10 won't impact > Kathie > >> Lee and Hoda. > >> > >> B > >> > > -- > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "TVorNotTV" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
