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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC News President Neal Shapiro resigned on Tuesday, ending months of speculation about his future at the network that is facing heightened competition at its flagship morning program, "Today." An NBC spokeswoman confirmed Shapiro's resignation, which the 12-year network veteran announced in a memo to news staff. He has held the top NBC News job since 2001. Shapiro said he had been considering a change since the network began its annual planning and that he missed the creativity he enjoyed in previous jobs as a producer. "I've concluded that it's time to move on to a...

THE NBC CORRESPONDENTApril 1, 2003 Arnett Dismissed After Remarks on Iraqi TVBy JIM RUTENBERG eter Arnett, the longtime foreign correspondent who on Sunday criticized the allied war plan on Iraqi television, was dropped by NBC News yesterday in a move that was played out vividly on live television. Associated PressPeter Arnett giving the interview on Iraqi television that provoked NBC executives to let him go and announce it on the "Today" show. NBC executives, who had earlier defended his appearance on Iraqi state television, said Mr. Arnett, 68, had compromised his objectivity when he told an Iraqi interviewer that the...

New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com MSNBC's boss is on thin ice Wednesday, November 6th, 2002 MSNBC boss Erik Sorenson's future at the troubled cable news network is looking shaky. Sorenson's boss, NBC CEO Bob Wright, left doubts about Sorenson's tenure in an interview with the Daily News. When asked whether the MSNBC boss would keep his job, Wright declined to respond, saying only that he "is working his tail off" at turning around the network. "It clearly signifies his tenure is short-lived," said Jack Myers, editor of media newsletter Myers Report. Wright was down on MSNBC, saying the...