NEWS & NOTES : SIMPSON TRIAL GIG FOR `TODAY' TURNS ABRAMS INTO EARLY RISER.Byline: Keith Marder Daily News Television Writer The fact that cameras are not allowed in the courtroom for the O.J. Simpson civil trial has made Dan Abrams' reports on CourtTV and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. more vital - but there's a catch for the busy journalist. He is the eyes and ears for millions of people who watched O.J. Simpson's criminal trial themselves, but who now have to rely on commentators such as Abrams and Jim Moret Jim Moret is currently the chief correspondent for television's Inside Edition. Moret has covered entertainment news for over 20 years. He is a regular guest contributor both as legal analyst and entertainment reporter for CNN, Headline News, Fox News Channel, Court TV, from CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , who are in the courtroom for the civil trial in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and have been following the case for years. Abrams has even caught on as the daily commentator for NBC's ``Today.'' But, there is one hitch to all the glory. Because of the difference between Pacific and Eastern Standard times, he has to get up at 2:30 a.m. to do ``Today.'' It's almost like doing ``Today'' yesterday. Truth on television: Beginning Jan. 16, ``The Naked Truth,'' a sitcom that was jettisoned by ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. last season will reappear on NBC at 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, the spot usually occupied by ``Suddenly Susan'' that was filled by ``Caroline in the City'' last year. Call it the women's half-hour of comedy. ``Susan'' will be back in the lineup on Feb. 27, replacing ``The Single Guy'' at 8:30 p.m. ``Guy,'' will be back, date and time TBA TBA See: To be announced . ``Truth'' has undergone some revamping since it left ABC. Just say it was NBC-ified. Series star Tea Leoni no longer will work for a tabloid. There is a corporate takeover and her publication, the Comet, is now upscale. Leoni's character, Nora Wilde, is no longer a photographer, but a columnist, and she suddenly has the same position ``Susan'' star Brooke Shields holds on her show. George Wendt joins the show as editor in chief. A Week of Mondale: E! correspondent Eleanor Mondale, whose father just happens to be a former vice president of the United States Noun 1. Vice President of the United States - the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate V.P., vice president - an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain , will be a guest co-host on ``Fox After Breakfast,'' along with the show's regular host Tom Bergeron all next week. Guests will include Bonnie Hunt, Richard Kind and Amanda Marshall. |
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