Friday, July 08, 2005
First on WHAC: CNN Plans for Covering Hurricane Dennis
According to CNN/US President Jon Klein CNN/US is gearing up for a wild weather weekend. In an e-mail to WHAC, here's how Klein summed up CNN's plans to cover Hurricane Dennis:"It's a wild weather weekend at CNN, with extensive coverage already underway - as the only network with a Havana bureau, we've been covering Dennis's arrival and impact using our Havana buro chief, Lucia Newman.
Anderson Cooper jets from London to the teeth of the storm to report live on Sunday, joining several dozen reporters, producers, and camera crews deployed thruout the possible landing zone.The indefatigable Team O'Brien will anchor a special edition of American Morning Sunday from 6a-2p. Fredricka Whitfield and Tony Harris 2-6. Kyra Phillips and Wolf Blitzer 6-midnight. Carol Lin midnight onward.
Chad Myers and our entire corps of crack meteorologists mans the CNN Weather Center round the clock beginning tonight, offering periodic updates."
We've got by far more resources to throw at this story than anyone, and we're using 'em!"
UPDATE: 4:22pm EDT According to information provided to CNN Blog by CNN more than 60 personnel will be involved in covering Hurricane Dennis. Here are some of the correspondents that will be scattered around the area to cover the storm for the network: John Zarrella, Randi Kaye, Dan Lothian, Keith Oppenheim, Alina Cho, Peter Viles, Rick Sanchez, David Mattingly, Kimberly Osias and Kareen Wynter. Also the information says Sean Callebs will be at Cape Canaveral to report on how the weather might threaten the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Callebs will eventually be joined by Miles O'brien.
UPDATE: 6:36pm EDT The CNN program schedule is showing CNN coverage beginning at 10pm EDT on CNN/US and continuing through the day Sunday. Of course this all depends on the speed and track of the hurricane.
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