Boston Rob shares the strategy of taking weaker contestants to the Survivor Redemption Island finale and takes the opportunity to thank the CBS folks for “being like family to me” over the past 10 years.

Boston Rob is now on equal footing with his wife, Amber, who is a Survivor winner as well…

Mariano said they finished filming Survivor in September and he didn’t tell Amber the end result, so it was “a great surprise” for her.

Jennifer Hudson has a new album coming out in February.

Now, Ted Williams is putting his homeless days behind him, as he explains in this Early Show video. On the Today show, Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira say they will give Ted Williams a job and are flying him up to New York!

The power of viral video!

Learn more about Ted Williams, who fell on hard times with drugs and alcohol, but is now two and a half years sober.

It’s really a fabulous story… and what a voice!

The Today show has a job offer for Ted Williams!

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With Harry Smith leaving The Early Show, I know there are plenty of people who will stop watching. Who didn’t love Harry?

What’s next for Harry Smith after The Early Show?

According to this Early Show reporter, Justin Bieber is a normal teenage kid, so no reports of guy diva behavior.

Marilu Henner’s superior autobiographical memory was part of a 60 Minutes piece last night – hear what Marilu has to say about her memory in this Early Show video clip.

Marilu Henner compares her memory to time travel: “I’m back looking through my eyes. Like I see what I was wearing the date of that first date that I randomly pulled out. … But I pulled it out and I know exactly what I was wearing and where we went to dinner and, you know, people would say, ‘Well, sounds like you’ve had a very exciting life.’ Even the most mundane things I remember. So, it just kind of lines up that way.”

Looks like the Early Show firing Harry Smith, Rodriguez and Price is a way to clean house and boost the ratings.

A new team will take over on the Early Show – Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez, and Dave Price will leave the program January 3.

Look for the Early Show to now feature Erica Hill and Chris Wragge, who currently cover Saturday’s edition of the Early Show, as well as Jeff Glor, who anchors Saturday’s CBS Evening News. Marysol Castro, formerly of Good Morning America’s weekend edition, will be reporting the weather.

Watch Dave Price’s sad goodbye on Early Show (video).

Learn what’s next for Harry Smith after the Early Show.

Levi Johnston doesn’t think being the mayor is about qualifications – he doesn’t even have a high school diploma. Wow, this guy is a tool.

He also talks about his apology to Sarah Palin and her family, saying “it’s easier to make them happy,” but he wished that he didn’t put out the apology. Levi said he did it for Bristol.

Baby Gaga’s mom was on the Early Show to talk about the controversy surrounding the video, which has gotten one million hits on YouTube.

Ladrow’s mom defends the video, saying, “She’s three. She is very energetic, she’s very playful, and she’s outgoing. And Jake, the director here, he has known her since she was 6 months old, so she was very comfortable with him. And being in the industry, he decided let’s do a video, a spoof of Lady Gaga. So it was perfect because she’s so animated. And she’s a good little dancer, so it just seemed like a good fit.”

Further, the Baby Gaga mom said, “It was for fun. It was a spoof and we had fun.”

What do you think of the video? Is it controversial? Child exploitation? Is mommy looking for exposure and fame?

Howard Stern doesn’t pull any punches in this Early Show video clip – he’s all worked up! And we love it.