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NBC Cancels Brian Williams Pet Project 'Rock Center'
Brietbart ^ | Fri, May 11, 2013 | Larry O'Connor

Posted on 05/11/2013 5:04:11 PM PDT by upchuck

Head of the NBC News Group Pat Fili-Krushel announced late Friday afternoon that the news magazine "Rock Center with Brian Williams" would be cancelled after its final airing on June 21.

“I would like to thank Brian, Alex, David and the entire 'Rock Center' team for their efforts. The show will be missed,” Fili-Krushel wrote in an email released after a very busy news day heading into a weekend. The timing suggests the 4th place (and sometimes 5th place) peacock network was hoping to minimize the public relations black eye associated with the failure of such a high-profile show.

The show had been Brian Williams' pet project and there have been fireworks between the nightly news anchor and the network. Just a few months ago, The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Williams was "angry" with the network after the news magazine had moved to a fifth time slot in only two years.

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Never knew much about it. Heard radio commercials about it. There are advantages to not owning a TV,

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1 posted on 05/11/2013 5:04:11 PM PDT by upchuck
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Playing off the headline, was this Williams’ pet rock?


2 posted on 05/11/2013 5:05:19 PM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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Was that a new show for people who are “dumb as a rock?” (which would be the average MSNBC viewer).


4 posted on 05/11/2013 5:06:37 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men)
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The show will be missed

I managed to miss every one.

5 posted on 05/11/2013 5:06:59 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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..ole bent beak deserves another failure


6 posted on 05/11/2013 5:07:59 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Never heard of it.


7 posted on 05/11/2013 5:11:15 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Sarah is right.)
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Watched it a few times. Couldn’t stand it. Would rather sit and watch a rock.


8 posted on 05/11/2013 5:11:35 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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All sarcasm aside, I honestly never heard of the show before.
9 posted on 05/11/2013 5:12:40 PM PDT by Red Dog #1
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LOL.

Never heard of it.


10 posted on 05/11/2013 5:13:36 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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What is always apparent with Brian Williams is his white eye sockets from wearing goggles during tanning sessions.


11 posted on 05/11/2013 5:17:26 PM PDT by FoxPro
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The show will be missed

Apparently it was and by a lot of people -- thus it's cancellation.

12 posted on 05/11/2013 5:18:09 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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Never heard of it either; but, would not have watched it anyway if the talentless hack Brian Williams was involved.


13 posted on 05/11/2013 5:21:50 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse
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NBC? I haven’t watched them since Akroyd and Belushi left SNL.


14 posted on 05/11/2013 5:26:51 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
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Brian Williams did one thing right:
15 posted on 05/11/2013 5:27:46 PM PDT by EEGator
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More like Rock(head) Center. Brian Williams claiming to be unbiased is a little like Biden claiming to be a rocket scientist.


16 posted on 05/11/2013 5:32:07 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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“Rock Center with Brian Williams and Chelsea Clinton” would have saved it.


17 posted on 05/11/2013 5:41:44 PM PDT by JPG (Stay strong.)
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To: EEGator

Who is that, Gator?


18 posted on 05/11/2013 5:47:43 PM PDT by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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Brian Williams’ daughter Allison. She’s an actress.


19 posted on 05/11/2013 5:51:06 PM PDT by EEGator
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In the run up to the 2012 election, one of the most important in our time, Brian Williams thought free birth control pills was a more important issue than the jihadi murder of a US Ambassador.


20 posted on 05/11/2013 6:00:22 PM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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