Phil Griffin to The Today Show
TVWeek is reporting that MSNBC’s VP of prime Time programming Phil Griffin is to be named “Executive in Charge” of NBC’s Today Show. Today EP Tom Touchet was fired this afternoon. But is this the first part of a double whammy? Now that Griffin is going to Today, does this also signal an eventual change in the direction of MSNBC’s prime time? Yesterday TVNewser postulated a change in MSNBC Prime Time. Time will tell…
UPDATE @10:47PM eastern by blog spot- AP has confirmed that the EP of NBC “News” Today, has been sacked. The article doesn’t talk about who will replace Tom Touchet on TODAY. However, it does mention the vicious backstabbing that seems to be common place at 30 Rock. One must wonder how much of this firing is because of ratings, and how much of it is because of Katie Couric and her diva ways. Watch for Jeff Zucker, who now runs NBC and is Katie’s favorite, who seems to be pulling many of the strings behind the scenes.
