Momentum of Megyn Kelly 's Show Said Keeping Her From Winter Olympics
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Megyn Kelly 's "Today" show momentum is keeping  her  from joining NBC coverage in South Korea of the Winter Olympics  Us Weekly reported  citing a source who may have been pushing back at snark from  her  former employer Fox News.
While NBC announced the "Today" show was sending Al Roker  Natalie Morales  Willie Geist  Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer to South Korea for two weeks for the Olympics  it said  Kelly  will stay in New York City and interview athletes stateside  Deadline.com reported.
In a story published on Thursday  Us Weekly cited a source saying  Kelly 's absence at the Olympics wasnât a dig at  her  but an effort to keep  her  9 a.m. show on the upswing after riding a surge of momentum from  her  coverage of sexual misconduct related to the #MeToo movement.
"The show is experiencing such momentum that it just made sense to keep it in New York with Kathie Lee and Jenna Bush Hager to follow at 10 a.m. " the source told Us Weekly  adding that  Kelly  welcomed the move.
" She  was game to do whatever the network bosses felt was best but felt very strongly about staying in New York given the topics  her  show has been covering.  She  didn't want to miss out on another big exclusive by being overseas since  her  show has been leading the way on #MeToo interviews."
Some have questioned the decision by NBC to leave  Kelly  in New York during the Olympics  with  her  former employer Fox News calling it an "embarrassment" for  her .
"It was already bad enough that they weren't sending the star they're paying $23 million a year to Pyeonchang " a source close to NBC told Fox News. "But now they're bringing in a nonemployee to fill a vacancy. Yeah  one wonders what's up with that and how  Kelly  feels about all of this."
Fox News media analyst Jeffrey McCall called NBC's decision about  Kelly  and Couric "really confusing."
"There could be several reasons for not putting  Megyn Kelly  in this role  but surely some other established or up-and-coming NBC personality could manage these duties in a professional fashion " McCall told Fox News. "That would allow NBC to boost the brand of that personality for future high-profile occasions."
[TGT]  's "Today" show momentum is keeping   [TGT]   from joining NBC coverage in South Korea of the Winter Olympics  Us Weekly reported  citing a source who may have been pushing back at snark from  her  former employer Fox News.
While NBC announced the "Today" show was sending Al Roker  Natalie Morales  Willie Geist  Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer to South Korea for two weeks for the Olympics  it said   [TGT] will stay in New York City and interview athletes stateside  Deadline.com reported.
In a story published on Thursday  Us Weekly cited a source saying   [TGT]  's absence at the Olympics wasnât a dig at   [TGT]   but an effort to keep   [TGT]   9 a.m. show on the upswing after riding a surge of momentum from   [TGT]   coverage of sexual misconduct related to the #MeToo movement.
"The show is experiencing such momentum that it just made sense to keep it in New York with Kathie Lee and Jenna Bush Hager to follow at 10 a.m. " the source told Us Weekly  adding that   [TGT] welcomed the move.
"  [TGT]   was game to do whatever the network bosses felt was best but felt very strongly about staying in New York given the topics   [TGT]   show has been covering.   [TGT]   didn't want to miss out on another big exclusive by being overseas since   [TGT]   show has been leading the way on #MeToo interviews."
Some have questioned the decision by NBC to leave   [TGT] in New York during the Olympics  with  her  former employer Fox News calling it an "embarrassment" for  her .
"It was already bad enough that they weren't sending the star they're paying $23 million a year to Pyeonchang " a source close to NBC told Fox News. "But now they're bringing in a nonemployee to fill a vacancy. Yeah  one wonders what's up with that and how   [TGT] feels about all of this."
Fox News media analyst Jeffrey McCall called NBC's decision about   [TGT] and Couric "really confusing."
"There could be several reasons for not putting  Megyn Kelly  in this role  but surely some other established or up-and-coming NBC personality could manage these duties in a professional fashion " McCall told Fox News. "That would allow NBC to boost the brand of that personality for future high-profile occasions."