Brokaw, execs fuming over NBC chief’s remark

NYPost ^ | August 26, 2014 10:10pm | Emily Smith

[keat]

NBC News president Deborah Turness had to apologize after infuriating top execs and talent by announcing the network news organization had been asleep for 15 years.

Turness, who came to the job from Britain’s ITV News one year ago, dropped the tactless clanger in a New York Times interview on Sunday, saying, “NBC News hadn’t kept up with the times in all sorts of ways, for maybe 15 years . . . I think the organization had gone to sleep.”

Sources tell us Tom Brokaw, managing editor and anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News” from 1982 until 2004, Turness’ predecessor Steve Capus (NBC News president from 2005 to 2013 and now executive producer of “CBS Evening News”) and CNN chief Jeff Zucker “are apoplectic” over Turness’ remark.

One network insider fumed, “Turness is making enemies. Her ‘asleep’ comment is incredibly disrespectful to many of NBC’s top journalists, especially Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams, and her predecessors Steve Capus, Andy Lack, Neal Shapiro and Jeff Zucker.”

[keat]

Jeez, what's Warren Buffet all keyed up about.

[Red Badger]

When you get the most flak, you must be over the target................

[TADSLOS]

Asleep?! That’s an outrageous charge. NBC has been working tirelessly slamming conservatives and clearing paths for Clinton/Obama for decades.

[tcrlaf]

In 2008, it was noted that 58% of NBC News NYC staffers were gay,lesbian, bi or transgendered.

She walked into a liberal circus, and the circus freaks don’t want any change.

[tje]

I like this line: Her ‘asleep’ comment is incredibly disrespectful to many of NBC’s top journalists, especially Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams Top journalists my a55

[A_Former_Democrat]

You can tell when the truth hits liberals

[1Old Pro]

One network insider fumed, “Turness is making enemies. Her ‘asleep’ comment is incredibly disrespectful to many of NBC’s top journalists, especially Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams, and her predecessors Steve Capus, Andy Lack, Neal Shapiro and Jeff Zucker.”

But, she's right. Maybe they should be upset.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Da troof hurts.

[nikos1121]

Right on comment!

[DainBramage]

Asleep with each other.

[M Kehoe]

Content, no objectivity, no ratings, no agenda, yes.

5.56mm

[bert]

Absolutely Fabulous!!

[UB355]

I hope Brokaw is pissed as I am when I have to hear Tom Brokaw’s American Story on our local Clear Channel every day.

[WayneS]

'That's a LIE! we've been asleep for 30 years!'

[TomGuy]

Curious that Brokaw would be ‘apoplectic’ since he is one of those who advocates that it is the media's responsibility to vet national candidates.

But, he is also the one who was in agreement with Charlie Rose the weekend before the 2008 election when they both concluded ‘we know little about Obama, what he reads, what his character is’.

Rather duplicitous of Brokaw.

[WayneS]

Sadly, Brokaw and Williams are NBC's top journalists.

[G Larry]

Have you not learned that diversity is more important than competency?

[KoRn]

Does she think they aren’t politically biased ENOUGH?

“News organizations” these days are a f|_|ck1ng joke!

[b4its2late]

Asleep my butt. They are comatose if you ask me.

[oldbrowser]

They are not asleep!

The are comatose.