{"product_id":"top-of-the-morning-inside-the-cutthroat-world-of-morning-tv-paperback","title":"Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Stelter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCNN correspondent Brian Stelter reveals the dark side of morning television with exclusive material about current and past morning stars, from Matt Lauer to Katie Couric.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen America wakes up with personable and charming hosts like Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, it's hard to imagine their show bookers having to guard a guest's hotel room all night to prevent rival shows from poaching. But that is just a glimpse of the intense reality revealed in this gripping look into the most competitive time slot in television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing exclusive content about all the major players of the 2000s, \u003cem\u003eTop of the Morning\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates what it takes to win the AM -- when every single viewer counts, tons of jobs are on the line, and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. Stelter is behind the scenes as Ann Curry replaces Meredith Vieira on the \u003cem\u003eToday \u003c\/em\u003eshow, only to be fired a year later in a fiasco that made national headlines. He's backstage as \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e launches an attack to dethrone \u003cem\u003eToday \u003c\/em\u003eand end the longest consecutive winning streak in morning television history. And he's there as Roberts is diagnosed with a crippling disease -- on what should be the happiest day of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and discover the dark side of the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eTop of the Morning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Mr. Stelter pulls back the curtains and exposes a savage corporate world that might have been inhabited by the Sopranos.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A troubling look inside an enterprise as vicious and internecine as a soap opera.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Stelter\u003c\/b\u003e is the senior media correspondent for CNN and host of the show \u003ci\u003eReliable Sources\u003c\/i\u003e. He was previously a staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand was featured as a subject in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003edocumentary \u003ci\u003ePage One. \u003c\/i\u003eBefore joining the\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007, he was the founder and editor of TVNewser, the pre-eminent blog about the television news industry, which was sold to MediaBistro in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760556179744,"sku":"9781538734957","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f4059d2a5a16cb0f31171f8995835de.webp?v=1780183249","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/top-of-the-morning-inside-the-cutthroat-world-of-morning-tv-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}