Tag Archives: Ann Curry

Ann Curry Lands First Interview with Mother of Octuplets

How did she do it? How did Ann Curry of NBC’s Today show beat out Oprah, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Barbara Walters to land the interview of the year? Talk about a “get.” According to Nadya Suleman’s publicist (yes, she already has a publicist and by the end of the month I’m sure she’ll also have a TV agent, a book agent, and an entire entourage of handlers) the 33-year-old mother of eight newborns sat down with Curry this morning. Reports say that Suleman left a Southern California hospital this morning and headed for her first interview with the … Continue reading →

Why Her?

I worked in television news for more than a decade. I know all about the gimmicks, stunts and over-the-top stories news directors pepper their shows with during the critical November ratings period. That said there’s no reason I should be surprised that NBC is sending their “Today” show anchors to the “Ends of the Earth” in a feature that begins airing Monday. However, I do question why they chose newsreader Ann Curry to be the one to climb Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. I guess Matt and Meredith refused. As a ratings stunt the popular morning show is sending Matt Lauer, Meredith … Continue reading →