Ryan Seacrest Goes on Today
LOS ANGELES — As the gap between pop culture and the culture writ large seems to narrow with each passing day, the possible ascendancy of Ryan Seacrest to a plum network news assignment marks another notable watershed. Can a purveyor of Top 40 radio and the next singing sensation (not to mention another round of Coke) on "American Idol" command the television stage in a national crisis?
That's just one of the questions making the rounds inside NBC headquarters at Rockefeller Center in New York, where executives are said to be discussing whether to make Seacrest the next host of the "Today" show. The talks have been kept under tight wraps but NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert has made it clear that he thinks the versatile Seacrest is capable of making the switch to what was once known as a news show, sources said.
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"There is a huge inner-office battle going on right now about what the 'Today' show is going to be next," said one executive, who is closely familiar with the program but asked not to be identified while discussing internal machinations at NBC. "There is still an old guard who remember when the show set the news agenda, before 24/7 news. NBC News was the thing."
"Today" has long been more than a news program, shifting like other morning shows to a melange of features and entertainment amid a convivial "family" of on-set personalities. That mix is viewed as key to luring, and holding, a mostly female audience.
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What skill does he have? Making chit chat with nobodies? Is there anyone on the planet who couldn't do his job? Is there anyone who isn't better looking? Is he not the biggest joke alive?
