NBC News is worried about David Gregory.
The network’s flagship Sunday news show that Gregory inherited from Tim Russert after his death has slid to third place behind “Face The Nation” and “This Week” and according to a new report from the Washington Post, network higher-ups have hired professional help.
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Paul Farhi reports that in 2013, the network hired a psychological consultant to interview his social circle to find out if anything was wrong:
Last year, the network undertook an unusual assessment of the 43-year-old journalist, commissioning a psychological consultant to interview his friends and even his wife.