{"product_id":"top-of-the-morning-inside-the-cutthroat-world-of-morning-tv-9781538734957","title":"Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV","description":"\u003cb\u003eCNN correspondent Brian Stelter reveals the dark side of morning television with exclusive material about current and past morning stars, from Matt Lauer to Katie Couric.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When America wakes up with personable and charming hosts like Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, it's hard to imagine their show bookers having to guard a guest's hotel room all night to prevent rival shows from poaching. But that is just a glimpse of the intense reality revealed in this gripping look into the most competitive time slot in television. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring exclusive content about all the major players of the 2000s, \u003ci\u003eTop of the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates what it takes to win the AM -- when every single viewer counts, tons of jobs are on the line, and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. Stelter is behind the scenes as Ann Curry replaces Meredith Vieira on the \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eshow, only to be fired a year later in a fiasco that made national headlines. He's backstage as \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e launches an attack to dethrone \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eand end the longest consecutive winning streak in morning television history. And he's there as Roberts is diagnosed with a crippling disease -- on what should be the happiest day of her career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and discover the dark side of the sun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eTop of the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Stelter pulls back the curtains and exposes a savage corporate world that might have been inhabited by the Sopranos. -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A troubling look inside an enterprise as vicious and internecine as a soap opera. -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5940613\"\u003eBrian Stelter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538734957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538734958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER010000\"\u003eTelevision | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC052000\"\u003eMedia Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO025000\"\u003eEditors, Journalists, Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Stelter\u003c\/b\u003e is the senior media correspondent for CNN and host of the show \u003ci\u003eReliable Sources\u003c\/i\u003e. 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