MSNBC uses Producer to handle breaking news…
Tonight during the 6pm repeat of Tucker (I’ll ignore asking the obvious question of why MSNBC is putting on a repeat when it should be live given the fluidity of the Middle East situation) Tucker producer Willie Geist handled the breaking news about a bunker bombing in Beruit. The general consensus on the MSNBC board and comments I’ve received is he did a good job. But I have to ask the question…wasn’t there an anchor available at NBC or MSNBC to do this? Nothing against Geist but what on earth is a producer doing handing a breaking news situation in MSNBC’s studios? On location where no anchor would be available, yeah, I could see that. But this just strikes me as very odd…
Tucker is hosting MSNBC’s 10pm Special Report tonight.
Comment by IceMan — July 19, 2006 @ 10:24 pm
Missy mentioned Tucker’s “Beat The Press” segment in another thread. While Carlson is anchoring from Israel, Geist has been handling “Beat The Press.”
My opinion: Both Geist and “Beat the Press” need to go!
Comment by Ira — July 20, 2006 @ 12:12 pm
Carlson is the one who needs to go. Geist is the best part of this program!
Comment by michael — March 10, 2007 @ 10:12 am