Doo-Ri Chung to leave Doo.Ri Brand
Well this all appears sudden and unexpected??!!
There is no explanation for her abrupt departure yet, but WWD reports that the Tharanco Group which owns Doo.Ri, “wishes Chung well in all her future endeavors.”
The Korean-American designer is coming off a hot year first with a collection for Macy’s Impulse line. The First Lady also wore one of Chung’s gowns to a State Dinner last fall.
Chung, a Parson’s graduate, was the 2006 award winner in the CFDA’s up-and-coming designer category.
Sounds a little odd if you ask us. Will be interesting to learn just what THAT is all about!?
Hoda Kotb Is Frontrunner To Replace Ann Curry On Today, Says Source
Hoda Kotb is the frontruner to replace Ann Curry on Today, which has recently tumbled in the ratings to rival Good Morning America, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Ann Curry replaced Meredith Viera as co-host of the NBC morning news show more than a year ago, and since that time, GMA has beaten it several times in recent months. Curry could reportedly be replaced as early as next week.
Kotb, who has been with the Peacock network since 1998 and co-hosts the fourth hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford, “could replace Ann Curry. Hoda scores off the charts in focus groups, and the audience can relate to her,” a show insider tells us.
“Hoda has a hard news background but is extremely comfortable discussing pop culture issues. She just has a warmth that viewers find comforting. She was very public with her breast cancer battle, and allowed cameras to follow her during her cancer treatments on Today. Hoda is a team player, and is so well liked by everyone at the show, most importantly, Matt Lauer. They have a very easy rapport and mutual respect. Hoda even recently interviewed Matt for a Hamptons Magazine profile on him,” the insider says.
Kotb gushes about Lauer in the Hamptons interview, and says, “Matt is hands-down the most talented journalist I have ever seen, and he is one of the funniest people I know. He is also compassionate, and I think it’s that characteristic that drives him to motivate others to take care of their community.”
Media reports have speculated that Savannah Guthrie could replace Curry, but our source says, “the problem with Savannah is that in focus groups, she just doesn’t score as high as Hoda does. NBC has been conducting focus groups to assist the network executives in determining who should replace Ann. Savannah is an extremely talented journalist, and she is extremely bright, but she only recently joined Today and viewers just aren’t as comfortable with her.”
NBC is under tremendous pressure to find “the perfect replacement, and quickly, because the Olympics are approaching, which they are broadcasting. NBC is counting on Today to deliver huge ratings during the Olympics. They need the new team in place, and quickly. The original plan had been for Hoda and Kathie Lee to stay in New York City and do the fourth hour from the set. However, Hoda is now being asked to go cover the Olympics in London,” the source says.
Meanwhile, Ann Curry is expected to stay at NBC, and focus on foreign reporting. Curry’s replacement could be named as early as next week.
ANN CURRY NEEDS TO LEAVE IN A HURRY=MEI ASIAN AMERICAN DREAM FOR TODAY!! š SHE IS A BITCH FROM HELL ON WHEELS AND KNOWS HOW TO MANIPULATE THE PRESS AND THE MEDIA=YOU CANNOT FOOL MEE=SAIL ON AN BECOME A TEACHER IN CHINA LIKE YOUR DAD WANTED YUE TOO!! TEACH POOR CHINESE STUDENTS ENGLISH ALREADEE LIKE YESTERDAY AND LET A REAL BEAUTY QUEEN WITH CHARISMA, CHARM, AND SEX APPEAL LIKE A YOUNGER MERIDITH SPIKE UP THE RATINGS=MEREDITH HAS THE “MIDAS TOUCH” AND YUE NEVER DON’T SEW SAIL ON ALREADEE!! š
BEAT HER BADLEE OUT THE DOORS AND LET’S CALL IT A COOL 15, SHALL WEI??
If there is anything she would change about herself, she reflected on aspects of her personal life. “I don’t always understand my worth. I think it’s a chronic condition for women,” she said. “I’m not talking about professionally. I’m talking about in our personal lives. We constantly punish ourselves with degrading thoughts when we look at ourselves in the mirror. We allow people to treat us poorly, we allow our husbands or boyfriends to get away with things or we have relationships with girlfriends or colleagues who don’t treat us well. We don’t defend ourselves as we would our own children.”
Curry tells the magazine she’s trying to “become more comfortable with every year” even though she finds it a struggle. “But it’s an effort. I think life is about practicing to be the person you want to be. It’s about not thinking that you’ve grown up, but that you are always growing. It’s not about wasting time worrying about things that don’t matter.”
For her part, she says she has no intention of leaving the long-running NBC morning show. “I’ve been at ‘Today’ for 15 years and I’d love to make it to 20. I think eventually I want to become a teacher, like my father wanted to be, and hopefully positively influence the next generation.”
NANCY, THAT IS WHAT I HEARD TOO! LOOK HODA HAS THE MAGIC TOUCH AND MEDIA RATINGS TAKE NO PRISONERS!! WHEN YOUR TIME ER NUMBERS ARE DOWN YOUR TIME IS UP!! ANN CURRY IS NOT LEAVING IN A HURRY AND THAT IS WHY MEDIA MOGULS GET VERY FED UP WITH BITCHES LIKE HER!! ON MSNBC YUE ARE AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST BLOWJOB UNTIL SOMEONE GOES TO MARIA B’S DOCTOR AND HAS MORE FAT INJECTED FROM HER BUTT INTO HER LIPS AND WITH THE OTHER NETWORKS YUE ARE AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST RATINGS FORECAST. BTW MARIA B LOOKS MUCH MORE LIKE LISA RINNA’S TWIN SISTER AND DOESN’T RESEMBLE SOPHIA LOREN AT ALL!! š WEI HAVE ALL GIVEN OUR ALL TO BUSINESSES FOR YEARS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ARE OF NO USE TO THEM ANYMORE OR THE PIECE DOESN’T FIT IN THEIR PUZZLE ANYMORE. ANN IS IN THE WRONG JOB BC IS SIMPLY DOESN’T ADD UP THE NUMBERS! SAIL ON AND BECOME THAT GREAT TEACHER THAT DADDY KNEW YUE COULD BEE!! BRYANT GUMBLE PUSHED JANE PAULEY (A CLASS MEDIA ACT WHICH IS SEW RARE TODAY) OUT THE DOOR AND AMERICA LOVED HER AND SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR VERY HIGH RATINGS=YOU DIDN’T SEE HER DRAGGING HER FEET OR GIVING THE NETWORK ANY BULLSHIT!! I GREATLY ADMIRE AND LOVE JANE PAULEY WHO IS MARRIED TO A REAL GENIUS GARY TRUDEAU OF DOONESBURY FAME=MAI LATE FATHER’S FAVE SECTION OF THE NYTIMES!! BTW SAW YUE TWO AT WHALER’S POINT A FEW SUMMERS AGO!! š MEREDITH HAS THE MIDAS TOUCH FOR THREE REASONS:
1. SHE LEAVES EACH SHOW WHEN SHE IS ON TOP
2. SHE IS NON-THREATENING TO OTHER WOMEN BC SHE IS VERY KIND, WARM AND SINCERE
3. SHE BUILDS LESSER KNOWN SHOWS TO THE TOP OF THE RATINGS AT WHICH POINT SHE LEAVES TO BEGIN A NEW VENTURE
SHE’S GOT THE MIDAS TOUCH