Rick Kaplan Resigns (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert)

TVNewser ^ | June 7, 2006 | Staff

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Wednesday, Jun 07 Rick Kaplan Resigns: "He Has Led MSNBC Through A Period Of Impressive Growth"

"I want to thank Rick for his service to MSNBC," NBC News president Steve Capus said in a message to MSNBC employees at 4pm. "Over the last two and a half years, Rick has been a tireless champion for the network and all the hard work you do each and every day. He has led MSNBC through a period of impressive growth especially in primetime. You, the staff at MSNBC, are enormously dedicated and have built a rock-solid foundation for our future growth. MSNBC has been and continues to be an enormously important asset in the NBC News portfolio.

Soon, I will have an announcement for all of you about MSNBC's new leadership. During this period of transition I will call on the department heads at MSNBC to manage their respective units and report to me."

In an e-mail to all NBC Universal employees, Capus said "the message of this day is a continued commitment by everyone at MSNBC to excellence. The channel has some real momentum behind it now - and we intend to build upon that foundation for an extremely bright future."

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Rick Kaplan Resigns: Effective Immediately, President Of MSNBC Steps Down Rick Kaplan's goodbye to MSNBC staffers:

"I want to let you all know that today I'm leaving MSNBC. It is not often in professional life that someone has the opportunity to end his tenure on such a high note. I couldn't be more proud of the progress we've made together over the last 2 and a half years. Together, we've increased MSNBC's viewership 25% in primetime and 19% in dayside. Over just the last year, we've had great success across the board, with Hardball and Countdown coming into their own. All of our primetime programs have improved tremendously in their production and content. Together we had a great election year in '04 and you're poised to improve on that excellence this fall. It truly has been an honor to work with all of you who make up the best team in TV news. My genuine hope is that you continue to grow and build on the momentum we've achieved together at MSNBC."

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Reckon where he'll land?

[weegee]

Rick Kaplan Resigns: Effective Immediately, President Of MSNBC Steps Down Rick Kaplan's goodbye to MSNBC staffers:

[roses of sharon]

Where all DNC hack's land, in another faux journalist job.

[OldFriend]

Growth as in tumors grow?

[Izzy Dunne]

Wasn't he a CNN dem brownnosing flack before he was an MSNBC dem brownnosing flack ?

[martin_fierro]

Well, CBS News beckons.

[Izzy Dunne]

Ooooh , he was an ABC dem brownnosing flack in between, I see.

[bert]

MSNBC would be a great place to have a cable news outlet. They have everything they need except a President and viewers.

[mainepatsfan]

I ask people if they know what channel their cable provider puts MSNBC on. No one has ever known.

[martin_fierro]

with Hardball and Countdown coming into their own.

Hardball's drawing a .4 share!!!!

[babaloo]

Wasn't he a buddy of the Clinton's?

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Wednesday, Jun 07

Rick Kaplan Resigns: What's Next?

Glaringly absent from today's announcement about Rick Kaplan's resignation is any mention of what's next for the MSNBC president. He's packing up and leaving today -- but where is he going?

The tip box has been buzzing about Rick Kaplan lately. "Rick is very well likely on the very, very short list for the GMA job," one tipster wrote on Monday. "Those familiar with Kaplan's contractural status know that Rick has only until the early winter months of 2007 under his current deal and the GE bean counters may indeed look elsewhere come the end of the year." A few hours later, a second e-mailer said: "Rumors are he'll be fired from MSNBC at any point, and he wants to get back to a real network." And on Tuesday, a third tipster wrote: "Rick Kaplan now in play for Ben Sherwood's job at GMA. Also, Jonathan Wald from CNBC."

On Tuesday, FTVLive said "word is that Kaplan is quietly pitching himself for the GMA gig."

[DeFault User]

Just the facts, mam, just the facts.

[samadams2000]

Mathews, Olberman are next.

[Liberty Valance]

I'll alert the media.

[technomage]

He Has Led MSNBC Through A Period Of Impressive Growth

And the liberals still have not figured out where the exit from Fantasyland is.

[abb]

LOLOLOLOL!! I love that scene!!

[roses of sharon]

Yes, of the famed "war room", another myth created by the DNC/MSM as cover for the supposed prowess of Clinton's political abilities.

In reality the "war room" consisted entirely of MSM and Hollywood working with the DNC.

Even some on FR still refer to Clinton as a master of PR, as if he could have done it alone, lol.

[Calvin Locke]

I thought pMSNBC was just there as a "place holder" on cable and sat systems until they could get the right price for it?

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