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Article: Jane Pauley ushers in her new daytime TV talk show
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- August 30, 2004
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For almost three decades, Jane Pauley was one of the most
important people at NBC News, first as the co-anchor of its
powerhouse morning franchise, "Today," and then as co-anchor of its
highly rated newsmagazine show, "Dateline NBC."
But now, as many executives of the newly expanded NBC Universal
see it, Pauley has moved beyond the status of VIP -- all the way to
VIA. Today she is looked upon as a very important asset.
Such is the potential of a nationally syndicated talk show, the
arena that Pauley enters this week. A company that lands a long-
running hit daily show, like "Dr. Phil" or "Ellen" or -- in the dream
of dreams -- "Oprah," gains the key to a temple of gold.
"There is no ...