Re: OT: Seacrest to replace Matt Lauer?!

[JRStern]

On Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:42:23 -0500, Bob Rudd <bob...@verizon.net>
wrote:

>>Wow! I can't imagine how much NBC would have to pay Seacrest to woo
>>him away from Fox and AI!
>
>He already works for the parent corporation. of NBC and E! as his
>primary tv employer though.

So will Matt Lauer replace Seacrest on AI?

J.

[JRStern]

On Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:03:07 -0500, Bob Rudd <bob...@verizon.net>
wrote:

>Matt will be hitting the links for 18 holes a day, 3-5 days a week for
>the rest of his life. Total early retirement with just a wee bit of
>popping up on NBC every now and then. He's made way large "it's my
>life," money and he wants to take advantage of it while he's in his
>younger 50's. He's also seen what Meredith Vierra has gone through
>with her husband and work is now, clearly, not his primary option in
>life.

Alternatively, Regis just retired, leaving an opening ...

J.

[JRStern]

On Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:51:47 -0500, Bob Rudd <bob...@verizon.net>
wrote:

>Good luck with filling that opening. Almost every potential
>replacement was given his own show, by their respective networks, to
>keep them onboard.

then I guess it's down to Lauer, you, and tc.

>Do you really think Jeff Probst can pull off his own daytime show?

I could not possibly care less.

>Anderson Cooper isn't doing that well.

ibid

J.