Megyn Kelly was supposed to be face of NBC’s election night coverage

Page Six (The New York Post) ^ | November 5, 2018 | Oli Coleman

[TBP]

As NBC negotiates the fate of Megyn Kelly, the network has already started scrubbing traces of the disgraced host in the wake of her blackface backlash.

Page Six is told that execs had long planned to feature Kelly heavily in its midterm-election coverage Tuesday night, and even sent out a press release before the scandal broke announcing that Kelly would front the broadcast alongside NBC heavyweights Lester Holt of the network’s “Nightly News,” “Today” host Savannah Guthrie and “Meet the Press” anchor Chuck Todd.

But on Monday, NBC put out a video ad spot that deep-sixed Kelly from the lineup, showing only Holt, Guthrie and Todd at the desk for its “The Vote: America’s Future” special live broadcast.

NBC News declined to comment, but a network insider told us that Kelly is “not going to be part of election-night coverage.”

[TBP]

Oops. Another complication for the Peacock Network.

[rktman]

The face but not in black face apparently. Guess somebody didn’t like that. What did it cost them? $62 million?

[miss marmelstein]

She reminds me so much of the Faye Dunaway character in Network.

[ClearCase_guy]

I shall stream their coverage with amusement.

[WKUHilltopper]

Nothing But Crap

[lee martell]

Lester Holt is described in the article as a ‘Heavyweight’.
Lol! Compared to what? Chelsea Handler?

[TBP]

Yes,I can see that.

[DaveA37]

“WAS”....a little word with a BIG meaning.

She shot herself in the foot when she left Fox...….never to be the big star again.

[Col Frank Slade]

That’s a shame..

[dead]

Say what you want about Kelly, but she was a lot easier on the eyes than the rest of the NBC/MSNBC spam-faced animatronic newsreaders.

[1Old Pro]

NBC heavyweights Lester Holt of the network’s “Nightly News,” “Today” host Savannah Guthrie and “Meet the Press” anchor Chuck Todd.

LOL, heavyweights?

[Red Badger]

She reminds me so much of the Faye Dunaway character in MOMMY DEAREST..........................

[Col Frank Slade]

F Chuck Todd is a heavyweight douche.

[1Old Pro]

She shot herself in the foot when she left Fox...….never to be the big star again.

She shot herself when she lost all credibility attacking Trump in the debate.

[Red Badger]

Hell, I don’t even know who Savannah Guthrie is...............

[Leep]

She’s out of feet..

[bigbob]

Tell her to do it in a bikini then.

[OKSooner]

Not no more.

The irony, it burns.

[Para-Ord.45]

Smart broad but dumb too.
She believed her own hype and got cocky.

Now, she’s d-o-n-e DONE. No one is going to hire her now.

[dead]

She figured out how to retire at 48 with $70 million dollars for the final two years of work. I’ll bet she doesn’t even own an alarm clock anymore. She’s some sort of genius.