With MSNBC trying desperately to land Rosie O’Donnell for its 9 p.m. slot, that spot’s current owner Dan Abrams may soon find himself looking for a new job. Quite the a turn of events for former Court TV anchor, considering that he not only recently gave up a cushy general managing position at the network to go back on-air, he also didn’t know the network had been courting O’Donnell for his slot until he read it in today’s NY Times, like everyone else.
Jossip is reporting that Abrams “flipped out” this morning after reading the news.
[…] A few blogs this week picked up on an item originating from Jossip saying Dan Abrams found out about Rosie possibly taking his time slot by reading the good ‘ol NY Times. Kind of ironic then that his featured segment each night is “Beat The Press.” Rest assured, Dan, it looks like your higher-ups found out that Rosie may not be the one after all by reading her very own blog. […]
posted December 15th, 2007 at 8:25 am | Quote
[…] » Chelsea Clinton Hurts Little Kid’s Feelings » SCOOP: Paul Excluded From FOX News Rumor: MSNBC’s Dan Abrams May Leave Network Wednesday January 2nd, 2008 10:20 PM by BHDC Staff Filed under: MSNBC, Dan Abrams Staffersare buzzing, but details still being sorted out regarding the 9 p.m. ET cable talk show host and former general manager of MSNBC. Other sources within the walls of MSNBC tell us they’d be shocked if Dan Abrams left the net, although we can confirm that the former Court TV star was more than peeved when he learned that Rosie O’Donnell was being considered as his on-air replacement behind his back earlier this year. […]
posted January 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 pm | Quote
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