Updated Media Outlets and Contacts: December 2023

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The Emmy and Peabody award winning GPS with Fareed Zakaria has aired on CNN since 2008. The Global Public Square helps you make sense of the world, with insights from Zakaria. He’s a regular CNN correspondent, a columnist for The Washington Post, and best-selling author.

Fareed’s Global Briefing, a daily digital newsletter, is one of the most widely read of CNN's newsletters around the world. His column for The Washington Post remains one of the longest-running for that newspaper. 

Host of Velshi and MSNBC Chief Correspondent, Ali Velshi is a trusted and influential voice in the media industry, with three decades of experience in covering and analyzing major political, economic, and social issues. He brings his expertise and passion for journalism to his weekend show, where he engages with diverse guests and perspectives, and provides in-depth and nuanced reporting on the stories that matter.

Ali Velshi has a global and multifaceted background, having been born in Kenya, raised in Toronto, and worked in various media outlets, including Al Jazeera America, CNN, and NBC News. He is driven by his commitment to inform, educate, and empower his audience, and to uphold the highest standards of journalistic excellence and integrity.

Tin Shingle Members will find contacts listed who are producers for both shows.

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Lorraine Ali: Television Critic, The Los Angeles Times
From LinkedIn: Lorraine Ali is a television critic and media columnist with the Los Angeles Times. Ali joined the Times in 2011 as music editor and later served as TV editor for both print and digital platforms. Ali was Newsweek's music critic and then a senior culture writer from 2000 to 2010. Prior to Newsweek she was a senior critic with Rolling Stone and a Mademoiselle columnist. Her byline has appeared in a diverse roster of publications and digital platforms including The New York Times, GQ, The Hollywood Reporter and SPIN.

Aish Menon: Segment Producer, MSNBC Morning Joe
From LinkedIn: I've been a news producer for two years at stations in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania market. I love being able to showcase and tell stories in a way that is captivating to audiences, while also providing them with the most important and necessary information. I love writing and working in a fast-paced environment, which is why I feel the news industry is perfect for me.

Dena Takruri: Senior Presenter/Producer, Al Jazeera
From LinkedIn: Dena Takruri is an award-winning journalist who is recognized for her bold and immersive reporting around the world, characterized by speaking truth to power and giving voice to those unheard. As Senior Presenter at AJ+, she hosts the docuseries "Direct From with Dena Takruri," which explores injustices, conflict, and turmoil impacting our world. Her show has been honored with a prestigious Peabody Award and two national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Dena is also the coauthor of "They Called Me A Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight For Freedom," written with Palestinian activist written with Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi.

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Updated Media Outlets and Contacts: Back In The New York Groove

Inspired by The Kelly Clarkson Show relocating to New York City, our latest edition of Updated Media Outlets and contacts are based in The Red Apple.

For Season 5, The Kelly Clarkson Show has moved cross country from Los Angeles to New York setting up digs at Rockefeller Center, the home base for NBC. Universal. Clarkson recently shared on The Today Show she wanted to move back to the East Coast to be closer to her family and that even after 20 years, Los Angeles never quite felt like home.

Focusing on daytime talk, interviews, celebrity, and gossip; singer Kelly Clarkson offers heartwarming stories, live musical performances, games, and surprises.

WNBC’s New York Live Show is a daily lifestyle show giving viewers the best in all things New York such as food, fashion, beauty & lifestyle, Broadway, and local spotlights. Airs daily Monday through Friday at 11:30 am EST.

Tin Shingle Members will find contacts listed who are producers for the show.

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Updated Media Outlets and Contacts

After 148 days, the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) reached an agreement on September 26, 2023. Daytime and late-night talk show writers are getting back to work! And we at Tin Shingle are back with more Media Library updates to keep under your radar.

Breaking entertainment news, the latest celebrity gossip and pictures, E! News is your source for entertainment news, celebrities and pop culture.

E! is an American basic cable channel which primarily focuses on pop culture, celebrity focused reality shows, and movies, owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

The Miami Herald is an American daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties. It once circulated throughout all of Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tin Shingle Members will find contacts listed who are producers for the show.

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Education

Katia Parks: Education Reporter for The Baltimore Sun
From LinkedIn: KATIA PARKS is an Education Reporter for The Baltimore Sun. She graduated cum laude at Morgan State University with a B.S. in Multimedia Journalism, and have received a Keystone Media Award for their stories as a Public Safety Reporter at the York Daily Record.
She has experience reporting education, crime, public safety, press conferences, court trials, feature stories, and investigative reporting.

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WGA Strike Pauses Some Daytime Talk Shows After Backlash

The ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are causing television programs, expecting to season premiere this month, to take a side on the picket line. First it was The Drew Barrymore Show, who initially announced they would start production without striking writers.

It did not take long for the backlash to come, including Barrymore being dropped as the host of the upcoming National Book Foundation awards. While she initially defended her position while issuing an apology, she backtracked a couple days later and announced on her Instagram that she is pausing the show.

The pushback from the unemployed writers and their supporters proclaiming that hosts should not be on television while their writers are on strike has struck a deep nerve and now shows such as The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Talk, and The Jennifer Hudson Show are following suit to avoid the PR nightmare. All of these shows were expected to return on September 18th. Now their expected return air dates are TBA.

Not all daytime talk shows are delaying their production. Programs such as Tamron Hall and Sherri, have returned on-air with no backlash or picket lines outside their studios, why? Neither show employs WGA writers. Most talk show hosts fall under SAG-AFTRA but under the Network Television Code contract which allows them to still appear on television while those under the Television/Streaming/Theatrical contracts cannot.

Maria Taylor Leaves ESPN As Studio Host, And Reporter To Join NBC Sports

Photo Credit: NBC News

According to AdWeek, Maria Taylor, Studio Host, and Reporter for ESPN has left the network to join NBC Sports and potentially be a member of NBC’s Tokyo Olympics team.

“The departure had been expected since early this month when The New York Times reported on disparaging comments made about Taylor by one of her colleagues at ESPN, Rachel Nichols. In a conversation with an adviser to LeBron James that Nichols was unaware was being recorded, Nichols, who is white, said that Taylor, who is Black, had gotten the role of hosting the NBA finals instead of her because ESPN executives were “feeling pressure” on diversity according to an article in the New York Times.

ESPN shared on Wednesday, in a statement, that Taylor’s last day was her Finals telecast during Game 6 of the NBA Finals - with the Milwaukee Bucks taking the championship.

Because the pandemic pushed basketball into the summer for the past two seasons, Taylor exceeded her contract which was supposed to expire during the off-season for both the NBA and NFL. According to NY Mag / Intelligencer, “Taylor was reportedly offered $5 million per year during contract negotiations, which she turned down.”

Taylor could potentially be in the on-deck circle to become the host of Football Night in America since Mike Tirico is moving to Sunday Night Football full-time in the fall of 2022.