Steve Capus, Phil Griffin, and the rest of the NBC good old boys are on a vigorous hunt for the leak behind today’s scathing Tim Russert v. Keith Olbermann item, which the network has flat-out denied.
But there’s one place in particular, Jossip hears, that their attention is aimed:
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There’s a big reason why MSNBC would like to quiet any knowledge of David Gregory’s off-camera behavior and sluggish ratings. David Gregory, you see, is supposed to be the next Chris Matthews.
Oh, did we say next?
We meant he’s supposed to replace Chris Matthews.
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Jeremy Gaines is having a bad week. You see, it falls on Jeremy to field the press madness surrounding Don Imus. Having just announced yesterday afternoon that they were pulling the show, MSNBC is now trying to exit damage control mode — and as you can imagine, the cable network’s chief communications officer (aka the “spokesman” you see giving all the soundbites) is on the front lines to make this whole situation go away.
He’s been having many a meeting, whether in person or via conference call, with everyone from Dan Abrams to Steve Capus. And according to most of the MSNBC insiders we spoke with, Jeremy is impressing peers and brass alike.
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