A Snow job: Why the newswoman left weekend duty
Q: Why did Kate Snow stop anchoring the Sunday edition of “NBC Nightly News”? – Richard Hall, via e-mail
A: The longtime, Emmy-winning NBC News correspondent decided to focus her attention on “NBC News Daily,” the weekday program she co-anchors on both the on-air NBC network and streaming service “NBC News Now.” She still contributes elsewhere, as with reports on “Dateline NBC” and her digital interview series “The Drink With Kate Snow.” (And yes, she and her guests actually have drinks on it.)
As of earlier this month, Snow’s former role as the Sunday anchor for “NBC Nightly News” has been assumed by Hallie Jackson, NBC News’ senior White House correspondent. She also has a streaming program on NBC News Now, “Hallie Jackson Now.”
Q: Will Benedict Cumberbatch ever make any more “Sherlock” stories? – Jim Prescott, Trenton, N.J.
A: The actor reportedly has said that he might be interested in reprising the role of sleuth Sherlock Holmes, but doing another set of episodes is a complicated matter, particularly because of the schedules of those involved — especially Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, who played Dr. Watson to his Holmes. Freeman also has indicated he might be interested in reviving the series if he liked the material.
For now, Cumberbatch has another series about to debut. He stars in “Eric,” scheduled to begin streaming May 30 on Netflix, and casting him as a puppeteer who becomes desperate when his young son disappears. The youngster’s drawings of a character named Eric may be the sole means of reuniting the man and his child. Cumberbatch also is an executive producer of the project, with Gaby Hoffman and Dan Fogler among others in the cast.