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Kardashians' Appeal Explained by E! President: 'People Aspire to Be Them or to Befriend Them' |
Have you talked to the network about whether Ryan Seacrest could continue to work with E! if he joins NBC's "Today" show?
I read that. Ryan and what's going on with Ryan is one thing I'm not going to talk about. |
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2011's Ten Most Important People in Reality Television |
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol; E! News) |
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PAT CLARK: Specter of 'Today' future? Too scary |
Can anyone imagine Seacrest at the helm the morning after Sept. 11? Or the tsunami in Japan? |
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Would Ryan Seacrest Make Viewers More or Less Likely to Watch NBC’s “Today”? |
According to the survey, younger viewers would be slightly more inclined to watch if Seacrest joined the program, but only slightly. The same could be said for female viewers… “Today’”s core demo. |
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The Biz: Ryan Seacrest Could Replace Matt Lauer on Today |
But Seacrest does have a reverence for broadcasting and a kind of self-deprecating humor that goes down easy with morning viewers. "I think he'd be fascinating," says one veteran of the morning-news wars.
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Ryan Seacrest's potential move to 'Today' puts NBC on alert |
"The key in the morning is range — and we have yet to see whether Ryan has that, but his success in everything he has ever done suggests he's a good gamble," |
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Ryan Seacrest just might get busier |
Ryan Seacrest? Anchor on 'Today' ... ?!? Could that be a possibility? Some out there might be bristling at such news, others applauding. See what some of the CliqueClack staff had to say about it. |
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Reporting From Baghdad, I'm Ryan Seacrest |
Well, despite any fourth estate hyperventilating, his bona fides as a showman might simply trump his lack of experience in newsrooms.
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From making Ryan Seacrest the new Regis to putting a stop to Kardashian spin-offs, Eric Deggans suggests how to improve TV |
Seacrest should go where he's really needed, into the co-host seat beside Kelly Ripa on the now Regis-less Live with Regis and Kelly. |
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Seacrest on Today online buzz |
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If Lauer Leaves ‘Today,’ He Can Join ‘60 Minutes’: CBS Exec |
At the very least, NBC would likely have to pay him a king’s ransom to make it worth his while to drop almost everything for “The Today Show.”
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Seacrest In? |
I don't know if he's afraid he'll never work again or something, but maybe just open a savings account. Take some down time. I'll admit that Ryan is a good host, but I'm not positive that he'd handle the more serious topics on the Today show the way that Matt Lauer does. |
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A Ryan Seacrest 'Today' gig would not be without risk |
So Seacrest's decision comes down to whether he wants to work even harder on a show which -- like all network news programs -- is waning in influence and risks damaging an incredibly successful track record in return for a few more bucks.
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| 09 |
Ryan Seacrest as Potential Matt Lauer 'Today' Replacement: What the Media Is Saying |
The reactions to news that Seacrest had a meeting with NBC about possibly succeeding the morning anchor drew mixed reactions from journalists and bloggers, with one calling him the "perfect fit" and another saying he would be "terrible" in the job. |
| 08 |
Ryan Seacrest: Up for Matt Lauer's Gig on Today? |
There is speculation that Seacrest, 36, might make frequent guest appearances on Today next year, even possibly as a co-host, reports the New York Times.
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| 08 |
Ryan Seacrest Could Replace Matt Lauer, And It’s All The Ladies’ Fault |
But Seacrest's a part of the NBC Universal family, and he's profitable. Why not put him on NBC's most profitable show, The Today Show? Sticky dollar bills for everyone! |
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Ryan Seacrest seen with NBC News execs — let the stories begin |
On the other hand, he’s Ryan Seacrest, media mogul. Anything’s possible.
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| 08 |
Ryan Seacrest: the perfect fit for NBC's Today |
He is, quite clearly, a talented, shrewd and very hardworking young chap. OK, so he may be the man behind and, in some cases, in front of some America's most satanic TV shows |
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Can Ryan Seacrest Grow Up? |
CBS is going almost all heavy with their revamped morning show, so maybe NBC is running in the opposite direction, and thus Seacrest is an ideal choice. But if not, Ryan Seacrest seems to have drunk of the same Ever-Teen Elixir as Dick Clark, and that just doesn't work on the news. |
| 08 |
Could NBC Offer Enough to Lure Ryan Seacrest Off the West Coast and Onto ‘Today’? |
while Today could possibly bump Mr. Seacrest up from what they were paying Mr. Lauer (around $17 million), it’s a numbers game of how many other properties he’d have to give up in order to take the position. |
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Ryan Seacrest in talks to replace Matt Lauer? |
While no one would confirm the Today part of the story, a Seacrest spokeswoman confirmed that negotiations are underway concerning Seacrest's contract. |
| 08 |
Seacrest Has Options, and One May Be ‘Today’ Show Anchor |
Imagine, at 36, trying to decide which jobs to take next, if the possibilities included the “Today” show, prime-time specials, “American Idol” and the expansion of your production company. |
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Toldja! WSJ Reports Ryan Seacrest In Talks To Replace Matt Lauer At TODAY |
Earlier, we had reported that Seacrest is having qualms about leaving Los Angeles for New York City, where he’d have to be based to take on the multi-hour morning hosting gig.
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| 08 |
Ryan Seacrest Meets With NBC About Replacing Matt Lauer on 'Today' |
Multiple sources confirmed to THR that a meeting between Seacrest and the morning show executives took place, but described it as part of continued discussions with the multi-hyphenate "American Idol" host. |
| 08 |
Could Ryan Seacrest replace Today show staple Matt Lauer? American Idol host 'in talks with NBC executives' |
Included in the meeting was Today show executive producer Jim Bell, NBC News President Steve Capus, and senior vice president for marketing and communications Lauren Kapp, sources close to the company said.
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NBC Really, Really Wants Ryan Seacrest to Join Today |
Ryan Seacrest's steady march towards intergalactic domination proceeds with news that the Kardashian-wrangling multi-zillionaire is being courted to replace Matt Lauer on the Today show. |
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Ryan Seacrest In Talks To Replace Matt Lauer On ‘The Today Show’ — New Report |
“I’m kind of going into this merger saying: ‘Hey, what do you got? What can we do? Yes. Let’s go,’” the host told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ryan Seacrest May Get Matt Lauer's Today Show Seat |
It seems bananas to imagine Ryan Seacrest as anyone other than the American Idol/Kardashians guy, but his legacy is likely, one day, to go elsewhere. |
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Will Ryan Seacrest replace Matt Lauer on "Today?" |
The Journal report follows a Mediaite story in August that said if Lauer were to walk, Seacrest would be NBC's top choice.
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WSJ: Ryan Seacrest May Replace Matt Lauer |
The discussions with Seacrest include multiple possibilities that might enhance his role within the broader corporate context at Comcast and NBC Universal. Seacrest’s existing deal with Comcast/NBCUniversal expires next year. |
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Ryan Seacrest May Replace Matt Lauer on 'Today' |
Mr. Seacrest is one of NBC's top replacement choices, according to people familiar with the matter.
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