Television networks planning Jackson coverage (MSM Makes Ultimate Shark Jump)

AP via The Columbus Dispatch ^ | July 5, 2009 | NA

[buccaneer81]

Television networks planning Jackson coverage

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week.

NBC joins ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment in offering the ceremony live. It's set for 10 a.m. PDT at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

NBC had initially planned only a one-hour prime-time special on Tuesday night, but said Sunday it would also cover the event live. It was not immediately clear who would anchor.

Charles Gibson will anchor coverage for ABC, which is setting aside its typical daytime programming.

CBS anchor Katie Couric will be at the Staples Center, although the network had not yet said whether it was offering live coverage of the memorial.

CNN has seen its ratings soar with the Jackson story, and it will show the memorial on the main network and HLN (formerly Headline News). CNN International will air the ceremony to the rest of the world. Anderson Cooper, Larry King and Don Lemon are the anchors for CNN coverage. Robin Meade, A.J. Hammer and Jane Velez-Mitchell will anchor at HLN. CNN en Espanol also will cover it.

Chris Jansing will anchor live coverage of the memorial on MSNBC. Shepard Smith will anchor live coverage of the ceremony on Fox News, with Megyn Kelly anchoring coverage of the event on the Fox network.

E! Entertainment and TV Guide will cover the ceremony on their television networks and Web sites.

[buccaneer81]

Unreal.

[fullchroma]

Michael Jackson died years ago. I don’t know what all the fuss is about.

[Dustbunny]

Good thing I still have a couple of library books to read.

[DallasSun]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Wonder if there will be a riot?

[Las Vegas Ron]

Whew, I’m just happy there’s nothing else serious going on in the world or country right now

[buccaneer81]

Wonder if there will be a riot?

We can hope!

[wrench]

Michael Jackson is dead? When did that happen?

How come no mention untill now? /s

[ezo4]

im glad I dont have tv :o)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This is good news. Michael Jackson is a legend and deserves the goodbye fitting for a King.

[buccaneer81]

You forgot the “off sarc” tag.

[dainbramaged]

Not to worry - it’s just the lead-in for a series of specials about our brave and honorable military people and their sacrifices over the last several years. sarc/off

[goodnesswins]

My toilets need cleaning on Tuesday.....all day....

[MizSterious]

And Fox News Channel will no doubt follow suit, given their previous coverage.

Meanwhile, Ed McMahon was quietly laid to rest with little fanfare for a Marine who served in two wars. Honor for the perv, none for the Marine.

[buccaneer81]

And Fox News Channel will no doubt follow suit, given their previous coverage.

It's mentioned in the article. Shep is anchoring. What a surprise.

[MizSterious]

I figured it would be either Shep or Geraldo. Fox disgusts me in this matter. Very disappointing.

[buccaneer81]

I figured it would be either Shep or Geraldo.

I figure Geraldo will be working the floor, so to speak.

[DoughtyOne]

Up front:  I don't explain 'em, I just report 'em.

Websight for Jackson (memorial) Tickets gets 500 Million Hits in First Hour.

I kid you not folks, this old world of ours has come unhinged.

Now, like or not, what is the media supposed to do?  Should it ignore this event?  I would say yes.  This guy turned into a goul.

None the less, people can't get enough of this stuff.  And stuff is what it is.  TMZ focuses this culteral downward spiral IMO.  It's one of mankinds darkest developments.



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[Polyxene]

Wonder if there will be a riot?

Wondering the same thing.

[ASOC]

BTTT

THanks - Ed deserved more, all military folk do.

THis MJ stuff is well beyond sick - even the Pope didn’t get this kind of coverage.....