• Rick Springfield plays ‘Jessie’s Girl’ for quarantined Kate Snow

    Rick Springfield plays ‘Jessie’s Girl’ for quarantined Kate Snow

    Rick Springfield serenaded NBC’s Kate Snow and her husband Chris Bro with his hit “Jessie’s Girl” — as Bro continues to fight the coronavirus. Snow, NBC News’ Senior National Correspondent, has been caring for Bro at their home in Austin, Texas, since she fell ill last week. She admitted that caring for Bro and their …
  • Donald Faison drunkenly gave Jeff Zucker a noogie at the 2001 Upfronts

    Donald Faison drunkenly gave Jeff Zucker a noogie at the 2001 Upfronts

    The cast of “Scrubs” had quite the night at the 2001 NBC Upfronts in New York — especially Donald Faison. On their new podcast “Fake Doctors, Real Friends,” Faison and Zach Braff recounted having too much to drink during their first big event after getting picked up by NBC. “Donald was going around giving everyone …
  • Savannah and Hoda of ‘Today’ reveal trauma and triumph behind the tears

    Savannah and Hoda of ‘Today’ reveal trauma and triumph behind the tears

    For Hoda Kotb, the moment that broke her wasn’t hearing about the latest coronavirus death toll or the collapsing economy. It was a moment of generosity. The “Today” show anchor had just interviewed New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees about his $5 million donation to provide meals to Louisiana communities suffering during the pandemic. “Drew, …
  • Christopher Meloni to reprise ‘Law & Order: SVU’ role in new NBC series

    Christopher Meloni to reprise ‘Law & Order: SVU’ role in new NBC series

    EXCLUSIVE: A beloved TV character is coming back. NBC has given a 13-episode series order to a new Dick Wolf crime drama series starring Christopher Meloni, reprising his “Law & Order: SVU” role as Elliot Stabler. The drama, which marks the actor’s return to the Dick Wolf fold, revolves around the NYPD organized crime unit …
  • Savannah Guthrie back in ‘Today’ show studio after self-quarantine

    Savannah Guthrie back in ‘Today’ show studio after self-quarantine

    Savannah Guthrie returned to the “Today” show studio Tuesday after almost two weeks working from home after a coronavirus scare. “This is studio 1A — I haven’t been here in a while!” the 48-year-old host said as she opened NBC’s breakfast show having been given the all-clear after self-isolating with “a little sore throat” and …
  • NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell says he has coronavirus

    NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell says he has coronavirus

    NBCUniversal’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Shell, has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a memo to staff Wednesday, Shell said he was diagnosed with the virus after feeling sick. “I recently have been feeling under the weather and just learned that I have tested positive for Covid-19,” Shell wrote. “Although the virus has …
  • NBC staffer who contracted Chinese virus dies

    NBC staffer who contracted Chinese virus dies

    An NBC staffer who contracted coronavirus has died, network chiefs announced on Friday. In a memo to staff, NBC Chairman Andy Lack told staff that “longtime member of our NBC News family” Larry Edgeworth died after testing positive for the coronavirus. Lack said that Edgeworth, an audio technician for the network, had “suffered from other …
  • Savannah Guthrie to anchor ‘Today’ from home during self-quarantine

    Savannah Guthrie to anchor ‘Today’ from home during self-quarantine

    Savannah Guthrie is the latest anchor to be forced into reduced circumstances by the coronavirus. The “Today” anchor announced that she would be broadcasting from home beginning Wednesday in an Instagram posted Tuesday night. Hoda Kotb will still be live from Studio 1A. “Hi everybody,” Guthrie, 48, wrote. “Well, this will be a first. I’m …