Top of the Ticker: ABC News’ overnight and early morning programs, World News Now and Good Morning America First Look, have made the move to their new space at 7 Hudson Square, per NewsCast Studio. Both shows join The View in the recently-opened Robert A. Iger building, named after the head of Disney. The media conglomerate is consolidating its New York operations at that address, including news, editorial, live productions, streaming, technology, advertising, corporate, and business support functions. The two broadcasts are currently airing out of a temporary space at as they await the opening of their new studio.
In Profile: Two cable news personalities—MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Fox News’ Dana Perino— received the profile treatment from a pair of prestigious publications. The Hollywood Reporter spoke with the Morning Joe host about the infamous meeting between him, Mika Brzezinski, and then President-elect Donald Trump that resulted in a temporary ratings slide following the election. Meanwhile, Perino appeared in the pages of The Financial Times discussing whether she expected to get a call to be part of the current Trump administration like some of her former colleagues, including Pete Hegseth and Sean Duffy.
Book Talk: Fox News senior foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall is releasing a new book on March 18. Entitled Resolute: How We Humans Keep Finding Ways to Beat the Toughest Odds, this tome follows Saved, Hall’s previous New York Times bestseller that recounted his recovery from a deadly Russian missile attack in Ukraine in 2022. Hall announced Resolute on Tuesday’s edition of Fox & Friends, where he shared some of the book’s contents with the morning show’s co-hosts.
Awards Watch: NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt will receive the University of Kansas’ 2025 William Allen White National Citation Award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding journalistic service. Holt will accept the award in person on April 10 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Congratulations to Lester Holt, who has been selected to receive the 2025 William Allen White Foundation National Citation Award. Holt will accept the award on Thursday, April 10 in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
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NBC News’ long-running Dateline franchise also received an honor courtesy of My Favorite Murder, the true crime podcast hosted by Karen Kilgraf and Georgia Hardstark. The podcast received the inaugural Creators Milestone Award from Spotify, which recognizes podcasts that reach certain streaming thresholds on the service. NBC News was recognized for surpassing 250 million streams, which merited Silver status.