John Eggerton
John Eggerton, Washington Bureau Chief for B&C and editor of the daily TV Fax, has been with the magazine, based in Washington, since 1981 as a copy boy, editorial assistant, reporter, editor, assistant managing editor, to name only a few titles. He is also a principal contributor to the breaking news section of broadcastingcable.com.
Title: Washington Bureau Chief for B&C
Email: jeggerton@nbmedia.com
BC/DC: Eggerton on WashingtonLink This | Email This | Comments (0) 'Scandal' vs. ScandalsThose of us who have been watching the “not so upfront” Obama Administration this week rather than the upfront presentations by TV networks in New York should not be surprised that a show about White House scandals, as in ABC’s Scandal , had its best ratings outing ever Thursday night. It was also the most tweeted episode, according to ABC, with over 500,000 comments.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Connolly, Furchtgott-Roth: Latest Names to Surface For FCC SeatThe buzz around D.C. Thursday (May 16) was that Michelle Connolly, economics professor at Duke and former chief economist at the FCC under Republican Chairman Kevin Martin, was another possible replacement for the FCC seat of Commissioner Robert McDowell, though one source suggested she might not want to make the move.Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose staff has been vetting candidates, had... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Speed KillsWith apologies to Charles Dickens–after all this is about nothing if not apologies–Howard Kurtz screwed up. This must be distinctly understood or nothing useful can come of the story I am about to relate. I have been watching with a mix of emotions the hammering of Howard Kurtz over a series of errors he made, one apparently compounding another. I was once the victim of... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) The (Fun) House Correspondents AssociationNo way that Conan is going to be able to follow the President. That was my thought at the White House Correspondent’s Association (WHCA) dinner Saturday night. the opening act had killed. The President was in rare stand-up form. But Conan delivered, and the combination had the heady mix of journalists, politicos, and Hollywood imports rolling in the aisles. Actually, there were no... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Wheeler/Clyburn Ticket?FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has yet to announce his exit date, but the inside-the-Beltway chatter about his successor is coalescing around a scenario where former National Cable and Telecommunications Association president Tom Wheeler is nominated to replace Genachowski and, since the vetting and voting for that pick will likely take a few months, Mignon Clyburn would be named interim... More |
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