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Hannah’s had enough of ‘Early Show’
Bye, bye Hannah.
After five years of toiling before dawn for perennial third place in the morning ratings, Hannah Storm is leaving as co-anchor of CBS’ “The Early Show.” No word on when exactly she’ll sign off or who will take her place in the trio that includes Harry Smith and Julie Chen.
Storm, 45, is discussing with the network “to determine the scope and depth of her new duties,” CBS said in a statement. Presumably that means she’s leaving “The Early Show” but staying at CBS. Maybe.
Before tackling her current early-bird duties, Storm was an anchor/reporter for NBC Sports, hosting four Olympics, three World Series and several other major sporting events. Maybe she can shift over to CBS Sports.
The CBS morning show was a relative late-comer to the morning news competition, and the show has been beaten like a drum over the years by both NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Baba Wawa mulls ‘Fascinating People’
Barbara Walters may be retired from ABC News and “20/20,” but she’s still pondering her annual “10 Most Fascinating People,” scheduled to air Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. on ABC.
Among the latest crop of Walters’ favorite faces are super-couple David Beckham and Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (why won’t she ever smile? bad teeth?), Justin Timberlake, “Grey’s Anatomy” star Katherine Heigl, “American Idol” reject but Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, former President Bill Clinton and MySpace media moguls Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe.
As is her custom, Walters will reveal the top two fascinating people at the end of the special. Let’s hope she wasn’t fascinated by human wrecking ball Britney Spears. Please.
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