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brooklynite

(94,613 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:44 PM Jun 2015

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CNN: Lester Holt to become permanent host of "NBC Nightly News"; Brian Williams going to MSNBC

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CNN: Lester Holt to become permanent host of "NBC Nightly News"; Brian Williams going to MSNBC (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2015 OP

And therefore by default, tainting that entire news organisation... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #1

I like Lester Holt. ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #2

They will... SoCalDem Jun 2015 #4

Firing him would have been prohibitively expensive. Calista241 Jun 2015 #5

He probably has more personality than Morning Joe Johonny Jun 2015 #3

I wonder if his daughter will continue to get nepotistic TV roles Stinky The Clown Jun 2015 #6

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)

1. And therefore by default, tainting that entire news organisation...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:02 PM

Jun 2015

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ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

2. I like Lester Holt.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:05 PM

Jun 2015

I seriously think they should have dumped BW all together

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)

4. They will...

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:14 PM

Jun 2015

They just want to use up most of his contract before he quits on his own or they dump him

Although the media made a BFD out of his "transgressions", he kind of asked for it by wanting notoriety..and by embellishing more than he needed to..

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

5. Firing him would have been prohibitively expensive.

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:15 PM

Jun 2015

The out clause in his contract was over 7 figures. If they could have fired him, they would have.

Johonny

(20,854 posts)

3. He probably has more personality than Morning Joe

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:13 PM

Jun 2015

He's always wanted more freedom to do a "show" rather than straight news. It will probably not be worth watching, but if can hardly be as unwatchable as morning Joe.

Stinky The Clown

(67,809 posts)

6. I wonder if his daughter will continue to get nepotistic TV roles

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:19 PM

Jun 2015

He had the least gravitas of any network anchor ever. Even less than Connie Chung.

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