The AP’s David Bauder writes about Star Jones’ post-View plans and notes that if she comes to cable it won’t be on FNC. CNN seems to be hedging on the matter though…

In Touch Weekly reported this week that both CNN and Fox News Channel have approached Reynolds about hosting jobs.

However, Fox News spokeswoman Irena Briganti said the network had no discussions with Reynolds and has “no interest” in hiring her. CNN spokeswoman Christa Robinson said there have been no conversations with Reynolds, although she didn’t rule out the possibility in the future.

CNBC’s Joe Kernen reported on Squawk Box yesterday that the debut of Pirates of the Carribean had a record weekend opening at the box office beating out the previous record holder Aquaman. Just one problem though. There is no film about Aquaman. It was a clever Hollywood PR stunt to tie in with HBO’s Entourage. Here’s the video…

UPDATE: Okay so maybe it wasn’t a hoax. Though that ad seems like a hoax to me since it played it straight….

UPDATE 2: Kernen apparently addressed this issue this morning and says he was joking. Anybody got video of this?

Break in times…

CNN - 6:50 ish
FNC - 6:59 PM with Shep Smith
MSNBC - as of 7:48PM, Matthews hadn’t broken in yet with the news.

UPDATE: Erroneously labeled it as just a subway fire…

UPDATE 2: A commentor says CNN broke the news first with Kitty Pilgrim before the top of the 7pm hour. I don’t have the exact time available though.

The Sacramento Bee’s Cynthai Hubert uses Keith Olbermann as an illustration in a story about avoiding e-mail blunders…

Last month, his comments about fellow TV personality Rita Cosby showed up in the New York Daily News, and Olbermann had some explaining to do.

In a world where personal missives can instantly tour the globe with a click of the “send” or “forward” button, others have suffered far greater consequences. When they get into the wrong hands, indiscreet e-mails can cost people jobs, clients, business deals, even marriages.

“Never, ever write anything in an e-mail that you wouldn’t want on the front page of the New York Times,” said Suzanne Bates, a corporate communications specialist and author of the book “Speak Like a CEO, Secrets to Commanding Attention and Getting Results” (McGraw-Hill, $21.95 hardcover, 240 pages).

July 10

P2+ Total Day
FNC – 905,000 viewers
CNN - 498,000 viewers
MSNBC - 231,000 viewers
HLN - 164,000 viewers
CNBC – 174,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,788,000 viewers
CNN – 925,000 viewers
MSNBC - 291,000 viewers
HLN – 272,000 viewers
CNBC - 142,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC - 251,000 viewers
CNN - 162,000 viewers
MSNBC - 100,000 viewers
HLN – 67,000 viewers
CNBC – 64,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC - 416,000 viewers
CNN - 262,000 viewers
MSNBC - 126,000 viewers
HLN – 86,000 viewers
CNBC – 59,000 viewers

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CNN-IBN correspondent Jency Jacob was aboard one of commuter trains earlier today when the explosions occurred on multiple rails outside of Mubai, India. In the transcript below Mr. Jency describes what he experienced and witnessed when the explosions took place, including his observations of what he saw in the first class compartment which bore the brunt of the explosion.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have you come to terms with what you saw, what, less than four hours ago, Jency?

JENCY JACOB, CNN-IBN CORRESPONDENT: Well, as journalists, we’re always proud about the fact that we are on the spot every time. But this is one train journey, not only just the passenger, my co-passengers, but even I would like to forget. Because I was just one compartment.

It was the first class compartment that — that bore the brunt of the entire explosion. Beyond, it was the woman’s compartment. And after that was the compartment in which I was traveling, between Santa Cruz and Khar (ph).
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TVNewser reports that a tipster says that Dave Brown has moved over from weekend programming to Dayside. However the tipster is wrong that he’s there for good. An FNC spokesperson tells ICN that Dave Brown is not a permanent replacement for the Dayside producer spot . . . he is an Executive Producer of weekend pogramming who is stepping in until a replacement is named.

Robert Novak will discuss the Valerie Plame leak investigation for the first time tomorrow on FNC. During both Special Report with Brit Hume at 6pm ET and Hannity & Colmes at 9pm ET, Novak will be interviewed live on the subject.

Extreme Mortman takes a look back on some of what’s been on MSNBC the last 10 years…and isn’t around anymore…

An FNC spokesperson confirmed to ICN this TVNewser story that Peter Zorich, formerly a Senior Producer on Dayside, no longer works for the network.

Nancy Grace has been getting rather explicit again in the subject matter she talks about. Last night on her show she had Mark Lunsford on and went into what some would argue is too much graphic detail in describing Lunsford’s daughter Jessica’s murder to Lunsford himself. Later on the subject of sperm came up. Partial transcript follows…

GRACE: . . . I think that there is — from what we`ve heard, and we`re not going to know until the trial actually kicks off, what the evidence is, but the pretrial evidence suggests that there is going to be Jessie Lunsford`s blood on John Evander Couey`s mattress. We are going to certainly find fibers that connect her body to the inside of his home. Her little hands, 9 years old, were tied with speaker wire. Certainly, that`s going to be traceable back to its owner`s speakers, to the stereo. The body of this little girl was found, we believe, buried alive, along with a little stuffed animal her dad had just given her, very near where Couey was shacking up.

In response to your question about his family also living there in the mobile home, they are not facing any charges. And I`m just wondering — out to Mark Lunsford — there is no way these people did not know a 9-year- old girl, in a mobile home, people, was in the next room. How could they not know that? According to Couey, she was in there for many days. What about it, Mark?
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The Big Story’s John Gibson is profiled by J. Forsberg Meyer in this month’s Horse & Rider magazine…

Riding resume: Drawn into cutting in 2004 by his wife Susan, an avid competitor; sidelined by a riding accident in December of that year

His horse: San Lena Gold, a 14-year-old Doc O’Lena/Peppy San Badger-bred cutting mare formerly owned by Buster and Sheila Welch

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Why he rides: “It’s pure fun. When you’re out in front of a cow–that is a ride. Plus, the people are great. My friends in the Muenster Cutting Horse Association got together and gave me a ‘mercy buckle.’”

Incidentally Gibson isn’t the only riding devotee at FNC. News anchor Donna Fiducia is an Equestrian horse rider and has competed professionally…

The Imus Show Blog notes that NBC/MSNBC Space Warhorse Jay Barbree has signed a book deal with Smithsonian Books (when they say “Smithsonian Books” I think they’re referring to this) to do “The First 50 Years of Space”. Kudos to Jay for the well deserved honor…(via TVNewser)

July 8
P2+ Total Day
FNC - 586,000 viewers
CNN - 366,000 viewers
MSNBC - 251,000 viewers
HLN - 208,000 viewers
CNBC - 128,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC - 768,000 viewers
CNN - 401,000 viewers
MSNBC - 397,000 viewers
HLN - 196,000 viewers
CNBC - 116,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC - 176,000 viewers
CNN - 134,000 viewers
MSNBC - 125,000 viewers
HLN - 78,000 viewers
CNBC -63,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC - 164,000 viewers
CNN - 141,000 viewers
MSNBC - 192,000 viewers
HLN - 53,000 viewers
CNBC - 52,000 viewers
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CNN and FNC covered President Bush’s economy speech live this morning. MSNBC chose not to interrupt Countdown’s replay.