John Harwood

November '09 Elections: Cable Coverage Plans - Posted November 2, 2009
Tomorrow, polls will open following an off-year election season that's included closely followed races in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York. Here is a rundown of special coverage on the cable networks: Wolf Blitzer will be in D.C. anchoring coverage of the returns for CNN's "Election Night in America." Campbell Brown,... [TVNewser]

Rush Limbaugh's FNC Interview Becomes News, as Dem Guests Stick up for FOX - Posted November 2, 2009
After last week's "truce," the latest discussion in the White House vs. Fox News saga has centered on Fox News Channel's guests, the most high-profile over the weekend being radio commentator Rush Limbaugh who appeared in a lengthy interview on "FOX News Sunday" with Chris Wallace. On CBS' "Face the Nation," Bob... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 10.16.09 - Posted October 16, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Congrats to WUSA's Lindsey Mastis, who announced on her blog that she's engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Patrick. Tweet-of-the-day: @jackieraytapper: @thenote just know... [FishBowlDC]

Today's Reading List 10.12.09 - Posted October 12, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video Hope you're enjoying a three-day Columbus Day weekend. Happy Birthday to Chris Wallace (h/t Playbook). And now, hopefully, everything you need to know in DC media today in one post... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS How's M. E. Sprengelmeyer doing at... [FishBowlDC]

Today's Reading List 10.12.09 - Posted October 12, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video Hope you're enjoying a three-day Columbus Day weekend. Happy Birthday to Chris Wallace (h/t Playbook). And now, hopefully, everything you need to know in DC media today in one post... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS How's M. E. Sprengelmeyer doing at... [FishBowlDC]

"Squawk" on the Hill - Posted October 7, 2009
CNBC's Becky Quick, Carl Quintanilla and CNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood invaded Capitol Hill today for "Squawk in Session: Live from the U.S. House of Representatives," anchored from the Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room. More photos after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 18, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: President Barack Obama, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), WaPo's Eugene Robinson and Politico's Roger Simon CBS' Face the Nation: President Barack Obama, RNC Chairman Michael Steele ABC's This Week: President Barack Obama and a roundtable with Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile, Republican strategist and former Bush... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 09.18.09 - Posted September 18, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What know and what we're reading this Friday morning... TV | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE TV Cable and networks are beginning to announce their coverage... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 17, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: President Barack Obama, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) CBS' Face the Nation: President Barack Obama ABC's This Week: President Barack Obama and a roundtable with Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile, WSJ's Peggy Noonan, former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich and ABC contibutor columnist George Will Fox... [FishBowlDC]

Business Nets Plan for G-20 - Posted September 17, 2009
Bloomberg, CNBC, and Fox Business have started to release their early plans for covering the G-20 summit that will bring together leaders from 19 of the world's largest economies (plus the EU) next week. Festivities start next Thursday in the unrelentingly majesty of Pittsburgh, PA. Bloomberg anchor Peter Cook and reporter... [TVNewser]

Politico Engages, Then Disengages in Kanye-gate - Posted September 16, 2009
Earlier today, Politico posted video of President Obama calling hip hop idiot artist, Kanye West a "jackass" prior to an interview with CNBC's John Harwood. We're not sure how they got their hands on the vid but shortly after, it was then taken down with Ben Smith's below explanation: And here's... [FishBowlDC]

Politico Engages, Then Disengages in Kanye-gate - Posted September 16, 2009
Earlier today, Politico posted video of President Obama calling hip hop idiot artist, Kanye West a "jackass" prior to an interview with CNBC's John Harwood. We're not sure how they got their hands on the vid but shortly after, it was then taken down with Ben Smith's below explanation: And here's... [FishBowlDC]

News Notes: Harwood, Wolf and Honoring Novak - Posted September 16, 2009
A few things we thought you should know... • Politico caught up with CNBC's chief Washington correspondent John Harwood post-President Obama's OTR-turned-viral Kayne "jackass" comment. "The custom in television, as I understand it, is that when you have an interview of this kind, the little chit-chat when you are getting ready... [FishBowlDC]

News Notes: Harwood, Wolf and Honoring Novak - Posted September 16, 2009
A few things we thought you should know... • Politico caught up with CNBC's chief Washington correspondent John Harwood post-President Obama's OTR-turned-viral Kayne "jackass" comment. "The custom in television, as I understand it, is that when you have an interview of this kind, the little chit-chat when you are getting ready... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 09.14.09 - Posted September 14, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Congratulations to WaPo's Ed O'Keefe who married Valerie Hallow this weekend. What know and what we're reading this Monday morning... TV | ONLINE | MAGAZINES |... [FishBowlDC]

Cable Plans for Obama's Address to Congress - Posted September 8, 2009
Wednesday evening, President Obama will address the joint session of congress at 8pmET. On Friday, we reported that ABC, NBC, and CBS would be carrying the address and the subsequent GOP response (FOX broadcasting would not). Now, we've got full evening plans for the three cable news networks: Wolf Blitzer, Campbell... [TVNewser]

Cable Plans for Obama's Address to Congress - Posted September 8, 2009
Wednesday evening, President Obama will address the joint session of congress at 8pmET. On Friday, we reported that ABC, NBC, and CBS would be carrying the address and the subsequent GOP response (FOX broadcasting would not). Now, we've got full evening plans for the three cable news networks: Wolf Blitzer, Campbell... [TVNewser]

Cable Plans for Obama's Address to Congress - Posted September 8, 2009
Wednesday evening, President Obama will address the joint session of congress at 8pmET. On Friday, we reported that ABC, NBC, and CBS would be carrying the address and the subsequent GOP response (FOX broadcasting would not). Now, we've got full evening plans for the three cable news networks: Wolf Blitzer, Campbell... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 7, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: National Security Advisor James Jones, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) ABC's This... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 6, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: CNN's State of the Union: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL),... [FishBowlDC]

Health Care Bad for Ratings? - Posted July 27, 2009
Health care may be a top priority for the current administration, but apparently it isn't for TV viewers. Politico's Michael Calderone writes about the struggle President Barack Obama and the news media as a whole face with the majority of television viewers. Take, for instance, the president's press conference... [TVNewser]

Health Care Bad for Ratings? - Posted July 27, 2009
Health care may be a top priority for the current administration, but apparently it isn't for TV viewers. Politico's Michael Calderone writes about the struggle President Barack Obama and the news media as a whole face with the majority of television viewers. Take, for instance, the president's press conference... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 17, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and a panel with WSJ's Paul Gigot, CNBC's John Harwood, NPR's Michele Norris and author Richard Wolffe CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele ABC's... [FishBowlDC]

Must-See TV - Posted July 13, 2009
Things got a little saucy on MSNBC Friday when NYT's David Brooks appeared with CNBC's John Harwood and MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell in the New York Times hour. The segment ended with O'Donnell asking, "Did you have a couple of drinks at lunch, David?" Pretty good cable TV. Brooks: You know, all... [FishBowlDC]

"This Week" Roundtable Discusses Pres. Obama And Fox News Relationship - Posted June 22, 2009
Yesterday on ABC's "This Week," George Stephanopoulos and his roundtable discussed the relationship between President Obama and Fox News in light of comments the President made to CNBC's John Harwood in an interview last week. Stephanopoulos: You know, George, I've always been struck by how -- and it's not too strong a... [FishBowlDC]

"I've Always Been Struck By How Obsessed the President and the White House are with Fox News" - Posted June 22, 2009
On ABC's "This Week," George Stephanopoulos and his roundtable did a little "Reliable Sources" thing where they looked at media coverage, based on what Pres. Obama told CNBC's John Harwood last week about the coverage of him on Fox News. That part here. Here's what was said after playing the CNBC... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 06.22.09 - Posted June 22, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy (belated) Father's Day, particularly to John Harwood, who received a fitting gift from MSNBC co-anchor Norah O'Donnell on-air Friday. Check out how CNN's John... [FishBowlDC]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.18.09 - Posted June 18, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Roll Call celebrated a 54th birthday this week. Happy birthday to CNN minx, Meryl Conant (clearly added by MD)!! What we know and what... [FishBowlDC]

FNC Anchors Respond to Obama: "He Should Speak to the Fox Audience, Too. He is the President for ALL" - Posted June 17, 2009
Fox Newsers are responding to Pres. Obama's comment yesterday to CNBC's John Harwood about media coverage: "I've got one television station entirely devoted to attacking my administration," said Obama. "You'd be hard-pressed, if you watched the entire day, to find a positive story about me on that front." This morning on... [TVNewser]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted June 16, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Check out President Obama's fly-swatting skills in an interview above with CNBC's John Harwood. • Gawker takes a look at the Twitter habits of the White House press corps here. • WebNewser points out the Secret Service has denied msnbc.com's request for the names of all White House... [FishBowlDC]

President Obama Sits Down With... - Posted June 15, 2009
Al Hunt will interview President Obama around 4pm tomorrow as part of the White House roll-out of regulatory reform. CNBC's John Harwood also gets an interview with the President tomorrow to discuss financial regulation, health care, the economic recovery plan and the deficit, among other topics, according to CNBC's release. That... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted May 15, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: DNC's Tim Kaine and RNC's Michael Steele and a roundtable with CFR president Richard Haas, Newsweek's Jon Meacham, WSJ's Peggy Noonan and NJ's Ron Brownstein CBS' Face the Nation: Rep. Peter King (R-NY), ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero, Slate and CBS' John Dickerson and USA Today's Joan Biskupic ABC's... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, WaPo's Perry Bacon and CBS' Lara Logan ABC's This Week: US Ambassador to the UN Dr. Susan Rice and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter David Frum, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, CNBC's John Harwood, BBC's Katty Kay, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor Dr. Bill Rodgers CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, CNBC's John Harwood, BBC's Katty Kay, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor Dr. Bill Rodgers CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 3, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, WaPo's Perry Bacon and CBS' Lara Logan ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: President's Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) CNN's State... [FishBowlDC]

Coverage Plans For Obama Address - Posted February 24, 2009
Every network will cover President Barack Obama's Address to Congress tonight at 9pmET (right after our TVNewser Summit party tonight in NYC — it's not too late to RSVP). Following Obama's speech is Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response: • ABC — Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos anchor coverage from the Capitol, from... [TVNewser]

Coverage Plans For Obama Address - Posted February 24, 2009
Every network will cover President Barack Obama's Address to Congress tonight at 9pmET (right after our TVNewser Summit party tonight in NYC — it's not too late to RSVP). Following Obama's speech is Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response: • ABC — Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos anchor coverage from the Capitol, from... [TVNewser]

Coverage Plans For Obama Address - Posted February 24, 2009
From TVNewser... Every network will cover President Barack Obama's Address to Congress tonight at 9pmET. Following Obama's speech is Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response. Each network's coverage plans after the jump.... [FishBowlDC]

Coverage Plans For Obama Address - Posted February 24, 2009
From TVNewser... Every network will cover President Barack Obama's Address to Congress tonight at 9pmET. Following Obama's speech is Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response. Each network's coverage plans after the jump.... [FishBowlDC]

Schedule Shake-Ups As Cablers Cover Obama Newser - Posted February 9, 2009
Every major network will cover President Barack Obama's news conference tonight at 8pmET, which is expected to last the full hour, as will the cablers (and business news networks). How will they shake up their schedule? In very different ways: • CNN — Wolf Blitzer introduces the news conference, and Blitzer, Campbell... [TVNewser]

Schedule Shake-Ups As Cablers Cover Obama Newser - Posted February 9, 2009
Every major network will cover President Barack Obama's news conference tonight at 8pmET, which is expected to last the full hour, as will the cablers (and business news networks). How will they shake up their schedule? In very different ways: • CNN — Wolf Blitzer introduces the news conference, and Blitzer, Campbell... [TVNewser]

John Harwood's Been Questioning Candidates Since 1968 - Posted January 15, 2009
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist In 1968, Washington Post reporter Richard Harwood took himself off Robert Kennedy's campaign bus because he had become too enamored with the candidate. Four decades later, his son, CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood, says such a thing would not happen today -- despite the gravitational pull of Barack Obama.... [TVNewser]

Imitation Is The Sincerest Form... - Posted January 13, 2009
Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan did a bit of President George W. Bush-defending this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe in the wake of colleague Gene Robinson's Washington Post column. Newsbusters thinks they've pegged who Scarborough is referencing, then imitating, at the end of the segment. We're going to leave the guessing,... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 9, 2009
Meet the Press: Bill Cosby, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Rep. Maxine Waters and a roundtable with former Rep. David Bonior, Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot, CNBC's John Harwood, Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean and McCain economic adviser Mark Zandi. This Week: President-elect Barack Obama and a roundtable with former... [FishBowlDC]

Obama's Next Stop — "This Week" - Posted January 7, 2009
Following President-elect Barack Obama's interview with CNBC's John Harwood today, his next interview will be with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." It will be his first Sunday morning interview since arriving in Washington, and begins ABC News' week-long series, "America's Economy: What's the Fix?" Also on the program: Newt Gingrich, Thomas Friedman,... [TVNewser]

John Harwood to Interview Pres.-Elect Obama - Posted January 6, 2009
So, will Dr. Sanjay Gupta be Surgeon General? Who will be Commerce Secretary? And will the economic stimulus package surpass $1 trillion (damn, that's a lot of money). Find out tomorrow when President-elect Obama is interviewed by CNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood. The interview will be taped with excerpts airing on CNBC's... [TVNewser]

CNBC Puts Economy First For Election Night - Posted November 4, 2008
We stopped in to CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ this afternoon as crews prepare to cover tonight's election returns. We chatted with CNBC anchor Erin Burnett as she prepped for Street Signs. Correspondent Hampton Pearson is up from Washington, DC and John Harwood will be on hand tonight as well.... [TVNewser]

Presidential Debate Round #2 - Posted October 7, 2008
Here are some of the coverage plans for tonight's town hall style debate at Belmont University in Nashville moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw. All the following networks will carry the debate. • ABC: The team of Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopolous will anchor again, this time from three different cities. Charlie Gibson will... [TVNewser]

CNBC Spends Sunday on the Network - Posted September 21, 2008
After a very turbulent week on Wall Street, CNBC anchors and correspondents were seen throughout the broadcasts on NBC this morning. Erin Burnett, Steve Liesman and John Harwood guested on Meet the Press today. Earlier Harwood interviewed Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama about the financial crisis, which will air tonight on... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 19, 2008
Meet the Press: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, CNBC's John Harwood, CNBC's Steve Liesman and Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein. Face The Nation: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee, Sen. Richard Shelby. Fox News Sunday: Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and... [FishBowlDC]

Zucker Stops By On CNBC's Best Week - Posted September 19, 2008
CNBC's four-day average is shaping up to give it its best week of all time in Total Viewers (502,000) and best week since the week of April 16, 2001 in the A25-54 demo (147,000). We hear NBC CEO Jeff Zucker traveled to CNBC HQ this morning and addressed CNBC employees in the... [TVNewser]

One Source Or Two? Reporting the Palin News - Posted August 29, 2008
While Fox News lays claim to being the first network to confirm the Palin news at 10:35amET, CNBC is saying it was first to report the pick through reporting by CNBC's John Harwood. The screenshot to the right is from 9:31amET. So we wondered, if Harwood had the confirmation, why... [TVNewser]

24 - Posted August 7, 2008
That's the number of requests we've received from people to change or update profile pictures featured in our Hottest Media Types contest. (Go ahead and rock the vote.) It's easily the most head-scratching part of this contest. Oh, and an afternoon update in the standings: As we close in on 100,000 votes... [FishBowlDC]

NBC/MSNBC Announce Convention Plans - Posted July 31, 2008
NBC News, and its cable properties, announced plans for the 2008 conventions today. Some notes from the release: • Brian Williams "leads" coverage, anchoring each night on NBC for an hour at 10pm in addition to his Nightly News duties. • As reported earlier, Luke Russert joins NBC News as a correspondent, covering... [TVNewser]

NBC/MSNBC Announce Convention Plans - Posted July 31, 2008
NBC News, and its cable properties, announced plans for the 2008 conventions today. Some notes from the release: • Brian Williams "leads" coverage, anchoring each night on NBC for an hour at 10pm in addition to his Nightly News duties. • As reported earlier, Luke Russert joins NBC News as a correspondent, covering... [TVNewser]

NYT/MSNBC Campaign Edition Discusses McCain Op-Ed (or Lack Thereof) - Posted July 22, 2008
Today's New York Times Campaign Edition on MSNBC (Tuesday's at 2pmET) tackled the simmering controversy of The New York Times deciding not to run an op-ed from John McCain. About five minutes into the show, anchor Tamron Hall said to her co-anchor John Harwood (who also works for the Times), "We've... [TVNewser]

NYT/MSNBC Campaign Edition Discusses McCain Op-Ed (or Lack Thereof) - Posted July 22, 2008
Today's New York Times Campaign Edition on MSNBC (Tuesday's at 2pmET) tackled the simmering controversy of The New York Times deciding not to run an op-ed from John McCain. About five minutes into the show, anchor Tamron Hall said to her co-anchor John Harwood (who also works for the Times), "We've... [TVNewser]

BREAKING: Harwood Joins NYT - Posted November 26, 2007
John Harwood is leaving his position at the Wall Street Journal to join the New York Times (effective Christmas Eve). "Mr. Harwood will contribute political stories and analysis to various sections of the newspaper and NYTimes.com," reads the announcement. "The part-time role is similar to work he has done for The... [FishBowlDC]

Harwood on Matthews - Posted October 9, 2007
On today's "Morning Joe," Mika Brzezinski asked John Harwood about the recent Matthews controversy: MIKA: with chris matthews as the host and the recent controversy about his comments about criminality in the bush administration, do you think this will be awkward? will anyone take him to task for that? JOHN: i think that's... [FishBowlDC]

Imus Fallout: Journos Explain Why They Did The Show - Posted April 16, 2007
David Brooks on "Meet the Press": Well, you know, I did the show about a half a dozen times, and Gwen and I have talked about this. But I, I, I have the lamest excuse for why I did it, which is I didn't know what he said. And when... [FishBowlDC]

Washington Wire Changes - Posted March 19, 2007
John Harwood is taking a 2-4 month break from the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire so he can finish a book about politics that he and Jerry Seib have been writing. In the meantime, Mary Lu Carnevale will fill in. In the print edition, the feature has also been bumped back... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 2, 2007
Meet The Press: Rep. John Murtha and Sen. Lindsey Graham. Roundtable includes Washington Post's Gene Robinson and Wall Street Journal's John Harwood. Face the Nation: Sens. Joe Lieberman and Carl Levin and Washington Post's Anne Hull. This Week: Sens. Trent Lott and Charles Schumer and Treas. Secretry Henry Paulson. The roundtable consists of... [FishBowlDC]