MSNBC celebrates its 10th Anniversary…
MSNBC is going to have a 10th Anniversary party next week…
From: Announcements @ MSNBC
To: @MSNBC Everyone;
Sent: 7/7/2006 7:55 PM
Subject: MSNBC 10th Anniversary PartyGrab your Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses and flip-flops and get ready to party, as we celebrate MSNBC’s 10th Anniversary with great food….LIVE
entertainment…dancing….prizes and lots of fun! Enjoy LIVE music by the most requested Jimmy Buffett tribute band in the country, “Jimmy & The Parrots”….Taste award winning BBQ by “The Smoke’n Dudes”, who have competed all along the East Coast from New Hampshire to the Florida Keys …Plus- there will be several chances to win great prizes including: Gift Cards, I-Pods , Sling Boxes & DVD Recorders! We hope to see you all next Friday as we transform MSNBC into its own tropical paradise!
Slightly off topic, but I wonder how morale down at MSNBC is as of late?
Comment by Anonymous — July 9, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
Might as well throw one last party before committing suicide.
Comment by Cable News Watcher — July 9, 2006 @ 6:18 pm
Heh. A grammer freak must of wrote that… It’s “iPod.”
Anyways… Even though they’re the competition, and there’s nothing that I’d really go out of my way to watch on the network, I do congratulate MSNBC on 10 years in the biz. That really is a remarkable feat.
Comment by Charles — July 9, 2006 @ 8:13 pm
It’s kind of sad in a way, I was in the middle of studying for the Bar Exam when the channel launched so I watched a lot of them during my study breaks and they really were great once. I’ll never forget their coverage of TWA Flight 800 (I had a friend on that flight), it was outstanding.
Comment by OverHere — July 9, 2006 @ 8:25 pm
WOW… that’s hard to believe. I still remember when TWA 800 crashed. That was their 3rd night on the air.
So many changes, so many different personalities.
Comment by Brent — July 9, 2006 @ 8:25 pm
The morale question is an interesting one. You have to wonder what the feeling is over there these days.
Another question: Does Rita come to this? Hmmm…
Comment by Skippy — July 9, 2006 @ 8:30 pm
I was home on medical with a broken leg when I first encountered MSNBC. They were covering the death of Sonny Bono, and I was just riveted to the TV. It was Sonny 24/7, and I think CNN dedicated the same amount of time to the subject. I was never a huge Sonny Bono fan but the way they covered things back then they really got you hooked!hat’s how most
Comment by Missy — July 9, 2006 @ 8:52 pm
Despite everything that has happened to Rita in the last few weeks (KO insult and show cancellation), she has been pretty dignified about it publicly.
Comment by Goldfish — July 9, 2006 @ 8:53 pm
I still have tape of MSNBC’s first day, complete with the launch featuring current WNYW anchor Jodi Applegate and the original slogan: “It’s time to get connected.” I guess they didn’t. :-) It’s still interesting to see how much the network has changed.
I also still have my T-shirt commemorating the MSNBC launch… I visited the Today show the Friday before and they gave T-shirts and caps away outside the studio. Maybe they should have spent less on tschotschkes and more on programming?
Comment by Former Fox Fan — July 9, 2006 @ 10:30 pm
To kick off the festivities, Dan Abrams and Brian Williams are quoted in a glowing column about their friend at TVNewser, who spins ratings for them daily. To make it funnier, TVN’s own post disputes his total website hits for the month of July! Reminds us of the way he started spinning total viewer numbers with a select demo he pulled out of a hat!
Comment by Barry — July 9, 2006 @ 11:02 pm
Keep in mind that Williams’ ability to judge things is flaky at best. During the Shock and Awe portioin of the Iraq War, Williams compared the precise surgical strikes in Baghdad to the wholesale bombing of Dresden in World War 2. Rumsfeld chewed him out the next day during a Pentagon briefing. He didn’t mention Williams by name but he didn’t have to because everyone knew who made the Dresden comparision.
Comment by Anonymous — July 9, 2006 @ 11:27 pm
I wouldn’t worry about criticism from Rummy. Rummy needs to worry about the stuff that comes out of his mouth and not the stuff that comes out of the anchors mouths.. last I checked, he’s still got a pretty huge piece of his foot in his mouth himself.
Comment by Nobody — July 10, 2006 @ 12:08 am
Would you guys SHUT UP ABOUT TVNEWSER ALREADY???? Whatsamatter, you envious that he got a writeup in USA Today? Jeez…
Comment by tanne — July 10, 2006 @ 3:26 pm