(Updated) CBS Fires Majority of ‘Early Show’ Team
- Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:05pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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CBS "Early Show" anchor Harry Smith. (Photo: AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News is completely overhauling “The Early Show” broadcast team.
Co-anchors Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez are out, along with weather forecaster Dave Price. The news comes from a person with knowledge of the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on personnel issues.
The morning news show’s new anchor team will be Chris Wragge and Erica Hill, who have worked together anchoring CBS’ Saturday-morning show. Hill is also the current news reader for the weekday version.
Jeff Glor, anchor of Saturday’s “CBS Evening News” and a reporter on “The Early Show, will take over the news reader job on the morning show. Marysol Castro, formerly of ABC’s “Good Morning America” weekend edition, will do the weather.
“The Early Show” runs third in the network morning show competition behind NBC’s “Today” show and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
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UPDATE:
From AP:
The new team will start on Jan. 3. It marks the second big change to a morning team in a year, after ABC installed George Stephanopoulos as a co-anchor with Robin Roberts and added news reader JuJu Chang.
Smith had the longest tenure on “The Early Show.” He was the sole survivor from 2002 when CBS installed a four-anchor team that included Smith, Hannah Storm, Julie Chen and Rene Syler. He also hosted a previous CBS morning show from 1987 to 1996. He‘ll stay at CBS as a news reporter and primary substitute on Katie Couric’s evening news show and on “Face the Nation.”
Wragge worked in sports, including a stint as a sideline reporter at events for NBC, until he made the jump to news in 2006. Beside his weekend job at CBS, he had been anchoring local news broadcasts at the network’s New York affiliate, a job he’ll give up to go national.
Hill, who came to CBS from CNN, briefly filled in for Rodriguez last year when Rodriguez was on maternity leave.
Price had strayed beyond the weather for other stories at “The Early Show.” Most recently, the show left him in Alaska with $50 and challenged him to earn money for a return trip to New York, filming his adventures along the way.
CBS said Rodriguez and Price will continue with the network, but their future roles are unclear.
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Comments (155)
Alvin691
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:43pmOne think I checked, Chris Wragge is a major global warming alarmist. Many of his stories, ones he worked on himself including “painting your roof white”, are in line with Obama.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:44pmHe will join Obama’s Politbureau.
Report Post »Bronco II
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:42pmGOD is in control and nobody is to big to fail.
Report Post »CITIZENUSA
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:32pmDoes anybody ever watch this channel?
Report Post »shane2813
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:35pmNope
Report Post »tr68gt
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:42pmI’ve never even heard of these people!
Report Post »cindyk618
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:32pmI didn’t realize that CBS had an early show!
Report Post »jim1flyer
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:30pmI guess you have to watch this stuff to care. So I guess no one will care.
Report Post »jagr1850
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:27pmsure hope the “VIEW” has room for them…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Report Post »i would watch it if harry smith sits next to the whoopie thing !
1911a1
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:27pmwho ? harry smith? i know of a Harry Brown (aka Michael Caine ) or Dirty Harry (aka Clint Eastwood) what ever ,, of course i don’t watch broadcast TV so it stands to reason i know not these people , i have gotten along all my life without them , i am sure that will continue ,,,,,,,
Report Post »palmfrog
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:27pmToo bad. So sad.
Report Post »mgibs363
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:25pmBig whoop. Didn‘t watch them before and still won’t.
Report Post »wboehmer
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:24pmWell, good riddance to Harry Smith, the worst of the Obama koolaid drinkers on the network morning shows.
Report Post »Airforce_5_O
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:22pmAnd this will change what…….
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:22pmI quit watching all of the networks morning shows so long ago that I was suprised to see that Harry Smith was still there……he was bad a long time ago! All of them are just a waste of time though as far as news worthiness.
Report Post »reshas1
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:26pmSame here, I haven’t watched them in YEARS… I used to like HS, but when he became blatant in his bias, no more.
Report Post »BMightyOne
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:21pmHarry Smith in the unemployment line…dang, Obama!
Report Post »Robinva
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:28pmHee hee hee….
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:30amI wonder if FOX will hire him.
Report Post »stchuckmom
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:19pmSee BS has an early show? Who knew?
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:13pmsnicker
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:17pmWow they found people farther to the left?
Report Post »CaptC
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:16pmWho?? I don’t know these people. But then I haven’t watched CBS in years, this isn’t new it is progress, but unless CBS starts broadcasting actual news rather than PC dribble, these folks will be looking for work just like the last bunch.
Report Post »shane2813
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:15pmI guess when your 7 billion dollars in debt, this is the end result? LOL!
Report Post »EP46
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:15pmPlease educate me on this. I know nothing about CBS. Is this another “Soros controlled” move?
Report Post »mrclean
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:54pmCompletely Blabbing Sorosism
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:23pmU huh.
Report Post »Diamondback
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:12pmsnore…………………………….
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:11pmwho ?
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:11pmWho cares?
Report Post »jettson
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:43amYour the only one that has it right
Report Post »TomBurpee
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:10pmYAY! WOOO!!! YAY! I don’t think I can physically express the joy that this announcement gives me.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:03pmWhy ? Do you watch the morning commie report ?
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:08pmBet the Commie Broadcasting System brings in a *great* new staff!
Or, maybe they’ve learned how far out of the mainstream they really are, and will get with the program.
NAAAAAAH!
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:34pmOh well, They leave CBS (Communist Broadcasting System) but will soon find employment with NBC (Nothing But Communism), ABC (Always Broadcasting Communism), CNN (Communist News Network) or MSNBC (More S*** from Nothing But Communism). If they want to write instead of broadcast, The New York Times or any of the Times Corp. (America‘s answer to the USSR’s Pravda) might hire them. Why, they even might go to work for “Spooky Dude” Georgie boy Soros!
Report Post »El Paco
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:08pmWow.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:49pmI can’t even pretend to care.
Report Post »what4
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:47pmWhat is this CBS anyway?? Did I miss somthing?
Report Post »crossdraw
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:08pmI’m sorry! Should I know these peeps and feel sorrow for their fates? Oh Well
Report Post »Nightstalker
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:17pmI hate to see anyone lose there job, but these folks are so far out of step with the rest of the country, maybe this will be good for them!
Report Post »It‘s a shame they probably didn’t see this coming either.
drbage
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:23pmShould one expect more from the Crowning Barack Service?
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:31pm@drbage
How about CBS = Communist Barackist Services
Report Post »How about CBS = Completely Bonkers Services
How about CBS = Completely Beyond Salvagable.
BMartin1776
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:47pmUhhhhh yea I second that WHO? CBS does a morning talk show?!! Huh maybe if they werent so radical and a propagandist organization for the BHO Admin they would have viewership.
http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »Strictlybusiness
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:53pmHow about CBS – Communist Bureau Systems
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:54pmWatch out the replacements will probably be hand picked by Soros. This could actually mean the old team was not barack enough?
Report Post »Dirty Harry
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:54pmCrossdraw, that was cold. And funny, and correct, all at the same time. :-)
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:59pmIf they seriously want to improve, they need to change the editorial content and direction. But I doubt any liberal producers or editors will be let go. So the show will remain the same, just different faces. Move on, nothing to see here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8DnA4Ro9tQ
Report Post »2
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:17pmNo, You shouldn’t know who are they are because the MSM hacks all sound the same.
Report Post »Just like a broken record.
Obama is great & Bush sucks ~skip~
Obama is great & Bush sucks ~skip~
Obama is great & Bush sucks ~skip~
Obama is great & Bush sucks ~skip~
Obama is great & Bush sucks ~skip~
Obama is great & Bush sucks ~skip~
fivebyfive
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:26pmcommunist bull s#1+=CBS
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:28pmCBS is trying to compete with the #1 Today show on….yes….NBC. Get ready for the new CBS crew, even farther to the left. Constantly Broadcasting Socialism.
Report Post »indy1
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:51pmHow sad. There must not be a market for uber lib Harry Smith and his steaming pile of Obama propaganda he foists on the public every morning.
Report Post »slickmeister
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:05pmI know next to nothing about the people being forward and even less about their replacements. Does anyone know if they‘ll replace some lefty libs with even more radical lefties or is this a sign of acknowledgement from CBS that they’re out of step with mainstream America which is much more conservative.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:11pmthing here is these people DON’T write what they are allowed to say it is written for them so NOTHING will change as long as they keep trying to spread Propaganda.. and for making a**** of themselves reading the words they didn’t even beleive they get fired?? Goes to show you even a company man/women has no security..
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:54pmUnless they change their socialist agenda, what difference could it make ?
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:36pmNever heard of any of them. Haven‘t watched CBS since Dan Rather forged Bush documents and don’t plan to start now.
Report Post »SHOESHINEBOY
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 6:32pmDidn’t even know they had a morning show..oh well..Sorry COMRADE’S the state has now deemed you obsolete…http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the-twilight-zone-1-2-hr-the-obsolete-man/17u1m4bkm?q=twilight%20zone%20episod%20The%20Obsolete%20Man%20&FROM=LKVR5>1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR3
Report Post »casseopea42
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 9:44pmDon’t feel bad for them. Now they can get inline with thousands of others and get some of that Obama money.
Report Post »GlennaBeck
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 5:41amMore likely.. they probably wouldn’t “fall in line”.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 10:40amYou mean to tell me people still watch these dumb morning shows?
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