Friday, October 13, 2006
FNC Follows CNN's Lead?
Has FNC's Roger Ailes been brain washed OR could it be CNN President Jon Klein's programming ideas.....make sense? TV Newser posts many instances where Ailes changed his position about many programming aspects....after CNN made the same decisions over a year ago. Just goes to show ya Ailes is a GOOOD politician. Really love the position on covering internation news, which Ailes was against in years past. So against, that when CNN/US would be airing CNN/I's Your World Today, Bill Hemmer would repeat time and time again on his FNC program, "Now back to the news that you care about."
Roger Ailes, Oct. 2006: "American audiences are slowly coming around, because of the terrorism attacks, to the appreciation of more foreign news, and we need to do more of that."Jon
Klein, Jan. 2005: "Ever since Sept. 11, the demand for global news has soared... Our network is uniquely qualified and positioned to satisfy that demand with an international news operation that runs round the clock."
Read the complete list HERE
Roger Ailes, Oct. 2006: "American audiences are slowly coming around, because of the terrorism attacks, to the appreciation of more foreign news, and we need to do more of that."Jon
Klein, Jan. 2005: "Ever since Sept. 11, the demand for global news has soared... Our network is uniquely qualified and positioned to satisfy that demand with an international news operation that runs round the clock."
Read the complete list HERE
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Overhaulin' the CNN Hummer
Source: CNN One of the Hummers CNN used to cover the war in Iraq returned Thursday to the news agency's headquarters after it underwent a major renovation on The Learning Channel.As a part of the TLC show "Overhaulin'," crews transformed the Hummer, nicknamed "Warrior One," in one week. They replaced the engine, raised the body of the vehicle and air brushed images of correspondents and troops onto the Hummer's champagne-colored sides. They also added a DVD player, four televisions and a state-of-the-art sound system. TLC unveiled the revamped Hummer in front of a swarm of fans, media and CNN employees.
Some CNN correspondents who covered the war in Iraq in the Hummer viewed the changed vehicle with disbelief.
"It's great to see it like this," Michael Holmes, an anchor for CNN International, said as he peered into the clean leather interior of the vehicle.
Holmes said he remembered arriving in Baghdad, seeing the Hummer, and knowing that the other CNN crew members there were safe. Shortly before his arrival, the CNN crew, the Hummer and the Marine unit they were embedded with had come under heavy fire.
"I arrived around the day they pulled down the statue," Holmes said, referring to April 9, 2003, the day coalition forces took that war-torn Iraqi city. To celebrate, Iraqis and U.S. Marines toppled a massive statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square. That day was also when the CNN and the Marine unit came under heavy fire.
"I remember going around the square there and going back to the hotel where we were all mustering, and seeing the vehicle ... all muddy."
There's a link to a video of the overhaulin' on the story page.
# posted by ATN @ 10:57 PM
Pics of Warrior One, Before and After Overhaul
Klein: FNC's OLD Audience Won't Be Around in Ten Years
In an article about Lou Dobbs in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a reader can find a pretty good quote from CNN/US President Jon Klein about FNC's audience:
""They've had nine great years," Klein says. "Their 10th, unfortunately, hasn't been such a great one. They have a lot of work to do."
The median age of Fox News viewers is 63, compared with 60 for CNN and 56 for MSNBC, according to Nielsen.
Says Klein: "The unfortunate thing about Fox's 10th anniversary is that most of their viewers aren't going to be around for their 20th."
Returning the shot, an FNC rep says Klein "should be more concerned with keeping his job in the next year than speculating about our audience in the next 10.""
""They've had nine great years," Klein says. "Their 10th, unfortunately, hasn't been such a great one. They have a lot of work to do."
The median age of Fox News viewers is 63, compared with 60 for CNN and 56 for MSNBC, according to Nielsen.
Says Klein: "The unfortunate thing about Fox's 10th anniversary is that most of their viewers aren't going to be around for their 20th."
Returning the shot, an FNC rep says Klein "should be more concerned with keeping his job in the next year than speculating about our audience in the next 10.""
# posted by ATN @ 2:24 PM
CNN to Donate Proceeds of ‘Overhauled’ Hummer Auction to Fisher House
Source: CNN Press Release Following the unveiling of an overhauled CNN Hummer that saw action during the war in Iraq , the network plans to put the vehicle on the auction block and donate the proceeds to the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that builds “comfort homes” for families of hospitalized military personnel.
Nicknamed “Warrior One,” the Hummer will be the subject of an upcoming episode of Overhaulin’, a highly rated program on The Learning Channel. The program’s co-hosts Chris Jacobs and Adrienne “A.J.” Janic and hot rod designer Chip Foose presented the refurbished Hummer to CNN employees this morning.
After Warrior One’s tour of military bases and other sites across the country, the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co., a premiere classic car auction house, will auction the vehicle on Jan. 20, 2007, at the auction company’s headquarters in Scottsdale , Ariz.
“The crew from Overhaulin’ has created a memorable tribute to military personnel who serve during times of war and the journalists who cover them,” said Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. “We feel the Fisher House – with its mission to support military families during times of medical need – is an ideal recipient for the proceeds raised by the auction.”
The Fisher House provides temporary residence for families of patients receiving major medical care at military and Veterans Administration centers. Since its founding in 1990, the Fisher House has offered more than 2 million days of lodging to more than 100,000. Presently, the organization operates 35 houses in 16 states and one in Europe .
CNN purchased the Hummer in 2002 from the King Hummer dealership in Kuwait . Network producers, video journalists and correspondents used the vehicle when they were embedded with the First Battalion, 7th Marines in the war in Iraq in 2003. The vehicle came under heavy fire near Baghdad in April 2003 as Iraqis celebrated the arrival of coalition forces in Baghdad .
This summer, Overhaulin’ took the Hummer to the show’s workshop in Irvine, Calif. Crews overhauled the Hummer’s engine and body and installed an extensive entertainment system that includes a DVD player, four LCD monitors and a state-of-the-art sound system. Airbrush artists Dru Blaier, Mickey Harris and Mike Lavallee painted images of journalists and military men and women onto the vehicle as a tribute to those who served during the war in Iraq or covered the war.
The Overhaulin’ program featuring the Hummer will premiere on TLC on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
Nicknamed “Warrior One,” the Hummer will be the subject of an upcoming episode of Overhaulin’, a highly rated program on The Learning Channel. The program’s co-hosts Chris Jacobs and Adrienne “A.J.” Janic and hot rod designer Chip Foose presented the refurbished Hummer to CNN employees this morning.
After Warrior One’s tour of military bases and other sites across the country, the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co., a premiere classic car auction house, will auction the vehicle on Jan. 20, 2007, at the auction company’s headquarters in Scottsdale , Ariz.
“The crew from Overhaulin’ has created a memorable tribute to military personnel who serve during times of war and the journalists who cover them,” said Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. “We feel the Fisher House – with its mission to support military families during times of medical need – is an ideal recipient for the proceeds raised by the auction.”
The Fisher House provides temporary residence for families of patients receiving major medical care at military and Veterans Administration centers. Since its founding in 1990, the Fisher House has offered more than 2 million days of lodging to more than 100,000. Presently, the organization operates 35 houses in 16 states and one in Europe .
CNN purchased the Hummer in 2002 from the King Hummer dealership in Kuwait . Network producers, video journalists and correspondents used the vehicle when they were embedded with the First Battalion, 7th Marines in the war in Iraq in 2003. The vehicle came under heavy fire near Baghdad in April 2003 as Iraqis celebrated the arrival of coalition forces in Baghdad .
This summer, Overhaulin’ took the Hummer to the show’s workshop in Irvine, Calif. Crews overhauled the Hummer’s engine and body and installed an extensive entertainment system that includes a DVD player, four LCD monitors and a state-of-the-art sound system. Airbrush artists Dru Blaier, Mickey Harris and Mike Lavallee painted images of journalists and military men and women onto the vehicle as a tribute to those who served during the war in Iraq or covered the war.
The Overhaulin’ program featuring the Hummer will premiere on TLC on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
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Uganda: UTB Defends $1m CNN Deal
Source: All Africa.com THE Uganda Tourism Board has defended the $1m (about 1.85b) CNN advert deal, saying it was deliberate and not regrettable.
"It is unfair for anyone to say that Uganda never benefited from the campaign and that a value for money audit should be conducted to analyse the scheme," the UTB Managing Director, Mr James Bahinguza, said in a press statement. "Using our surveys Uganda's tourism sector is no longer as it used to be several years ago."
This comes barely two months after a report from the Public Procurement and Disposable of Public Assets (PP&DA) recommended that the Attorney General, undertakes an immediate value for money audit of the deal in which government paid over Shs1.85b to Terp Group, a local firm to brand Uganda's tourism potential on CNN.
"The entirety of this deal seems to have flouted the procurement the principles of transparency. There is no proof that the country benefited from this venture, contrary to section 46 of the PP&DA Act," the report reads in part.
"It is unfair for anyone to say that Uganda never benefited from the campaign and that a value for money audit should be conducted to analyse the scheme," the UTB Managing Director, Mr James Bahinguza, said in a press statement. "Using our surveys Uganda's tourism sector is no longer as it used to be several years ago."
This comes barely two months after a report from the Public Procurement and Disposable of Public Assets (PP&DA) recommended that the Attorney General, undertakes an immediate value for money audit of the deal in which government paid over Shs1.85b to Terp Group, a local firm to brand Uganda's tourism potential on CNN.
"The entirety of this deal seems to have flouted the procurement the principles of transparency. There is no proof that the country benefited from this venture, contrary to section 46 of the PP&DA Act," the report reads in part.
# posted by ATN @ 7:54 AM
CNN's Modern Mom
Modern Mom interviewed CNN's Soledad O'brien about balancing a career as one of America's top news anchors along with her four children under the age of six. Below is a portion of that interview:Lolita: What is a Modern Mom?
Soledad: A mother who can multi-task and juggle numerous things...and do it without driving herself crazy and cracking. She is a mom who loves her children fiercely but understands that she is a person too with goals and dreams and desire. We all know that a happy, fulfilled mom is the best mom of all.
Lolita: What's keeping you busy these days?
Soledad: I’m working on a book about the importance of family and raising your own children. And in November I'm heading Chad, Africa to do a series on the refugee crisis happening due to the situation in Darfur.
# posted by ATN @ 7:51 AM
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Cory Lidle's Twin Brother on LKL
In watching Larry King Live tonight I was just amazed at how Larry got alot of key people that worked with and knew New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle. During the first nearly 15 minutes of the broadcast Larry had on Cory's twin brother Kevin. Below is a partial transcript of the exchange between Lidle and King:
LARRY KING, CNN HOST: We have lots of guests throughout the hour but we begin on the phone from Lakeland , Florida , with Kevin Lidle, Cory Lidle's twin brother. Thank you so much for spending this time with us, Kevin. We really appreciate it. How did you learn of this today?
KEVIN LIDLE, CORY LIDLE'S TWIN BROTHER (on phone): I was actually at work. And what I do, I teach baseball. And I was in between lessons with some kids and a buddy of mine called and he kind of started yelling in the phone, it was Cory's plane, it was Cory's plane.
And I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. And he finally -- he finally spit it out and said the plane registered with your brother's name crashed into a building in New York . And I -- I couldn't believe it.
KING: Did you know he was flying today?
LIDLE: No, I did not. I talked to him yesterday. I didn't ask him when he was leaving New York or anything like that. Just in the normal conversation that I had with him frequently. You know, basically he was going to make some plans to go out to Phoenix and watch my baseball team play baseball out there.
KING: You have a team that plays in the winter league?
LIDLE: I play in an adult league, baseball, in Orlando and we're going out for the world series in Phoenix . And I had advised him to go and he wasn't going to be able to go because obviously he expected the Yankees to still be playing.
And when they got eliminated, you know, he called me and said, "When are you going to be out there? I want to fly out there." So, you know, that's the last conversation I had with him.
KING: Were you worried, Kevin, when he took up flying?
LIDLE: Not -- I wouldn't say worried. I guess I had a little concern, like, you know, when he first told me I was like, why? But apparently he had flown in a private plane and really enjoyed it and learned to fly.
And I never questioned it. And I'm not -- I'm not one to worry, you know, I'm not going to go along worrying every day of my life because he's flying. You know, I just hope for the best. And today was unbelievable news to me. I still -- it still hasn't sunk in.
KING: How close were you, Kevin?
LIDLE: Well, we were really close, although over the last few years I had been living in Florida and he's been in California when he wasn't playing. So we didn't see each other all the time. But we talked on the phone quite a bit. And growing up, you know, we're twin brothers, we both played baseball. We competed at everything. And for that matter, we were as close as you could be while you're 3,000 miles apart.
KING: Identical twins?
LIDLE: We're actually fraternal. We look identical, but we are fraternal.
KING: Now, you have quite a high school team, right? You caught him, right?
LIDLE: I caught him in high school. Along with both the Giambi brothers, Jason and Jeremy, Aaron Small played on that team, Shawn Wooten and myself. So we made up a pretty solid team.
KING: What, Kevin, what kind of guy was he?
LIDLE: Cory -- Cory was a normal person. And when I say that, if you were to meet him on the street, Larry, you would not know that he was a New York Yankee or a professional ballplayer. He's not one to brag and boast. He has -- had a tremendous sense of humor. He loved to laugh and he was good at making other people laugh.
KING: He was also, I'm told, very outspoken, true?
LIDLE: Yes, he was not afraid to speak his mind. It got him in a little bit of trouble every once in a while, but that was him. You know? And I'm sure -- I'm sure he wouldn't regret anything -- he sees this level-minded and sometimes, he just would speak his mind.
KING: Kevin, here's a statement from your former high school teammate and the great Yankee Jason Giambi, a long-time friend of you and Cory.
Jason said, "Right now I'm really in a state of shock, as I am sure the entire major league baseball family is. My thoughts are with Cory's relatives and the loved ones of the others who were injured or killed in this plane crash. I have known Cory and his wife Melanie for over 18 years and watched his son grow up. We played high school ball together and have remained close throughout our careers. We were excited to be reunited in New York this year and I'm just devastated to hear the news."
Was Cory happy to come to the Yankees, Kevin?
LIDLE: Oh, he -- he was ecstatic. I had talked to him the day he got traded. And, you know, I congratulated him. And he says, yep, this is gonna be different. And obviously it's the biggest stage in the world.
And he was very excited. He didn't know what the future held with the Yankees, but I know he was -- he was hoping that they were going to ask him to come back.
KING: Have you spoken, Kevin, to your parents?
LIDLE: I've spoken to my mother and my father. They're -- they're obviously having a tough time, but what can you do? I mean, somehow you hang in there and get through it.
I don't know that it has hit them as hard as it's going to hit him.
And I can say the same for me, I've had a lot of calls from friends and family you know, people calling and crying and they've released some emotions.
And I haven't done that yet. I don't know, I guess I'm in some kind of state of shock. I just got home about a half hour ago and saw a TV for the first time. And it was kind of weird the first thing that really hit me hard was I saw a picture of him and underneath it said 1972-2006.
That was the first thing that I looked at and I was like, that does not look right.
KING: Have you talked to his wife?
LIDLE: I have not. From what I understand, she was on her way home from New York , flying to California at the time. And I believe her plane landed in between a half hour and an hour ago.
KING: We're going to hold you a couple more minutes, OK, Kevin?
LIDLE: OK.
KING: I really appreciate it. Coming up, more with Cory's twin brother, Kevin. More words of sympathy and support from some baseball breaks. As we go to break, some video of Cory doing what he enjoyed most when he wasn't playing baseball.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
KING: That was Brian Cashman very young general manager of the New York Yankees.
With us on the phone is Kevin Lidle, Cory Lidle's twin brother. And joining us also by phone is Ron Guidry, the New York Yankees pitching coach and one of the all-time great left-handers in major league baseball.
Ron, do you know Kevin?
RON GUIDRY, NEW YORK YANKEES PITCHING COACH: No, I don't think I've met Kevin. You know, my condolences go out to Kevin and all of the Lidle family. It's quite a shock, especially when, you know, you just left. And I was just reflecting on the last few days of the season, talking to Cory, and trying to plan, you know, next year and everything else.
And it's -- it's really hard to accept and, you know, it makes what happens today, you know, it makes the end of the season seem immaterial to what happened today.
KING: Kevin, was he enjoying New York ?
LIDLE: Oh, yes. He was loving it up there. Cory, in my opinion, was -- he liked to be on the big stage. I think when he was on the big stage, I think he, I don't know if he concentrated more, but he seemed to get more out of himself against tougher teams. And a lot was expected of you as a player in New York . And those are the kinds of things that Cory thrived on.
KING: What was he like to coach, Ron?
GUIDRY: Well, he was fun to coach. When he first came to us, you know, the only time that I got to see him was, you know, on television.
I saw him a little while when he was in Philly.
And then when I got him over here, you know, the one thing that I found out about him is, you know, he was a bulldog. He didn't have, you know, what pitchers say is overpowering stuff, but you have to respect him because he knew how to pitch with the stuff that he had.
And he always battled every time no matter what the circumstances were.
You know when he would go out to take the mound that he was going to give it his best shot. As a pitcher, that's all you can do when you go out there.
KING: Kevin, was he, for want of a better term, was he fearless?
LIDLE: Yes, he -- he was fearless. He's a true competitor. He -- he liked to -- he knew what his job was. His philosophy on pitching was basically work ahead, work fast, and get out of, you know -- he liked to try to go three pitches on each hitter.
If you're afraid of hitters, it's tough to do that. I mean, you have to get after those guys and that's what he tried to do. You know, I would watch a lot of his ball games on TV and it wasn't out of the ordinary to see him in the sixth or seventh inning with 70 or 80 pitches and doing just what he knew he needed to do, you know.
KING: Did he want to pretty much fly the rest of his life?
LIDLE: Yes. I never really got into a deep conversation about flying with him. As a matter of fact, I had never flown with him. But I do know this, this spring when he was in Clearwater , I went out to visit him and I went up to the apartment and he waved me over to the window and he had -- I don't even know what it was. It was some kind of device for a plane.
He was reading the weather and telling me how much these clouds are going nine knots and the air is going -- he was way out of my league when he was talking about that, but I knew at that point right there when he got out of his car, went in his house, he went over to his little toy. And, yes, to make a long story short, he loved it.
KING: Kevin, any funeral plans that you know of yet?
LIDLE: Not yet. I assume I'm going to find out a lot more tomorrow.
I still need to talk to his wife.
KING: Yes.
LIDLE: And I -- I'm devastated to -- I don't -- that's going to be really, really hard.
KING: I don't think it's set into you yet.
LIDLE: I know for a fact it hasn't set into me yet.
KING: Thank you for talking to us. I can't tell you how much we appreciate it. It's difficult time, Kevin.
LIDLE: Thank you.
LARRY KING, CNN HOST: We have lots of guests throughout the hour but we begin on the phone from Lakeland , Florida , with Kevin Lidle, Cory Lidle's twin brother. Thank you so much for spending this time with us, Kevin. We really appreciate it. How did you learn of this today?
KEVIN LIDLE, CORY LIDLE'S TWIN BROTHER (on phone): I was actually at work. And what I do, I teach baseball. And I was in between lessons with some kids and a buddy of mine called and he kind of started yelling in the phone, it was Cory's plane, it was Cory's plane.
And I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. And he finally -- he finally spit it out and said the plane registered with your brother's name crashed into a building in New York . And I -- I couldn't believe it.
KING: Did you know he was flying today?
LIDLE: No, I did not. I talked to him yesterday. I didn't ask him when he was leaving New York or anything like that. Just in the normal conversation that I had with him frequently. You know, basically he was going to make some plans to go out to Phoenix and watch my baseball team play baseball out there.
KING: You have a team that plays in the winter league?
LIDLE: I play in an adult league, baseball, in Orlando and we're going out for the world series in Phoenix . And I had advised him to go and he wasn't going to be able to go because obviously he expected the Yankees to still be playing.
And when they got eliminated, you know, he called me and said, "When are you going to be out there? I want to fly out there." So, you know, that's the last conversation I had with him.
KING: Were you worried, Kevin, when he took up flying?
LIDLE: Not -- I wouldn't say worried. I guess I had a little concern, like, you know, when he first told me I was like, why? But apparently he had flown in a private plane and really enjoyed it and learned to fly.
And I never questioned it. And I'm not -- I'm not one to worry, you know, I'm not going to go along worrying every day of my life because he's flying. You know, I just hope for the best. And today was unbelievable news to me. I still -- it still hasn't sunk in.
KING: How close were you, Kevin?
LIDLE: Well, we were really close, although over the last few years I had been living in Florida and he's been in California when he wasn't playing. So we didn't see each other all the time. But we talked on the phone quite a bit. And growing up, you know, we're twin brothers, we both played baseball. We competed at everything. And for that matter, we were as close as you could be while you're 3,000 miles apart.
KING: Identical twins?
LIDLE: We're actually fraternal. We look identical, but we are fraternal.
KING: Now, you have quite a high school team, right? You caught him, right?
LIDLE: I caught him in high school. Along with both the Giambi brothers, Jason and Jeremy, Aaron Small played on that team, Shawn Wooten and myself. So we made up a pretty solid team.
KING: What, Kevin, what kind of guy was he?
LIDLE: Cory -- Cory was a normal person. And when I say that, if you were to meet him on the street, Larry, you would not know that he was a New York Yankee or a professional ballplayer. He's not one to brag and boast. He has -- had a tremendous sense of humor. He loved to laugh and he was good at making other people laugh.
KING: He was also, I'm told, very outspoken, true?
LIDLE: Yes, he was not afraid to speak his mind. It got him in a little bit of trouble every once in a while, but that was him. You know? And I'm sure -- I'm sure he wouldn't regret anything -- he sees this level-minded and sometimes, he just would speak his mind.
KING: Kevin, here's a statement from your former high school teammate and the great Yankee Jason Giambi, a long-time friend of you and Cory.
Jason said, "Right now I'm really in a state of shock, as I am sure the entire major league baseball family is. My thoughts are with Cory's relatives and the loved ones of the others who were injured or killed in this plane crash. I have known Cory and his wife Melanie for over 18 years and watched his son grow up. We played high school ball together and have remained close throughout our careers. We were excited to be reunited in New York this year and I'm just devastated to hear the news."
Was Cory happy to come to the Yankees, Kevin?
LIDLE: Oh, he -- he was ecstatic. I had talked to him the day he got traded. And, you know, I congratulated him. And he says, yep, this is gonna be different. And obviously it's the biggest stage in the world.
And he was very excited. He didn't know what the future held with the Yankees, but I know he was -- he was hoping that they were going to ask him to come back.
KING: Have you spoken, Kevin, to your parents?
LIDLE: I've spoken to my mother and my father. They're -- they're obviously having a tough time, but what can you do? I mean, somehow you hang in there and get through it.
I don't know that it has hit them as hard as it's going to hit him.
And I can say the same for me, I've had a lot of calls from friends and family you know, people calling and crying and they've released some emotions.
And I haven't done that yet. I don't know, I guess I'm in some kind of state of shock. I just got home about a half hour ago and saw a TV for the first time. And it was kind of weird the first thing that really hit me hard was I saw a picture of him and underneath it said 1972-2006.
That was the first thing that I looked at and I was like, that does not look right.
KING: Have you talked to his wife?
LIDLE: I have not. From what I understand, she was on her way home from New York , flying to California at the time. And I believe her plane landed in between a half hour and an hour ago.
KING: We're going to hold you a couple more minutes, OK, Kevin?
LIDLE: OK.
KING: I really appreciate it. Coming up, more with Cory's twin brother, Kevin. More words of sympathy and support from some baseball breaks. As we go to break, some video of Cory doing what he enjoyed most when he wasn't playing baseball.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
KING: That was Brian Cashman very young general manager of the New York Yankees.
With us on the phone is Kevin Lidle, Cory Lidle's twin brother. And joining us also by phone is Ron Guidry, the New York Yankees pitching coach and one of the all-time great left-handers in major league baseball.
Ron, do you know Kevin?
RON GUIDRY, NEW YORK YANKEES PITCHING COACH: No, I don't think I've met Kevin. You know, my condolences go out to Kevin and all of the Lidle family. It's quite a shock, especially when, you know, you just left. And I was just reflecting on the last few days of the season, talking to Cory, and trying to plan, you know, next year and everything else.
And it's -- it's really hard to accept and, you know, it makes what happens today, you know, it makes the end of the season seem immaterial to what happened today.
KING: Kevin, was he enjoying New York ?
LIDLE: Oh, yes. He was loving it up there. Cory, in my opinion, was -- he liked to be on the big stage. I think when he was on the big stage, I think he, I don't know if he concentrated more, but he seemed to get more out of himself against tougher teams. And a lot was expected of you as a player in New York . And those are the kinds of things that Cory thrived on.
KING: What was he like to coach, Ron?
GUIDRY: Well, he was fun to coach. When he first came to us, you know, the only time that I got to see him was, you know, on television.
I saw him a little while when he was in Philly.
And then when I got him over here, you know, the one thing that I found out about him is, you know, he was a bulldog. He didn't have, you know, what pitchers say is overpowering stuff, but you have to respect him because he knew how to pitch with the stuff that he had.
And he always battled every time no matter what the circumstances were.
You know when he would go out to take the mound that he was going to give it his best shot. As a pitcher, that's all you can do when you go out there.
KING: Kevin, was he, for want of a better term, was he fearless?
LIDLE: Yes, he -- he was fearless. He's a true competitor. He -- he liked to -- he knew what his job was. His philosophy on pitching was basically work ahead, work fast, and get out of, you know -- he liked to try to go three pitches on each hitter.
If you're afraid of hitters, it's tough to do that. I mean, you have to get after those guys and that's what he tried to do. You know, I would watch a lot of his ball games on TV and it wasn't out of the ordinary to see him in the sixth or seventh inning with 70 or 80 pitches and doing just what he knew he needed to do, you know.
KING: Did he want to pretty much fly the rest of his life?
LIDLE: Yes. I never really got into a deep conversation about flying with him. As a matter of fact, I had never flown with him. But I do know this, this spring when he was in Clearwater , I went out to visit him and I went up to the apartment and he waved me over to the window and he had -- I don't even know what it was. It was some kind of device for a plane.
He was reading the weather and telling me how much these clouds are going nine knots and the air is going -- he was way out of my league when he was talking about that, but I knew at that point right there when he got out of his car, went in his house, he went over to his little toy. And, yes, to make a long story short, he loved it.
KING: Kevin, any funeral plans that you know of yet?
LIDLE: Not yet. I assume I'm going to find out a lot more tomorrow.
I still need to talk to his wife.
KING: Yes.
LIDLE: And I -- I'm devastated to -- I don't -- that's going to be really, really hard.
KING: I don't think it's set into you yet.
LIDLE: I know for a fact it hasn't set into me yet.
KING: Thank you for talking to us. I can't tell you how much we appreciate it. It's difficult time, Kevin.
LIDLE: Thank you.
# posted by ATN @ 10:29 PM
Media Fight Nevada Exit-Poll Restrictions
Source: Associated Press A Nevada law that bars exit polling near voting places violates the constitutional rights of the press, The Associated Press and five television networks allege in a lawsuit.
While the lawsuit is pending, AP, ABC, CNN, CBS, Fox News and NBC also want an injunction preventing enforcement of the law during the upcoming elections, said Susan Buckley, a New York attorney for the news organizations.
Nevada election laws have for decades included provisions aimed at preventing partisan activity near polling sites. Under state law, it is illegal "for any person to solicit a vote or to speak to a voter on the subject of marking his ballot" within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling site.
Heller‘s office, responding to the news organizations‘ inquiries, said Sept. 29 that exit polling within 100 feet of polling places would be a misdemeanor violation of the law.
While the lawsuit is pending, AP, ABC, CNN, CBS, Fox News and NBC also want an injunction preventing enforcement of the law during the upcoming elections, said Susan Buckley, a New York attorney for the news organizations.
Nevada election laws have for decades included provisions aimed at preventing partisan activity near polling sites. Under state law, it is illegal "for any person to solicit a vote or to speak to a voter on the subject of marking his ballot" within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling site.
Heller‘s office, responding to the news organizations‘ inquiries, said Sept. 29 that exit polling within 100 feet of polling places would be a misdemeanor violation of the law.
# posted by ATN @ 5:10 PM
CNN Breaks News of Aircraft Slamming Into Building in NYC
CNN beat FNC this afternoon with news that an aircraft slammed in the side of a building in New York City. CNN was on the air with the news at 2:50pm while FNC was in a long commercial break at the time. FNC came back from commercial with the news. FNC had a direct shot of the building on fire from WCBS while CNN had a long shot view from one of its affiliates. Not sure when MSNBC was on air with the news. UPDATE: Have been informed MSNBC reported the news at 2:49pm. I don't have MSNBC on my cable system.2:58pm CNN now has a LIVE closeup shot of the building on fire apparently using the same NYC station feed that FNC is. CNN's Randi Kaye is on the scene reporting via cell phone.
3:05pm CNN's Deborah Feyerick and now Miles O'brien is now on the air.
3:10pm CNN gets resident that lives in the area of the building on the air describing what happened and what's going on.3:15pm WTF! FNC using "streaming video" from one of its photogs on the scene. Only problem with the video...it's not streaming...just a big ol blur. And doesn't Shepard Smith ever get tired of hearing hisself. I've only been watching 2 minutes at a time and I get sick of just him talking. He'd be good on radio. Meanwhile, CNN continues working the story, using a whole team of reporters and LIVE, plain video from Live 12. UPDATE: Have learned that blurry video was from a FNC photog's cell phone. FNC calls that 'new technology.' Hmm....maybe why the news of the world is blurry when it comes from FNC.
3:22pm FNC will be dissapointed at what CNN just got official word of. CNN says its a fixed wing aircraft NOT a helicopter like FNC had been reporting. Even at one point FNC was quoting an AP report stating it was an airplane, but ol Shep Smith said we don't agree with that, it's a helicopter.
3:30pm CNN's Barbara Starr reports the Pentagon is conducting combat air patrols over key US cities.3:44pm The commander of US Northiern Command is on with CNN. Says his staff has been watching CNN on the developments in NYC. Scrambled fighter jets to key US cities.
4:00pm Anderson Cooper now on the scene. And CNN/US is being simulcasted on CNN/International and has been since the beginning of this breaking news story.
4:43pm CNN sure knows how to use its synergy. A Sports Illustrated reporter is on air reporting the plane is registered to a member of the NY Yankees.4:52pm CNN airs exclusive photos of the wreckage of the plane from a freelance photographer.
# posted by ATN @ 3:01 PM
CNN Founder: Media Should NOT Fly American Flag
CNN Founder on Fox News
Watch the video
Time Warner needs to give control of CNN to Ted Turner and I have no doubt that CNN would be back on top within a week.
Time Warner needs to give control of CNN to Ted Turner and I have no doubt that CNN would be back on top within a week.
# posted by ATN @ 1:59 PM
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
AP: Say What!?! Dobb's to Anchor Election Coverage?
Associated Press writer David Bauder raises the question why would CNN let Lou Dobbs anchor the channel's election coverage. Here's what CNN/US President Jon Klein had to say:""Our use of Lou and Anderson and Wolf on election night is all about showcasing our best people."
After 30 years of anchoring, Dobbs knows when it's appropriate to report the news and when to offer opinion, Klein said.
Dobbs will conduct discussions with analysts on what is happening election night, he said. "We're not calling on him as a guest to voice his own opinions," he said.
"He's also one of the most influential political journalists of the day and it would make no sense not to have him involved in our election coverage," he said.
Read the full article HERE.
# posted by ATN @ 10:54 PM
Overhauled 'Warrior One' Feature Lots of Airbrush Art
As reported Monday, Warrior One, one of the Hummer's CNN used during the Iraq war has been overhauled by TLC's "Overhaulin" and will be unveiled Thursday morning to CNN employees. What's Happening at CNN has been provided with a link to a website which features many of the airbrushed images that is on the overhauled hummer. Check out the website HERE.
# posted by ATN @ 10:34 PM
CNN Devotes Three Weeks of Special In-depth Coverage to Mid-term Elections
Source: CNN Press Room In the three weeks leading up to Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, CNN will marshal its resources and political expertise in multiple one-hour reports looking at the widespread dysfunction besetting Congress, the courts and the executive branch. CNN’s unprecedented in-depth coverage includes:
· CNN’s groundbreaking Broken Government investigations which expose issues of most concern to voters today with specials reported by Jack Cafferty, Candy Crowley, Jeff Greenfield, Ed Henry, John King, Jeffrey Toobin and Kitty Pilgrim;
· Three special reports from Lou Dobbs, one of the most influential political journalists of today. Dobbs will examine the most pressing issues facing the middle class, the complex battle to curb illegal immigration and voting machine irregularities – subjects that he has personally vaulted to the forefront of national discourse; and
· An expanded The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn co-anchoring from 7 to 9 p.m. (ET) from Monday, Oct. 30, to Friday, Nov. 3.
CNN’s coverage will culminate in three consecutive nights of wall-to-wall news and analysis surrounding Election Night. America Votes 2006 will air from 4 p.m. to midnight on Monday, Nov. 6, and Wednesday, Nov. 8, delivering the most comprehensive pre-game and post-game coverage anywhere on television. Anchoring Election Night on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from the new state-of-the-art studio in the Time Warner Center in New York will be Blitzer, Dobbs and Anderson Cooper, joined by Zahn. At midnight after the polls have closed on the West Coast, Larry King hosts a special two-hour edition of Larry King Live from Los Angeles will feature instant reaction from leading politicians and observers across America. CNN will continue offering live updates through the night, and American Morning co-anchored by Soledad O’Brien and Miles O’Brien will air at the special time of 5 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Members of the “Best Political Team in Television” joining Blitzer, Cooper, Dobbs and Zahn on Election Night include senior political correspondent Candy Crowley; chief national correspondent John King; senior national correspondent John Roberts; congressional correspondents Dana Bash and Andrea Koppel; White House correspondents Ed Henry, Suzanne Malveaux and Elaine Quijano; correspondent Joe Johns; senior political analysts Jeff Greenfield and Bill Schneider; and political contributors Paul Begala, Bill Bennett, Donna Brazile, James Carville and J.C. Watts.
“Our expert political team’s unrivaled range and depth of experience allows CNN to offer crucial context around the biggest issues in this election,” said Jon Klein, CNN/U.S. president. “An election is really a great national debate, and CNN’s reporters will help make sense of the underlying questions Americans will be asking as we approach Nov. 7.”
A comprehensive schedule of America Votes 2006 and Broken Government programs follows. All times Eastern.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, at 7 p.m.
Dobbs kicks off CNN’s America Votes 2006 coverage with “War on the Middle Class.” Taking advantage of a town-hall setting in Kansas City, Mo., Dobbs examines real issues facing middle-class Americans with the people impacted most. The hour looks at the cost of housing, education and health care, as well as stagnant wages and the difficulty of achieving and maintaining middle-class status in this country.
THURSDAY, OCT. 19, at 7 p.m.
Kicking off the Broken Government series, Jack Cafferty takes on Washington in “Jack Cafferty: Broken Government.” In his characteristic style, Cafferty will engage viewers by telling it like he sees it on topics including government spending, corruption, abuse of power, electronic voting, the political party system and America’s borders. He will cut through the spin with a tough look at right, left and center. The special will feature viewer e-mails and top guests.
MONDAY, OCT. 23, at 8 p.m.
Broken Government will continue with a jarring insider’s look at Capitol Hill in “The Do Nothing Congress.” The House of Representatives has gone home after meeting for only 93 days this year and accomplishing virtually nothing. CNN White House Correspondent Ed Henry – a veteran of a decade covering Capitol Hill – portrays the paralysis brought on by partisanship and obsession over raising money for elections.
TUESDAY, OCT. 24, at 8 p.m.
In “Two Left Feet,” senior political correspondent Candy Crowley, who has covered political campaigns for more than three decades, will examine why Democratic candidates seem to have such a hard time getting elected. She explores the reasons why Democrats are perceived by many voters as out-of-touch "wimps” incapable of keeping America secure, and why they’re so often out-maneuvered by Republican opponents who often appear to be better organized and faster on their feet.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25, at 7 p.m.
Dobbs anchors the second of his one-hour specials, “Broken Borders,” from San Antonio as he guides a town-hall examination of illegal immigration from all angles. The hour examines border security, the impact of illegal immigration on health care and public services and the action of employers who exploit illegal immigrants as a cheap source of labor. A re-airing of the award-winning CNN Presents documentary “Immigrant Nation” follows at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 26, at 8 p.m.
In “Power Play,” chief national correspondent John King returns to his former beat, the White House, to report on the Bush administration’s controversial efforts to wrest back executive authority stripped away by Congress in the years following Vietnam and Watergate.
FRIDAY, OCT. 27, at 8 p.m.
CNN will look at the party controlling both houses of Congress and the presidency as CNN senior political analyst Jeff Greenfield, looks at the GOP dilemma in “Where the Right Went Wrong.” With Republicans firmly in power, many of those most deeply committed to the conservative cause are enraged over out-of-control government spending, political pork, nation-building and the president’s more lenient approach to immigration.
SATURDAY, OCT. 28, at 8 p.m.
In “Judges on Trial,” CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin examines the increasing influence of politics in the courts, which were designed to be above the day-to-day political fray. Following recent court battles over Terri Schiavo, gay marriage, abortion and voting rights, “activist judges” has become a hot political catch phrase. Toobin explores whether the American judicial branch is really renegade and unaccountable or actually under the thumb of politicians and special interests. This special will feature rare exclusive interviews with former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Stephen Breyer inside the Supreme Court.
SUNDAY, OCT. 29, at 7 p.m.
In “Democracy at Risk: E-voting’s Threat,” Lou Dobbs and correspondent Kitty Pilgrim examine whether every vote will count in the mid-term elections. From voter fraud and voter ID legislation to systematic problems with electronic voting machines, the hour details how many Americans are not convinced their votes get counted.
MONDAY, OCT. 30-FRIDAY, NOV. 3, from 7-9 p.m.
In the week leading up to Election Night, CNN will air special two-hour prime-time editions of The Situation Room anchored by Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn.
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
For a special one-hour “Your Health/Your Vote” edition of House Call at 8 a.m., senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines how the results of the mid-term election might affect health- and medical-related issues such as prescription drugs, Medicare, uninsured Americans and stem-cell research. This edition of House Call will re-air on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 8 a.m.
For a special election edition of Open House taped in Minneapolis, Minn., at 9:30 a.m., CNN’s personal finance editor Gerri Willis explains how the upcoming election will affect the housing market. This edition of Open House will re-air on Saturday, Nov. 4, and Sunday, Nov. 5, at 5:30 p.m. both days on Headline News.
Jack Cafferty anchors a special election edition of In the Money at 1 p.m. in which the program considers how the election results will affect personal financial and economic issues. This edition of In the Money re-airs on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m.
Senior national correspondent John Roberts anchors a special edition of This Week at War live from Iraq at 7 p.m. For “The Iraq Effect,” Roberts travels to Baghdad to offer an up-to-the-minute status report on the war. Pentagon correspondents Jamie McIntyre and Barbara Starr will contribute to the program. This edition of This Week at War re-airs on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m.
MONDAY, NOV. 6, from 4 p.m. to midnight
CNN offers a comprehensive preview of Election Day.
TUESDAY, NOV. 7 – ELECTION DAY
CNN’s coverage originates from the new, state-of-the-art studio at the Time Warner Center in New York and will be co-anchored by Blitzer, Cooper and Dobbs, joined by Zahn. A special two-hour Larry King Live follows at midnight.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, from 4 p.m. to midnight
CNN offers special prime-time coverage of the impact of the 2006 mid-term elections.
“As voters prepare to make critical decisions about the prosecution of the Iraq war, the wider war on terrorism and the economy, Americans of all ideologies have a nagging sense that something is fundamentally wrong with the way our government operates,” said CNN political director Sam Feist. “Broken Government will offer concrete examples of where the problems lie and serve as a high-resolution snapshot of the most highly charged election season since 1994.”
All parts of the Broken Government series will re-air at 11 p.m. (ET) following their premieres. Terry Irving is the series’ supervising producer. Feist will oversee the series and the broader America Votes 2006 coverage.
· CNN’s groundbreaking Broken Government investigations which expose issues of most concern to voters today with specials reported by Jack Cafferty, Candy Crowley, Jeff Greenfield, Ed Henry, John King, Jeffrey Toobin and Kitty Pilgrim;
· Three special reports from Lou Dobbs, one of the most influential political journalists of today. Dobbs will examine the most pressing issues facing the middle class, the complex battle to curb illegal immigration and voting machine irregularities – subjects that he has personally vaulted to the forefront of national discourse; and
· An expanded The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn co-anchoring from 7 to 9 p.m. (ET) from Monday, Oct. 30, to Friday, Nov. 3.
CNN’s coverage will culminate in three consecutive nights of wall-to-wall news and analysis surrounding Election Night. America Votes 2006 will air from 4 p.m. to midnight on Monday, Nov. 6, and Wednesday, Nov. 8, delivering the most comprehensive pre-game and post-game coverage anywhere on television. Anchoring Election Night on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from the new state-of-the-art studio in the Time Warner Center in New York will be Blitzer, Dobbs and Anderson Cooper, joined by Zahn. At midnight after the polls have closed on the West Coast, Larry King hosts a special two-hour edition of Larry King Live from Los Angeles will feature instant reaction from leading politicians and observers across America. CNN will continue offering live updates through the night, and American Morning co-anchored by Soledad O’Brien and Miles O’Brien will air at the special time of 5 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Members of the “Best Political Team in Television” joining Blitzer, Cooper, Dobbs and Zahn on Election Night include senior political correspondent Candy Crowley; chief national correspondent John King; senior national correspondent John Roberts; congressional correspondents Dana Bash and Andrea Koppel; White House correspondents Ed Henry, Suzanne Malveaux and Elaine Quijano; correspondent Joe Johns; senior political analysts Jeff Greenfield and Bill Schneider; and political contributors Paul Begala, Bill Bennett, Donna Brazile, James Carville and J.C. Watts.
“Our expert political team’s unrivaled range and depth of experience allows CNN to offer crucial context around the biggest issues in this election,” said Jon Klein, CNN/U.S. president. “An election is really a great national debate, and CNN’s reporters will help make sense of the underlying questions Americans will be asking as we approach Nov. 7.”
A comprehensive schedule of America Votes 2006 and Broken Government programs follows. All times Eastern.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, at 7 p.m.
Dobbs kicks off CNN’s America Votes 2006 coverage with “War on the Middle Class.” Taking advantage of a town-hall setting in Kansas City, Mo., Dobbs examines real issues facing middle-class Americans with the people impacted most. The hour looks at the cost of housing, education and health care, as well as stagnant wages and the difficulty of achieving and maintaining middle-class status in this country.
THURSDAY, OCT. 19, at 7 p.m.
Kicking off the Broken Government series, Jack Cafferty takes on Washington in “Jack Cafferty: Broken Government.” In his characteristic style, Cafferty will engage viewers by telling it like he sees it on topics including government spending, corruption, abuse of power, electronic voting, the political party system and America’s borders. He will cut through the spin with a tough look at right, left and center. The special will feature viewer e-mails and top guests.
MONDAY, OCT. 23, at 8 p.m.
Broken Government will continue with a jarring insider’s look at Capitol Hill in “The Do Nothing Congress.” The House of Representatives has gone home after meeting for only 93 days this year and accomplishing virtually nothing. CNN White House Correspondent Ed Henry – a veteran of a decade covering Capitol Hill – portrays the paralysis brought on by partisanship and obsession over raising money for elections.
TUESDAY, OCT. 24, at 8 p.m.
In “Two Left Feet,” senior political correspondent Candy Crowley, who has covered political campaigns for more than three decades, will examine why Democratic candidates seem to have such a hard time getting elected. She explores the reasons why Democrats are perceived by many voters as out-of-touch "wimps” incapable of keeping America secure, and why they’re so often out-maneuvered by Republican opponents who often appear to be better organized and faster on their feet.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25, at 7 p.m.
Dobbs anchors the second of his one-hour specials, “Broken Borders,” from San Antonio as he guides a town-hall examination of illegal immigration from all angles. The hour examines border security, the impact of illegal immigration on health care and public services and the action of employers who exploit illegal immigrants as a cheap source of labor. A re-airing of the award-winning CNN Presents documentary “Immigrant Nation” follows at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 26, at 8 p.m.
In “Power Play,” chief national correspondent John King returns to his former beat, the White House, to report on the Bush administration’s controversial efforts to wrest back executive authority stripped away by Congress in the years following Vietnam and Watergate.
FRIDAY, OCT. 27, at 8 p.m.
CNN will look at the party controlling both houses of Congress and the presidency as CNN senior political analyst Jeff Greenfield, looks at the GOP dilemma in “Where the Right Went Wrong.” With Republicans firmly in power, many of those most deeply committed to the conservative cause are enraged over out-of-control government spending, political pork, nation-building and the president’s more lenient approach to immigration.
SATURDAY, OCT. 28, at 8 p.m.
In “Judges on Trial,” CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin examines the increasing influence of politics in the courts, which were designed to be above the day-to-day political fray. Following recent court battles over Terri Schiavo, gay marriage, abortion and voting rights, “activist judges” has become a hot political catch phrase. Toobin explores whether the American judicial branch is really renegade and unaccountable or actually under the thumb of politicians and special interests. This special will feature rare exclusive interviews with former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Stephen Breyer inside the Supreme Court.
SUNDAY, OCT. 29, at 7 p.m.
In “Democracy at Risk: E-voting’s Threat,” Lou Dobbs and correspondent Kitty Pilgrim examine whether every vote will count in the mid-term elections. From voter fraud and voter ID legislation to systematic problems with electronic voting machines, the hour details how many Americans are not convinced their votes get counted.
MONDAY, OCT. 30-FRIDAY, NOV. 3, from 7-9 p.m.
In the week leading up to Election Night, CNN will air special two-hour prime-time editions of The Situation Room anchored by Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn.
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
For a special one-hour “Your Health/Your Vote” edition of House Call at 8 a.m., senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines how the results of the mid-term election might affect health- and medical-related issues such as prescription drugs, Medicare, uninsured Americans and stem-cell research. This edition of House Call will re-air on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 8 a.m.
For a special election edition of Open House taped in Minneapolis, Minn., at 9:30 a.m., CNN’s personal finance editor Gerri Willis explains how the upcoming election will affect the housing market. This edition of Open House will re-air on Saturday, Nov. 4, and Sunday, Nov. 5, at 5:30 p.m. both days on Headline News.
Jack Cafferty anchors a special election edition of In the Money at 1 p.m. in which the program considers how the election results will affect personal financial and economic issues. This edition of In the Money re-airs on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m.
Senior national correspondent John Roberts anchors a special edition of This Week at War live from Iraq at 7 p.m. For “The Iraq Effect,” Roberts travels to Baghdad to offer an up-to-the-minute status report on the war. Pentagon correspondents Jamie McIntyre and Barbara Starr will contribute to the program. This edition of This Week at War re-airs on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m.
MONDAY, NOV. 6, from 4 p.m. to midnight
CNN offers a comprehensive preview of Election Day.
TUESDAY, NOV. 7 – ELECTION DAY
CNN’s coverage originates from the new, state-of-the-art studio at the Time Warner Center in New York and will be co-anchored by Blitzer, Cooper and Dobbs, joined by Zahn. A special two-hour Larry King Live follows at midnight.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, from 4 p.m. to midnight
CNN offers special prime-time coverage of the impact of the 2006 mid-term elections.
“As voters prepare to make critical decisions about the prosecution of the Iraq war, the wider war on terrorism and the economy, Americans of all ideologies have a nagging sense that something is fundamentally wrong with the way our government operates,” said CNN political director Sam Feist. “Broken Government will offer concrete examples of where the problems lie and serve as a high-resolution snapshot of the most highly charged election season since 1994.”
All parts of the Broken Government series will re-air at 11 p.m. (ET) following their premieres. Terry Irving is the series’ supervising producer. Feist will oversee the series and the broader America Votes 2006 coverage.
# posted by ATN @ 10:25 PM
Lou Dobbs Tonight Expands to Weekends
Source: CNN Press Room Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN’s provocative and influential news, debate and opinion program, will expand to seven days a week, airing at 6 p.m. (ET) as Lou Dobbs This Week on both Saturdays and Sundays beginning Saturday, Oct. 28.Veteran broadcaster Lou Dobbs champions the most pressing issues facing middle class Americans on his nightly program as well as in his weekly column on CNN.com and his new book War on the Middle Class. Audiences across the country have responded enthusiastically and extending Lou Dobbs Tonight through the weekend is another opportunity to showcase Dobbs’ unique brand of news and debate.
As one of the leading political journalists of today, Dobbs will be contributing heavily to CNN’s election coverage. Dobbs will co-anchor Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 7, with Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper. He will also provide his expertise and hard-hitting assessment of the state of the nation in three special reports: “War on the Middle Class” on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 7-8 p.m. (ET); “Broken Borders” on Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 7-8 p.m.; and “Democracy at Risk: E-voting’s Threat” on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 7-8 p.m.
“Lou Dobbs is one of the most influential journalists in the country today, uncovering topics that have tremendous meaning to people across this country and the politicians who need their votes,” said Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. “We want to provide more opportunities for Americans to watch him and hear about the issues – from illegal immigration to outsourcing to voting machine irregularities – that Lou’s persistent reporting has brought to the forefront in this election season and beyond.”
# posted by ATN @ 10:19 PM
Monday, October 09, 2006
CNN Hummer Overhauled
Source: CNN Press Release One of the Hummer off-road vehicles CNN employed during the war in Iraq returns to Atlanta after a major renovation project as part of The Learning Channel’s highly rated series, Overhaulin’.
Overhaulin’ co-hosts Chris Jacobs and Adrienne “A.J.” Janic and hot rod designer Chip Foose will present the refurbished Hummer – nicknamed “Warrior One” – to CNN employees on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) in front of the CNN sign on Centennial Park Drive. The Overhaulin’ program featuring the Hummer will premiere on TLC on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
After the unveiling, Warrior One will tour military bases and other sites across the country before it is auctioned. Proceeds of the auction will be donated to a charity to be determined later.
CNN purchased the Hummer in 2002 from the King Hummer dealership in Kuwait . Network producers, video journalists and correspondents used the vehicle when they were embedded with coalition forces in the war in Iraq in 2003.
This summer, Overhaulin’ took the Hummer to the show’s workshop in Irvine, Calif. Crews overhauled the Hummer’s engine and body and installed an extensive entertainment system that includes a DVD player, four LCD monitors and a state-of-the-art sound system. Airbrush artists Dru Blaier, Mickey Harris and Mike Lavallee painted images of journalists and military men and women onto the vehicle as a tribute to those who served during the war in Iraq or covered the war.
Overhaulin’ co-hosts Chris Jacobs and Adrienne “A.J.” Janic and hot rod designer Chip Foose will present the refurbished Hummer – nicknamed “Warrior One” – to CNN employees on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) in front of the CNN sign on Centennial Park Drive. The Overhaulin’ program featuring the Hummer will premiere on TLC on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
After the unveiling, Warrior One will tour military bases and other sites across the country before it is auctioned. Proceeds of the auction will be donated to a charity to be determined later.
CNN purchased the Hummer in 2002 from the King Hummer dealership in Kuwait . Network producers, video journalists and correspondents used the vehicle when they were embedded with coalition forces in the war in Iraq in 2003.
This summer, Overhaulin’ took the Hummer to the show’s workshop in Irvine, Calif. Crews overhauled the Hummer’s engine and body and installed an extensive entertainment system that includes a DVD player, four LCD monitors and a state-of-the-art sound system. Airbrush artists Dru Blaier, Mickey Harris and Mike Lavallee painted images of journalists and military men and women onto the vehicle as a tribute to those who served during the war in Iraq or covered the war.
# posted by ATN @ 10:09 PM
Sunday, October 08, 2006
North Korea Nuke Test
Funny...While CNN was carrying the first news of the North Korea nuclear test FNC started airing "Happy Birthday" video. NOW about 3 minutes into the piece FNC has its weather machine Janice Dean at the desk with the news. Carol Lin has been anchoring the coverage for CNN. And FNC calls itself a news channel. HAH!
UPDATE: 11:25pm CNN is simulcasting its coverage on CNN/International while using its vast international resources. This is classic CNN, breaking news while the others play catch up. FNC give it up. I'm pretty sure Dean needs her beauty sleep.
UPDATE: 12:00am CNN/International anchors have taken over coverage for CNN/US viewers. There was a very strange transition from Carol Lin to CNN/I. Seems FNC has brought in a different anchor for its coverage. I guess the boss on duty there knew they had to get someone credible on the air quick before Janice Dean thought out loud about wondering where North Korea is. Oh well, CNN's coverage rocks, its more informative with less analyzing and opinions. I wonder if FNC has thrown up the "This is War" banner yet?
UPDATE: 11:25pm CNN is simulcasting its coverage on CNN/International while using its vast international resources. This is classic CNN, breaking news while the others play catch up. FNC give it up. I'm pretty sure Dean needs her beauty sleep.
UPDATE: 12:00am CNN/International anchors have taken over coverage for CNN/US viewers. There was a very strange transition from Carol Lin to CNN/I. Seems FNC has brought in a different anchor for its coverage. I guess the boss on duty there knew they had to get someone credible on the air quick before Janice Dean thought out loud about wondering where North Korea is. Oh well, CNN's coverage rocks, its more informative with less analyzing and opinions. I wonder if FNC has thrown up the "This is War" banner yet?
# posted by ATN @ 11:10 PM
