President George W. Bush had a female First Lady and a woman as Secretary of State, but NBC's Brian Williams on Wednesday night hailed, as the fulfillment of President Barack Obama's promise of “change,� how he has a “power duo� in a woman First Lady and a female Secretary of State. Williams...

NBC and ABC on Tuesday night marked President Barack Obama's first 50 days -- not by pointing out all his unfilled executive positions, failed nominations or the long wait for the stimulus spending in the “stimulus� bill -- but by heralding his “whirlwind� of action and “whirling dervish o...

This is a blog about the intersection of branding and social media. I promise I’ll get there if you’ll indulge me in a little big picture. These are dark days. My cable news habit has dropped off since the election, but even the half hour I spend with Brian Williams each night is enough ...

newVideoPlayer("/Today_MattBrian2.flv", 506, 423,""); Not to be outdone by colleague Kathie Lee's same-sex flirtation, Today show host Matt Lauer invited NBC newsman Brian Williams on to cohost this morning. Chemistry and sexual-dynamism as palpable as Kathie's hatred for Hoda. The boys made blue ba...

NBC anchor Brian Williams, apparently still bristling over former President George W. Bush's failure to admit mistakes (at least in media interviews), twice in 24 hours felt it newsworthy to contrast Bush's reticence with President Barack Obama's “I screwed up� admission over the Tom Daschle nom...

It was Deja Vu all over again, thank you Yogi, Berra. Is it just me, was it just me, that saw the irony, of Barack Obama, sneaking out of the White House yesterday, as 5 News Anchormen, waited for him inside the White House. The new Prez, just 9 days in Office, decided, if you can't stand the heat, ...

Katie Stam was crowned Miss America just a few days ago. She attends the University of Indianapolis where she is majoring in communications. Willie Geist and Mika Brzezinski invited her to to the studio where she could fulfill her dream of becoming a news anchor and receive some tips and traning. Ka...

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } The mainstream media hasn't bothered to hide its infatuation with President Obama. They get physical thrills at the sound of his voice. His inauguration caused them to reach for religious imagery. Now that he's inÂ...

After years of agitation over what they saw as President George W. Bush's self-righteous moral certitude, journalists on Thursday night embraced President Barack Obama's vilification of those working for Wall Street firms who got a bonus last year. “Shameful,� NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Willi...

Marveling on Monday's Late Show about how people were lining up during the inauguration “to buy merchandise with any depiction� of President Barack Obama, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams expressed his pleasure at seeing so many people “that excited about our new chief executive after a ...