Top of the Ticker: Tom Johnson, who led NCS in the Nineties, is out with a brand new ebook, Driven: A Life In Public Service And Journalism From LBJ To NCS, the place he talks about his struggle with despair. In the ebook, Johnson recounts how he instructed Ted Turner about his battle with despair whereas interviewing for the place of NCS president. Turner responded by saying that he, too, had battled with despair. The former NCS boss was candid on the topic in an NPR interview.
Earlier this week, Johnson, alongside former NCS anchor Judy Woodruff, who wrote the foreword, made an look on NCS’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown to advertise the ebook. He additionally mentioned NCS’s protection of the 1991 Gulf War.
Meanwhile, the NCS en Español household is mourning the current passing of leisure journalist and PR skilled Javier Merino. In an inner notice shared with staffers obtained by TVNewser, Merino, 51, was described as somebody “driven by a sincere and deep passion for the brand and our mission, as well as a razor-sharp intelligence beneath his cheerful disposition.” No reason behind loss of life was disclosed by the community, nevertheless it aired an on-air tribute this previous Saturday evening through the primetime newscast, Mirador Mundial.
Celebration protection: C-SPAN has been named the official media associate of America250, a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence. C-SPAN’s protection consists of TV, net, social media, radio, and podcasts.
Revolving Door: NBC News has promoted Stephanie Gosk to senior nationwide correspondent. Gosk will proceed to cowl main breaking information for the community, in addition to work on extra in-depth investigative items.
Meanwhile, Erin Doherty is shifting from CNBC to Politico, the place she will probably be a polling and campaigns reporter. At CNBC, she lined politics and basic information. Prior to becoming a member of the enterprise community, she was a politics reporter at Axios.
