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Idle Chatter: The Old Beijing Switcheroo
Published 8/13/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
... chief Chris Albrecht is leaving IMG, where he was supposed to be in charge of making media and entertainment investments. [THR] -CNN, ABC and other networks are replacing actual news bureaus in U.S. cities with itinerant reporters bearing laptops and cell phones. [NYT] -Graydon Carter's restaurant refrigerates its garbage to keep the neighbors happy. [NYT] -NBC pages have new uniforms. And after Kenneth went and got a new blazer! [NYP]Related Links Should News Orgs Boycott the Olympics? China's ...

In With the Old, Out With the Blue
Published 8/13/2008 at mediabistro.com: TVNewser
... The NYPost's Michael Starr writes about the new page uniforms at NBC. "The network's iconic, blazer-clad workers — immortalized by Kenneth Parcell, the cheerful page on NBC sitcom '30 Rock' — are proudly wearing chic new uniforms for the first time in over 10 years," Starr writes. ...

Everyone On NBC Used To Be a Page
Published 8/13/2008 at Jossip
... Ostensibly the news about updated uniforms for the NBC pages is uplifting; those suckers haven't been modified in ten years, and no one wants to go to work looking like Kenneth from 30 Rock (j/k Jack McBrayer, love you!!). Um, but? All these famous people started out as pages, like Regis Philbin, Ted Koppel, and Captain Kangaroo. The implication that NBC has some sort of pay-your-dues period before just anyone is allowed to become Captain Kangaroo or Regis is just soooo depressing. After the jump, the original page uniforms from the 60s and the newer versions. ...

I don't like the new NBC page uniforms
Published 8/13/2008 by Bob Sassone at TV Squad
... After many years, NBC has finally updated the suits that their pages wear to guide visitors around the NBC studios. But you know what? I like the old ones. ...

My Emmy hope, 'Shield' and 'Sunny' videos and Olympics shenanigans
Published 8/13/2008 by Tempo at The Watcher
... -- the New York Post reports that the real NBC pages have gotten a new uniform. Will Kenneth the page follow suit? I hope not. Kenneth is not Kenneth without that navy NBC blazer. ...

New NBC Page Uniforms
Published 8/13/2008 at OH NO!!
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The More You Know: That dude is prettier than Tyra
Published 8/14/2008 by John at TiFaux
America’s Next Top Model gets its first transgendered contestant Maid in Manhattan (the shitty J.Lo movie) to become a dramedy on ABC Fonzie Day in Milwaukee is coming next Tuesday The best gay TV is in Europe 30 Rock: NBC pages to get new uniforms Adam West in talks to join Dancing With The Stars Rachel Ray is TV’s highest paid chef E! Kristin has a sneak peak of Heroes Bored? Take The Simpsons Personality Test The Mole got clobbered in the ratings, ...

Early buzz: Sorkin, 'Coraline,' Sutherland and much more
Published 8/14/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... . - Could 30 Rock 's Kenneth get a wardrobe change now that NBC pages now have new outfits ? - Grizzly Bear has been writing an entertaining ...