Comments on: Tom Brokaw Becomes “Meet The Press” Russert Replacement Through Elections

By: elo8

elo8 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:31:16 +0000

Russert definitely left huge shoes to fill, but I think this article and these comments are good in that they don't talk about trying to maintain the Russert brand, but rather building another, different brand, that can hopefully complement the Meet The Press brand much as Russert's did.
Dr. Tantillo ('the marketing doctor') just did a post on this subject: "In short, NBC has to think Meet The Press brand first and possible contenders for the host job second."
Here's a link to his full post: http://blog.marketingdoctor.tv/2008/06/17/brand...

By: elo8

elo8 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:31:16 +0000

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:34:40 +0000

Chuck Todd has the mental capacity, a tremendous analytical ability and the preparedness. Mitchell is bright but, wouldn't have the popular appeal of Russert, Matthews, while sharp, is too full of himself and talks over all his guests. Scarborough is an interesting choice– I admit that I have been struck by his ability to take a nonpartisan stance while interviewing guests. Olbermann is too obviously progressive.

All in all, Tim Russert left huge shoes to fill.

By: Rambie

Rambie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:07:07 +0000

Mitchell, Matthews, or Scarborough would all all be good choices. My preference would be Mitchell.

By: daveinboca

daveinboca — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:39:27 +0000

Mitchell and Scarborough have both the gravitas and centrist take, and Chuck Todd is the most intriguing, though he won't get the job, as his foreign policy chops aren't evident. Gregory would be an outside choice.

Matthews is a has-been. Olberman is a never-will-be. Williams doesn't have the gravitas, and is not as highly-regarded as this post makes it appear.