It was GE chief Jeff Immelt, with an assist from Brian Williams, that got Paris Hilton’s Today interview pulled, says the Post. Though NBC still stands by its word that it never paid, nor planned to pay, for Hilton’s chat, the top dog decision was handed down as a means to beef up the lackluster rep of the Peacock. Remember Don Imus? And Seung-Hui Cho’s media manifesto? Yeah, that made NBC look bad, and they don’t have any more eyes to make black.
But hey, at least they’re putting up a fight against CBS — at one time the only real candidate for Biggest PR Blunders From a National TV Network of the Year Award.
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Posted: Jun 25, 2007 at 5:07 pm
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