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Like Bill Lewis chronicling the late night conflicts in his classic The Late Shift, superstar Ny Times reporter Brian Stelter reveals all the meal and grime behind the polite laughs and buoyant demeanors of day television in his much-awaited,THE SURFACE OF THE MORNINGWhen America gets up with personable and wonderful hosts like Matt Lauer, Robin Roberts, and George Stephanopoulos, it's difficult to envision their display bookers needing to safeguard a visitor's accommodation all night to avoid competing exhibits from poaching. But that's simply area of the extreme actuality Ny Times staff writer Brian Stelter shows in THE SURFACE OF THE DAY--a gripping consider the best time-slot in tv, filled with Machiavellian scheduling conflicts and manic conduct from the makers, professionals, and stars.Stelter is behind-the-scenes as Ann Curry restores Meredith Vieira to the Today show, simply to be terminated annually later in a disaster that made national headlines. He is backstage nearly As Good Morning America starts an assault to dethrone Nowadays and finish the longest consecutive winning streak in morning tv background. And he is there as Roberts is identified as having a debilitating illness-on what must be the happiest time of her career.Featuring unique content about present and previous morning celebrities like Katie Couric and all of the main participants of the 2000s, THE SURFACE OF THE MORNING illuminates what it requires to get the AM, when each audience matters, a lot of careers are on the line, and vast sums of pounds are at risk.