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Republican vice presidential candidate taking over TV news
America’s Most Famous Hockey Mom will be all over TV over the next few days.
This evening (5:30 p.m.) on “ABC World News,” Charles Gibson unveils the first of a multipart sit-down with Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. More of that interview will air on “Nightline” and continue to dribble out Friday morning, culminating with an hour-long special at 9 p.m. Friday on “20/20.”
The “20/20” special also will include a filmed bio and a round-table discussion of the presidential race, moderated by ABC’s “George Stephanopoulos.
CNN also plans specials on Palin this weekend — whether or not they will include interviews is not yet known.
Fox News had an hourlong documentary on Palin last Saturday, and that program was the cable news channel’s highest-rated documentary ever, pulling in 2.7 million viewers.
Add that to the 40 million viewers (a combined audience on all news channels) who saw the Alaska governor’s acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention, and you’ve got a mega-star.
Here’s my question: When are the TV newsies going to roll out interviews and documentaries on Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden? Sexy or not, doesn’t he deserve equal treatment?
Boxer Presley is ‘The Greatest!’
Owner Travis and his handsome boxer Presley won the $250,000 prize and title “Greatest American Dog” on the finale of the CBS reality show last night.
Presley was my personal favorite. See, I actually can pick a winner sometime!
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